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2024 Books Read List

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

Civil War by Stuart Moore

Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis

Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis

Perelandra by CS Lewis

That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Screaming Staircase by Johnathan Stroud

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Enna Burning by Shannon Hale

Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham

Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey

Another Gospel by Alisa Childers

Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning

The Case for Heaven by Lee Strobel

The Great Divorce by CS Lewis

Farmed Out: Agricultural Lobbying in a Polarized Congress by Clare Brock

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

You Are Not Enough (And That's Okay) by Allie Beth Stuckey

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer

If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer

The Problem of Pain by CS Lewis

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

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woah hi I just hit 200 followers bc of my most recent post 😭 welcome ninjago fans

[inkymaws]

currently processing an opossum who was struck by a car and his little rotten body smelled a bit like fresh coffee and rain and idk what that means in the end but i’m sure there’s something important about life and death in there

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My neopets are so special to me honestly, they were a huge part of my childhood and they're still just as wonderful to me today. Hell or high water, disaster after sitewide dumpsterfire, I'll always love my lil neopet dudes. :P

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Undertale (Video Game), Undertale Multiverse - Fandom Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sans/Sans (Undertale), Ink/Geno Additional Tags: _____tale Sans | Ink (Undertale), Aftertale Geno Sans (Undertale), Fluff, Gay Panic, Kinda, Light Angst, Short One Shot, _____tale Sans | Ink Being a Little Shit (Undertale), local skeleton gets called pretty and panic: more at eleven Series: Part 16 of Ink Gets Rizz A.K.A The Author Throws Several Sanses At Ink And Calls It A Day Summary:

"Wh-What?" Geno stammers out, strangely put off.

"You are beautiful." Without any warning, Ink throws their well-worn and well-cared paintbrush aside and appears in front of Geno, cradling his face between gloved hands.

"What?" He intelligently repeats.

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Getting major surgery and getting disowned by my parents in the same week was not on my 2024 bingo card.

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*kicks down the door* I have thoughts about anti-capitalism

To be clear, I'm not talking about anti-materialism. That is, I am not talking about not buying stuff. I like stuff. I love buying stuff.

I'm talking about anti-capitalism, or specifically the dislike, disapproval of, and desire to dismantle the economic system that currently rules the world. Capitalism values money above all else, to the detriment of basically everyone.

Who does shoplifting hurt? Not big chain stores like Apple and Home Depot. Who does debt hurt? Not the rich or the lenders. Who's hurt by high medical costs? Not the doctors and pharmacists - it's the people who need the treatments they offer get hurt.

My whole life, I've been told that being in debt is either an inescapable reality or a moral failing, and I don't think either one of those things is true. If we as a species were to value health, safety, and the pursuit of happiness more than we value money then many of the world's problems would already be solved.

So I reject capitalist values. Going into debt is a thing that will happen (to me) because the assholes that control the money are reducing how much they give and increasing how much they demand. If I have a way to get around them or game the system, I'm doing it, because my current happiness is worth that effort. The present is important, and I want to invest in it. Anyone who promotes being miserable in the present in order to secure future happiness is either a fool or a con-man. The difference is probably in whether or not you paid to hear them say that.

The future is something you plan for, not something you live for.

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Padawan liveblog or whatever

OWK: meditating is thee last thing I wanna do... which probably means I really, really should :(

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witches are aro culture right?? green?? hanging out with your best friends away from romance people?? making soup in the cauldron?? suspicious green potions?? there’s a cat somewhere?? surrounded by green trees and the mysterious creatures who are your friends?? sign me up

[papyrus-the-utau-offical]

Oh shizzle, Papyton real?

[Hell yes baby]

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Once I couldn't find my car keys. Not on the hook, not on the counter.

Jacket pockets? Nope.

Jeans pockets? Double nope.

Starting to get worried. It's okay, I still have time. Check the mud room again.

Hook still empty.

Not on the washer or dryer. (Not IN them either.)

Back to the kitchen. Counter? No. Table? No.

Check jacket again. Pockets still empty.

Starting to actually worry. It's snowy outside. I'm going to be late for work.

Put on my boots, check the car through iced-up windows. No sign of my keys. Back inside for one more check.

Bathroom? No.

Closet? Nope.

Buried in the bedsheets? No - but I really should change these OH DAMN I'M LATE

I've just decided it's a lost cause. I'll call in and then find a locksmith after I have a little snack to calm down.

Open the fridge.

. . .

Why are my keys in the fridge?

I don't know, but there they are by the milk.

I'm gonna be late, but my boss will die laughing when he hears about this.

When you're unsuccessfully looking for something and start gradually increasing your It Could Be There range. Like yeah sure maybe the rice cooker pot is in the freezer, idk

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Nothing has convinced me I don't want to be a lawyer like reading a law textbook

[inkymaws]

i think the part of girlhood i hold on to is being completely alone in a room in the late hours of night and still worrying how i look when i cry

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Living the childhood just a little by buying a few unopened mcdonalds neopets plushie bags... They'll be coming in by the weekend hopefully!! (Hoping for another starry kyrii hahah)

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Fun fact: none of us are real humans! At least, not by the standards of capitalism.

The wide range of skill sets demanded by employers is becoming more and more unmanageable as they try to make one person handle more and more elements of what could be multiple positions - not because it's efficient or healthy for the person doing it, but because it means the people at the top of the pyramid get more money that way.

Have you ever noticed that a company's "value" isn't based on how much money or product or employees they have? It's not about their power to do things, but about how much more money they might make next year in comparison to this year.

So next time you read "must be good at multitasking" in a job description, take a moment to reflect on how literally no human ever would be able to perfectly execute the duties of a job that could or maybe should be held by three people instead of just one.

Hot take: Many of the problems in modern life could be addressed and even eliminated if the aim of businesses was to improve the lives of customers and employees, instead of "make more money."

Money is only valuable because we assign it value. Life is inherently valuable because without it, we wouldn't exist.

they should invent a searching for jobs that doesn't open a miles-deep pit of despair and rage within me that gets deeper and wider with every scroll because it's all shit that is impossible for me to do because I am not a real human like other people

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Why is it that the more I learn about autism, the more autistic I get?