this car was used by my mother pretty much as a wheelbarrow/utility van. the rear seats were almost always folded down, except for when we were living out of it of course :)

my mother did used to smoke (not anymore for medical reasons), and utilized the vehicle to its full capability and beyond, so its quite disheveled. it was never driven that much, but the nearby terrain is very steep, maintenance was seldom performed, and there have been numerous times where the cargo capacity has been uh considerably exceeded (occasionally like one ton over lol).

but anyways, despite me having zero qualifications to operate a motor vehicle on public roads, its in my hands now!! this isn’t my first rodeo tearing apart the interior of this vehicle—i did so when i was twelve!—but i still wanted something moderately clean. i also got a couple of the (never before changed) belts replaced, and am planning to get it on a lift to get the rear diff actually fixed for once.

honestly not sure what to do with it. might toss a spare mattress in the back, put on some femcel stickers, and drive into the pretty forests of cascadia and make out with other femmes :3 (the caveat is all of my household is sapphic too and it would constantly be “borrowed”… ugh)

but only time will tell. the only thing i am sure about is my inexplicable love for cleaning hehe

more photos of the car

front seats removed showing just how absurdly long this thing is

also absolute SCORE (will probably put it towards some more desperately needed nail polish)

  • GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    drive into the pretty forests of cascadia and make out with other femmes :3

    Are there just feral femmes wandering the forests out there? Just waiting to make out with other random femmes they happen to run into? Because if so I need move ASAP.

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      the forests are vast, and thus that is sadly all too impractical. arrangements just have to be made for that.

      BUT

      the public parks are very like what you describe, especially the ones that can be used for camping. hell even my mother has pitched a tent once and quickly found another woman adorned with pride flag pins to uh “enjoy some time” with.

      of course, these are strangers so do be careful, but this is a hella wonderful place imo, please do visit if you can. its so worth it even just for the beautiful forests

      i wish you well with your own endeavors!!!

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      please compliment the person who took it

      oh i’m the one who took the photo hehe…

      if you’re curious, i just set my cell phone with a 5sec. timer on a fence across the alleyway. oh and do with my photos as you wish!

      sincerely though, thank you. and i love to read!! so write a NOVEL for all i care… i’ll still read it :DD

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        well, @amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone said it all.

        album cover material 😍

        but i will yap a little. i usually do not yap a lot about visual art so i might be a bit off at times.

        first, the compsition of the shot is very interesting everything aligns to important geometric parts of the frame. but doesn’t exactly. that makes for some tension, and an organic or playful impreaseion. i doesn’t look consrructed. e.g.

        1. the car is about one third of the width of the frame but it is a bit off-center such that you leaning on to the inner wall of the trunk makes it seem like you are leaning against that imaginary line between the right and the center third.
        2. after i looked more closely i saw that everything is a little bit sloped? the street and the line of your garage. but these lines form a frame nontheless, and a symmetry. …

        then there is what we see in the foreground. basically a lot. car parts, tools, a tire … all of that has a strong horizontality, over which you rise. the colors of your car and your clothes speak similarly well to each other.

        idk i am a bit embarrassed rn. there ia a lot to see and to find and everything is “a bit off” or maintains tension with another part. what could be queerer and thus more beautiful?! :)

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          i love thisss tysm

          never stop the yapping girl and please don’t ever feel any shame or embarrassment about it either hehe

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    one, oh my god 🤩

    2, if your mother smoked in the car you can buy an ozone generator and keep it running in the car overnight for a few days to remove the smell. It’s what hotels use to make rooms not smell like cigarettes when someone breaks the rules.
    Be warned that breathing in ozone is dangerous so make sure to air it out before getting back in

    here’s a video about it by a helpful tech nerd https://youtu.be/RYKpKMFIdGQ