#reading and

[witchcatyoshiko]

Reading Bloody Acquisitions by Drew Hayes

And

Was just reading along and they meet Leeroy and then he introduces Crystal to the deputies and a voice screams in my mind and I’m sitting here just…

Did Drew Hayes just make a Leeroy Jenkins reference?

[catmask]

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

[dozydawn]

nimble, a border collie-papillon mix, wins the 12” class in the 2024 masters agility championship. the first time a mixed breed has won at westminster ever.

[knebellindemann]

[amartworks]

had a fun experience on the subway the other day

[doctorslippery]

[omegaverse-anesthesiologist]

why is ao3 is blocked on the hospital wifi????

[sourdough-seal]

bingewatching will never come close to bingereading. there is nothing like blocking out the entire Earth for ten hours to read a book in one sitting no food no water no shower no bra and emerging at the end with no idea what time it is or where you are, a dried-up prune that's sensitive to light and loud noises because you've been in your room in the dark reading by the glow of a single LED. it's like coming back after a three-month vacation in another dimension and now you have to go downstairs and make dinner. absolutely transcendental

[elexuscal]

"it's concerning if university students are genuinely struggling to read full adult-level books for class" and "don't overstate the reporting of a single news article" and "if this shift is genuinely real, it's reflective of broad curriculum changes in lower education levels, probably at least in part due to remote schooling during COVID, and doesn't mean the new generation is being willfully Stupid and Vapid" and "when reading for personal pleasure people should read whatever they like without shame" and "reading from a broad variety of genres, styles, and authorial backgrounds will improve your understanding of both literature and the real world" and "actively mocking people for their tastes in books does not encourage them to become more adventurous you're just being mean" and also "but seriously adult books are not just boringly pretentious nothingburgers padded with pointless sex scenes, and claiming they are just shows how little you've read" all can and should co-exist.

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

I firmly believe that some stories can never be translated into a different medium and that's okay

[witchcatyoshiko]

Reading Super Powereds Year 4 by Drew Hayes

And

I think Will should have a major crush on Alice by the end. It’s just meant to be. He’s always in a kinda awe of her, has high respect to the point of wanting to protect her and her goals, and she’s not above giving him credit where it’s due and working in ways he can’t. Just feels like given more time working closely together, he’ll catch them feels.

Also I keep feeling like Roy is gonna have a relationship with one of his teachers, dunno. It feels in character for him. I mean until Angela got her hooks in him I thought Roy and Chad might start something just cuz Roy gets passionate and that just kinda fuzes together for him, possibly. Which is why I think he’d go down and dirty with a teacher.

And another thing, I feel like Chad’s mom and Blaine are already a couple in her eyes. Like she’s attached to him making him come to everything, Chad even accepting him as a father figure and Blaine’s just like “sigh what could be… Whelp! Bye!” If he tried to date, I’m sure she’d be upset.

AND and!! Wouldn’t it be cute for Alice to take Vince’s last name?! Like just leave that stink name behind and go be a family with Vince and be better. Just disappear herself and be like Shelby Reynolds and be that fun auntie that comes over and hovers her brother Vince’s kids around the living room while Vince and Camille go on a date.

[vamprisms]

shut da hell up

[soracities]

"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

[septemberkisses]

the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show