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That's hilarious. And also terrible.
May 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
That's hilarious. And also terrible.
I cannot overstate how much delight this very stupid joke brings me every week. I spent a full minute audibly laughing about it today.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I cannot overstate how much delight this very stupid joke brings me every week. I spent a full minute audibly laughing about it today.
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But now everyone is invested. Today we hit week 9 with the slide below. My plan for week 10 is to simply replace the slide entirely with the picture.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
But now everyone is invested. Today we hit week 9 with the slide below. My plan for week 10 is to simply replace the slide entirely with the picture.
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Next week we're under 1% again! So I keep the picture but make it a little bigger. Same thing the week after that. When no one had noticed by week 6, I caved and mentioned it. 3/5
April 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Next week we're under 1% again! So I keep the picture but make it a little bigger. Same thing the week after that. When no one had noticed by week 6, I caved and mentioned it. 3/5
Our goal is to keep the number of orders with issues below 1%. A while back I noticed we'd been sub 1% 3 weeks in a row. So I put a tiny meme of Owen Wilson wowing, about the size of a postage stamp, on the relevant slide.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Our goal is to keep the number of orders with issues below 1%. A while back I noticed we'd been sub 1% 3 weeks in a row. So I put a tiny meme of Owen Wilson wowing, about the size of a postage stamp, on the relevant slide.
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And that's the list. If you read any of these books, and I truly hope you do, please let me know what you think of them. They're some of the foundational texts in my life and the ideas and themes in them are so great.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And that's the list. If you read any of these books, and I truly hope you do, please let me know what you think of them. They're some of the foundational texts in my life and the ideas and themes in them are so great.
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But it deals with the same themes of growing up and taking ownership of your life as a young woman in a rapidly modernizing world. It's beautiful and poignant.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
But it deals with the same themes of growing up and taking ownership of your life as a young woman in a rapidly modernizing world. It's beautiful and poignant.
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And last on the list is Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. This one was written later than the rest and some might argue it doesn't belong. It's urban and slightly bleak, rather than pastoral and cozy.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And last on the list is Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. This one was written later than the rest and some might argue it doesn't belong. It's urban and slightly bleak, rather than pastoral and cozy.
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This one also requires some willing suspension of modern sensibilities regarding the dynamics of Judy's relationships with the men in her life. But I swear it's worth it. It also has a sequel, Dear Enemy.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This one also requires some willing suspension of modern sensibilities regarding the dynamics of Judy's relationships with the men in her life. But I swear it's worth it. It also has a sequel, Dear Enemy.
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Next is Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. This is by far the most light hearted book on the list. Judy Abbott is an absolute delight and the epistolary form is quite fun, aiding the narrative wonderfully.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Next is Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. This is by far the most light hearted book on the list. Judy Abbott is an absolute delight and the epistolary form is quite fun, aiding the narrative wonderfully.
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I still want to be Elnora Comstock when I grow up. And for those of you currently swooning over Gilbert, I think you will quite like Philip Ammon. If you like it, it is a sequel to previous beautiful book, Freckles.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I still want to be Elnora Comstock when I grow up. And for those of you currently swooning over Gilbert, I think you will quite like Philip Ammon. If you like it, it is a sequel to previous beautiful book, Freckles.
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No. 3 is my absolute favorite book growing up, though it is much less famous than the first. It's called A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter. I read this book twice a year every year from 9 to 18.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
No. 3 is my absolute favorite book growing up, though it is much less famous than the first. It's called A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter. I read this book twice a year every year from 9 to 18.
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Next is, of course, Anne. Cozy, whimsical, and romantic. Full of some of the best supporting characters in all of literature. And as you all know, you have a whole series plus other works from Montgomery to dive into.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Next is, of course, Anne. Cozy, whimsical, and romantic. Full of some of the best supporting characters in all of literature. And as you all know, you have a whole series plus other works from Montgomery to dive into.
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And whether you prefer the Winona Rider or Saoirse Ronin movie adaptations, you'll find what you loved and more in the book. Plus there are two sequels, which are lovely, if not quite as beautiful as the first.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And whether you prefer the Winona Rider or Saoirse Ronin movie adaptations, you'll find what you loved and more in the book. Plus there are two sequels, which are lovely, if not quite as beautiful as the first.
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The first is Little Women by Louisa (Lou) Alcott. It's a little older than the rest and a little more overtly didactic, but it is exquisite. If you want "cozy" you truly cannot do better than this book.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The first is Little Women by Louisa (Lou) Alcott. It's a little older than the rest and a little more overtly didactic, but it is exquisite. If you want "cozy" you truly cannot do better than this book.
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It makes one of the five books I think every girl should read before she turns 20, but also just every single person should read at some point in their life. The themes certainly apply to anyone. And yes, the point is that all 5 are CGL.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It makes one of the five books I think every girl should read before she turns 20, but also just every single person should read at some point in their life. The themes certainly apply to anyone. And yes, the point is that all 5 are CGL.
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Anne makes hard decisions and sacrifices some of her childhood dreams to care for the people she loves. If you haven't read Anne of Green Gables (and the rest of the series) you absolutely should.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Anne makes hard decisions and sacrifices some of her childhood dreams to care for the people she loves. If you haven't read Anne of Green Gables (and the rest of the series) you absolutely should.
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Anne Shirley is, of course, a perfect example of this. We meet her as a child and watch her grow into an adult. She doesn't lose the joy and whimsy of her youth, but rather she adds to and tempers them with knowledge and experience, including sorrow but also including romantic love.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Anne Shirley is, of course, a perfect example of this. We meet her as a child and watch her grow into an adult. She doesn't lose the joy and whimsy of her youth, but rather she adds to and tempers them with knowledge and experience, including sorrow but also including romantic love.
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I adore this genre. It embraces what I feel to be an under-represented idea of what it means to grow up. It isn't the modern idea of disillusionment, cynicism, and loss of innocence, but rather an increase of wisdom, responsibility, and care for those around you.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I adore this genre. It embraces what I feel to be an under-represented idea of what it means to grow up. It isn't the modern idea of disillusionment, cynicism, and loss of innocence, but rather an increase of wisdom, responsibility, and care for those around you.
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Similar to modern YA, college girl lit (cgl) was written for readers a few years younger than the characters. But it's specifically about the transition from girl to woman in the early 20th century. As far as I've been able to tell, it also comes from a particularly American perspective.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Similar to modern YA, college girl lit (cgl) was written for readers a few years younger than the characters. But it's specifically about the transition from girl to woman in the early 20th century. As far as I've been able to tell, it also comes from a particularly American perspective.
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The caterpillars, as you might expect, are *voracious* eaters, since they have to build sufficient fat stores for the adult to survive on. One butterfly garden that said they have to keep the Atlas cats in a separate place or they would have no garden left. They grow up to 12" and look like this
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March 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The caterpillars, as you might expect, are *voracious* eaters, since they have to build sufficient fat stores for the adult to survive on. One butterfly garden that said they have to keep the Atlas cats in a separate place or they would have no garden left. They grow up to 12" and look like this
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