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[🖍️ @ckamku]

“my hair is being pulled by the stars again...”🦋💫

[🖍️ @ckamku]

Japan crafts like the Amish:

#12th world population
#62nd geographical area
#25th population density (~338 ppl/sq km—main island alone = #11th)

Among the highest populations+smallest lands: earn economic power through quality crafting & goods. I love so many Japanese brands ✨

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Japan, every first-grader gets the same backpack.
A randoseru.

It costs between $400 and $800.
Parents and grandparents buy it together.

Foreigners look at the price and gasp.
Until they realize what it actually is.

It takes over 300 separate steps to make by hand.
Craftsmen in Tokyo stitch the leather with reinforced threads.

It is engineered to survive six brutal years
of six-year-olds kicking it, dropping it in puddles,
shoving rocks in it, and using it as a sled in winter.

And it does not break. Ever.

If a child trips backward, the stiff frame acts as a helmet,
protecting the back of the skull from hitting the concrete.
If a child falls into a river, the air pockets keep it floating like a life raft.

Then, six years later, elementary school ends.
The bag is scuffed, weathered, but fully intact.

Many families send it back to the workshop,
where artisans carefully cut the worn leather
and transform it into a miniature palm-sized replica —
a gift from the child back to their parents:

"Thank you for carrying me through these six years."

It isn't a school bag.
It's six years of childhood, stitched so tough
that even time couldn't rip it apart.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Japan, every first-grader gets the same backpack.
A randoseru.

It costs between $400 and $800.
Parents and grandparents buy it together.

Foreigners look at the price and gasp.
Until they realize what it actually is.

It takes over 300 separate steps to make by hand.
Craftsmen in Tokyo stitch the leather with reinforced threads.

It is engineered to survive six brutal years
of six-year-olds kicking it, dropping it in puddles,
shoving rocks in it, and using it as a sled in winter.

And it does not break. Ever.

If a child trips backward, the stiff frame acts as a helmet,
protecting the back of the skull from hitting the concrete.
If a child falls into a river, the air pockets keep it floating like a life raft.

Then, six years later, elementary school ends.
The bag is scuffed, weathered, but fully intact.

Many families send it back to the workshop,
where artisans carefully cut the worn leather
and transform it into a miniature palm-sized replica —
a gift from the child back to their parents:

"Thank you for carrying me through these six years."

It isn't a school bag.
It's six years of childhood, stitched so tough
that even time couldn't rip it apart.

[🖍️ @ckamku]

@Tho_ModernMissy Curled hair up do = flattering style 100% of the time for pics/chaos—& MAMA you still got it girl (very youthful skin: face/neck/arms). A curled updo falls elegantly if you decide to take it down (you can always take your hair down, but replicating an updo = good luck sister)😂

[🖍️ @ckamku]

@Tho_ModernMissy Green Dress = aligned color palette for chocolate brown/thanksgiving wedding. + supports paler skin in fall.
Muted Champagne Lavender Makeup (recommend highly mute tones elevating elegance) = green/purple are opposite on color scale; highlighting one another if placed together

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

A group of grandmothers in Spain crocheted giant shade canopies to protect their town from extreme summer heat.

Made from recycled fabric and leftover yarn, the 500 m² installation can reportedly lower street temperatures by up to 5.5°C. 🧶

[🖍️ @ckamku]

Ya know what’s cool? When I get to tell a client “that’s a question for my editorial team” like wow life really happened

[🖍️ @ckamku]

This happens to my dad & I often (usually just disgusted glances) which I don’t understand at ALL bc we look exactly alike from face, to proportion/structure, he’s 6’8 and I’m 6’0…this was NOT an issue I thought I’d have on my bingo card as an adult.

[V9 @varianza9]

Ayer salí a cenar con una chica. Ella eligió el restaurante.
Hablamos de cine y series...
Había una pareja al lado. Cuando se levantaron, la señora se acercó y me dice "vergüenza debería darle. Podría ser su hija"
A lo que respondí
"Correcto. SI. ES MI HIJA"

[🖍️ @ckamku]

TBT joined Duct Tape club to recreate this baby (led by precalc tchr & im failing it) & girl when I tell you I couldn’t even work the Cricut machine let alone start the dress. This teacher was prob so relieved my math fail wasn’t her fault cus I’m even bad at duct taping 😭🦆📼

[culture @notgwendalupe]

Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place, 2009

[🖍️ @ckamku]

On a *I need a GOOD show to watch/re-watch* phase
but also on a
*I refuse to start anything new/old from the beginning* phase
….the 2 phases collided & I’m officially on a *watch all the most emotional Naruto scenes on YouTube* phase (seemingly a subconscious compromise ?)

[🖍️ @ckamku]

I started online chess via the @lichess app in January, since then the Lichess app has messaged me 10 times to accuse me of cheating/boosting. At least this time they only locked me out for 3 days (typ 4), but idk anyone else who’s been locked out in general & I just wann play🥲

[🖍️ @ckamku]

This happened to a friend’s dad in the men’s restroom @ Mitchell’s Ice Cream on W. 25th St. It was a portrait of him surfing.. not sure what happened to it bc they refused to sell it/give the photographer name & its been replaced it w/ fruit portraits…

[🖍️ @ckamku]

THE SCENE: 2019 at Bent Willey’s for Jess’ 21st. I was told about this (i celebrated like it was my own); on the patio some guys said HBD and I wouldn’t drop that I could guess theirs. I did—he showed ID—stunned. He was convinced I was a witch…this ability came & went that day.

[coldslaw @ColdSlaw444]

eleven years ago I met a man in new york city and felt strongly that I knew his birthday. I asked if I could try to guess it and he said sure. I said March 25? and that was his birthday. nothing like this has ever happened to me since

[🖍️ @ckamku]

I’d like to emphasize this was NOT a Blitzkrieg

[🖍️ @ckamku]

NEW PR JUST DROPPED: MY FASTEST WIN IN CHESS EVER =05 SECONDS (PLAYING WHITE SIDE)

[🖍️ @ckamku]

2000-2020 comedy sitcom era was unmatched: balancing modernity + well-executed, uncensored humor perfectly. Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Schitts Creek, The Office (I hate The Off but undeniable cult following), Curb YE, Always Sunny……… must I go on?

[🖍️ @ckamku]

I’m a ride or die frozen Reese’s kind of gal but let me tell you about this wonderful Mike and Ike kick I’ve been on…

[🖍️ @ckamku]

What a gem of a lady

[Ethan @Ethantmercer]

@muheediva01 Kids don’t lie… they just report reality in the most chaotic way possible.