There are no fun graphics but it does have a record of EVERY sears catalog starting in 1930 and some gems from JCPenny in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, too.
Lioden is an online game and forum website that is extremely active despite looking like it was made it 2005. Unlike me, everyone who plays it seems like they're having a great time on the internet https://www.lioden.com/topic.php?id=304429601477
Whoa, this is reminding me of the Inuyasha chat rooms and forums I was frequenting circa 2004. I hope Abby from Love on the Spectrum knows about Lioden.
OK so... when I was an adolescent and young adult I really loved being in camp or environmental education spaces where it was against the rules to date, flirt, or talk about anything remotely sexy - I realized that it was a total break from the social pressures of being a closeted high school student. I was free to not talk about dating boys or who I "liked" or who I thought was "cute" because... WE'RE ROLE MODELS FOR THE CHILDREN! Women in Carhartts surround me!
This brings me to Ann Lee: If I had to be a queer person in the late 1700s, I would probably be so relieved to find the Shakers. A group of people who didn't believe in marriage or sex?? You mean I don't have to get married to a man and have his babies? Because I'm focused on communal living and confessing with full body convulsions, dancing, and chanting? Okay, sold.
Anyway: thanks for talking about Ann Lee, I liked it.
Found this website recently from a sewist providing some alternatives to pinterest: https://christmas.musetechnical.com/
There are no fun graphics but it does have a record of EVERY sears catalog starting in 1930 and some gems from JCPenny in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, too.
Website with endless rabbit holes
https://www.backyardnature.net
Oh wow, this is perfection. “Find a lichen and figure out whether it is crustose, foliose or fruticose.“ Okay!!
Lioden is an online game and forum website that is extremely active despite looking like it was made it 2005. Unlike me, everyone who plays it seems like they're having a great time on the internet https://www.lioden.com/topic.php?id=304429601477
Whoa, this is reminding me of the Inuyasha chat rooms and forums I was frequenting circa 2004. I hope Abby from Love on the Spectrum knows about Lioden.
Thought of you when I saw this article! https://lithub.com/what-to-read-next-if-the-testament-of-ann-lee-was-your-favorite-movie-of-2025/
Okay spot-on because I love both of these books!!
OK so... when I was an adolescent and young adult I really loved being in camp or environmental education spaces where it was against the rules to date, flirt, or talk about anything remotely sexy - I realized that it was a total break from the social pressures of being a closeted high school student. I was free to not talk about dating boys or who I "liked" or who I thought was "cute" because... WE'RE ROLE MODELS FOR THE CHILDREN! Women in Carhartts surround me!
This brings me to Ann Lee: If I had to be a queer person in the late 1700s, I would probably be so relieved to find the Shakers. A group of people who didn't believe in marriage or sex?? You mean I don't have to get married to a man and have his babies? Because I'm focused on communal living and confessing with full body convulsions, dancing, and chanting? Okay, sold.
Anyway: thanks for talking about Ann Lee, I liked it.
Oh, you could do a lot worse than become a Shaker!! Do you know about Public Universal Friend? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend
My condolences on the rats.
thank you!! no sightings or evidence in 4 days now, so hopefully we’re on the other side??