Reading Raccoon
@cap-gremlin.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 Happily EnGAYged 🏳️🌈
Enjoyer of books (Scifi/Fantasy), videogames, puns/dad jokes, cars, and absorbing random information.
Currently reading: We'll Prescribe You a Cat - Syou Ishida w/E. Madison Shimoda
Currently playing: Dragon Quest XI
Enjoyer of books (Scifi/Fantasy), videogames, puns/dad jokes, cars, and absorbing random information.
Currently reading: We'll Prescribe You a Cat - Syou Ishida w/E. Madison Shimoda
Currently playing: Dragon Quest XI
I'm not dependent on caffeine, caffeine is dependent on me to drink it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm not dependent on caffeine, caffeine is dependent on me to drink it.
I wish I knew this sooner.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you press and hold the space bar on your phone keyboard, sliding your finger will control the position of the cursor when you're editing text
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I wish I knew this sooner.
Getting sick of seeing payment plan options, loans, and credit cards everywhere.
"Spend money! Spend more! You don't have enough to afford? Spend it anyways! Infinite growth must be fed!"
It's predatory and disgusting. There's a massive debt crisis being swept under the rug right now. I hate it.
"Spend money! Spend more! You don't have enough to afford? Spend it anyways! Infinite growth must be fed!"
It's predatory and disgusting. There's a massive debt crisis being swept under the rug right now. I hate it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Getting sick of seeing payment plan options, loans, and credit cards everywhere.
"Spend money! Spend more! You don't have enough to afford? Spend it anyways! Infinite growth must be fed!"
It's predatory and disgusting. There's a massive debt crisis being swept under the rug right now. I hate it.
"Spend money! Spend more! You don't have enough to afford? Spend it anyways! Infinite growth must be fed!"
It's predatory and disgusting. There's a massive debt crisis being swept under the rug right now. I hate it.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Feels like I've gotten to the point where, no matter how much time I take off work, I never quite feel like I've fully rested/recovered/relaxed before I have to go back.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Feels like I've gotten to the point where, no matter how much time I take off work, I never quite feel like I've fully rested/recovered/relaxed before I have to go back.
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I want this moment for us
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I want this moment for us
I stayed up too late playing Dragon Quest XI.
Work is going to be a slog today.
Work is going to be a slog today.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I stayed up too late playing Dragon Quest XI.
Work is going to be a slog today.
Work is going to be a slog today.
There's no such thing as measuring cheese. Follow your heart. You can never have too much cheese.
I'm glad we've been released from the tyranny of measuring cheese!
(Side note this thread is hilarious and now I need to make this)
I'm glad we've been released from the tyranny of measuring cheese!
(Side note this thread is hilarious and now I need to make this)
Remember your corn? Sprinkle your grated cotija (or crumbled feta) on it as soon as it’s out of the skillet and let that cheese get melty and coat the corn as you stir it up. How much cheese? YOU DECIDE. I release you from the tyranny of measurement!
4/
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There's no such thing as measuring cheese. Follow your heart. You can never have too much cheese.
I'm glad we've been released from the tyranny of measuring cheese!
(Side note this thread is hilarious and now I need to make this)
I'm glad we've been released from the tyranny of measuring cheese!
(Side note this thread is hilarious and now I need to make this)
Yup. Adding this to my wishlist and looking for it next time I'm at the book store.
Are you mad at billionaires? Me, too. That's why I wrote this book about punishing them in inventive ways.
Guess why it's called Guillotine.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763731...
Guess why it's called Guillotine.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763731...
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yup. Adding this to my wishlist and looking for it next time I'm at the book store.
Glorious coffee. Please spare me from the pain of this waking sleep.
a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it
ALT: a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Glorious coffee. Please spare me from the pain of this waking sleep.
I need Dr. Pepper zero to stop being so delicious and addicting smh
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I need Dr. Pepper zero to stop being so delicious and addicting smh
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Whisper in the Wind by Luke Arnold was an incredibly good read. The Fetch Phillips series is fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Arnold's ability to weave societal commentary into this fantasy-noire world is fantastic. A book that's intriguing and funny but can make you self-reflect as well.
Arnold's ability to weave societal commentary into this fantasy-noire world is fantastic. A book that's intriguing and funny but can make you self-reflect as well.
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Whisper in the Wind by Luke Arnold was an incredibly good read. The Fetch Phillips series is fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Arnold's ability to weave societal commentary into this fantasy-noire world is fantastic. A book that's intriguing and funny but can make you self-reflect as well.
Arnold's ability to weave societal commentary into this fantasy-noire world is fantastic. A book that's intriguing and funny but can make you self-reflect as well.
Feels like I've been riding the burnout train since May. I can step off long enough to catch a quick breath to sustain with a day off here and there, but never long enough to start recovering.
Need more vacation time and the world to just chill for a fucking minute, gawd damn.
Need more vacation time and the world to just chill for a fucking minute, gawd damn.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Feels like I've been riding the burnout train since May. I can step off long enough to catch a quick breath to sustain with a day off here and there, but never long enough to start recovering.
Need more vacation time and the world to just chill for a fucking minute, gawd damn.
Need more vacation time and the world to just chill for a fucking minute, gawd damn.
Been having health issues this year so I've had a lot of appointments, tests, and scans.
Every time I have to deal with insurance and billing departments I get more infuriated.
If I don't stay on top of this stuff they'll gleefully make mistakes to their benefit and not refund me 😤
Every time I have to deal with insurance and billing departments I get more infuriated.
If I don't stay on top of this stuff they'll gleefully make mistakes to their benefit and not refund me 😤
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Been having health issues this year so I've had a lot of appointments, tests, and scans.
Every time I have to deal with insurance and billing departments I get more infuriated.
If I don't stay on top of this stuff they'll gleefully make mistakes to their benefit and not refund me 😤
Every time I have to deal with insurance and billing departments I get more infuriated.
If I don't stay on top of this stuff they'll gleefully make mistakes to their benefit and not refund me 😤
Everyone has those word mispronunciations or weird pronunciations that they just hate to hear (Like "libary" instead of "library")
The two I hate the most are:
- "Fuhstrated" instead of "frustrated"
- People who pronounce "industry" as 'in•DUHS•tree' instead of 'in•duh•stree'
Driving me insane.
The two I hate the most are:
- "Fuhstrated" instead of "frustrated"
- People who pronounce "industry" as 'in•DUHS•tree' instead of 'in•duh•stree'
Driving me insane.
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Everyone has those word mispronunciations or weird pronunciations that they just hate to hear (Like "libary" instead of "library")
The two I hate the most are:
- "Fuhstrated" instead of "frustrated"
- People who pronounce "industry" as 'in•DUHS•tree' instead of 'in•duh•stree'
Driving me insane.
The two I hate the most are:
- "Fuhstrated" instead of "frustrated"
- People who pronounce "industry" as 'in•DUHS•tree' instead of 'in•duh•stree'
Driving me insane.
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I know lots of y’all have already read HOUNDED but you probably know someone who hasn’t, and now’s your chance to get them hooked on Oberon for cheap. It’s on sale in Ebook for $1.99 until Nov. 6! All platforms in the U.S. and maybe Canada (??). SO MANY SAUSAGES
bookshop.org/a/107403/978...
bookshop.org/a/107403/978...
Hounded (with two bonus short stories): Book One of The Iron Druid Chronicles
Book One of The Iron Druid Chronicles
bookshop.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I know lots of y’all have already read HOUNDED but you probably know someone who hasn’t, and now’s your chance to get them hooked on Oberon for cheap. It’s on sale in Ebook for $1.99 until Nov. 6! All platforms in the U.S. and maybe Canada (??). SO MANY SAUSAGES
bookshop.org/a/107403/978...
bookshop.org/a/107403/978...
Every once in a while my brain will just randomly go "Hey you wanna hear Jeremy by Pearl Jam?"
And then I have Jeremy stuck in my head until I get the chance to listen to it.
And then I have Jeremy stuck in my head until I get the chance to listen to it.
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Every once in a while my brain will just randomly go "Hey you wanna hear Jeremy by Pearl Jam?"
And then I have Jeremy stuck in my head until I get the chance to listen to it.
And then I have Jeremy stuck in my head until I get the chance to listen to it.
One Foot in the Fade by Luke Arnold.
Another fantastic Fetch Phillips novel. Full of questions of morality and gray areas. Self-reflection and character growth. Plus a fantastic commentary on modern times weaved into the story.
The ending hit especially well. I'm excited for the last book.
Another fantastic Fetch Phillips novel. Full of questions of morality and gray areas. Self-reflection and character growth. Plus a fantastic commentary on modern times weaved into the story.
The ending hit especially well. I'm excited for the last book.
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
One Foot in the Fade by Luke Arnold.
Another fantastic Fetch Phillips novel. Full of questions of morality and gray areas. Self-reflection and character growth. Plus a fantastic commentary on modern times weaved into the story.
The ending hit especially well. I'm excited for the last book.
Another fantastic Fetch Phillips novel. Full of questions of morality and gray areas. Self-reflection and character growth. Plus a fantastic commentary on modern times weaved into the story.
The ending hit especially well. I'm excited for the last book.
Listening to Clancy and Breach over and over until my fiance gets absolutely sick of them.
Forever looping the Twenty One Pilots albums Clancy and Breach because I can.
I think center mass is my favorite song on Breach so far.
I think center mass is my favorite song on Breach so far.
October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Listening to Clancy and Breach over and over until my fiance gets absolutely sick of them.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
You get to punch nazis and fascists.
10/10 would knock out a nazi with a shovel again.
You get to punch nazis and fascists.
10/10 would knock out a nazi with a shovel again.
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
You get to punch nazis and fascists.
10/10 would knock out a nazi with a shovel again.
You get to punch nazis and fascists.
10/10 would knock out a nazi with a shovel again.
Putting on some Dream Theater and staring blankly at my computer screen until 5pm
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Putting on some Dream Theater and staring blankly at my computer screen until 5pm
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POWERWASH SIMULATOR 2 JUST DROPPED??? well, see y'all never
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
POWERWASH SIMULATOR 2 JUST DROPPED??? well, see y'all never
Realized I haven't updated my currently reading/playing in a while.
Almost done with tomb raider 3, but I've mostly been playing Ghost of Yotei nonstop since it came out (so freaking good).
Finished up the iron druid Chronicles and just read Annihilation.
Almost done with tomb raider 3, but I've mostly been playing Ghost of Yotei nonstop since it came out (so freaking good).
Finished up the iron druid Chronicles and just read Annihilation.
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Realized I haven't updated my currently reading/playing in a while.
Almost done with tomb raider 3, but I've mostly been playing Ghost of Yotei nonstop since it came out (so freaking good).
Finished up the iron druid Chronicles and just read Annihilation.
Almost done with tomb raider 3, but I've mostly been playing Ghost of Yotei nonstop since it came out (so freaking good).
Finished up the iron druid Chronicles and just read Annihilation.