![]() I got a discount code from a podcast for 20% off, but I’d absolutely pay full price for another one. I, of course, went with the sunflower pattern. ![]() This thing is indestructible, and comes in about a billion designs. I know Apple is probably conspiring with the government and stealing my identity or whatever, but the level of convenience of opening things with Face ID is…almost worth it? Saying this really feels like the Chrissy Teigen tweet about Airpods, don’t cancel me. And I have to admit, I love the facial recognition. The best feature, by far, is the fact that I can more easily do the New York Times crossword on this screen, which is truly the only thing I care about in this life. ![]() I was already pretty addicted to my phone, but the size of this screen and sleekness of the device have me hooked. Owning this device has kind of ruined my life, to be honest. So without further ado, here are the purchases I made last year that were absolutely worth every penny: Next year, I hope this list is all small businesses and sustainable retailers, but all I can do is try my best. Disengaging with major retailers is hard work, and participating in capitalism at all means that we all have the “damn’d spot*” on our hands. It’s also worth mentioning that a couple of the things mentioned below are from truly evil corporations that I, as a feminist socialist, do not want to continue supporting. In the spirit of that sentiment, please join DSA and consider volunteering for the Bernie Sanders campaign /end rant. Not trying to be controversh, but I shouldn’t be able to get an enormous tattoo, furniture, and an iPhone for less money than basic healthcare. The crazy thing is, I went through and tallied up what I spent on everything on this list, and it’s roughly equivalent to what I spent on copays and medication for the year. I would not have been able to do any of this without my amazing husband and my in-laws-they’re so supportive and generous. I also refinanced my student loans and got a lower interest rate on my car loan, so despite the fact that I absolutely was not making a living wage, I managed to kick some serious financial ass. As I may have previously mentioned, I took a really prolonged break from spending money so that I could (successfully!) pay off ALL of my credit card debt. ![]() (The “H” in the planchette is for his last name).Okay, so by this year, I mean 1/1/19 to present. Josh Wilcox at Heritage Tattoo in Las Vegas, NV put this gorgeous tattoo on me in November in memory of Nick. I put it on my right calf because that’s where he had one of his gnarliest scars from his cancer. I was so mad, but it was that sense of humor that made me love him. He suggested I use a ouija board from now on. That night I texted him, telling him how much I’d miss his texts and what I’d feel when he couldn’t respond. ![]() In October 2012 he and I had lunch and he told me he was dying from liver failure from his childhood cancer treatment. We were more like siblings than friends, fought constantly. He was the proudest, biggest jerk in the world, never wanting help from anyone. His surgeries left him with a limp and having to use a cane a majority of the time. He had Ewing Sarcoma when he was a small child, from his cancer he was missing a majority of the bones in his legs. This is the tribute piece I got for my best friend in the entire world. ![]()
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