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Reading List 2024

(Linked titles go to the book review I posted.)

Currently Reading:

Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Started 08.31.24)

Slug and Other Stories by Megan Milks (Started 08.25.2024)

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan (Started 06.10.24)

Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Started 05.30.24)

Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke (Started 03.04.24)

It by Stephen King (Started 01.20.24)

Emma by Jane Austen (Started 11.06.23)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Started 05.27.23)

Finished:

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (11.04.23 - 01.10.24)

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth (01.09.24 - 01.16.24)

Off-Balance by Dominique Moceanu (01.10.24 - 01.19.24)

The Best American Poetry 2022 by David Lehman (05.25.23 - 02.13.24)

Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon (12.03.23 - 02.20.24)

The Vegetarian by Han Kang (01.17.24 - 02.22.24)

Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon (02.24.24 - 02.26.24)

Barbarian's Touch by Ruby Dixon (02.26.24)

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta (03.13.24 - 03.15.24)

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (02.27.24 - 03.01.24)

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (03.07.24 - 03.14.24)

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (03.27.24)

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (03.30.24 - 04.02.24)

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (04.11.24 - 04.15.24)

The Best American Poetry 2023 by David Lehman (02.13.24 - 04.19.24)

Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta (04.20.24 - 04.24.24)

Coma* by Robin Cook (04.17.24 - 05.23.24)

House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A. Craig (05.25.24 - 05.26.24)

Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (05.27.24 - 05.30.24)

Virgin by Analicia Sotelo (04.20.24 - 07.15.24)

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett (Sometime in May - 07.17.24)

Barbarian’s Taming by Ruby Dixon (07.17.24 - 08.15.24)

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Mallory Ortberg (March 2022 - 08.25.24)

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (08.27.24 - 08.29.24)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (08.29.24 - 08.31.24)

*Any books that I would vehemently not recommend will be marked using an astrick.

[martianbugsbunny]

My TNG poll is over (Data won and I should not be surprised lmao; proud of dealer's choice Will Riker for pulling a solid third) so let's do another one!

Dax and Odo don't get to be in it because that feels like cheating. they're actually trans.

[miodiodavinci]

head in hands like "maybe i should have realized this about myself sooner" as i am surrounded by neon flashing signs that Very Clearly Indicate the thing i should have realized about myself sooner

[hopeinthebox]

tagged by my beloved no.1 chappell roan stan @cordiallyfuturedwight thanks my darling <33 i can only apologise for the lack of ms roan here... i swear good luck babe has been on repeat i don't know what happened

tagging the usual suspects, apologies if i've already missed yours: @aprylynn @jiminsproof @thvinyl @cosmicdreamgrl @visionsofgideontheninth @hoseeok @kimchokejin @jihopesjoint @monismochi <333 and you dear reader

oh and see here for more of my self-proclaimed songs of the summer if you're interested in that kind of thing

[squishosaur]

ragirido didneyland trip outfits

[jazelock]

YOOOOOOO LET'S GOOOOOOOO

[slverblood]

Give up on making gifs for now. Will say tho that the only wizards who get a pass with Aylin after everything she's been through are Rolan, Gale, and wizard Tav / durge.

[supercantaloupe]

oh hell. okay who has opinions on till eulenspiegel, is it any good

[nixariel]

oh hey wait a minute, hold the phone!!

THIS is from S1E05 as it originally aired. But THIS

seems to be what the episode looks like now (pls excuse the watermark, couldn’t find a better clip to screencap). They’re similar enough to be father and son, but that is NOT the same person sitting next to Zack!

So the CS production crew... switched the art forger (or so he is credited; voiced by Liam O’Brien) to the counterfeiter from the bayou episode... to accomplish what, exactly? If anything, wouldn’t it have made more sense to just continue with the S1 forger instead of designing a younger-but-very-similar character and then retroactively subbing the S3 version into S1′s place? I am. confused.

[vulpinesaint]

bed covered in books feeling fucking fanTASTIC

[puppys-rhythm-heaven]

worst part of megamix is how in the museum dog ninja's music is named like all the other songs instead of having its actual name (tears of a dog ninja). terrible and horrible 0/10 completely unplayable- /j

[ambreiiigns]

I'M WATCHING TERRIFIER IT'S ONLY ONE HOUR AND 24 MINUTES!!!!!! LET'S FUCKING GOOOO BABYYY THAT'S THE SHIIIIT

[tonyglowheart]

the "having the new car" part is very cool I will admit. even the dumb phone app that's subscription based but they give you 1 year complementary to hook you ig

it's the everything else you still gotta deal with after buying the car that is sulking for me lmao, like, so much happened and I kind of just had to trust that I wasn't signing stupid shit. And also I gotta check the paper copies they gave me and see if I was supposed to receive some additional documents thru email or if they already gave it to me. and then figure out the online account for the financing (though I may need to wait for the letter in the mail...?). and decide if I try to pay it off right away or keep it open for a bit, like how much of an impact on my credit score would it be to open it and then close it right away (sidebar: it's such bullshit that paying off a loan lowers your credit score because "you closed an account." if anything that should IMPROVE your score. How is paying min payments on time proof you can meet payments but paying off early not proof you can repay loans. fake-ass garbo). and still figure out insurance lmao... though hopefully my parents will help me w that like they said they would (I got a quote for a solo policy lmao and mother was like, that's too much, it's less to add it to the existing plan (tho I'd have to add one of them to the title for that, and I'd have to pay off the loan before I can do that or else they'd have to get added to the loan too)).

and THEN I gotta give the guy a good review bc he offered me the car for msrp no markup lmao, which my mother still thinks is too high but okay mother things right now are So Very Different from when you last bought a car in 2014, supply had been way down due to supply chain redirects and the used car market is hot though cooling down, and apparently dealerships are pivoting their strategies and aren't filling lots with cars that they then have to lower prices on to move (literally was on the radio today, so by the time it's hit the news it's already well underway to being done that way). I think the car I looked at, it was the only one in the area in that color actually lol, and the TrueCar price was like, maybe $50 under MSRP, and like at that rate I didn't feel like I had leverage to bargain the price unless I played hard to get lmao, but I'd have to have gone in with that attitude which I didn't.

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

you know it’s been a bad psychiatric appt when you have to follow it up with a best friend debriefing to rant out your feelings. and you know what’s peak invalidating to hear from a mental health professional after you describe your current symptoms and experience with a new medication? ‘that doesn’t make any sense.’ followed by a lecture about why i can’t possibly be having the reaction to the meds that I AM LITERALLY HAVING AND JUST EXPLAINED

[hopeinthebox]

love josh o'connor's summer playlist, especially the beyonce/madonna/rizzle kicks trilogy as well as ace of bass into sabrina carpenter

i'm on my knees BEGGING for your hand in marriage here anna. i've never felt so deeply understood in my LIFE <333 you GET IT!!!!

[thelastspeecher]

Have you been tested for h. Pylori? My sister was having stomach issues for MONTHS before anyone thought to give her triple therapy for it -- the only reason I'm mentioning it is bc it's a relatively easy treatment which might give you a solution earlier than trying to get an appointment with a nutritionist

I haven't been tested for it, no. However, my symptoms tend to be located south of the stomach and don't seem to mesh much with an H. pylori infection. In addition, my GI seems to be on top of things, given that all the tests she ordered except one came back with abnormal results, and she hasn't mentioned H. pylori as a concern.

My issues do seem to be at least partially diet-related. Despite my odd reaction to the low-fructose diet, I do have fructose malabsorption. I also have gluten intolerance and an occasional sensitivity to high-fat meals. I wouldn't be surprised if there's something else sneakily hidden, and even if there isn't, it's enough to merit meeting with someone who can help me make sure I get all my nutrients. Whether my insurance approves it or not (fingers crossed they do - I'm making the call tomorrow), I'll be seeing a nutritionist. As for the wait, well, I've had to push medical things back a lot lately due to illness and a course of antibiotics that would have influenced a particular test. So I'm fine with a wait as long as I know there's an end point somewhere.

That being said, I believe my father may have had H. pylori in the past; I know he's had issues with ulcers at least. So I think when I next meet with my GI, I'll mention my dad's issues, because I don't remember if I told her about it during my first appointment with her.