pinkuke

I'm a librarian by training (I currently work in ed tech from home, but once a librarian, always a librarian!). I live in Texas with my husband. We have a basset hound and a tortoiseshell cat who keep us on our toes.

Favorite aesthetics: * Dark/light academia * Whimsigoth * Art Deco * Art Nouveau * Pop art * Letterpress * DIY/zine/punk

Styles I'm not crazy about: * Extreme sentimentality or cutesiness (kawaii cute is OK, but, like, cuddly teddy bears with inspirational sayings, not so much) * Pastel colors * Bows * Hearts * Conspicuous consumption/girlboss vibe * Heavily patriotic themes/motifs

• Gaslamp/historical fantasy books
• Historical mystery books (Regency or later)
• Bookish stuff in general
• Weird historical facts
• Crafting (knit, crochet, beadwork, papercrafts, etc.)
• Geeky properties (Star Wars, Marvel, Doctor Who, as well as older stuff like Buffy and Charmed)
• Upbeat comedies like Schitt's Creek, Ted Lasso, and Parks and Rec
• Taylor Swift
• Folk pop (Hozier, Noah Kahan, etc.)
• Americana (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, etc.)
• Tattoos
• Feminism
• Progressive politics
• Tarot
• Unitarian Universalism

I am A-OK with (clean, functional) secondhand items. Reduce, reuse, recycle!

• Paper and ephemera for collages
• Zines
• Rubber stamps
• Cool beads and buttons
• Pinback buttons
• Vinyl stickers suitable for notebooks, water bottles, etc.
• Candy/snacks (though nothing too chewy - I have braces right now sob - or spicy and no gelatin or beef/pork products, please)
• Cool pens
• Wax seal stamps
• Jewelry, specifically necklaces (18 inches or longer) and earrings - I don't really wear bracelets or rings
• Hair accessories, especially bandanas/scarves
• Pretty playing cards or card games in general