Help Dessi, or get her the things Dessi casually mentioned while chatting or tweeted.

For Dessi

Dessi's Medical Expenses

Help keep Dessi safe from economic precarity.

Dessi's Employment Safety Net

Dessi is in a two (plus one) years program to become an interpreter. She also plans to specialize as a deafblind intervenor after graduating.

Dessi's College

Books Dessi will need for her career as an ASL interpreter.

Dessi's Library

Here are things Dessi casually mentioned while chatting or tweeted.

Things Dessi Wants

Dessi expressed she would like to start a Twitch streaming career.

Jumpstart Dessi's Twitch Streaming Career

Photo of Nala is copyrighted by Hadassa Allison.

Dessi's Kitty

Things I would like to get for Dessi as gifts from myself.

Gift Dessi

Dessi is a sign language interpreting student and plans on specializing in becoming a deafblind intervenor. Here are a bunch of deaf-related stuff that are not necessary to enhance her career but would improve her relations with sign language communities and deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals.

Deaf Stuff for Dessi

Keep Dessi Safe

Stuff to make bestie smile just because they're random or nonsensical or in-group jokes.

Novelty Gifts for Dessi

She doesn't want these, but I think being trans is fun and want to include her.

Trans Stuff for Dessi

Anti-Abuse Stuff for Dessi

Promised Dessi a Golden Retriever puppy. She will need some supply to make it through the first year!

Dessi's New Puppy

Many of the items listed would have made herpetocultural and aquaria hobby easier for Dessi.

Dessi's Gecko

COVID Supplies

Stuff I should have gotten for Halla Seppälä if I wanted to keep our relationship. Hindsight is 20/20. 

This board only exists to get rid of ruminating thoughts caused by moral scrupulosity OCD. Need to be able to sleep instead of being restless at 3 AM in the morning.

For Halla

Things Halla Seppälä mentioned but kept at the back of my mind to  actually do or address once I have the time or money.

Things Halla Wants

Things I should have replaced for Halla Seppälä, no questions asked, when she expressed disappointment in something or should have done the right thing.

Replace for Halla

Stuff I should have gotten for Halla Seppälä's apartment or house while living in Finland. We have had plans to live in her grandfather's house in Perniö (now Salo) with the five or six dogs. Many of these were in storage in Vancouver.

Halla's House

Books I should have bought or re-purchase when I moved in with Halla Seppälä in Karkkila and Nummela. Many of the books were in storage in Vancouver.

Halla's Bookshelf

To demonstrate to Halla Seppälä that I care about what she thinks.

Gift Halla

Halla resented me focusing more on Pavel than on us. We made plans to thru-hike the Great Divide Trail together, and should have accommodated that instead of focusing on dogs.

List will be created based on other woman hiker's lists on the Great Divide Trail.

Collection header photographed by Halla Seppälä.

Great Divide Trail (for Halla)

Novelty Gifts for Halla

Collection header photographed by Halla Seppälä.

Great Divide Trail

Transitioning

For Doggo

Content Creation

Hiking

3-Season Hiking

Audio Equipment

Video Equipment

Lighting Equipment

Replace for Dessi

Winter-Hiking

Nostalgia

Sort

Halla says she will knit a lopapeysa for me, which requires 9-13 skeins of 3 different colour: 8 of the main one and 3-5 of the secondary.

[for Halla] Léttlopi

Halla says she will knit a lopapeysa for me, but I have sensory issues. SInce I don't know how to knit, a hand-made pullover imported from Iceland will have to do.

[gift Halla] Rósa lopapeysa

Halla's dad gave one of those common workbench knives that can be found anywhere in Finland, but never reciprocated. She likes ravens. Will need to get this one engraved in Halla's name.

[gift Halla] Korppi Puukko – Kivalo Design

Halla gave me a copy of "Let The Right One In" by John Ajvide Lindqvist, but I never shared the original Tsukihime, which was one of my favourite games.

[gift Halla] TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

One of the lightest solutions for mushing with dogs on the market. Don't know why we don't have a kicksled for the apartment in Karkkila if December through April was going to be snowy.

[Halla's house] Kickspark Max potkukelkka Alumiinirunko

Halla got me a copy of "Who Would Comfort Toffle?" and this is a replica of Toffle's travel bag by PIEKKO in 2008. There are only 30 of them.

I would like to demonstrate I still remember the book.

[gift Halla]「さびしがりやのクニット」旅のカバン

Halla says we will build a kennel-run for Pavel once we move into her grandparents' house in Perniö

[Halla's house] KoKo- KOIRATARHA, 6x6m, 36m2

Halla has this whole thing where she speaks really fast, realizes what she said then apologizes, and walks back what she said before anyone has the chance to react.

[gift Halla] “I’m sorry, was I thinking again?” shirt

Joke about how hearing people think this is the sign for PIZZA when it means a certain anatomy downstairs. Halla once shared me the Finnish version of a similar joke involving Karelian pies.

[gift Halla] JUICY PIZZA

Bought this set at either Mountain Equipment Co-Op in Vancouver, BC or Partioaitta at in Helsinki. Halla was pretty disappointed when I replaced the Trangia stove with Andrew Skurka's cat-can stove.

[replace for Halla] TRANGIA 25-4 Ultralight Non Stick Stove Kit

When Halla broke up with her ex-boyfriend in Helsinki, she left behind the SImpsons collection and lameted the loss of the DVDs. Should have done the right thing and paid for a new set of DVDs for her

[replace for Halla] Simpsons Complete DVD collection

Halla wants the Ice Maiden tattoos, so it would be a very thoughtful gift to get her a copy of this book.

[gift Halla] Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing - Paperback

Left this behind in Vancouver in storage when I moved to Vantaa and Karkkila. Should replace it if I want to be independent.

[Halla's House] Ambutech Mobility Cane | 60

Halla loves vampires, and the anime is very fun. Woman-centered vampire flicks are very rare.

[gift Halla] Call of the Night - Premium Box Set [Blu-ray]

The lightest battery pack available on the market right now.

[for Halla] DCHK Haribo Mini Power Bank 20000mAh, 22.5W Fast Charging, Built-in Cable, Compact Size, 5V 3A, Gummy Bear Style Portable Charger for iPhone 15 16, Samsung Galaxy, Motorola - Yellow

Deaf representation in Japanese media is rare, and this is one of the first yuri manga to have a deaf character.

[gift Dessi] The Moon on a Rainy Night 6

[gift Dessi] The Moon on a Rainy Night 5

[gift Dessi] The Moon on a Rainy Night 4

[gift Dessi] The Moon on a Rainy Night 3

[gift Dessi] The Moon on a Rainy Night 2

[gift Dessi] The Moon on a Rainy Night 1

Made a promise to keep Dessi safe during the COVID pandemic. This is one of the few portable air filters on the market and is highly recommended.

[keep Dessi safe] AirFanta 4Lite

Social media is getting ridiculous with censoring LGBTQIA+ stuff. Since Dessi is queer, this would be wonderful.

[gift Dessi] "I Consent!" Speech Bubble Charm | Default Title

Dessi is a communist, and she's a sign language interpreting student. It would be cool for her to have this for her library.

Rika Klassen