My heart is a turbocharger

I don’t care how quick the trip is I WILL be driving Archie.

There was a time in my life where I couldn’t drive and I relied on friends and family for rides but as soon as Arch came into my life that was over. Everytime someone offered me a ride it was met with a polite “No, thank you, I’ll drive” . Which honestly sometimes offended people but 🤷‍♀️

sorry it's been a while without any updates, zombiemachine is still sitting in the garage with a busted engine and it's taking a heavy toll on my mental health not knowing whether or not I'll be able to save her.

it's been really tough relying on loved ones for rides to and from work, and it'll take me a bit over a year to save for the repairs on my own, which is a lot longer than i can feasibly go without my own transportation.

there's been a little more progress on the fundraiser, it's gotten up to over $1k now! thank you to everyone who's donated, and i hope we can get some momentum going again after a while of silence <3

Labels are ultimately meant to serve and identify ourselves, yes, but they also identify us to OTHERS. If a term is so specific that others cannot parse what it is, is it truly useful as a label?

Another aspect of labels is the ability to find community in others. This is why smaller umbrella labels like vehium, plushum, and techum are useful: they have established communities and group similar attractions ( ie; vehium can refer to any vehicle ) together for people to compare and contrast their experiences and find resources

How much of this is driven by the desire to be the first person to coin something, essentially making them the “founder” of the label? Why is this important to you? Are there other meaningful ways you can contribute to your community? The desire to give back is admirable, but can it be channeled elsewhere in a more productive manner? You are not obligated to do anything, I’d just love to see more people engaging with OS outside of label coining.

What does a label offer that a preference does not? I am objectum, I ID as such to immediately communicate what I’m about. If I want to further explain my preferences I will tell you them. ie; “I am attracted to everyday vehicles and have a soft spot for beat up sedans.” But I would not call myself vehifamiliarislemonsexual. If objects are like individuals to us, wouldn’t it make sense that we would have preferences just like how some of us prefer tall or short people?

She was only a little bit of a brat when it came to getting the old filter off, otherwise her oil change went perfect and of course Bunny the trailer park stray had to come and inspect everything.