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[Saar The Book owl]

I have a ventilator, but it doesn't do much. Cool thoughts received, I'm of to Antarctica.

[Saar The Book owl]

Nirkatze wrote: "You could try eye and audio reading DCC to get used to audio, too--I'm doing that right now just 'cuz I want to eye-read (I retain detail better) but love the audio...

I also really recommend tryi..."

Rereads are not such a bad idea to get focussed. I retain much more by eye reading, but I just can't listen very good. So, I want to focus on listening better. Easy audio would be best for that.

[Ann-Marie]

This reaction to the trailer made me lol, I do not suggest you watch if you have not read the book!!!

https://www.tiktok.com/@2toramble/vid...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I have AC at least... and box fans... if I was marinating in the heat it would be worse... one of the advantages of returning to overnights, is I no longer have to do much midday driving, outside of doctor stuff...

[Nirkatze]

No AC in AK--though I bought a portable unit one year when it hit 80. Just NOT OK. We're supposed to stay under 70!!

re: rereads & audio--Audio is 100% a skill that you get better at as you use it! It starts out very iffy, but the more you do it, the more your brain learns, the more you can handle, the less mediocre narrators bother you or cause you to lose focus, and the faster you want to go...

[Marie]

Ann-Marie wrote: "This reaction to the trailer made me lol, I do not suggest you watch if you have not read the book!!!

https://www.tiktok.com/@2toramble/vid..."

Oh yeah, I saw that one lol. So true, though. They should have stopped riiight there... The trailer would have been intriguing enough already.

[Diana Stormblessed]

Ann-Marie wrote: "This reaction to the trailer made me lol, I do not suggest you watch if you have not read the book!!!

https://www.tiktok.com/@2toramble/vid..."

Clicked on the link and it was my first time watching the trailer. I no longer want to see the movie lol. I think it gave too much away. I think knowing what they show you in the trailer is going to make the movie boring. And I totally loved the book.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

OK! The last few July Buddy Reads (at least for now) are in, so here are this month's offerings:

Jul 1, 2025 The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower #7) by Stephen King
Jul 1, 2025 Interference (Semiosis #2) by Sue Burke
Jul 1, 2025 Empire of Grass (Last King of Osten Ard #2) by Tad Williams
Jul 2, 2025 White Witch, Black Curse (Hollows #7) by Kim Harrison
Jul 3, 2025 Trouble Brewing in Harrogate (DI Adams #2) by Kim M. Watt
Jul 3, 2025 Archangel's Shadows (Guild Hunter #7) by Nalini Singh
Jul 3, 2025 House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas
Jul 4, 2025 Beelzebub: A Memoir (Circles in Hell #6) by Mark Cain
Jul 5, 2025 Spelunking Through Hell (InCryptid #11) by Seanan McGuire
Jul 5, 2025 A Letter from the Lonesome Shore (The Sunken Archive #2) by Sylvie Cathrall
Jul 5, 2025 Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst
Jul 6, 2025 Parable of the Talents (Earthseed #2) by Octavia E. Butler
Jul 7, 2025 Colonyside (Planetside #3) by Michael Mammay
Jul 7, 2025 Patient Zero (Joe Ledger #1) by Jonathan Maberry
Jul 8, 2025 Spirits, Rock Stars, & a Midnight Chocolate Bar (Pyper Rayne #2) by Deanna Chase
Jul 8, 2025 March to the Sea (Empire of Man #2) by David Weber & John Ringo
Jul 9, 2025 The Raptor and the Wren (Miriam Black #5) by Chuck Wendig
Jul 9, 2025 Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2) by Matt Dinniman
Jul 9, 2025 The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Jul 10, 2025 Passage (Sharing Knife #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Jul 10, 2025 Deathstalker Honor (Deathstalker #4) by Simon R. Green
Jul 10, 2025 The Duke of Caladan (Dune: Caladan #1) by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
Jul 11, 2025 Dark Whispers (Firebrand #5) (Supernatural London) by Helen Harper
Jul 11, 2025 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! (Elm Springs #1) by Fannie Flagg
Jul 11, 2025 Bleak Seasons (Black Company #6) by Glen Cook
Jul 11, 2025 Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) by Olivia Waite
Jul 12, 2025 Intruder (Foreigner #13) by C.J. Cherryh
Jul 13, 2025 Half the World (Shattered Sea #2) by Joe Abercrombie
Jul 15, 2025 The Living End (Daniel Faust #3) (First Story Universe) by Craig Schaefer
Jul 15, 2025 The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (Riyria Chronicles #4) by Michael J. Sullivan
Jul 15, 2025 Shadow and Bone (Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Jul 16, 2025 At All Costs (Honor Harrington #11) by David Weber
Jul 16, 2025 Dark Light (Elizabeth Cage #2) by Jodi Taylor
Jul 16, 2025 The Sea Watch (Shadows of the Apt #6) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Jul 18, 2025 Howling Dark (Sun Eater #2) by Christopher Ruocchio
Jul 18, 2025 Sporemageddon Vol. 2 (#2) by RavensDagger
Jul 18, 2025 Stormborn (Steamborn #7) by Eric R. Asher
Jul 19, 2025 The Dinosaur Lords (The Dinosaur Lords #1) by Victor Milan
Jul 19, 2025 Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen #2) by Steven Erikson
Jul 19, 2025 Know No Fear (Horus Heresy #19) by Dan Abnett
Jul 20, 2025 Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance: War of Lost Souls #1) by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Jul 21, 2025 The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsworn #2) by John Gwynne
Jul 21, 2025 The Will of the Many (Hierarchy #1) by James Islington
Jul 22, 2025 Carpe Jugulum (Discworld #23) by Terry Pratchett
Jul 22, 2025 Defiance (Spiral Wars #4) by Joel Shepherd
Jul 22, 2025 Station Eternity (Midsolar Murders #1) by Mur Lafferty
Jul 23, 2025 Out of House and Home (Fred, the Vampire Accountant #7) by Drew Hayes
Jul 23, 2025 Call of the Bone Ships (The Tide Child #2) by R.J. Barker
Jul 24, 2025 Prince of Suck (Hard Luck Hank #3) by Steven Campbell
Jul 24, 2025 Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang
Jul 25, 2025 The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
Jul 25, 2025 Go Dwarf Yourself (Dwarf Bounty Hunter #1) by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle
Jul 26, 2025 The Bitter Crown (Eidyn #2) by Justin Lee Anderson
Jul 26, 2025 Truthwitch (Witchlands #1) by Susan Dennard
Jul 27, 2025 He Who Fights With Monsters 9 (HWFWM #9) by Shirtaloon
Jul 28, 2025 Cold Iron Task (Unorthodox Chronicles #3) by James J. Butcher
Jul 28, 2025 The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia #1) by Sarah Beth Durst
Jul 29, 2025 The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5) by Patrick Rothfuss
Jul 29, 2025 The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan O'Keefe
Jul 30, 2025 Fathomfolk (Drowned World #1) by Eliza Chan
Jul 30, 2025 The Last Wizard's Ball (Gunnie Rose #6) by Charlaine Harris

[Nirkatze]

The "We Have A Problem" [Sales Club] is reading the following titles this month:

7/1: Rogue Queen #1 The Queen's Gambit
7/7: Rogue Queen #2 The Queen's Advantage
7/13: Rogue Queen #3 The Queen's Triumph
7/20: Only Bad Options
7/27: The Last Hour Between Worlds

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

NO, YOU"RE THE PROBLEM!!!

:D

[Nirkatze]

Oh, sweet summer child, you have no idea...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Wrong thread, this is random chatter...

[Marie]

Miguel was finally born on 6th of July. 3,75kg and healthy. I think I haven't slept since then yet, only went into half sleep state for few min at a time. Yet somehow I am less dead than some days I get 6 hours of sleep lol.

[Nirkatze]

Grats! And may you get more sleep!!

[Mel]

Congratulations Marie! Wishing you both continued health, and a smooth recovery and lots of rest!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

ditto

[Tammie]

Congrats Marie!

[Mitali]

congrats Marie! Hope you get some rest :)

[Narilka]

Marie wrote: "Miguel was finally born on 6th of July. 3,75kg and healthy. I think I haven't slept since then yet, only went into half sleep state for few min at a time. Yet somehow I am less dead than some days ..."

Congratulations!

[Paula]

Congrats Marie!

[Marie]

Thank you, guys ❤️
This afternoon, there was a big improvement with his feeding, so I hope that continues. With things settling, I am finally able to be more emotionally connected. I know there will still be ups and downs, but I am more hopeful about getting over the hurdles. And seeing my husband absolutely overjoyed over him... I had such mixed feelings during my pregnancy so I am a bit surprised how positive I am feeling now. It's like my whole life became the little guy for now and somehow that feels really good. Because all other life troubles seems so small in comparison. I am glad I have 6 months maternity leave here tho. Lot of time to adjust.

[Nirkatze]

6 months! That's awesome! And also glad that the connection is kicking in. May the joys outweigh the challenges and the challenges be overcome together. It's a big life change.

[Diana Stormblessed]

Marie wrote: "Miguel was finally born on 6th of July. 3,75kg and healthy. I think I haven't slept since then yet, only went into half sleep state for few min at a time. Yet somehow I am less dead than some days ..."

Congrats!

[Marie]

I will probably limit my BR participation quite a bit, for next few months at least. Even though we are reading many of my high priority series it can still feel a bit forced to pick it up at a certain date. So I will be taking a bit of break to be able to mood read more. My Czech and Portuguese books lay untouched since I joined the group. I would probably end up behind a lot anyways with limited reading time now. So just a heads up if I disappear from some ongoing series discussions. I will still do the ones I signed up for personally.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

totally expected... babies come first... and time is at a premium...

[Marie]

I would manage quite a bit of one handed reading while breastfeeding but he is is still very fussy and sleepy at the breast so lot of time I cannot divide my attention. Or I am just too sleepy to read. But on one day he was feeding well I read 100 pages while breastfeeding.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Not a good idea when sleepy yea... that's when I drop my phone on my face :D

[Nirkatze]

Looking forward to the BRs you do choose to mood-read join us in, Marie!

[Narilka]

Take your time! We'll be here when your schedule gets better :)

[Felina]

I’ve done some damage dropping my phone on my face. First world problems.

Enjoy your baby, Marie!

[Nirkatze]

I have never dropped my book on my face! Never!

I have, however, fallen asleep on top of my book.

Face up, face down, everyone's different.

[Felina]

I dropped Under the Dome on my face. Hardbound edition. Tragic.

[Ann-Marie]

I have never dropped an audiobook on my face lol

[Felina]

In college, I wouldn’t stop singing an annoying song when my roommate was trying to sleep so she threw a water bottle at me and I hit me right on the mouth. I had a fat lip for a week. Deserved it.

[Nirkatze]

Wow, that's some aim.

I once threw a book at a bug. I hit it and killed it. I felt bad for the book though. It was Harry Potter 7. So no wonder it killed the bug. Big-ass bug--a vinegaroon:
(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

[Felina]

Aaaaaahhhhhhh I’d rather die.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I caught a rat and killed it with my bare hands once ... Wrapped in towel... Not a great memory...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I threw the towel away after .. was pest control

[Nirkatze]

I caught three rats in the house I grew up in... with the help of cats... all with bare hands... one I had to throw away real hard, 'cuz it'd latched on to my finger... kind of like that Harry Potter scene in book 2, with the pixies... fortunately didn't give me anything nasty other than the bite.

[Felina]

What on earth?! One time I got out of the shower and saw a centipede and I screamed and my husband killed it. That’s the worst that has ever happened to me with ‘creatures’. What lives are you all living? I’ve never even seen a rat.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I meant a mouse...

I live in apartments... not NYC level... but between dumpster in parking lot, cold weather, and neighbors, mice are almost inevitable, at some point...

[Felina]

Ahh okay. I have had a little experience with mice. Nothing where I had to kill one bare handed. My dorm in college had roaches which was horrible. And our house in Layton had earwigs and they used to get in the straw of my night drinking cup and one time I drank in the night and got one in my mouth. That was horrible.

[Katie]

At work one day I heard a scream down the hall. My co-worker had a mouse scampering across her desk (we are in a little office complex). O.O Three of us closed the door. And had Tupperware. We screamed as they crawled on the computer wires and desk. Even once crawling up my friend’s leg!!! But my friend was quick and nabbed them. We then walked a few blocks away from the office and left them in a grassy area. What a day. Someone audio recorded the whole thing XD

We assume the mouse had come from the ceiling?! As maintenance had left a tile open for repairs. Never again. lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Mostly my own cluelessness at dealing with the problem...

And it was just scampering out in the open one time and I saw it and jumped at it...

Mouse became a problem for a 2nd time last year and I got some dcon spin traps, and took care of 1 that way... bit of a bloodier mess tho...

[Felina]

My parents have mice at their house because they live next to a field. They use traps and poison. I offered to let them borrow my sweet Stevie kitty but I told them they’d have to clear out the poison. They don’t want to. Alright, but apex predator keeps the mice away.

[Nirkatze]

My friend lives in a condo apartment, and the condo has mice. The association won't do anything about it. She's tried a LOT of different methods... the most successful was a bucket of water with a food trap over it--mice fall in and drown... She has a dog right now that does nothing--next she says she's getting a cat.

[Ann-Marie]

I had a mice problem and I got the sticky traps and those did the job, highly recommend them :)

[Nirkatze]

I'll bring it up if my friend mentions the mice problem again.

[Marie]

Worst I had was wide centipede thing in house. I might get bit of fobia feeling from some spiders but these centipedes really paralyse me. We are moving from apartment into a house so wish me luck lol. At least parents in law took the basement floor/apartment and we are first floor. About accidentally eating insect... I worked cleaning in trash sorting factory and there was lot if small cockroaches there. One time I got a hot chocolate from vending machine and feel some hard part in my mouth. When I took it out it was a cockroach leg 🤢 Needless to say that I never drank anything from that machine again...

@Nirkatze Where do you live so I can avoid that place. Never want to see that thing you shared photo off...

Oh and the house has mice in churasceira and garage but hopefully they won't go more up... At least they are cute mice. Parents in law just got a kitten that they hope will eventually hunt them...

[Nirkatze]

That insect was when I lived in Anhui, China... they're creepy looking but at least they aren't poisonous.

As for cockroaches and chocolate... Don't read this if you're squeamish and like chocolate: (view spoiler)[I have a friend who is allergic to chocolate. But she's actually allergic to cockroach protein. There's just enough cockroaches that fall into cocoa processors to make people allergic to chocolate. (hide spoiler)]