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I am terrible at social media, including this beloved hell site...
But I can confidently say that I am the kind of bisexual who is eagerly counting down to July 2nd 2025 like it's my day job.

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December ππ§Ά Update
My December reading recovered a bit thanks to taking some time off work for the holidays. I started the month with a reread of Nora Roberts's Come Sundown and ended the year with T. J. Klune's Ravensong. I am very impatiently waiting for the rest of the Green Creek series to be re-released so I can pick them up from the library. While I *could* get them on Kindle right now, I am trying to resist in anticipation of picking up hardcover copies of the whole series. We'll see how long I manage to hold out.
I also borrowed Check & Mate from the library. I don't read a ton of YA, but I found this to be really satisfying and delightful. The characters felt true to age without feeling overly juvenile and the emotions were rich and layered. Another great Ali Hazelwood novel π
January π§Άπ Update
And now we're officially all caught up on my reading snake!!! January was pretty busy for me - I started the new year with an ear infection, chaperoned a high school trip to England and France, came down with covid, and got another ear infection.
I also finally got around to reading Fourth Wing after the nagging of many friends. And they were right, I loved it. Especially since Violet and I have a lot of health issues in common - it was great to see her be a badass in a magical world without a magical fix erasing her chronic illness.
I also tried a new paranormal author that just didn't do it for me, although I did power through the book in hopes it would get better. It didn't, but I found myself liking the second and third Charming Cove books (by Linsey Hall) even more than the first one! So that's a net win.
My reading has slowed down again in February, but I'm finally feeling well enough to crochet other projects, which means less reading time π€£
November π Update
That's November wrapped with 4 books, which feels low to me (and the data backs that up). It should be noted that I started My Roommate is a Vampire just before Halloween, so it carried me through the spooky festivities quite nicely. It should also be confessed that my "sports romance" category has this far been entirely hockey romances π
I've really enjoyed Once Upon A Book Club's Sweet Halloween boxes the past couple years - they're always a treat and well worth it. I found the company when they did a beautifully curated Bridgerton collection, and I've picked up a few one off boxes since that I've quite enjoyed βΊοΈ
October Snake Update π
Yeah, yeah, it's February. See my last post re: me being sick for months. Right now I'm dealing with what is either my second or fourth ear infection in that timeframe, so chillax.
The three paranormal rereads were Lori Handeland's Sisters of the Craft trilogy, which are pretty fun and a bit of a departure even from her usual paranormal style. Plus, there's some fun Nightcreatures universe connections π

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I swear I haven't forgotten about my 30th year reading snake. But I've also been sick in some way or another since November. So I'm playing catch up. I'll be posting each month's roundup in the next few posts.
And I'll be posting more of my crochet creations here too.
I'm still here, still lurking, and hoping to spend more time in one of my happiest corners of the internet as I keep feeling better.
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UNMUTE!!
The kids on TikTok think that just because he was a classic country singer, Johnny Cash was conservative??? My babies he covered a Nine Inch Nails song in his seventies.
Classic country singers (the majority of which came from poor roots) were always talking about how much The Man sucked because they were taking money from poor rural folk. Youβre gonna tell me thatβs conservative?? Get outta here.
And somehow on the opposite side of the scale with the same exact opinion the conservative kids say βI like the old country music, because thereβs no politics to itβ Woodie Guthrieβs got a βthis machine kills fascistsβ sticker on his guitar? You think thereβs no politics in 9 to 5 or Folsom Prison Blues?!
For anyone confused there was a sudden and dramatic shift in the country music genre. It used to be a genre fixated on the experiences of people. Lived or common experiences that resonated with the common people. It was music that you listened to and it thrummed in tune to your soul because you had lived it yourself. And a lot of that was about ordinary people getting ground up in the gears of society.
The hyper patriotism, beer, and trucks chimera we have now didn't show up until after 9/11 and the world is lesser for it
Allow me to post the entire lyrics to the Johnny Cash song "Man in Black", released in nineteen goddamn seventy-one and written about why he always wore black onstage:
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
But is there because he's a victim of the times
I wear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
About the road to happiness through love and charity
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
Up front there ought to be a man in black
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believin' that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred-thousand who have died
Believin' that we all were on their side
Well, there's things that never will be right, I know
And things need changin' everywhere you go
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything's okay
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
'Til things are brighter, I'm the man in black
That right there is an anti-war, anti-bigot, anti-mass-incarceration, anti-war-on-drugs (Cash was an addict in various stages of recovery who was pissed as hell about how this country treats people with substance issues), eat-the-rich protest song. And it was arguably his signature song, his personal manifesto. Notice that even the Jesus reference, which today would be a signal that the song is about to drop some racist dogwhistles, segues immediately into a line about "the road to happiness through love and charity". As in "Motherfucker, our shared god said love thy neighbor and care for the poor and the outsider, and we both know he didn't fucking stutter." He's throwing shade at self-described Christians who use his religion as a cudgel to beat people with.
Johnny Cash wasn't a conservative. I'm pretty sure if he were alive and in reasonably good health today, he'd knock Jason Aldean's teeth out (or, failing that, write a song so devastatingly memetic about how much Aldean sucks that Aldean would never work in music again).
Johnny Cash was punk rock. He just happened to be punk rock in the body of a country singer.

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I think it's the galactic orbit thing that really did me in
just wanted a visual demonstration since I was talking about how much I love them
Mules are like horses with the self destruct button removed
...do you mean the 'self preservation instinct' removed????
No, absolutely not. Itβs the opposite. Mules will straight up refuse to do things if they donβt have the confidence that they can complete it. This is where the term βstubborn as a muleβ comes from. A horse would attempt these feats and break its weak little ankles and roll over and kill its rider. Mules do this because they know they can. Thatβs also why mules and donkeys are used as mounts around the Grand Canyon, theyβre both sure-footed and stubborn and will refuse to do things that put them and the rider in danger when a horse would listen to the call of the void and just do it. Donkeys are less domesticated than mules, less dependent on humans and more self-assured, this is why they can be harder to train but also why they have such great self-preservation skills. A mule inherits those traits from its father.
when a pelican bites you there's no malice in their eyes. they aren't upset at you. they are just hungry and want to see if you fit in their mouths. and if you don't then it's no problem and everything is fine. and if you do then well i guess your fate is sealed but that's ok it's a beautiful animal
Okay, see, I knew about the capybara gif:
But I didnβt know that they really are That Dense, All The Time. The same way sharks will bite anything that might be a seal, just in case, these birdbrains will apparently test just about anything for beak size.Β
Behold a short list of bad ideas:
Human foot is not food, bird.
That is clearly bigger than your entire body.
...You do know what a bear cub is, right? Right??
That is a BICYCLE SEAT.
Thatβs it; arrested for bird crimes.
Reading Snake Update! - Month 4 π
August was another tight month for personal reading - I only finished 8 books and just over 2,700 pages. π Four of those books were by new-to-me authors and I found a couple of series to follow! π€ My favorite read this month was A Little Too Familiar by Lish McBride. Even though it had some copyediting issues, the story had a lot of heart and the world of the Uncanny was clever and immersive.
Here's hoping that as the school year gets going I can get back on track with my usual reading speed π€ and there are several books I am eagerly awaiting coming out this fall ππ₯°
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Reading Snake Update! π
Month 3 (July) is over and stitched π§Ά I only read 8 novels and 1 massive anthology due to editing projects and issues with my AC and crawl space.
This is the first month that I read fewer than 4,000 pages - only clocking around 3,200 π But while I read fewer books than in May or June, I read works by a massive variety of authors, including several new-to-me authors, and also read across several different genres π€ The reread this month was Ali Hazelwood's Love, Theoretically - it really didn't take me long to want to revisit Elsie and Jack π₯°
I really recommend Tricia Levenseller's Daughter of the Pirate King/Siren Queen books and I'm looking forward to the third book releasing in November! π§π»ββοΈποΈ
I've added a "sports [romance]" π category to the key since May since I've started on a hockey romance kick and have some upcoming releases on the horizon that I'm excited for. I also went ahead and stitched my first book of August (finished on August 1).
What the fuck those things are real I thought it was just a cartoon
I thought the same thing when I moved to Arizona
Little velociraptor
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ok but roadrunners are so cool, I can seldom think of a bird more velociraptor-like
more people need to know theyβre real because look at this, this is some real walking with dinosaurs shit
they have powerful legs allowing them to run up to 20mph and leap to impressive heights with ease
they are extremely swift and fearless, quick enough to take down a sizable rattlesnake and other large prey animals like lizards and mice
they have several unique adaptations to thermoregulate, such as the dark patch of feathers on their back which acts as a solar panel to absorb heat, or its crest that either releases or absorbs heat by exposing its skin
they have these long, stiff tailfeathers that they use as a counterbalance when running, very reminiscent of the rod-like tail of a dromaeosaur
and they are capable of bursts of flight/gliding with incredibly beautiful plumage
Iβm genuinely shocked how many people think theyβre made up, they are real and they are AWESOME
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