An Antique Classic

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V (she/her) Time traveler extraordinaire: hurtling towards the future, one second at a time smaller-comfort on Tumblr, solaciolum on ao3

a display of decorative vinyl lanterns shaped like leafcutter ants on a track. a giant anteater lantern is nearby, hiding behind a tree
a fancy air purifier displaying "21% clean air".
the exposed ceiling joists and plywood attic floor over my spare bedroom
Ohio edison/first energy outage map. the west side of Cleveland is covered in outage icons
Chuck tingle on stage
the giant fuck off hole where my spare bedroom ceiling used to be
the view of pittsburgh from the Duquesne Incline
a pencil and ink drawing of a snail in a cosmonaut helmet riding a rocket into space towards a snail constellation
a tiki drink in a mug shaped like the grim reaper holding a surf board and a flower
3 narrow cardboard boxes in shades of green with gold embossing. the boxes are labeled "Furls Streamline"
midwest cooler 2: a capri-sun-style aluminum drink pouch with an apple-cucumber vodka crush in it
a restaurant menu labeled "kid cuisine" with a picture of a dinosaur holding a can of spraypaint. the menu includes things like "fish sticks", a raw tuna belly crudo, and "hamburger helper", tteukbokki with a gochugaru cheese sauce
an intensely magenta colored drink with round purple balls of ice and yellow and purple pansies floating in it
a picture of me holding up a cabled crochet afghan with my arms outstretched. you can just see the top of my head over the edge of the afghan.
a metallic sticker of the AO3 logo in death metal script
Percy sits on the couch behind my computer monitor so that only half his face is showing. he is staring intently.
a screenshot of the time/date/weather widget on my phone. it is an alarming shade of red. the temperature is null degrees.
Ben affleck smoking the world's most exhausting cigarette
a molded panna cotta in the shape of a woman's decapitated head, lying in a pool of red sauce, with bits of rose petal scattered around it.
a very fancy cut of steak cooked rare over a vibrantly green sauce next to a rectangular prism of pave potato, which is like if you took a tater tot and leveled it up to god tier. there's a squiggle of something made out of goat cheese from goats that live in Geauga County on the potato cube.
a gemstone shaped piece of clarified tomato broth in a metal bowl. It is vaguely fleshy while simultaneously sharp edged. it sits in a bed of smaller "gem" fragments, and is mildly unsettling.
A ravioli with its edges crimped to look like the rays of the sun, served in a pool of black, silver flecked sauce, with a layer of black sauce on top. It is arranged to look like the corona of the sun during the totality of a solar eclipse
fluffy cloud of rice crackers over a quenelle of pork rillette, drizzled with carrot and orange agrodolce and covered in micro leeks
a fried squash blossom stuffed with corn polenta over a snap pea slaw on a pink plate
Walleye 3 ways: walleye cruel, walleye skin chicharron, and walleye roe in ponzu vinaigrette
the seven course menu from dinner tonight
a black cat with very crooked ears stares vacantly into the camera. there is nothing going on behind that stare. this cat hasn't had a braincell since the Obama administration.
a large wheeled gray trashcan in an elementary school gymnasium. someone has written "Candalf the Grey" below a drawing of a wizard hat on the side.
a screw sunk into a wooden beam painted white. the head has been sheared off by the strength of the drill and the wood
a glass of white wine embossed with "Jungle Jim's Big Cheese Festival"
a bowl of bun bo hue full of beef and noodles
a long haired black cat stares at the camera. he is covered in bits of catnip and cardboard. in the background, a flame point investigates a cardboard scratcher. Gus and Percy, high as kites.
two eggs benedict flanking a pile of well dressed greens. the poached eggs are sitting in slices of fried avocado instead of on Canadian bacon
a flame point cat in a carrier. his eyes are very wide and dilated and his face is tense
a giant styrofoam cooler with a much smaller cardboard box inside. the box is packed with frozen Chicago tamales
a large shipping box taking up space in my kitchen
a food tray laid out with a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, a bowl of cheesy ramen with pork and raclette, a paper box of fried dumplings, and a bottle of hot green tea with slices of orange in it
picture of my backyard covered in 4-6 inches of snow
a rustic loaf of bread in a Dutch oven with browned parchment paper crinkled around it
a salami pizza and a glass of lemon basil Agua fresca. you can see the wood fired pizza oven in the background with the pizzaiolo at work
a large black cat sits in the middle of a mostly completed puzzle
six lemon pigs on a Christmas themed table runner
we got: marinated camel milk cheese; cranberry maple chipotle goat cheese; Rogue River Blue, which is the first American cheese to win the world cheese awards, and is a blue cheese wrapped in grape leaves soaked in pear liquer; some kind of plain goat cheese; a stinky local soft ripened cheese; a fancy cheddar; rattlesnake, which is a tequila habanero cheddar; kashkaval, an alpine-ish eastern European cheese; solstice moon, a carr valley cheddar; some sheep cheese that I don't remember the name of; something with truffle in it idk
a screenshot of a social media post by @EugeneLeeYang that says "These 6 days between Christmas and New Year's is the only time of year you should strive to do absolutely fucking nothing. Make zero progress. Take all the time off. Go on vacation from your vacation. Be the least impressive version of yourself. Transform into couch."
Eddie the 80lb pit bull wants me to feed him
a squat ceramic mug with a circular handle. the mug is half gray on top and half bisque on the bottom, with a pink circle in the middle of the two halves
a flame point cat in a carrier, screaming
a neon sign displaying "S. Rosen's baking Company since 1909 Chicago's 1 hot dog bun"
a tiki drink with a stick of cinnamon that is on fire
a shot glass shaped like an adorable fucking reindeer
red and black calligraphy reading, "Some kind of furry yiff yaff"
don't awoo $500 fine in copper ink on black paper there's a tiny calligraphied "awooo" in the corner
a 3 tier serving tray for tea. on the bottom are scones, jam, whipped cream, crepes, and salmon caviar. on the middle are small sandwiches and croissants filled with egg salad, salmon, chicken, and hummus. on the top is a selection of cakes
I'd rather be listening to Grammy award-winning 1999 hit Smooth by Santana feat. Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty Off the multi-platinum album Supernatural
a screenshot of my Spotify wrapped top 5 tracks. Gold, Guns, Girls by Metric has the top spot, followed by 4 different covers of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain".
a screenshot of a game that says truth: 0% doubt: 0% lie: 897304.7%
Ben aflek holding a cigarette looking out over a balcony, so tired
a positive covid test
The Russian Tea Room in NYC. The walls are rich colors with gold accents
A can of beer with a lavender to green gradient on it. Jolly Pumpkin Aquamarine Dream wild fruited saison. Blueberry, blackberry, lime. 12oz, 7.3% alc/vol