#appleinducedsleep

[lizziethereader]

ah, that's unfortunate! But at least it helped you pass the time!

Weekly Bookish Question #370 (December 31st - January 6th 2024)

What is your first read of 2024?

[asexualbookbird]

Hello! I'm looking to follow more book blogs and was wondering if you have some you like and would be willing to recommend?

Oh gosh, I'm always afraid of these kinds of questions because I KNOW I'll forget someone and then feel bad LOL

some people I interact with regularly though:

@bigcats-birds-and-books @longsightmyth @agardenandlibrary @appleinducedsleep @ofliterarynature @logarithmicpanda @bookcub @bibliophilicwitch @artemistartarus ( art blog is @ace-artemis-fanartist ) @freckles-and-books @timetravelbypen @e-b-reads

and this is an open call to like/reblog/respond to this in some way if you are a book related blog

[therefugeofbooks]

Sharing my birthday cake with my Jane Austen girlies because I thought you’d appreciate it ✨ @themelodyofspring @appleinducedsleep

[themelodyofspring]

Hello!! How many books by Ali Hazelwood have you already read? Also, please, rank them from best to worst 😌✨

Omg I saw this ask and then completely forgot to answer it (I repressed it) 🙂‍↕️ Apologies for the 2 month delay.

I've read 5.5 books 🫣 just found out there's going to be a sequel to Bride!?! Whyyyyyy

Best to worst (I take no responsibility for what past me thought of these books):

The Love Hypothesis (First was better since it was first)

Love on the brain (same plot in every book, same guy in every book)

Love, theoretically (there was an ace side character is all I remember)

Bride (this was gross. Only reason it's on 4 and not last is because I loathe the chess ♟️ book with my very soul)

Not in love (not finished yet 😞 we tried. Me and @appleinducedsleep were racing each other but then I lost interest and she's still waiting for me 🙂‍↔️ @mangoslixes finished it without us lol).

Check & Mate 🔪🔪🔪 (if I could stab this book, and stab the guy I'd do it).

[godzilla-reads]

13 Books!

I was tagged by @introvertia to try out this tag game of 13 questions and I'll do my best to tag 13 people to (no pressure) participate! If you're feeling very bookish, add a shelfie, too!

1.) The Last Book I Read

The Lost Heir (Graphic Novel) by Tui T. Sutherland and Mike Holmes

2.) A Book I Recommend

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede!

3.) A Book That I Couldn't Put Down

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

4.) A Book I've Read Twice (Or More)

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

5.) A Book on my TBR

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

6.) A Book I've Put Down

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

7.) A Book on my Wish List

Eragon: The Illustrated Edition by Christopher Paolini

8.) A Favorite Book From Childhood

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

9.) A Book You Would Give to a Friend

The Dragon of Ynys by Minera Cerridwen

10.) A Book of Poetry or Lyrics You Own

The Dragons Are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky and Peter Sis

11.) A Nonfiction Book You Own

Dragons: Truth, Myth, and Legend by David Passes and Wayne Anderson (This counts, right?)

12.) What Are You Currently Reading

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

13.) What Are You Planning on Reading Next

Brass Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham

Bonus Round Shelfie?

Tagging (No Pressure)

@the-forest-library @balaenabooks @qinimodd @childrenstoryhour @tea-intheworld @thecrimsonacademic @leatherjacketmixtapes @flyingcrowbar @stefito0o @mostlyghostie @princess-peregrine @theoretical-dragonologist @appleinducedsleep

[mangoslixes]

Fifteen sunflowers, some in bloom and some turning. Yellow on yellow pigment that darkened to ochre. Yellow earthenware vase decorated by a complementary blue line that cut across its middle. The original was painted by one of the loneliest men on earth. But painted in a frenzy of optimism and gratitude and hope. A celebration of the transcendent power of the color yellow.

mutuals as books I love: @appleinducedsleep as Tin Man by Sarah Winman

[kajaono]

2023 Tumblr Top 10

1. 3.722 notes - May 2 2023

Ha ha ha…. Burn them!

2. 3.323 notes - Jul 23 2023

The German edition from Iron Widow printing Zhaos cow picture extra large on the inner cover 😂

3. 2.880 notes - May 5 2023

Support by the actors is literally so important! Especially this statement… it’s just so true

4. 2.195 notes - May 14 2023

Just want to bring it to your attention that far right assholes in Germany right now claim that Germany lost again because Lord of the Lost refused to wave the German flag (for obvious reasons) and waved a rainbow flag instead. Appearently to facists , this is why Germany lost

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I didn’t thought: “Hugh Grant is a Bond girl” is how we start 2023, yet here we are

6. 1.095 notes - Jul 13 2023

That will be a really interesting SDCC this year

7. 843 notes - Jul 21 2023

What fans call „slow burn“ today is so wild

„Omg they are so slow burn! I can not stand the pining any longer!“ The couple in question kisses after one season containing 8 episodes

Honey….

8. 834 notes - Apr 8 2023

My villain origin story is German translations using formal „You“ between love interests or really good friends, even though they are on first name basis (no one here in Germany would be on first name basis AND use the formal „You“) and only switch to informal You after they have sex

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Famous people all changing to Thread.com immediately like tumblr isn’t right there

Is this app a mess? Yes

Has it survived SuperWhoLock, Yahoo and a Purge? Also yes

I don’t know about you but I stay with the app that is running since over 10 years. Not reliable but a steady mess. I never know what will come next but I know one thing for sure. This ship sinks last. We don’t sink when a tiny fire happens because we are on fire the whole time anyway  

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Thank you so much @appleinducedsleep​ for showing me this website. I am so happy i know have a top 10 fpr 2023 nevertheless. Everyone go and try this! *Hugging and screaming excited* (Had to do some modifactions to the text posts because it cuts those, but worked nevertheless). I love how much WGA content there is on it!

[lizziethereader]

hahahaha "enabler of bad books" sounds like a great role :D (also sounds like you are having fun!!)

also awwww these replies are so sweet!

Weekly Bookish Question #401 (August 4th - August 10th 2024)

If you could be in a book club (or buddy read) with any person - living or dead - who would you choose? Why?

[frogsmulder]

15 questions 15 mutuals

Thanks to @aluvian for tagging me!

1. Are you named after anyone?

Nope kinda boring sorry 💁‍♀️

2. When was the last time you cried?

I can't remember? But knowing me probably not that long ago

3. Do you have kids?

Heeellll no im too young for that shit. I mean technically im not, but I feel like I am ya know? I'm not sure I'd ever want kids but if I did I wouldn't be the one giving birth to them

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Too often /s

5. What sports do you play/have played?

I used to do netball and high jump in school and trampolining in college, but now I do swing dance, I want to get back into trampolining I really miss it

6. What's the first thing you notice about other people?

Usually their smile or laugh, it's certainly the thing I remember after meeting them the first time

7. What's your eye color?

Hazel? But looks brown from far away. But is actually more green on closer inspection

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

I'd rather choose a scary movie over a hallmark happy ending but I'm not really into either

9. Any special talents?

Special? I'm not sure. I used to be able to step my whole body through my arms but it's been a while and idk if I still can. Can do the usual array of music/art

10. Where were you born?

Bristol! Not that I live there anymore. In fact I keep getting further away

11. What are your hobbies?

Good question, I'm still figuring that out. Usually it's I discover a craft, start trying to do stuff in that craft, get half way through and then never finish it. I quite like reading and writing, but it's been a while since Ive had the inspiration to write. Ooh also looking around antique shops for dinner sets and furniture, and trying not to buy most of it. Also my hobby is thinking about msr 24/7.

12. Do you have any pets?

Not personally but my family has a load

13. How tall are you?

5'5"

14. Favorite subject in school?

Literally all of them I was such a swot, but I was always good at languages

15. Dream job?

Research linguist! In what im not sure though yet

Tagging @burritoscully @salvadorbonaparte @randomfoggytiger @mypanicface @baronessblixen @jewish-mulder @just-a-donut-who-reads @appleinducedsleep @freckleslikestars @enigmaticxxbee @crxwned-fox @leonardbetts @neednottoneed @lilybarthes @medicaldoctordana right i think that's 15, no pressure obviously :)

[therefugeofbooks]

I was looking through my bookish pictures from this year, and in the spirit of looking back at the positive things that happened during 2023, here are some of my favorite book photos that I posted this year:

And I'm going to tag some lovely mutuals to show their favorite bookish photos from this year! (If you want to ofc) @franticvampirereads @themelodyofspring @appleinducedsleep @thequeerlibrarian @mimisreadingnook ✨️

[themelodyofspring]

2023 Tumblr Top 10

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Tagging a few people (no pressure): @appleinducedsleep​, @lizziethereader​, @booksandrandomfandoms​, @therefugeofbooks ✨🧁

[e-b-reads]

tagged by @aeide-thea (thank you!!) to answer these little prompts. (At first from the notifs I thought I was just being tagged in a post about boat building, which would also have been great!)

last song: I think it was specifically this video of the band Tuba Skinny playing the song Crazy About You on Royal St. in New Orleans.

favorite color: I like lots of colors (for various things/reasons: colors to wear, colors to look at, colors for the walls of the house...) but I am consistently fond of green. (Closer to evergreen than, like, bright kelly green.)

last movie/show: this is where I admit/reiterate that I don't watch much movie/show type media. I watched the highlights from a football game on Youtube recently (it was a recent game), and before that, I watched a Mary Berry Christmas special w/ my immediate family while home for the holidays!

sweet/spicy/savory: I feel like I remember answering this on another one of these asks! I choose something savory and then something sweet please, and since I buy and cook my own food, I can do that. I'll let spicy things go b/c I can enjoy them, but I don't have the highest spice tolerance.

relationship status: agree w/ K that this is such an out-of-place question to stick in with the silly little "fav color! last song!" prompts here. Anyway, I am not in a romantic relationship, I text my family a lot, I have lots of good friends that I see various amounts in any given month, and some very close friends who are basically family (tho we can still go a while without seeing each other); also I plan to get a dog this year. All of these are important relationships to me!

last thing i googled: I think it was "[local county] farmers markets" but unfortunately they are mostly closed for the season. (oh except I just glanced at my browser history, and I actually searched "kelly green" while writing this post, to make sure I was thinking of the right shade + spelling, lol)

current obsession(s): I don't think I'd call any of my current interests an obsession, but I am still interested in a couple things that probably qualified as obsessions at points within the past year or two: the band Tuba Skinny (linked above!) who are a street jazz band from New Orleans, tho they actually play concerts internationally and have several albums too; also the book series that I've posted about by Barbara Hambly called the Benjmain January mysteries, which take place (mostly) in New Orleans in the 1830s-40s. These on-again, off-again obsessions are a part of why I'm taking a week later this month and going to NOLA! Just for fun. So there you go.

tag 9 people: As always, tagging things feels fraught because what if someone feels left out or overly pressured!? But please do just consider yourself tagged if you'd like to do this (and tag me in your own answers!) and meanwhile I will tag a few (not 9) mutuals who appear most recently in my notifications (which doesn't mean super recently...): @appleinducedsleep, @bigcats-birds-and-books, @agardenandlibrary, @ama-darav. Enjoy, if you'd like!

[mangoslixes]

I was tagged by @appleinducedsleep to show my favourite book photos of 2023 so here's what I managed to find because I preferred to make moodboards instead of clicking photos of books:

I think everyone must have done this so idk who to tag but why not: @themelodyofspring, @gushuwa, @frost0wl, @girl-bateman, @therefugeofbooks, @umbrageofstories, @united-we-read, @lilareadsbooks and anyone who wants to do it

[stefito0o]

Rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.

I was tagged by @godzilla-reads thank you 😊

1. Birds - Imagine Dragons

2. Footlose - Kenny Loggins

3. Believer- Imagine Dragons

4. It's Time - Imagine Dragons

5. Wake Me Up - Avicii

6. Maniac - Michael Sembello

7. Natural - Imagine Dragons

8. Africa - Toto

9. Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

10. Thunder - Imagine Dragons

Tagging: @themelodyofspring @thestateofspirit @myonetruebook @appleinducedsleep and whoever wants to do this 😀 🎶

[frogsmulder]

@appleinducedsleep :)

Mr Darcy: “I’m not going to another Ball.”

Mr Bingley: “I heard Elizabeth Bennet is attending.”

Mr Darcy:

insta: books.read.in.nooks

[therefugeofbooks]

Você foi escolhida para falar sobre sua última leitura, a atual e a próxima!

(Caso queira, marque outros dois perfis para responder também)

Olá! A minha última leitura foi A Biblioteca dos Sonhos Secretos que foi maravilhosa! Uma leitura super gostosinha que deu um quentinho no coração. Vários personagens conectados por uma biblioteca e por quererem mudar alguma coisa em suas vidas. Totalmente recomendo!

A minha leitura atual é The Secret Lives of Country Gentleman que é um romance de época de queer bem legal.

A próxima leitura provavelmente vai ser Sobre aquilo em que eu mais penso: Ensaios da Anne Carson. Ela escreve super bem então já imagino que vou adorar <3

Marcando a @whozkay, a @reader00s e a @wltramarine para fazerem a tag!

And also tagging @themelodyofspring, @appleinducedsleep and @mangoslixes to talk about your last, current and next read because it's been a while since I saw you guys on my dashboard!!