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[Liam]

Zaara wrote: "The lighthouse motif is a thing that can be extrapolated to make a site-wide theme, I think...i hope you do. Would be cool.
Also bold choice with the controversial opinion in your opener...that sec..."

Haha it's less about being controversial and more about being honest =]. I'm not looking to force my opinions on anybody, but I'm also not going to pretend I'm somebody that I'm not just to people please, you know? Everybody has different thoughts and opinions, I'd rather just be honest about who I am and why I love books the way that I do, because it's a part of who I am.

[Zaara]

I do know. You do you.

[Ahdam]

Yeah I meant the domain name itself but it's a great name I was thinking you would use your own name or something but it sounds great

But yeah I needn't to sit down and think about it but university has been a bit each on workload this year no pressure but my priorities are being set towards my work in uni 😂😂😂

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

I enjoyed the fact that you didn’t go into specifics as to why you don’t care for GRRM, you moved along and I think that is classy and provokes thought

[Zaara]

Oh @Ahdam and his expressions...they're wonderful...and so damn irrefutable. From now on everything in my life is gonna be "a bit each on workload"...
Who can argue with that?

@Margret...hi...yeah that line stood out for me too. Like I was sayin'...

[Liam]

I honestly wouldn't have said anything if not for the fact that I all but named the blog as a result of how much I loved that quote haha, so it was kind of an odd thing.

Thank you both for the input =].

[Liam]

Ahdam wrote: "Yeah I meant the domain name itself but it's a great name I was thinking you would use your own name or something but it sounds great

But yeah I needn't to sit down and think about it but univers..."

Ahh, yeah, that I came up with on my own, and I explain why in the intro section.

I have had a few other ideas in the past for a blog name (and actually set them up on wordpress), but that was for a blog more related to my personal life, and I wanted to give at least an idea of what this blog was for (book reviews) in the name.

[Ahdam]

Damn you phone and autocorrect I meant...I don't know what I meant but you know what I meant

That's cool Liam I was thinking using my name but I wanted to talk of films and books so something related to that may be good haha

[Zaara]

Ahdam wrote: "Damn you phone and autocorrect I meant...I don't know what I meant but you know what I meant"

@Ahdam...we like it this way, Bruh!

[Ahdam]

Oh not much abhay I've got a 1000 word reflection to finish by Monday a driving lesson to stress about on the same day and other uni stuff to sort out oh yes I also have to clean myself up since I've got a job interview for McDonald's on Tuesday which is another thing to look forward to so overall not much going on but life and attempts to get through books I'm reading haha

Also didn't see Thor but I'm really tired of marvel films right now it's all the same style and shit

[Ahdam]

*insert gif of me falling into a bottomless pit*

[Zaara]

Abhay wrote: "@Zaara : What's new with you?? :)"

Hi Abster.
Thor Ragnarok. Moro.
Has Robert Langdon saved the world in 24 hours yet?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I want to see Thor Ragnarok, but I rarely go to the theatres these days...

Christmas shopping has officially begun... Sam's Club had it's pre-pre-Black Friday event today... electronics sale and some other odds and ends... there's another event next Saturday, I think... and then Black Friday... at least we've been so busy I got some approved overtime...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Zaara wrote: "Abhay wrote: "@Zaara : What's new with you?? :)"

Hi Abster.
Thor Ragnarok. Moro.
Has Robert Langdon saved the world in 24 hours yet?"

That's what Jack Bauer is for...

[Zaara]

The hammer-wielding pile of muscle would disagree...but heck, I'm impartial...I'll watch anything action-y...

[Petrik]

Liam! your blog looks awesome. Really neat and organized! Heck, it's even more organized than Booknest, the blog I'm writing for right now. Good luck man! :D

[Ahdam]

Yeah imax is cool I watched blade runner there which was really cool and some pretty good films this year and I think the top films are Logan blade runner so far there probably others but there the ones I remember

I'm very skeptics like with justice league but can't wait to see it

[Zaara]

The best kind of family...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Abhay wrote: "Yeah we seem to be living in the age of superhero movies one or the other keeps dropping every other month :D Even I was kinda saturated by it but Thor was refreshingly different and funny! Probabl..."

the local AMC added an IMAX room recently... the big new movie each week gets the room I think, so it's a short opportunity... I should try it sometime... regular 3D usually feels like a waste of money to me

[Liam]

Petrik wrote: "Liam! your blog looks awesome. Really neat and organized! Heck, it's even more organized than Booknest, the blog I'm writing for right now. Good luck man! :D"

Thanks so much, Petrik! I appreciate it.

[Tammie]

Great job on the blog Liam!

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

I am definitely not tired of Thor

[Ahdam]

Naruto was one of the first anime I watched and I think I watched all of it minus some of the movies when I was 10 and loved it at first until I realised how much filler and slight bs that's in it

I only watched a small number of shippuden before I got tired of naruto but I know the main plot stuff and I would have enjoyed it more if they hadn't had so many filler episodes in the show

Are you watching boruto that spin off tv series I have a friend who loves naruto and say she enjoys this series as well

I haven't watched much anime recently I think I got watching the same thing over and over

[Ahdam]

To be honest I had no clue you enjoyed naruto what so ever 😂😂😂😂

[Liam]

Tammie wrote: "Great job on the blog Liam!"

Thanks Tammie =].

[Liam]

Thor was really good, but honestly just like every other Marvel movie at this point haha. I always enjoy them, but they don't have a whole lot of re-play value for m.e

[Beste]

I'm really curious of the ratio of smokers in this group. Opening a thread for this will be stupid so I'm randomly asking here.
Do you guys smoke?

[Ahdam]

I don't smoke my dad used to be a heavy smoker but then he switched to e cigs and he's pretty happy with them and while I have a curiosity for it I don't think I'll ever smoke due to my dads insistence as well as growing up with him smoking a lot of them every day so I guess he was a great influence against me doing it

[Andrew]

Nope. Non-smoker here.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Non smoker luckily, it’d be pretty embarrassing if I did with my career in Respiratory Therapy

[Chris]

I used to smoke in college (not all of it was tobacco, ah hem), but I quit about 10 years ago.

[Liam]

Nope never smoked haha.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm too cheap to smoke... don't drink much either...

[Anni]

Me neither.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Haha Chris.. yes the green stuff excluded cause I’m no angel there 😂

[Beste]

@Ahdam I totally get what you mean. My sister thinks same as you. I was the opposite. Thought I was an addicted smoker for my college years just like @Chris . Then when I started working I had to eliminate one from work, cigarettes and books. Consumes shit loads of time so I chose cigs.
@Iain what does too cheap to smoke mean? :)
@Margret It would be unfair and funny if you smoked :) :)

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Non-smoker. I will have a cigar from time to time but thinking on it even that has been a few years out.

[Petrik]

I dont smoke, i drink though, reading helped me with my alcohol addiction cause I cant read while im drunk or tipsy xD

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Beste wrote: "@Ahdam I totally get what you mean. My sister thinks same as you. I was the opposite. Thought I was an addicted smoker for my college years just like @Chris . Then when I started working I had to e..."

I just mean I'm too frugal in my spending to be wasting it on exorbitant cigarette prices... and alcohol has been a few years (what little I ever did of it)... I don't keep alcohol in the house, so the few times it would be nice to have some there is none close at hand, and I'm too lazy to go out and get some...

Same with my coworkers and their energy drink habits... I'm not spending that much... I buy 2 liters of generic soda for 60-90 cents, and throw them away when they go flat because they're cheap, and I feel less need to finish them than I ever did cans... altho these days I drink quite a bit of water as well...

And after years of wasting money buying my lunches off the shelves at work, I've started bringing my own meals in... much cheaper...

[Dani]

Never smoked.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I watched my grandmama deteriorate and pass away at 80 from lung disease caused by smoking. It was horrible. So no smoking for me.

My absent father was an alcoholic (my parents split when I was 1 because of it), so I decided at a very early age that anything that could take the place of being there for your family is something I'm going to avoid. I do love plum wine though, in moderation so I'm not a total stiff lol.

Shit just got personal. FBR is my safe place.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Well said Niki. Alchoholism runs rampant in my family on many differing levels so I am glad to say that I am breaking the cycle as well.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "I watched my grandmama deteriorate and pass away at 80 from lung disease caused by smoking. It was horrible. So no smoking for me.

My absent father was an alcoholic (my parents split when I was 1..."

My mom had cancer twice before she passed (not lung cancer) and my step-father has emphysema... they were varying levels of alcoholic, as well... this probably had an effect on me... it's easier to see these things in hindsight...

[Liam]

Basically everybody in my extended family has some history of alcoholism. A lot of drug addicts and smokers as well, so it never held any appeal to me. My parents, very thankfully, almost completely eliminated that from their own lives, and so if I drink it's only in serious moderation.

It's awesome that you're breaking through that cycle Niki.

[Petrik]

Margret wrote: "Well said Niki. Alchoholism runs rampant in my family on many differing levels so I am glad to say that I am breaking the cycle as well."

Niki Hawkes wrote: "I watched my grandmama deteriorate and pass away at 80 from lung disease caused by smoking. It was horrible. So no smoking for me.

My absent father was an alcoholic (my parents split when I was 1..."

So sorry to hear that Niki and Margret... but to quote Pierce Brown's advice: "Break the chain" and you did.

[idiffer]

Sadly, I smoke. Worst lifechoice ever. Sports? Not anymore. + The prices are WTF-worthy.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

My Dad’s twin is the worst. He’s in a group home now because he cannot function due to his wernicke korsakoff (brain injury from severe alcoholism). He was clean for probably about 2 years around 17ish years ago, had a couple relapses where my Dad was trying to get him to come live with us so he was away from his old life and living in the country so he could heal. But then my Dad died and my Grandpa died 6 months later and that sent him completely over the edge.

For me I understand now that you can’t “just use force of will” all the time. It’s a real sickness and it’s circumstance heaped on top of that. But if you don’t start, then you don’t have to try to stop. So that is what I’ll be sticking with :)

Good talks here, good to hear people’s stories about breaking the family habits!

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Iain wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "I watched my grandmama deteriorate and pass away at 80 from lung disease caused by smoking. It was horrible. So no smoking for me.

My absent father was an alcoholic (my parent..."

So much easier in hindsight. The effects of that kind of stuff can take so many years to surface, so it's easy to go along with it when all your high school buddies are having a go. It's a whole different picture when it's someone you love facing the consequences.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Liam wrote: "Basically everybody in my extended family has some history of alcoholism. A lot of drug addicts and smokers as well, so it never held any appeal to me. My parents, very thankfully, almost completel..."

I attribute the cycle break to my sweet mom. If she hadn't had the courage to break away from the relationship and try to raise a baby with zero help, things might have turned out differently for me. My mom is my hero. ^_^ She also had smoked for 20 years or so, but I think being broke because she was a single mom forced that habit away haha. It worked out.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Petrik wrote: "Margret wrote: "Well said Niki. Alchoholism runs rampant in my family on many differing levels so I am glad to say that I am breaking the cycle as well."

Niki Hawkes wrote: "I watched my grandmama..."

Thanks Petrik :) Luckily I've never felt remorse at his absence. My mom did an amazing job being both the provider and the nurturer. Because of that I never felt like I came from a broken home. Break the chain, indeed (love that).