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It's Wednesday Already... ?? JFC
Sep. 25th, 2024 11:34 am This linear time thing. I am just not used to it.
Since it is, apparently, already Wednesday, I should catch you up on what I have been reading. Some of it is deeply embarrassing, so that should be fun. I can't even tell you why, but for some reason I ended up reading a very racy, rape-y yaoi called Bakemono no Hanayome / The Beast’s Bride by Akihisa Teo. It wasn't even all that hot? The sex was so heteronormative (outside of our heroes basically being furries) that the fox character literally turns into a woman at the end. So, I mean, it was barely even gay. But, you know, in full disclosure, there you have it. My crappy taste in manga.
I am listening (but not yet finished with) the audiobook for Someone to Build a Nest In by John Wisewell. I started it? It's okay so far. Speaking of gay, I like the queerness. I'm a difficult sell on fantasy, but having the point of view character being The Monster works to help mitigate that for me.
I'm not even sure what else I've been listening to. I've been trying to keep up with Democracy Now (via podcast) because my son shamed me at one point for being too ostrich about news. He was right, of course, but I have such a difficult time, sometimes, consuming the firehose of news that is spat at a person via social media. I do get the physical paper, but then you have to read so much between the lines--I much prefer a news outlet that says, "His racist lies" when talking about Springfield, for instance. "Mistruth" is a gross mischaracterization--it has the word "truth" in there, like some kind of Orwellian newspeak. "Racist lies" is what it is. I like FACTS, thank you very much.
I also listened to the latest "If Books Could Kill," which is a fun little podcast that does a deep dive on all those kinds of popular/airport books you see, like Love Languages, Hillbilly Eulogy, and, this week's topic, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom. Because these are the kinds of books people talk about all the time, I am glad to have someone else reading them for me so that I can form an opinion without having to buy and struggle through so much tripe.
I think that's all I've been reading, etc. How about you? Anything to recommend, btw? I'm going need something after Someone to Build a Nest In.
Since it is, apparently, already Wednesday, I should catch you up on what I have been reading. Some of it is deeply embarrassing, so that should be fun. I can't even tell you why, but for some reason I ended up reading a very racy, rape-y yaoi called Bakemono no Hanayome / The Beast’s Bride by Akihisa Teo. It wasn't even all that hot? The sex was so heteronormative (outside of our heroes basically being furries) that the fox character literally turns into a woman at the end. So, I mean, it was barely even gay. But, you know, in full disclosure, there you have it. My crappy taste in manga.
I am listening (but not yet finished with) the audiobook for Someone to Build a Nest In by John Wisewell. I started it? It's okay so far. Speaking of gay, I like the queerness. I'm a difficult sell on fantasy, but having the point of view character being The Monster works to help mitigate that for me.
I'm not even sure what else I've been listening to. I've been trying to keep up with Democracy Now (via podcast) because my son shamed me at one point for being too ostrich about news. He was right, of course, but I have such a difficult time, sometimes, consuming the firehose of news that is spat at a person via social media. I do get the physical paper, but then you have to read so much between the lines--I much prefer a news outlet that says, "His racist lies" when talking about Springfield, for instance. "Mistruth" is a gross mischaracterization--it has the word "truth" in there, like some kind of Orwellian newspeak. "Racist lies" is what it is. I like FACTS, thank you very much.
I also listened to the latest "If Books Could Kill," which is a fun little podcast that does a deep dive on all those kinds of popular/airport books you see, like Love Languages, Hillbilly Eulogy, and, this week's topic, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom. Because these are the kinds of books people talk about all the time, I am glad to have someone else reading them for me so that I can form an opinion without having to buy and struggle through so much tripe.
I think that's all I've been reading, etc. How about you? Anything to recommend, btw? I'm going need something after Someone to Build a Nest In.
