Previous poll reviewIn the
The Tower poll, by far the most popular princess is the cat (63%), so I guess it's a cat tower. Runner up is the dragon princess with 47.8%, and third is the minotaur princess (32.6%), who I imagine is enjoying the view after so much time shut up in a labyrinth.
In ticky-boxes, rescue dragons came second to hugs, 60.9% to 69.6%, and puppies came third with 45.7%. Thank you for your votes!!
ReadingNeurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman, narrated by William Hope. This is (understandably) more about parenting than I was expecting, so I don't know that I'm getting a huge amount out of it. But it's well-written and well-read, and I'll keep going a bit further. (It's over 20 hours.)
Maybe a little more of
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander -- I'm not sure if I've got back to this since I last posted. I'm awaiting new intermediate glasses, which I'm hoping will make life easier and mean I can read on my exercise machine again, without having to set the font size to "huge". (Breaking news: ageing is overrated.)
Guardian by priest -- I think we're nearly through the epic (in both senses) mythology dump, and we'll soon be getting back to what I think of as the main plot arc.
Release Your Persona by Yeaze (Korean BL manhwa) (via
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reviews_and_ramblings, which I found via
cornerofmadness) -- this sure was an education in how porny BL manhwa are. It's a short-and-sweet celeb/non-celeb romance. Very cute (and did I mention E-rated?).
No Peter Whimsy this week because I disliked the narrator of the audiobook.
KdramasOur Unwritten Seoul -- okay, I'm loving this story of adult twins who swap lives; it's interesting and hopeful without being fluffy. Curious to see where it's going, and (of course) impatient for secrets to come out.
Sell Your Haunted House -- rewatch continues. Such a good show.
Other TVThe first episode of
Étoile, a ballet drama created by the Sherman-Palladinos (of
Gilmore Girls and
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fame). Seems fun so far. We'll get back to it.
Finished the first season of the Argentinian show,
El Eternauta, and I totally see why it was recommended to go in unspoiled (I agree!), but just ftr, the season doesn't wrap up. It's one of those gear-shift to-be-continued endings. Still, it was fascinating and I always appreciate a different-from-the-usual-suspects setting. (
laireshi, if you happen to be reading this, this show hits one of your DNWs.)
Turning Point: The Vietnam War continues to be excellent; really impressive range of interview subjects from all sides.
Murderbot is still really fun. Finished season 5 of
The Expanse. The school episode of
Poker Face and the con artist one (John Cho & Melanie Lynskey 4 eva), and episodes 4 & 5 of
Andor season 2.
Guardian/FandomMy fannish activity consists of the readalong, the polls, and writing -- which is all so much fun and plenty to keep me busy.
Audio entertainmentWriting Excuses, a lot of
Coherent (local politics argh), and a couple of episodes of
Midnight Burger because I was starving for fiction. (Episode 7 was so good I made Andrew listen to it. I'm not sure it worked as well out of context, but mostly I just liked the physics conversation anyway.)
Writing/making thingsI'm still writing! This is a pretty great streak for me. How long can it last? Trying to finish a minor character/outsider POV flashfic for tomorrow's
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fan_flashworks deadline (prompt: Yield), and I still have the
Guardian bingo prompts for June on my mind. One day I'll get back to my WIPs.
Also, there's been author reveals, so I can say that I picked up a pinch hit for
whumpex, which was really fun. I had not previously thought I'd enjoy writing a fic where Zhao Yunlan spends most of it screaming in pain, but... you live, you learn.
Life/health/mental state things( Idek. )Good thingsSunshine and biking. The bakery at Greta Point, with its delicious cinnamon rolls and seed-strewn rye sourdough. Achieving getting my car fixed. Writing! Guardian and comments and polls and the readalong and happy brain-sparky times and people. My favourite hand cream courtesy of
mergatrude. Crosswords. Kdramas. My arms are holding up pretty well.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16
What natural disaster threat(s) do you live with?
View Answersearthquake
6 (37.5%)
fire
5 (31.2%)
volcano
3 (18.8%)
flood
9 (56.2%)
drought/heat
7 (43.8%)
hurricane/cyclone
2 (12.5%)
landslide/avalanche
1 (6.2%)
blizzard
6 (37.5%)
tornado
4 (25.0%)
tsumani
1 (6.2%)
other
2 (12.5%)
ticky-box full of emergency kits/go bags
6 (37.5%)
ticky-box made of Möbius strips and Escher staircases
9 (56.2%)
ticky-box full of unlabelled VHS tapes
7 (43.8%)
ticky-box full of zebras in headphones listening to 80s pop on Stripe-ify
7 (43.8%)
ticky-box full of hugs
11 (68.8%)
