House of Gears

It's 102° in my city rn. Our apartment is around 90° and only b/c of our animals; otherwise we wouldn't run the AC at all. We can't afford it. And we're short on rent because we had to run the AC last month. Our electric bill was almost $250, and we had to pay for my husband to get an infected tooth pulled and he missed a day of work, so we're almost $450 shy of the rent & electric bill coming up.

already women have gone missing. already women have killed themselves. its been days.

i have spent the year applying to job after job and getting nowhere. you wanna know why that is? cause i lack ‘vital qualifications’. you wanna know why THAT is? cause i missed too much school due to mental health issues. that wasn’t my fault. 

without a miracle, this was my only means to earn money. when i really needed it, it was there for me. i am lucky in that i have a supportive family and i’m young so they can help me. not every girl is as lucky as me. 

there are hundreds or thousands of women who NEED this job to survive. to feed themselves. to pay rent. to feed their FAMILIES. their CHILDREN.

women are being forced to turn to pimps. many abusive. many manipulative.  any resources they had to find clients on their own have now been stripped away.

SESTA WILL NO DOUBT MAKE SEX TRAFFICKING AN EVEN LARGER PROBLEM.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS PINNED CONSENTING ADULTS INTO THE SAME BOX AS SEX TRAFFICKED CHILDREN. it is NOT fair.

i know some people like to bury their heads in the sand about things like this so heres some shit that might just effect you:

from now on, there are no more free condoms in america, even just in a doctors office. you have a teen? theyre gonna wanna have sex. unprotected now.

you wanna post a body posi nude pic on insta? BANNED. in lingerie? nuh uh honey.

even just erotic fiction and sex toys have started to be hidden on amazon.

and for sex workers, any social media (twitter. insta, facebook) in which ur indicating you may be a sex worker will be removed. 

PayPal has seized over 100 million dollars of SUSPECTED sex workers money. 100 MILLION.

sex worker support groups in the us are no longer a safe space sw’s can go to.

Alright guys, here’s the deal.

I’m Joshua and I need to move the fuck out.

My grandma’s getting real suspicious about my gender(ftm) at this point and my asshole uncle is holding it over my head.

I cannot safely transition in this house, but I can’t afford anything on my own in Miami that also happens to accept pets.

I refuse to give up my cat.

Persephone is literally the only thing standing between me and total insanity.

SO

I need someone, preferably remotely close to my age (23), LGBTQIA+, totally okay with cats and has steady income.

And lives in Miami.

I legit do not care what you do for a living.

I only care that you’re not a murderer.

Please don’t be a murderer.

I come with my own furniture and an extra mattress if you need one.

Netflix and Hulu are on me too.

You have a pet too?

Bring it, pal. My cat is a marshmallow who’s all hiss and no scratch.

The second you give her belly rubs she’s all rainbows.

Feel free to message me if you’re interested and we can work out a meeting along with the details together. If it’s more than one person, I’m totes fine with that too.

I’ll sleep in the living room bruh, I don’t care.

I just really gotta get out and I’d love for it to be someone who understands this sort of thing.

Thanks so much for reading.

Anyone who’s signal boosting this?

Thank you too.

Seriously, you guys are great and I’m super nervous about doing this, but I’m desperate.

P. S. I bake too.

So sweet treats to come home to.

Incentive.

This is my cat:

This is my face:

Okay, thanks folks.

Hi guys! Since I recently reached 100 followers, which I feel is an important milestone, I’m hosting a thank you giveaway!

It starts right now and will run until July 4th at midnight GMT (between the 4th and the 5th).

Rules:

1. You must be following me, rachiesbookshelves! New followers are welcome to enter also.

2. This giveaway is international, as long as the Book Depository ships to your country. You can check if they do here: http://www.bookdepository.com/help/topic/HelpId/3/Which-countries-do-you-deliver-to

3. No giveaway blogs!

4. Likes and reblogs count, and you can enter as many times as you like (but please don’t spam your followers! As gorgeous as these covers are they don’t need to see them 50 times a day).

5. You need to be comfortable giving me your name and address (which will be used only to ship you your prize). If you’re under 18 please get your parents’ permission.

6. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and if they don’t, another winner will be selected. Make sure you have your asks open!

And now the prizes! The winner will receive any books they like, paperback or hardback, up to the value of €15 from the Book Depository. There will be one winner. Maybe in the future I’ll do more giveaways with a few winners but for now this is what I can afford!

Hi guys! Since I recently reached 100 followers, which I feel is an important milestone, I’m hosting a thank you giveaway!

It starts right now and will run until July 4th at midnight GMT (between the 4th and the 5th).

Rules:

1. You must be following me, rachiesbookshelves! New followers are welcome to enter also.

2. This giveaway is international, as long as the Book Depository ships to your country. You can check if they do here: http://www.bookdepository.com/help/topic/HelpId/3/Which-countries-do-you-deliver-to

3. No giveaway blogs!

4. Likes and reblogs count, and you can enter as many times as you like (but please don’t spam your followers! As gorgeous as these covers are they don’t need to see them 50 times a day).

5. You need to be comfortable giving me your name and address (which will be used only to ship you your prize). If you’re under 18 please get your parents’ permission.

6. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and if they don’t, another winner will be selected. Make sure you have your asks open!

And now the prizes! The winner will receive any books they like, paperback or hardback, up to the value of €15 from the Book Depository. There will be one winner. Maybe in the future I’ll do more giveaways with a few winners but for now this is what I can afford!

Steam Powered Giraffe’s first studio release - “Album One”!

No collection is complete without going back to where it all began - our very first studio release, Album One! We sang these songs for years at Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo, and we love working them into our show now as well.

The track list includes…

Steam Man Band

Clockwork Vaudeville

Sound of Tomorrow

On Top of the Universe

Ice Cream Parade

Brass Goggles

Out In the Rain

Electricity is in My Soul

Steam Man Band (Reprise)

Blind Minstrel’s Ballad

Captain Albert Alexander

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