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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What has been the most ridiculous book you've read & why?"I've mentioned it before, and i'll say it again The Play's the Thing. You can read my review if you want my full thoughts lol
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: If we were all forced to wear a warning label, what would yours say?""warning: will confront you with neurodivergent thoughts and hypothetical situations at any given moment.
Warning: Will look you in the eyes while you're talking, but won't hear a word you said.
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That I’ve never been to? Italy, Seattle/PNW, Greece
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: For #TravelThursday, name 3 places you'd love to travel to."1. England
2. France
3. Australia
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1. Scotland
2. France
3. Hawaii
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any upcoming movie releases that you're looking forward to?"unfortunately, no.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any upcoming movie releases that you're looking forward to?"I don't think so as far as upcoming releases. I went and watched Where the Crawdads Sing, out of curiosity, and absolutely hated it.
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So very many! Present Tense by Pearl Jam is one I would recommend, as the chorus lyrics are profound IMO:You can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
Makes much more sense to live in the present tense
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What song do you think everybody should listen to?"Must've Done Something Right by Relient K. The lyrics are so sweet but the tune is so catchy and quirky. It always lifts my spirits up!
"If anyone can make me a better person, you could! All I gotta say is I must've done something good. Came along one day and you rearranged my life! All I gotta say is I Must've Done Something Right, I Must've Done Something Right!"
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I used to play four square a lot in elementary school. An obvious one is tag though.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Name a game that you played outside as a child, that kids these days don't play anymore."My cousins and I had a ton of pretend games we'd play outside down at our grandparent's house.
What Vivian said— four square (maybe it’s a Michigan thing?)
We played red light, green light. I don't know if kids play this anymore or not.
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I haven't visited many places. There's a lookout area about 30 minutes away from my hometown, and it's one of the prettiest views I've seen. I could just sit up there all day and watch the water.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's the most beautiful place you've ever been?"I've not visited many places either. The drive into Cades Cove national park in Townsend, TN is beautiful to me. The weather cools off the further into the mountains you get, the road follows a beautiful wide, crystal clear creek full of multi color rocks, the trees cast shadows and the stone tunnels you drive through are pretty picturesque. The entire park is gorgeous, but I always loved the drive in the most.
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I'd say dogs is about the only thing. Or buying a book.
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The Hunger Games, Katniss "I volunteer."
I don't want to spoil anything. The ending of Steel Magnolias when Shelby is in the hospital.
The sisters meeting at the end of The Joy Luck Club. Katie and Hubbell’s running into each other at the end of The Way We Were.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite smell in the world?"I have a candle at home that's called Lovespell that I bought from a local shop in my hometown, and I haven't burnt it yet because I just love it too much.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite smell in the world?"fresh baked bread
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What scene in a movie makes you cry every time you watch it?"its from Lincoln (2012) with Daniel Day Lewis. The end of the movie, in the final courtroom scene amongst the entire house of representatives, where they vote on the 13th amendment. Two couriers hired by Lincoln fill the balcony with black men and women as the congressmen look on, with mixed emotions of shock, anger and guilt. Tim Blake Nelson's character, Richard Schell, turns to them and says, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome, to your House."
The entire movie makes me cry and fist pump tbh, but this scene is so powerful by itself.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: We are officially in the 'ber months! Happy September! What's on your TBR for this month?"My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
Anybody Home? by Michael J. Seidlinger
There are a lot of genres I don't often pick up, so this list will probably change as the month goes on.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: We are officially in the 'ber months! Happy September! What's on your TBR for this month?"flowers for algernon by daniel keyes, frankenstein by mary shelley, the liminal zone by junji ito, the only good indians by stephen graham jones, and before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi
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TBR September
Continuing from August
- Madam by Phoebe Wynne
- Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
Planned
- Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
- A Million Things by Emily Spurr
- Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
- Sula by Toni Morrison
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
- The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez
- The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Maybe
- Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
- The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz
- A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: We are officially in the 'ber months! Happy September! What's on your TBR for this month?"If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
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1. Making it through the whole work week is an accomplishment all on its own.2. I rated a (fiction) book five stars, which hasn't happened since August of last year.
LCPL wrote: "QOTD: High Five Friday! Share something awesome that you accomplished this week."I was sick and out of work monday-wednesday so my accomplishment was showing up yesterday and today lol
I transported a dog to a rescue foster home.
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LCPL wrote: "QOTD: It's #WellnessWednesday. What's one thing that you enjoy doing for your wellness? (Ex. This can be yoga, meditating, going for a walk, reading, etc.)"Going for walks, journaling, and reading are the three main activities I enjoy. I do enjoy running, but I never actually do it.
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Don't ask me why I thought this would be a good book to read. It was ridiculous and awful, and I don't recommend it at all. Morally, I couldn't recommend it. The title pretty much tells you all you need to know. 2020 was a year of poor reading choices for me LOL.