#silverzloe

[silverandzlo]

Have you ever wondered the story of Canada's first air ambulance story? Why is there so little information on such a historic event? Because the first call was such a disaster no one but the family involved wants to remember. Well I am a member of the family involved so buckle up!

It is February in 1946 and my great grandma is in labor during a snow storm. It was going badly. A call was made and the air ambulances was sent out. Two of her children were sent out to start and keep a fire going so the plane could find them. Mother and oldest daughter got on the plane to the hospital. Three kids died. No it wasn't triplets. But how can a single birth results in three deaths without even including the mother? Well one of the kids sent out to signal the plane got pneumonia and died. The daughter that went with got an infection at the hospital and died. And they lost the baby at the end of it all. Had there been no air ambulance there would have only been one death.

[silverandzlo]

I was an honor student, top of my class in high-school. I graduate with multiple ten-thousand dollar scholarships and acceptance to some of my countries top universities. I did one semester at a local college and realized higher education is not for me. I was miserable. I now work a blue collar job make decent money with it and am happy.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE FORMALLY EDUCATED TO BE HAPPY

Also some scholarships/student investment accounts will let you use that money to buy property and thats what I did

its kinda scary how your whole life depends on how well you do as a teenager 

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

TWO PRINCESSES. ONE THRONE. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

In my attempt to finish off all YA books in my tbr I pulled this out. Twin Crowns by Cathrine Doyle and Katherine Webber was a solid good book. I wish I read this when I was younger because I think I would have liked it better back then. This book is witty and an honest to God laugh out loud kind of book.

Both Characters are well developed and interesting. We are given just enough world building to keep us interested but never too much to slow the plot.

While I don't think I will read the next book as I don't think it I will find much enjoyment in it I do give this book five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and highly recommend it to anyone who loves YA fantasy.

[silverandzlo]

Ok did something happen cause I've got like 10 new porn bots following me?

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

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If you haven't read this, you need to. An absolutely must read series. While the first book starts of weird and awkward the incredible world building snaps in place halfway through. From there you are taken on a twisting tale that will make you question everything you think of death and dying.

[silverandzlo]

I think often about our lack of physical evidence in modern society. I volunteer transcribing old documents at an archive. Most of its official government documents (census, birth certificates, immigration) but every once in a while I get family photo albums and personal dairies and a lot of letters. But these days we keep mostly digital records. We send emails and text messages, we don't print photos just post them to Instagram. If you have an opinion you just have to share it dosen't get published in the local papers we post it on websites like this. And digital media does not last long. It gets deleted, it gets damaged, it gets lost. I really do think the only evidence of our generations will be our garbage. All of our hopes dreams and opinions will be long lost on an obsolete server.

it’s quite actually devastating that you rarely can get physical copies of concert tickets these days. it’s all digital like.. where is the commemorative piece of paper i held in my sweaty little hand all night that i get to bring home and stick in my keepsakes? we are losing some of societies greatest pillars

[silverandzlo]

I did it people. I really did it. I completed the found family achievement.

And here's how I did it.

It started innocently enough with a dinner with some friends and we were talking about Disney movies. I was shocked to find out that many of them had never seen many Disney movies. We made plans to try and meet up and watch some of them that people were missing.

We ended up getting together almost every Monday for eight months now. We can now all confidentially say we have watched every Disney movie, and by the end of October, every Pixar movie.

It evolved over time my love of cooking lead to me experimenting recipes on them. Another friend added baking. We are now talking about doing D&D on Sundays. We go grocery shopping together. Day trips on Saturdays.

Next week, I'm making homemade tomato soup with grilled cheese on homemade bread. After Pixar, we are watching Star Trek. New friends have joined us, and I'm going to have to get more seating for my living room.

Before this I saw my friends maybe once every other month. Now I'm seeing them multiple times a week. It really feels like an episode of Friends and it's the best feeling in the world.

Just do it. Call your friends and ask what movies they have never seen and if they are free next week. Trust me. It's life changing

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

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I love the tale of the goose princess. This was a fun twist on the classic story but not my favorite retelling.

The characters were interesting and well fleshed out. Would have liked to see some more world building. Maybe I'll see that in the next two books.

[silverandzlo]

My New tea shelf

[silverandzlo]

Have you tried not taking all these medications. Yes I have in fact. The doctors didn't pull me out of my mother then immediately write a prescription. I had to live a life of pain and misery for years before people started to question why a child would be in constant pain.

“if you take medication for that, you’ll be taking medication all your life!!” yeah, and?? bud, i already put on my glasses every morning. it’s like. a condition of mine, not a side hobby i’m pursuing irresponsibly. 

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

"Nahri always smiled at her marks"

While I started this book in August I didn't finish it until September because I left my copy on the ferry 🥲. My wonderful boyfriend bought me a new copy.

This book is intense. S. A. Chakraborty waists no time with hand holding. If you are unfamiliar with middle eastern/northern Africa cultures and religions I recommend reading this somewhere with internet connections unlike me who read this on an island off the coast of British Columbia.

Luckily I was with my mum who is a history teacher and she was able to brush me up on some things. Even with the confusion this book is 100% worth it. Every chapter was its own epic tale. Flying on a magic carpet to new adventures had me humming a whole new world.

If you read and loved An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir then you need to read this. She even recommends it herself!

While I won't list the trigger warnings here, I recommend looking them up. This book covers some dark things. So if there are Subjects you can't handle reading, you've been warned.

I give this book five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

"YOUR NAME IS NO CURSE, LITTLE BIRD. I JUST LIKE THE TAST OF IT."

Finally finished Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. I got the fairyloot edition a year ago! The story and characters are simply delicious. While I'm normally not one for murder mysteries, this one had me hooked. The romance between Signa and the Death was tantalizing (this is a YA so no sex scenes but there is some passionate kissing)

My only negative is this author like to make a point in telling the reader that the character is not wearing a corset very often. Every time it's brought up I was dragged from a beautiful scene.

Over all this is a four star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ book for me. I will be getting the second book Foxglove. Hopefully it won't take me a year to get to it.

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

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Entertaining but not very memorable. I was shocked when the story ended be cause it felt like not much happened

[silverandzlo]

Ok hot tip here. Need proof of address. Go around to local business. Things like furniture stores, appliance repair shops and such and ask them to mail you a fake invoice. I had the local library mail me a fake overdue fee. It worked. Sometimes you can find a bank worker who is sympathetic and will mail you a letter from the Bank.

Parents please do the smart thing and open a bank account for your child. I've had one since I was five years old and it made life so much easier. I only had to go through this bull because I moved countries.

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This unlocked a memory for me. But the amount of fucking effort for me to open my first bank account in college. Because they needed proof of address.

And I'm like "What do you need me to prove my address?"

And they were like "Official mail like a bill or credit card statement."

And I'm like "Okay, but I'm literally 18. I don't get any mail like that. Can I send you the mail I got from the colleges I've applied to?"

And they were like "No. That's like spam mail"

And my dad (whose address I was trying to use) was like "It's my address. I have official mail. Will that work? Here. I'll write a letter."

And they were like "No. It has to be blue or black ink. You used red. Also we need a notary, and we don't have a notary at this location."

It is so fucking DIFFICULT to open a bank account without a home address. I think I was able to get something for my mom's address when the government mailed me an ID or some shit that we needed for college admissions.

But fr. If a homeless person does get a job. Where the hell they gonna put that money? Since most employers will want to put it directly into your bank account. It is the biggest pain in the ass.

-fae

[thisdragonhordesbooks]

Ya books are just not hitting it for me anymore. I think it I'm done buying g them for the time being but I still have around 100 YA books on my physical tbr. So I'm powering through them.

My plan is to pull four at random each month and either finish them or DNF them. Mean while I will be exploring adult or general audience books.

Funnily enough, Holly Black was the one who made me come to this realization. I read Book of Night late last year and loved it. This made me question my book slump, as years and years ago before I was on this sight. I went from an avid reader to not having any interest. Until I read Ironside by Holly Black and came to the realization, I was just tired of juvenile books and was ready to move on to teens. So Holly Black thanks for pushing me to the next stage of my reading life.

[silverandzlo]

My mum and dad were either hippies or lazy but they did most things right. I didn't have to do anything. I had the right to sit down and do nothing at any time anywhere. Did this get me what I wanted... no of course not. But they would tell me how to get what I want. Tired of walking around the store because the law says I can't be left at home. Well if I am quiet and sit still I can sit at costemer service and be picked up once mum is done. This is a privilege of good behavior as the shop workers are busy and I can't make work for them. Is school work hard and I am feeling frustrated. Ripping up the paper just makes a new one appear. Screaming into a pillow, taking a walk, and coming back can possibly make it easier, and no one is good at everything. I was always aloud to try and fail. That's a big one. The focus was on trying my best admitting when I needed help and doing as much as I could on my own. I picked God awful outfits, ate tomato soup for breakfast, pick the TV on Thursday nights and pick dinner on Friday. I did not have to help with house chores and my room and belongings could be in whatever state I wanted as they were mine. But helping ment spending time with my parents and then them having more time to play with me as four hands work fast. The thing was my parents genuinely wanted to be parents. They wanted to sit and play dolls and watch blues clues and listen to my horrible jokes. My father still talks about the day my little sister was old enough to play pretend with me and I shut the door saying "We are going to play just the two of us, bye." No worries we still included him.... sometimes. I really did have the parents from Bluey. My childhood wasn't perfect but being treated like a human being made a world of difference.

Being a mom and an anarchist and trying to figure out the whole “parenting” song and dance from that perspective makes me think 8-year-olds have about got it figured out. I hate school. I hate tests. I hate bedtime.