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The library doors have not closed again, the Librarian has been going through some really rough personal things starting from early February and then has been navigating the strangeness of social distancing while working the tourist industry. However they will have plenty of time now while they remain confined within the stone walls of the library.

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I love this series, I wish I had the physical copies!

Yelena and Valek 😍

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Writing Prompt #1

Make a list of anything green you can see (minimum of eight). Write a poem using each of these, one per line.

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20 followers I would like to know/get to know me tag

Tag 20 amazing followers you would like to get to know better

I was tagged by @contentreading (thanks!)

Blogs: Just this one really? I have a couple I’ve abandoned though lmao

Name or nicknames: Jude… I don’t really have a nickname, my names short already

Preferred gender: *vague hand gestures*

Star sign: Pisces (It’s almost my birthday!!)

Height: 5′6-ish? I haven’t measured myself in ages… maybe 5′7?

Sexual orientation: *more vague hand gestures*

Hogwarts house: Hufflepuff!

Favourite colour: Hmm it changes, but right now I love burgundy.

Favourite animal: Any strange sea creature! The weirder the better.

Average hours of sleep: Honestly like 10-12, but I’m kinda super depressed so I’m still always tired.

Cat or dog person: Both!!! But I have a dog and she’s the best.

Favourite fictional characters: I could never choose I have so many lmao but I just read the Welcome to Night Vale novel and it reminded me how much I love Cecil and Carlos…

Number of blankets I sleep with: Just one

Favourite singer/band: I have loads but mainly The Mountain Goats/Courtney Barnett/Sufjan Stevens/Angel Haze.

Dream trip: I’m going to stay with my Uncle in NYC in the fall so that!

Dream job: No idea tbh but I think being a weird old person owning a weird old bookstore sounds cool.

When was this blog created: Only a couple of months ago! I keep on deleting and remaking lmao

Current number of followers: I feel super weird about sharing sorry lol

When did your blog reach its peak: dunno?

What made you create this blog: Not sure.. I just like books!

I’m tagging @bookcaffeine @adragonslibrary @degirlwhowrites @librarianlirael @weneedtogirlthehellup @lost-in-a-story @campallgay and I know thats not even close to twenty but I’m lazy so if you want to do it go for it! 

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11 questions tag

I was tagged by the lovely @bookcub, thank you!! 

RULES: Answer the 11 questions asked and create 11 more questions. 

What’s your favorite place to read? on the go! (that usually means on trains/trams/subways or walking) 

Favorite fictional setting? I’m not sure... I’ll pick Night Vale for now

Have you ever wanted to hurt a book?  I don’t think I’ve ever anthropomorphized a book that way, haha :D

Have you ever thrown a book out of frustration? Nope. 

Have you ever sent fan mail to an author?  only if you count comments on fanfiction 

What’s your favorite Shakespeare play?  ooooh, tough one! Either Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, or Hamlet :P 

What do you hate seeing on a cover?  STICKERS 

Go to page 42 of the book nearest you and write down the first ful sentence.  ‘Miserable Man!’ (Moby Dick)

Have you ever been a part of a book club?  yes! three IRL with friends (though only one really works) and one on goodreads 

When did you start your booklr?  halfway through 2015 I think....

Favorite familial relationship?  in my family or in fiction? for me: probably my relationship with my dad; in books: siblings! 

Since I am currently very much stressed because of exams and thesis stuff, I’m not going to think of 11 new questions, sorry! 

But I’d love if you would answer bookcub’s questions, too! And because I really like getting to know some of you, I’m tagging my newest followers: @polarexpressions, @natashasnook, @incessant-soul, @adragonslibrary, @your-miruna, @itsgalaxy1738 :)

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There were temples, their doors wide open, filling the streets with the sounds of gongs, cymbals and, in the case of some of the more conservative fundamentalist religions, the brief screams of the victims.

Mort, Terry Pratchett

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Moving has been a curse and a blessing. I’ve had beautiful opportunities to shoot some pictures, but I’ve also been too caught up in everything to post a lot. Here’s some shoots of my books gradually piling up in the new room. This is maybe about half, but I had to rearrange things so I won’t be able to continue with the gradual shots unfortunately. 

In other news, I’m horribly behind on my reading goals for this year, and I might just accept that at this point, and turn my sight to the new year. 

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If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King

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The exhilaration of the moment vanished and he sought it in vain, like seeking ecstasy’s memory an instant after jacking off and encountering only shame and guilt.

The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier

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You’ve come here to gather up a life. But you know what you’re gathering? Words. No--more like air, my friend--words are sounds composed of air. Air. You’re gathering air.

Tristano Dies: A Life, Antonio Tabucchi

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I’m back in the swing of things for reading! I’m so excited to continue consuming new stories!

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How come I couldn’t meet a nice, naked, well-read girl until I was kidnapped and thrown into a cage?

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, Lish McBride

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This is a little old but...I don’t think Barnes and Noble knows what manga is....

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In a very emotional week, I set aside my book on Poe to read all of Scott Pilgrim and Seconds, all by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Scott Pilgrim was recommended by someone I recently started seeing (recommendations: 2/2 so far, good sign!) and my roommate happened to have this beauty. 

Definitely the perfect things to take me out of my funk for awhile.

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Currently reading! I started this ages ago, but never finished it despite loving it. My sibling found their name in this book. It has a lot of meaning to them, and I can’t wait to be able to share that with him. 

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Next book I’ll be reading! I keep finding interesting looking books, buying them, then realizing they’re all by Vivian Vande Velde.