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i really like looking at google image searches for “firemen rescuing cats” or something because you get super cute pictures like

AND THEN THERE’S THIS ONE

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unsung benefit i think a lot of ppl are sleeping on with using the public library is that i think its a great replacement for the dopamine hit some ppl get from online shopping. it kind of fills that niche of reserving something that you then get to anticipate the arrival of and enjoy when it arrives, but without like, the waste and the money.

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Fanfic writers are like crows. If you give them treats (comments) they will bring you shiny things (fanfic)

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Shocking how many people don’t know that hens lay non-fertilized eggs and think the yolk they’re eating is a baby chicken

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this from the guy who wrote the sting pain index, a scale he constructed after letting himself be stung by insects

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incorrect merlin quotes #11

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They’re judging you

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Yaaaaas 😍

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A Year in (Book) Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#11 - Silhouette by Justin Richards

Science fiction / Doctor Who #97 / 258 pages / published 2014 / Finished Jan. 18

One Sentence Review: A fun, in-character jaunt into my favorite two-hearted, time-traveling alien, with an interesting mystery, fun references to past incarnations, and a hilarious, homicidal potato-man - though it reads more like a TV script translated to prose than a book in its own right most of the time.

Quotes of Note

"'Trust is a good thing,' Clara told him. 'You get nowhere if you don't trust people.'"

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"I'm a doctor of so many things I forget more than half of them."

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"And for your information, my style - my incredibly stylish style - is uncrampable."

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"The latest person to accost him was a young man in a tweed jacket and mismatched bowtie, with a flop of hair that looked as if it was about to detatch itself from his head and go solo."

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DOCTOR: Try to fit in.

CLARA: Right ... I'll just go and splash in a few puddles, soak my clothes in gin, and knock out several of my front teeth, shall I?

DOCTOR: If you think it will help.

My rating: 3/5

More thoughts after the break (spoilers)!

My thoughts on the book: It wasn't bad, but it was definitely one of the weaker books I've read so far, and neither is it one of the stronger Doctor Who books as far as details, description, and introspection are concerned. The plot was interesting, the characters' voices - especially Twelve's - were on point, and Strax was one of the biggest highlights, but the narration is more distant than I like.

What I found the most interesting, intriguing, challenging, and/or surprising: I was surprised and impressed with how perfectly I could hear Twelve's voice - Scottish accent and all, somehow - in my head as I read. His characterization was perfect. I found the human "weapons" to be very interesting. Affinity, Empath, and Silhouette were a great touch.

What I took away from this book: There’s not much I took away from it other than an interesting read and a few hours being entertained by a new Doctor Who adventure, to be honest, but there doesn't always have to be a deeper meaning. Entertainment in its own right is fine, too.

#book reviews #justin richards #silhouette #doctor who #booklr #twelfth doctor #book rec #spoilers #a year in book review #books #quotes #polls #january read #science fiction

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best brownies in the known universe (at least, according to my grandma)

some year and a half ago when i was getting ready to move out i combed through all the family recipes that lay lost to time and one of the ones that i found was my grandmas brownie recipe. idk where she got it from (nor can i ask cause she has dementia) and its a printed out email she sent to my mom in june 2000. but by george these the best brownies i have ever tasted. would she be pleased that i am sharing this recipe with my vast following? absolutely.

YOU WILL NEED:

5 tablespoons butter (unsalted) 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate (or as much as your heart desires) 2/3 cup unsweetened good cocoa powder 1 cup sugar (white) (superfine preferred, normal works fine) 1 cup sifted white flour (can use gluten free) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder as much cinnamon as your heart desires (your heart needs to desire at least some cinnamon. its essential to the recipe) 3 egg whites 1 egg splash of vanilla extract (again, non negotiable step!)

preheat your oven to 325 degrees. grease a square baking pan (9x9 preferably).

in a small saucepan over medium heat melt the butter and baking chocolate. while that is melting, sift together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a small bowl. once the butter and chocolate is done melting add the cocoa powder and cook it together for 1 minute. add in the sugar and stir. it will get very thick. this is correct.

set that aside to cool. while thats cooling take a large bowl and put in your egg whites, egg and vanilla. beat it up with preferably a whisk but you can use a fork if youre fresh out of whisks. once the chocolate is cool enough to not scramble your eggs dump it in the eggs and mix it together. add the flour in gradually and keep mixing until its smooth and happy.

spread into your greased baking pan. put it in the oven for EXACLTLY 18 MINUTES. very crucial step. they will come out slightly under done. that is what we want. as they cool they will continue to cook in the pan. we dont want them to get hard and sad. they are not good when they are hard and sad. do not overbake them. you will be sad.

slice them up and as the official last step on the original recipe says: EAT ENJOY AND MAKE MORE! (theyre very good with mint chocolate chip ice cream)

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"And I have a broken penis. Don't pretend to know my pain."

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Fortune

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Posting the final chapter of a fic is always a mixture of sadness that it’s over but also pride that you made it. You wrote a thing nobody else in the world has written ever

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A Year in (Book) Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#10 - Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Historical fiction / 317 pages / published 2023 / Finished Jan. 16

One Sentence Review: This book is the whole package - interesting, exciting, educational, and highly entertaining - as we experience the Titanic's doomed voyage through the eyes and curiosity of Nielsen's sassy (as always) protagonist.

Quotes of Note

"... there are times in life when we each must live for something greater than ourselves."

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"But of course, the Titanic itself was arrogant, a challenge to the heavens and everything below it, and to nature itself."

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"I believe now that the Titanic has 2,224 stories to be told. It also has one single story, to be told 2,224 times. That is the story of courage, of compassion, and of heroism. That is the story of life."

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"If I can see the help that is needed and know how to give that help, then I have found the piece of the world that was meant for me to repair."

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"I wanted to carry a lighter burden. Instead, I was given stronger arms."

My rating: 5/5

More thoughts after the break (spoilers)!

My thoughts on the book: It was amazing. Nielsen does a fantastic job of weaving history and fiction together into an interesting, educational, and highly entertaining novel that makes the Titanic come alive through the eyes of her (as always) sassy protagonist.

What I found the most interesting, intriguing, challenging, and/or surprising: Everything I learned about the Titanic was fascinating to me. Though I already knew some about it, mostly thanks to my love for "The Convergence of the Twain," I was shocked by just how much the ship's sinking was an amalgamation of human arrogance, negligence, and the perfect storm of coincidences.

What I took away from this book: This book gave me a glimpse of what it must have been like to be a passenger on the Titanic, both in its prime and its downfall. The book brought the event to life in a way that reading facts and figures doesn't - though the story and descriptions paired with the statistics is even more chilling.

#book reviews #booklr #jennifer nielsen #iceberg #titanic #historical fiction #books #book rec #spoilers #polls #quotes #a year in book review #january read #jennifer a nielsen

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unfortunately no eclipse photography can ever outdo the waffle house one from 2017

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The devastating difference between how much time it takes to write something vs how fast people read it lol