ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

Hmmm, maybe we should all start a trend of getting super gussied up for interviews again. I'm taking tails, top hat, gloves, cane, and waistcoat...

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Yeah, it's weird, isn't it? I do own some dress shirts but they're, uh, too tight these days. And a suit I got for a wedding but that's just way too formal.

I don't think I own any "pants" anymore (or slacks for those not in the US)! And forget about any outerwear that's not a flannel or a hoodie...

Luckily I've stayed in tech so still appropriate.

I'll check it out. I'm a very slow reader and often get distracted from actually finishing a book, unfortunately. But sometimes I'll just go ham on a series and do nothing but read.

I've always been fascinated by them when I watched old movies and even got to visit one of them in NYC when I was younger. The doc is really fun and examines a cool part of NYC's urban history.

Mel Brooks has a great one on the Automat.

OH. I'm just about done with the second book but the take on the monotheistic nature of the European stand-ins is PHENOMENAL.

I felt a visceral "fuck yes!" reading that.

Funny enough, R F Kuang is from the same city as my dad (Guangzhou), but he was born in '39. I got to visit many times and saw it go from dirt roads and chickens running around to mega-highways and sleek skyscrapers over the years.

I'd love to hear her perspective contrasted with his.

Maybe my loose familial connection makes it really tough to read sometimes. I don't know. Anyway, I still recommend it so far.

I don't know if "enjoy" is the right word but I certainly like it quite a bit.

I get it. I'm of Chinese descent and my dad lived through both WW2 and the Cultural Revolution in China before finally swimming to freedom. I've read a few books about the R*pe of Najing. I'm no expert like RF Kuang but I was told enough stories to give me nightmares forever.