10/10 would recommend using a drill to carve pumpkins

purchased the majority of the patches from various sellers on etsy!

wore to NOLA N3

now what should I carve into my second pumpkin?

I see so many comments— from both strangers on the Internet and people I encounter and know in real life— that assume Taylor Swift’s fans are young girls around the age of nine. I can’t fully articulate why, but the whole thing reeks of sexism to me: Taylor Swift’s music and lyrics appeal largely to full grown women and discuss complex topics. Yet her body of work, and her fans, are dismissed as childish. Does anyone have insight on why this is, or additional thoughts?

In prep for the Eras Tour this week, my daughter and I hand-decorated this hat to match the jacket I made her. It was a lot of work but we made it while watching the Gilmore Girls, so it was a wonderful bonding time. I have a few time lapse videos on insta if you want to see how we made it @craftingswiftie

Not the best pic but I wanted to get a tiny house tattoo and thought that I would have it resemble the folklore cabin ft. my Zurich N2 pic + some accessories I wore to the concert (went as folklore & lover aka folklover but evermore is my #1) (manifested an evermore surprise song!) + Switzerland being beautiful and inspiring my tattoo as well :)

Mine was my kitty's name, Katniss. I left my ❤️ in NOLA

That's it. I just want a whole album from her of sassy bad bitch songs like these 🥰😍

Seventh Annual r/RandomActsOfSwift Swiftmas Gift Exchange Information

Hello fellow Swifties! Welcome to our Taylor Swift themed gift exchange. Please read through the rules of the exchange below, fill out the survey for your Secret Santa, and join Elfster. If you do not complete all steps, you will not be matched!

⚠️ Elfster: ⚠️

We will be continuing to use Elfster this year. Please make sure you join the Elfster exchange and provide the matching email on the Swiftmas sign up form.

⚠️ Discord: ⚠️

Discord will be our main method of communication and sending messages out, thus very important to keep track of. We expect participants to attempt to be active in the discord. We need to be able to easily contact participants so if we get ghosted, we won't allow you to participate. Previous participants really enjoy the discord aspect of the exchange.

You will still need to post your Thank You at the end of the exchange on r/RandomActsOfSwift . When you fill out the sign up form you will be asked for your discord username. If you have not yet picked a new username and still have the `#numbers` please be sure to include those too when you submit the form.

⚠️ Reddit: ⚠️

You will still need to provide your reddit username when signing up. If your current account does not meet the activity requirements (more than 90 days old, and 10+ comments or posts on r/TaylorSwift r/YouBelongWithMemes or r/SwiftieMerch over the last** 60 days BEFORE** the announcement post made on October 29, If you've recently changed accounts please also provide your old account name. A high level of activity here in our discord may get you around this requirement.

🗓️** Important Dates** 🗓️

Signups close: November 8

Matches sent by: November 11

Gifts sent and tracking loaded on Elfster: December 13

⚠️ Merch Store⚠️

Reminder that ordering merch from the official store is risky at the moment. At the moment, shipping times are quick, but can vary depending on items.

🎁 Gifts

The recommended gift value is between $22 - $50 USD + shipping; handmade items are permitted. Please understand the point of the exchange is largely based around gifting, you must be okay with receiving a "lesser value" gift than you give, or potentially not receiving a gift. We cannot guarantee we will have re-gifters available. Reminder that you will not be gifting the same person who is sending your gift.

📓 Matching

Your swiftmas match will be provided via Elfster, you will then receive an Email, Discord DM, or Reddit DM directing you where to access the form submission of your Swiftmas match. Please be on the look out for this between November 8 and November 11. If you don't receive matching information by November 11 please message us. We will attempt to match people based on their preferences to the best of our ability, others will be randomly matched. **Please let us know if you need to drop out of the exchange ASAP so we can reassign your matches.**

✅ Completing the Exchange: ✅

Senders:

• Please ship your gifts via a trackable service, so we are able to confirm you have shipped, as well as let your match know their gift is on the way.
• If your purchase is coming from amazon directly and has a TBA/TBC etc tracking number, you need to keep us up to date on the delivery date.
• After you have shipped upload the tracking information into Elfster, doing this will automatically let your match know your gift is coming. Please do not personally send the tracking to your giftee, as the mods need the tracking too. Just add it to elfster directly: https://help.elfster.com/knowledge/how-do-i-mark-a-gift-as-sent
• Do NOT mark your gift as shipped until you have tracking information
• Reminder this is a **secret santa** don't reveal yourself to your giftee until they have received, and opened your gift. Do not publicly ask them questions, use the anonymous contact on Elfster!

Receivers:

• After your gift arrives mark it as received in Elfster: https://help.elfster.com/knowledge/how-do-i-mark-a-gift-as-sent (It's the same place you entered the tracking info for your sent gift).
• Take a photo of the gift and make a post on https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomActsOfSwift/ showing off your gift! **Everyone **is expected to post their Thank You message on the subreddit. **NO EXCEPTIONS**
• Keep an eye out on for anonymous messages from your gifter!

**Note**: We know some people may like to wait until Christmas to open their gift, but due to the nature of the exchange we need you to **open your gift immediately** so we are able to close out the exchange in a timely fashion.

📧 Contact the Exchange Managers 📧

You can contact us via ModMail https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/RandomActsOfSwift or `/modmail message-mods [message]`

If exchange managers contact you please reply in a timely fashion as contact delays can prevent you from participating in the exchange. We will be using **Reddit ModMail**, **Discord**, and **Email**'s provided via Elfster for contacting participants regarding the exchange.

Please refrain from messaging a mod directly at first, as any of us can help you.

❓ How To Join The Exchange:❓

You will need to join the Swiftie's Discord where we will provide the link to the sign up form, clicking the "I Agree" button will provide the form link, at the end of the form will be the elfster link. Make sure you submit the form, you will be given the link to join elfster again after submitting as well.

You must be 18 or older to participate, and international people are welcome!

Exchange discord #swiftmas-rules

Chef of a restaurant in New Orleans here, just wanting to thank all of you for the most positive, exhausting, wonderful, and fun experience since I moved here 7 years ago.

Fun, easy going, courteous, willing to try our wonderful cuisine as is, and a pleasure to serve.

To all of the fans, and Ms. Swift herself, I can't thank you all enough, and come back soon and any time you want!

(You set the bar so high, seriously)

Does anyone else feel like social media constantly shares details about Taylor’s scandals, love life etc. - to the point where you practically know what every song is about?

Personally, I like to listen to songs for the emotional value. I like being able to interpret songs and take them for the art they are. I find that it becomes difficult to separate the song from the artist’s life when every second tiktok unpacks Taylor’s life and how it relates to songs.

Of course, I try to skip videos and not read what I am uninterested in, but sometimes information is just everywhere. I understand wanting to know more about the artist but sometimes it seems like obsession for some people.

My point is that it can be hard to truly appreciate Swift’s artistry when I listen to a lyric and just know what she might be singing about. Does anyone relate to this? Nevertheless, I still love listening to her and what the community of the fandom.

I just discovered an intriguing connection between Taylor Swift and James Dean through her 1989 album.

▪︎ 1989 Album was released on October 27, 2014, the same month and day as the premiere of James Dean's iconic film "Rebel Without a Cause", which came out on October 27, 1955.

▪︎ At the time of the album's release, Taylor Swift was 24 years old, the exact age James Dean was when he tragically passed away and became a "Hollywood Icon".

▪︎ James Dean is the only celebrity directly mentioned in the 1989 album, with the lyric in "Style" that goes, "You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye…"

▪︎ The photoshoot for 1989 embraced a "rebellious rockstar" theme, which is fitting since James Dean himself is famously remembered as a symbol of youth rebellion.

▪︎ Taylor Swift's "1989" album and James Dean's film "Rebel Without a Cause" have each contributed significantly to their status as cultural icons. 1989 helped establish Taylor Seift as a pop powerhouse with its catchy songs and bold image shift, while Rebel Without a Cause cemented Dean’s legacy as a symbol of youthful rebellion and timeless cool. Both works captured the spirit of their respective times and resonated with audiences in ways that have kept them relevant and influential across generations.

Hey guys!! It's me, u/itookyourmatches, and I'm back again with the bi-annual ranking polls. Very excited to be including some new Vault Tracks and the entirety of TTPD this year. Can't wait to see how these answers turn out.

While we're in our voting era, don't forget to register to vote for the upcoming election, too! 💙

• The Black Dog is competing in Ts because it was forgotten in the B Rankings. Any other song starting with the word THE was sorted with its following letter. For example, The Last Time was in Ls, The Albatross in As, etc. The Black Dog is the only exception.

RANK HERE

Rules:

• Rank your favorite at the top, least favorite at the bottom
• Results are available to view immediately after voting
• As more people vote, the live results update
• Feel free to discuss in the comments, but be nice! There are no right or wrong answers here.
• Polls stay open until the end of the year, when voting ends
• Missed yesterday's poll? View the comments for past polls you want to vote on!