Hopefully I'll one day make a habit of browsing through B&N and local bookstores again. Right now I'm trying to retrain my brain by reading short story collections from the library. Quick video clips on YouTube have drastically reduced my attention span for entertainment at home and I'd like to reclaim it (though I can at least still focus when I see movies at the theater).
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 16, 2025 3:01:28 pm PDT #8302 of 9260
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
lisah - Jul 16, 2025 7:28:52 pm PDT #8303 of 9260
Punishingly Intricate
I met most of my friends here through the bookstore in our neighborhood (& they are basically why I met my husband). Go, Neighborhood Bookstores!
meara - Jul 16, 2025 10:04:01 pm PDT #8304 of 9260
Ugh I was just getting ready for bed and they canceled my flight tomorrow claiming weather. Rebooked on the same flight Friday instead. Which is fine I guess. But annoying.
Laura - Jul 17, 2025 5:18:03 am PDT #8305 of 9260
Our wings are not tired.
They are assigned to get the benefit when I buy audiobooks from Libro, though. I just assume that if I ever actually visited I would like them enough for that. I have a different indy bookstore in another town that's on the way to my parents' house that gets the benefit of my Bookshop e-book purchases.
Tell me more about this. I rarely read a physical book anymore, but I do audio and e-books only. There is a lovely indy bookstore near my son's place where they cuddle with the house cats, and the kids have made it a second home. I want to set up a system that allows them to benefit from my purchases. I didn't know it was an option.
Laura - Jul 17, 2025 5:21:15 am PDT #8306 of 9260
Our wings are not tired.
Sending out joyous birthday wishes into the Buffista ether to Juliana. May you feel the love and know that you are wished a wonderful day, followed by a year of delights.
-t - Jul 17, 2025 7:44:05 am PDT #8307 of 9260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Tell me more about this.
Bookshop.org for physical books and e-books (there's an app where you can access your library of e-books that has a built in reader that I quite like)
Libro.fm for audiobooks, listen in the app, has a monthly credit subscription sort of deal
On both of them you can choose a bookstore that partners with them somehow to get credit for your purchases
-t - Jul 17, 2025 7:48:59 am PDT #8308 of 9260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
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-t - Jul 17, 2025 7:49:57 am PDT #8309 of 9260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Libro referral link [link]
-t - Jul 17, 2025 7:50:16 am PDT #8310 of 9260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy juliana day!
Calli - Jul 17, 2025 10:12:10 am PDT #8311 of 9260
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Juliana!