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james_davis_nicoll at 02:15pm on 08/10/2025 under bundle of holding
andrewducker at 12:00pm on 08/10/2025 under drugs, electricity, greenparty, infrastructure, iran, legalisation, links, nuclearweapons, planning, thefuture, uk
andrewducker at 12:00pm on 07/10/2025 under australia, bigotry, coal, edinburgh, electricity, germany, goodnews, healthcare, housing, lgbt, links, pubs, regulation, renewables, solarpower, transgender, uk
I think it might be autumn.
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james_davis_nicoll at 02:47pm on 06/10/2025 under bundle of holdingbibliofile at 01:08pm on 06/10/2025james_davis_nicoll at 12:12pm on 06/10/2025 under clarke awardWhich 2017 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
6 (10.0%)
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
41 (68.3%)
After Atlas by Emma Newman
10 (16.7%)
Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
9 (15.0%)
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
47 (78.3%)
Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan
4 (6.7%)
Mixed, as usual. Four walks (which sounds good except that the total was only 2.9km), a little work on the HSX website (fixing a busted link counts, right?), and a little work in the recording studio (with disappointingly little to show for it). Pretty sure I'm not getting enough sleep, either, although it's been somewhat better now that I'm using the duvet and duvet cover (a bit of a weighted blanket effect?), and going to bed a little later.
Lots of difficulty with motivation. Nothing new there, either.
N and G are going to be gone for two weeks (plus a bit) at the end of the month. I have been looking into "personal alarm" buttons/pendants, in case I need emergency help. Somewhat problematic.
Here, have an amusing link: Portlanders mock Trump by posting pics of peaceful weekend activities in ‘War ravaged’ city | The Independent.
worriedjames_davis_nicoll at 08:59am on 05/10/2025 under because my tears are delicious to you, review
Just had to ask what was going on.
Sophia told me "There's a spider in the bathroom"
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james_davis_nicoll at 09:04am on 04/10/2025 under books received
Which of these look interesting?
Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent (December 2025)
4 (6.9%)
Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis (January 2026)
9 (15.5%)
The Language of Liars by S. L. Huang (April 2026)
22 (37.9%)
We Burned So Bright by T. J. Klune (April 2026)
21 (36.2%)
We Could Be Anyone by Anna-Marie McLemore (May 2026)
8 (13.8%)
These Godly Lies by Rachelle Raeta (July 2026)
4 (6.9%)
The New Prometheans: Faith, Science, and the Supernatural
16 (27.6%)
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven (July 2026)
5 (8.6%)
The Infinite State by Richard Swan (August 2026)
7 (12.1%)
Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky (June 2026)
25 (43.1%)
Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne (July 2026)
20 (34.5%)
Platform Decay by Martha Wells (May 2026)
43 (74.1%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
40 (69.0%)
muninnhuginn at 09:59am on 04/10/2025 under read 2025
I ... have no memories of my own childhood. Perhaps that’s why I’m so different from the others. I must be lacking in certain experiences that make a person fully human. [loc. 1546]
We first encounter the nameless narrator near the end of her solitary life, determined that her story will not die when she does. Gradually we discover her history: that her first memories are from an underground prison where she, and thirty-nine adult women, were held captive for years. She can't recall anything from before the prison, and none of the women can tell her much: just screams, flames, a stampede...( Read more... )
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