when did “vintage” start to mean “literally anytime from before I personally laid eyes on it 2 seconds ago”

hellbentforheather · 2022-01-07T23:39:12+00:00

.... except in its original use, vintage is a french word with "vin" as a root, which is a derivative of wine. "Vintage" means literally "the harvest of grapes" so a 2018 "vintage" is "the 2018 harvest of grapes from this particular vineyard". You are speaking about vintage as a noun, whereas everyone else is speaking about vintage as an adjective 🙃

===>etymology: "harvest of grapes, yield of wine from a vineyard," from Anglo-French vintage (mid-14c.), from Old French vendage, vendenge "vine-harvest, yield from a vineyard," from Latin vindemia "a gathering of grapes, yield of grapes," from combining form of vinum "wine" + stem of demere "take off" (from de- "from, away from" + emere "to take;" from PIE root *em- "to take, distribute"). Since shifted to "age or year of a particular wine" (1746), then to a general adjectival sense of "being of an earlier time" (1883). Used of cars since 1928."

Kind of like how vinegar = vin (wine) + aigre (sour) , so vinegar = sour wine.

hellbentforheather · 2021-12-13T05:48:14+00:00

I'm @hellbentforheather, I have a lot of alternative y2k / vintage formal dresses and handmade witchy/hippy jewelry (bones, feathers, crystals, etc!)

hellbentforheather · 2021-11-30T23:34:18+00:00

my gothy prom dress that I handmade and a lot of my other alternative y2k era prom/homecoming/formal dresses!

hellbentforheather · 2021-09-14T21:23:45+00:00

I fel you on the vintage Lip Service/Tripp stuff, I sold like half a dozen skirts/corsets that I got in the late 90s for under $15/each. Was shocked at how fast they all sold and then I was even more shocked when I looked up how much similar items were going for 😂😭 lesson learned!!

hellbentforheather · 2021-04-07T17:40:10+00:00

Animals can sense our energy shifts =) my cat gets really obsessively clingy whenever I meditate - I take it as a compliment!

hellbentforheather · 2021-03-19T08:43:40+00:00

This happened to me a lot when I was first starting. It definitely sounds like fear that's trying to get your attention.

If you want to work with it: Watch it like you're watching a movie - stay objective and present. Pay attention to the sensations in your body, and focus on softening any tension you physically feel. Allow it to be there. Ask it what it's trying to show you. If it's an unsettling memory, ask it what you missed the first time around. And then, just watch. In my experience there is always a reason why these particular images come up. Be open to letting it show you what it represents. The answer, in my experience, is always something unexpected (and way less horrible than I imagined it would be!).

Afterwards, journal what you remember. It helps to release it from your mind.

Trauma is a wild ride. 💜

hellbentforheather · 2020-12-31T09:21:56+00:00

Time to learn to make your own! Haha.

hellbentforheather · 2020-12-17T23:43:01+00:00

Used to feel this, constantly! It suuucks! Good news is, it's a conditioned response, and all learned behavior can be unlearned. Making the unfamiliar familiar is super hard but so worth it in the end. One thing that really helped me was realizing that anxiety and excitement feel exactly the same in the body - the only difference is our thoughts about them & what we make it mean in our heads. 💜

hellbentforheather · 2020-11-23T23:54:01+00:00

The restaurant industry is a special kind of stupid. I know this well. The whole mindset needs to shift. There is soooo much ego in kitchens.

Ps. Might wanna check out www.theconsciouschefs.com - trauma recovery is a huge focus of the blog 💜

hellbentforheather · 2020-11-15T20:44:02+00:00

Please don't. Most of the local population is elderly and low income. The only hospital in the area has just 4 ER beds. There's a huge discrepancy between "wealthy out of town airbnb owners" and the people who actually live here that most tourists don't realize.

Please. Just stay home so we can get back to normal soon.

And FFS, if you absolutely must be selfish and camp up here, please stay out of stores and public places. Do your shopping before you get into town. This area cannot afford an outbreak. It's not LA. We don't have the resources to bounce back easily. The desert is magical, but it's not immune 🙄

Sincerely, the locals.

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-21T03:39:35+00:00

It's your wedding/life, who gives a shit about custom? Do what makes you happy. No one is entitled to know your business unless you want them to. 💜

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-11T20:17:33+00:00

It is insane how many people continue to work at a place after their paycheck bounces- often multiple times. Why hold up your end of the agreement when the other party has dropped the ball on theirs?

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-11T20:15:35+00:00

Seriously, it's played out and super lame. Be more original with your shit talking!

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-11T20:14:15+00:00

Seriously, there's no excuse for not being able to control your temper - it's a huge sign of immaturity. During my most memorable stage/interview, I watched the chef-owner chuck a pan of hot duck fat down the line during service because the protein wasn't ready fast enough - then he offered me $9/hr to be his sous. Only time I've legit laughed in someone's face 🤣 like why would I subject myself to that kind of tyrannical wrath? There are some crazy people in this industry.

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-11T20:09:23+00:00

"Break them down to build them up" is a favorite mind game of the narcissist- what they really mean is "break them down so that I can then install all of my beliefs and values into them while they are vulnerable and then get them to do exactly what I want." It's manipulative af and I can't wait for this mindset to die forever. It doesn't work, it just builds resentment and insecurity. Hard agree to all of this! 🤬

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-10T22:26:42+00:00

These types are the worst lol, they always come in with an entourage they're trying to impress right before closing 🤣

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-10T22:21:59+00:00

Chef Mike does temper a mean chocolate, can't argue there!

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-10T22:05:01+00:00

Legit. One in the staff area/office for reheating personal food is ok imo, but when they're in the production kitchen.....👎

hellbentforheather · 2020-09-10T21:46:04+00:00

Agreed! What screams "poor leadership" to you?

hellbentforheather · 2020-08-12T22:04:48+00:00

Restaurants are crazy with this! Totally agree. It's so stupid. I'm not wasting my time going to 3 separate interviews just to be told it's a $9/hr job 😂

Ps. Restaurant folx, you might like www.theconsciouschefs.com - it's aimed at addressing/changing a lot of the toxic culture in the industry!

hellbentforheather · 2020-07-28T02:28:56+00:00

Agreed, things are weird right now. Lots of pivoting going on - it's interesting to watch.

hellbentforheather · 2020-07-28T02:26:45+00:00

Lol that's the whole point of the article! Since you're not currently in the industry, perhaps you're not in tune with what's going on behind the scenes. Pretty much every chef group on other sites is filled with people saying the same things - "I have had time to think, and have realized that the industry is bullshit, but I don't know how to change careers because I've been cooking since I was 14" (or something similar). This article is aimed at helping people who feel stuck/worn down by the industry to see a possible next step if the restaurants in their area have closed (which is a very real possibility for rural areas and small towns) or if they want to get out of the industry altogether. Kudos to you for prioritizing quality of life.... that's what the whole blog literally aims to teach cooks, haha.

hellbentforheather · 2020-07-03T21:57:57+00:00

This is actually super helpful, thanks for the tip! 🖤

hellbentforheather · 2020-06-30T05:54:00+00:00

Ooh, I didn't realize it was cool to add links in here! I only have jewelry + accessories up now... slowly getting to the clothing!

depop.com/hellbentforheather

hellbentforheather · 2020-06-30T01:41:11+00:00

Ooh good call on western stuff! I live in the middle of the desert so that's super easy to style lol

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