TychoRC

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I just finished up listening to Blood of Elves, from The Witcher series. I started with the third game when it came out, but I really love the world and the characters, so the books thus far have been very entertaining. I'm not sure I'd really care for them if I wasn't already immersed because of the game though.

My sister also just loaned me Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica. It takes place in a world where people cannot eat the meat of other animals anymore, so they have legalized cannibalism. I'm only a few chapters in so far, but it's pretty unnerving. I'm honestly not sure if I'll be able to read it all the way through.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the detailed explanation. I found it both informative and unsettling!

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

I live near a restaurant that has a sign on the side of the building that shows a zoomed in pair of eyes. Below the eyes it says "Fine, dine here!" as if the sign is just being passive aggressive and your patronage to the restaurant is really a nuisance. It's so dumb, but every time I see it I can't help but giggle!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I used to use a website called Lang-8. It’s not really for direct chats, but you write an entry and then natives can come and correct it for grammar and/or natural feel. I was never brave enough to do full on chats with natives, so that’s the best I have ^^;

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The sub I miss the most is definitely GuysBeingDudes. It was just my type of humor and always gave me a good chuckle.

I am glad that there is a somewhat active community for uplifting news here though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow! Thank you so much for the tips and book suggestion! I was just reading earlier about trying the idea to keep it in a spot with fluctuating temperatures, but I'm embarrassed to say that judging by what you said, I'm likely drowning the poor thing! I think mine needs new soil, so I'll do that soon and check for root rot while I'm at it, then try better to let the soil dry between waterings. I'll take a look at the book you suggested too. I got this orchid because the person who had it before passed away, so I want to do my best to keep it healthy!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'd love to see you update this as you go. I inherited an orchid at work and I'm struggling with helping it bloom. I'd love to see what works for you :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I just came across "palimpsest" for the first time recently too! It was while reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by VE Schwab. It's been a while since I had to look a word up, so it stuck in my mind, lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I had a hard time getting into that one. You'll have to come back an update us after you're done! I'd love to hear if you think it was a worthy read.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to read this sooo bad!! Ever since I read Spinning Silver, I've been eager to read more of her work. Have you read Spinning Silver? I'd be interested to know how it compares to Uprooted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Same here- FE7 was my first as well. I think I played it about 5 times before finally moving on to a new entry in the series, so for a lot of my FE life, it was my favorite purely for nostalgia. I was obsessed for a while with getting my support compendium filled out, so I'd plan out my runs and who I was going to use based completely on who I wanted to support. I do not miss the days of limited supports.

These days I have a hard time deciding between PoR and 3H though. I lean more towards PoR, but it's a tough call.

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