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My dad's making his way through Discworld and he's just described Pratchett's writing as "Deep, insightful commentaries on the human condition... and dick jokes."

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Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!

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I have three modes of reading

Dont read

Read a 500 page book in a day

Read only fanfiction until my eyeballs drop out of my skull from exhaustion

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legit the best advice i can give you: feed your friends

any time someone is in any kind of crisis or upheaval, offer to feed them. tell them they don’t have to choose what it is if they can’t make decisions, just ask about allergies and preferences and tell them you’re just gonna make food happen at their house.

friend having a baby? delivery gift certificate to order food to the hospital after the kid shows up.

someone’s relative passes away? offer to make them dinner.

buddy gets laid off? ask if you can order them lunch.

pal stuck in a depressive episode? offer to drive them to fucking mcdonalds, if that’s what they want.

people in crisis are tired and sad and angry and the last thing most of them are doing is thinking about feeding themselves. so if you have the ability or time or money, providing that is always, always a good move.

legit i do this all the time, and it is 100% always appreciated. i have taught all my friends that when something happens, we feed each other. it makes people feel extremely cared for, and I cannot recommend it enough.

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At what point does my first aid/useful kit go from sensible to obsessive?

Current contents

- plasters

-Pain killers

- safety pins

- needle and thread

- blister plasters

-anxiety drops

- disposable cup cover(the hot cup can hurt my hands)

- antibacterial gel

-cutlery (on order)

-figit

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Thought i would share a book recommendations along with the way im aparantly giving descriptions:

A Coup of Tea: Tea Princess Chronicles, Book 1

By Casey Blair

Trigger warnings: none

Contains dragons: confirmed

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“Unplanned purchases you can only questioningly justify are a common experience in a book store” A Coup of Tea

Book by Casey Blair

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Looking at a site that sells chain mail and the stuff to make it and found this.

Credit:https://armchair-armoury.co.uk/

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Alchemy Bags

Kaju Art on Etsy

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This is a funny sign and all but I think the main takeaway should be that there is Dog English and Dog Welsh (Cimraeg?!?!?!?)

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i know that when a book describes dragons picking up their riders they probably mean scruffing them by the neck in their mouths like a kitten, but i always imagine something like this

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"The building had the architectural allure of a door stop" The Dragon Blood Collection, Book 3

Lindsay Buroker

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" You are allowed to have feelings, Rosamund," said Caroline.

Rosamond closed her eyes, fighting to retain the detachment. "Yes. They're just not helpful right now"

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Real observations since I started wearing a wizard hat daily:

- Brim is so wide that I stay BONE DRY taking walks in the rain

- Brim can be positioned to block the sun from ever getting in my eyes AND keeping it off the back of my neck

- The pointed top part creates an air pocket, keeping my head from getting hot or squishing my hair as it might in a ball cap

- Hat can easily be pulled down over the tips of my ears without looking dumb, protecting them from wind chill

- Strangers say they like my hat, giving me the chance to tell them that I am a wizard

- When you’re wearing a wizard hat, ALL OTHER FASHION CHOICES become secondary, allowing you to branch out with style

Embrace ego death. Stay protected from all elements. Wear a wizard hat.