Yawn @White Satin

I know it’s natural for people to seek out ways to differentiate themselves from their peers. I’ve been doing it my whole life, and so have you. You have.

While people were smoking weed and loving Sublime, I was desperately trying to find an alternative to that lame-o lifestyle. I never jumped on the Dave Matthews fuckwagon, and not just because it was cooler not to.

Whether it was my desire to stand out from the rest or just a natural distaste for the mainstream, I seem to have developed tastes for the unattainable, the scarce, and the unpopular. And it’s really making life difficult.

What I have found out in the world that makes my soul sparkle seem to be short-lived. Guiding Light was cancelled. They took squeeze pops off the candy shelves. Pink Grapefruit candles were discontinued. Grocers stopped stocking Cheesy Hashbrowns.

Worst of all, it’s making the wedding planning process next to impossible. My heart is set on vintage pink skinny ties for the groomsmen. I really wanted letterpress invites on recycled paper, and not just because it’s greener to.

The invites were way too expensive. Matching vintage pink skinny ties are not easy to come by. Luckily, there are two sites that have made some of my dreams a reality: ebay.com and etsy.com. If it weren’t for those sites, I would have had to settle for bubbles, balloons and confetti.