#thankful for my health and my mom

[reenybopper]

life is good life is grand

[asexualbookbird]

Immediately forgets everything that happened in June. Uh. I threw a tea party! Finished a knit hat! Did one (1) queer corvid piece! Started playing baldurs gate! Read some good books! SAW SOME SANDHILL CRANES!!!! Found new enrichment in the form of a new walking route! A busy busy month! Didn't read as much as I intended, but I did get to check off five more books on my Reading Books I Own chart so I call that a win.

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakranorty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- WHAT A FUN BOOK! "Adventure" is the perfect word for this. Yes, it's a trilogy with only one book out, but this also works so well on its own, as individual books SHOULD! It's its own little thing. Wrapped up neat and tidy with little threads to pick up in the future. I had so much fun and the audiobook was a DELIGHT, I want to read it again immediately.

The Novice by Taran Matharu ⭐- This has been sitting on my shelf since its release. It moved homes with me. It will not be doing so again. Bland, generic, poorly written. Proof just because you were an internet success, doesn't mean you don't need an editor. Also proof that publishing is about Luck and Connections. I know goodreads ratings mean Nothing, but come on. Why is this one so high. Did people really enjoy it that much? HOW??

Translation State by Ann Leckie ⭐⭐⭐⭐- Okay. Look. This was not my favorite Leckie novel. In fact it very well could by me least favorite Leckie novel. HOWEVER. Even then, it was still fun and enjoyable. I wish it ended differently, but I still loved all the characters and how they interact. I do want to reread this as well, because I remember enjoying Ancillary Justice more the second time around and I wonder if the same will happen here.

What Moves The Dead by T Kingfisher ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - A reread! To get ready for What Feasts At Night! Even knowing all the secrets, it's still a perfectly bite sized creepy read. My favorite thing about Kingfishers writing is how even with the darkest subjects she still manages to add humor. And it never seems out of place! It's a great breather for the reader but doesn't detract from the tension. Do not recommend reading this while walking through a field of bunnies.

What Feasts At Night by T Kingfisher ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I gave What Moves The Dead four stars at my initial read through, so I wonder if this will ALSO change to five stars upon rereading. I had to read the first few chapters twice for them to stick, and ended up switching to the audiobook which was very well done. I really didn't expect another book about Alex Easton, but I'm hooked now to be honest. I mean, stop putting this soldier in Situations, but also. I want to know what other Situations ka gets into. Angus and Miss Potter are adorable.

The library has a few summer reading games with prizes so my reading in the upcoming months will be influenced by those. Someone said there might even be a local bookstore gift package in the mix and I Want That. I do still want to do the Bone Season updated read, if for no other reason than to get rid of those books so I don't have to pack and move them. Other than that, no reading plans. I've read nearly every book that's on the shelf in my bedroom, which, wow, so it's getting harder to choose what to read. I guess that's a good thing! Leaves more room to reread old favorites.

[bunnihearted]

i feel like many ppl dont understand just how unwanted i am and how deeply it affects me... my presence isnt wanted anywhere, and wherever i go i feel like im not allowed to exist. im never anyone's first choice. never the first favorite friend. never this never that. like im never the first choice for anyone, just now i almost got hit by a car bc the driver chose to not hit another person close by. they would've rather hit me than that person. and that's just how it goes for me wherever i go. im lucky when and if im even tolerated. but im not wanted or the first choice or the favorite. that just makes me feel so profoundly alone, like i dont belong anywhere or is even allowed to breathe the same air as everyone else.

[pixelsinmyveins]

Posted a new Fairy video on Youtube 🧚‍♀️🌸

[watermeloncholycucumbersome]

Day 82 of Writing Something Everyday

(365 Day Challenge)

His arms are like fences - fortified.

He hears my prayers, He hears my cries.

Within His arms nothing can get me,

For He rains upon me countless blessings.

His voice is like thunder captured in a jar,

If uncapped the glass would break to shards.

Nothing can hold Him,

But He can hold me.

Because in His arms,

I am free.

~Jenni

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Dontcha love it when your extended family makes your decisions for you on if you wanna visit them when the time comes lmao

[madamescarlette]

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[xskyll]

My mother has a Christmas tradition where she buys me a shirt in a size (or two) too big every year. I've been the same size now for over ten years, but I used to be 40 lbs heavier. While I was losing weight, she would frequently tell me how bad I looked (for context, after those 40 lbs, I am still about 30 lbs heavier than what is considered ideally healthy for my height, so it's not like I was becoming worrisomely thin, and I lost the weight very slowly).

Usually, she doesn't ask if the shirt fits, but if she does, I say it's too big and remind her of my size. She always says something like, "Oh, well, I thought it looked small. I don't have the receipt. Just wear it anyway," or, "Maybe you could take it in on your sewing machine."

It's like opening a box every year with a note inside that says, "Do you REALLY think you're that size? Look at your face, honey. Your waist. You're fatter than you think."

Anyway, for the last three years, I've had "lose 10 lbs" as a New Year's resolution, and I've been killing myself trying, and failing, to achieve it. So this coming year, I'm going to try to stop dieting and focus on getting as muscular as possible. Forget becoming the dainty, slender princess in the tower. I want to be the buff knight that saves her instead. I'm doing this for me, but I bet my mom will hate me being muscular even more than she'd hate me being thin, so that's just some icing on the cake. Get mad.

[thechaotichorselord]

[holocene-sims]

a sneak peek for an upcoming (timeline tbd) update 😊

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

my 1 (one) stardew opinion is shane should not have won the bachelor poll

[psalm40speakstome]

“It was those scumbags who cheated and betrayed you. What I'm saying is, you're the victim here. So you shouldn't be ashamed. The victim shouldn’t be embarrassed. You were wronged. They should be embarrassed, not you.” Cho Yong Pil.

Welcome To Samdal-ri. Episode Five. “I See You”

[cranberrv]

i thought i was getting better bro

[the-one-who-lambs]

Everyone, as I finish up my master's thesis and prepare for my presentation (which is in less than ten days now), I just wanted to extend my thanks to all of you who are being so patient for updates to The Risen Lamb and the Fallen God. Most of y'all who have been here for a while have known me to put out a oneshot or chapter just about every week, but due to grad school this year being so strenuous, it's no surprise that I haven't had nearly as much time to focus on writing. I've had a bit of an influx of new followers since I started the reboot in November as well, so readers who are new probably don't think my three-weeks-or-so per chapter isn't all that weird, but it's quite a long time for me lmao. I know y'all have told me that you don't mind waiting, but I wanted to say thanks anyway!

[butchofthewilds]

I’m really torn on what class to make Juneth/Junath (still haven’t decided which I’m going with) Mahariel… One the one hand, rogue makes more sense for a Dalish hunter (not just in terms of archery, but also like, to sneak up on animals, you need to be, well, *sneaky*), which Mahariel seems to be(?) (although they’re apprenticed to Master Ilen, a craftsman, so maybe not?), and also means that the pre-game Mahariel/Merrill/Tamlen trio had one of each class, which is fun. On the other hand, warrior works better for choice in party composition (rogue requires Alistair for like 95% of the time, because you get Oghren late and. I don’t think Mahariel will be a huge fan of him. and I need a warrior), and the specializations work better with my lore (in my Mahariel worldstate, I’ve decided that the Presence in the life gem you get the arcane warrior specialization from is actually a desire spirit pulling a Cole of sorts, who Mahariel willingly hosts and is granted his more supernaturally specialization abilities by)—the idea of Juneth/Junath getting berserker- and reaver- (and, in DAA, spirit warrior-) esque abilities through possession is very fun to me.

[imwritesometimes]

I think a lot about how if I'd have been born like 200 years ago I would have been sent to the sea side and dosed with cocaine every day for my Mental Maladies but instead I'm walking around in 2024 and ppl are trying to make me feel like shit for not opting into hustle culture or convince me AI & crypto currency are the future...