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Some of it is serious, some of it is silly, most of it is babble.
I'm still on my reading kick!

I am in love with the Mead Mishaps series.
If an author could be my spirit animal it may be Kimberly Lemming. I enjoyed her writing style and bluntness. The language is modern. I mean, the 2nd book is called That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf.
June 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series.

I finished Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. I'm on a wait-list for Onyx Storm.
I'm not really vibing with the series. I'm intrigued by the world, and that's pretty much it. There are no characters I'm rooting for. The 👀 scenes are more like "huh, alright" for me.
Cont.
May 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reading update!

I finished House of Flame and Shadow.
The conclusion was solid, and would have been a good way to end the series. Alas, there's a 4th on the way. I'm not excited for it.
She could have also not started the series and left House of Earth and Blood as a single. So... Who knows!
May 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Gods...This is so fucking depressing.
the state of ai chatbots on twitter is getting absurd. using an ai chatbot to fact check an ai chatbot
May 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Any reading homies out there?

I read House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. I'm starting House of Flame and Shadow.
Sarah J Maas is... Not a great writer. BUT she's created a really interesting world and fantastic characters. So I'm enduring. She is great at writing smut scenes tho.
May 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Anime wrap-up time!

I finished Code Geass, and holy hell was that a fantastic ride.
The pacing is not the best, and Suzaku can rot in a dumpster fire, but I really enjoyed it.
Thanks @helexzura.bsky.social!
I want to watch the movies now, but they're only sub, so I gotta make some time for that.
May 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Yes! Get yourself a library card!

The system I used in OH was fantastic, and had a great assortment of video games, graphic novels, manga, movies, and tablets!
The system in FL is not as great but they do offer passes to various places/events.
Reminder to check your public library to borrow stuff for free like video games, books/ebooks, movies (including digital/streaming), and possibly even free museum passes and other goodies
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Please read/share if you love your national parks!
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.

They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
Trump vs. America's National Parks
What a sprained ankle reveals about how badly stretched park workers are
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Idiocracy is a documentary
April 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I love the roast function on my air fryer!

Fish, chicken, pork, steak, it all cooks beautifully. As long as you know the proper temperature. And time. Ninja appliances aren't omniscient. Yet.
April 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Surprised that randomly imposing punitive tariffs on every country on earth, pausing some of them, and then trying to strike ad hoc “deals” isn’t working out
April 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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This is so real lmaoooo
"She booked a solo trip to Iceland while you were composing your <<good morning>> text" 😂😂
April 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Is there anyone else on here who own a ps portal and is now having issues with the r1 button not registering in game or menus since the last update.
a close up of a video game controller showing the buttons x o and y
ALT: a close up of a video game controller showing the buttons x o and y
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Yesterday: the fam is discussing the shows they've been watching. I'm staying silent. My bro asks what I'm watching and all eyes are on me.
Me: oh, I've been primarily watching Crunchyroll (everyone's eyes are dead, minus my bro's). Anime. Lots of anime.

It's tough being an anime fan sometimes 😭
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My anime journey continues!

Finished Kakuriyo. I could do without the Stockholm Syndrome/Beauty and the Beast aspect of it. The world is interesting & I liked the characters.

Completed Skeleton Knight in Another World this week. That was a funny, good time. It had me cackling.

What's next for me?
April 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Anime homies! What are you watching?
I've been running through some wonderful shows:
•My Happy Marriage S2 (where the fuck are the last 2 episodes???)
•Solo Leveling S2
•Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
•Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
•Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-
April 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I've been in a bit of a gaming rut since Feb.

Apparently I needed my kids to play Fall Guys (and for me to "say" to them, let me show you what's up) to get over the meh hump.

Last night I decided to watch Frieren while playing Save Room (fun little game, I wish there were more levels).
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is so insane.

Victim asked for a cig from a stranger, lit it on the train, quietly dies.
3 hrs later victim is robbed by guy in pic, raped, hour later rapist leaves.
20 mins later conductor finds dead man.
During that 20 mins another person robs victim.

This is the Twilight Zone.
I don't know what kind of a news day this is, but I don't like it

(story by @simko-bednarski.bsky.social) www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/10/m...
April 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
So it begins!
I've been waiting for this moment with the kids for some time now. They're already loving the show 🥰
April 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The kids and I wrapped up watching The Tales of Arcadia saga.

If you haven't watched it, you absolutely should. Especially if you have kids. The storytelling and world is great. Lots of 👀 moments. You'll be quoting it for a while.
April 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We can't have anything nice here 😮‍💨
DOGE IRS lead Sam Corcos has also told agency workers that he wants to kill DirectFile, IRS's recently released free tax-filing service.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
April 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cleansing the TL
April 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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If you are excited about the switch 2, your opinion is valid.

If you have reservations, your opinion is also valid.

If you think Welcome Tour being a paid game is a good choice, your opinion is not valid lol
April 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM