My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Etsomnia™ 151: Disasters in Denim

In this jacket’s defense, there were a lot of drugs around in the eighties. And the nineties weren’t much better.

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Etsomnia™ 150: A Few of My Favorite Things

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 149: Getting Rhinestoned

“Rave bra top.” I guess, if you call this a rave

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 145: Jorts

From the Summer 2017 Flint, Michigan, tap water collection.

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Etsomnia™ 144: Rainbow Nope

Classic first pride mistake: It’s strictly one rainbow per customer, kids. I appreciate her enthusiasm, though!

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Etsomnia™ 142: Cray

Would I wear it? Yes! But only when I’m home alone, because on me, it would look like this. By LOMstore

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 141: Getting the Cold Shoulder

You’re wearing this wrong. You should take it off, turn it around, then THROW IT AWAY.

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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