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I will be truly shocked if I didn't bomb that conversation

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My goal for this year was a modest 36 books, and it's pretty clear that this was too aggressive for me. This one marks 24, and I think I'll realistically get 26?ish.

Libby app screenshot of the cover of A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross. Cover shows flowers on vines interrupted by a stream of fire in the middle.

I was annoyed that the first installment of this series ended on a sour note but I enjoyed returning. So much thought and weaving went into both halves of this story. I was tense for a lot of this one, and my main complaint is that you get so little time to bask in the conclusion.

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screenshot from the Libby app of the cover of The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. Shows an illustrated man and woman kissing on top of a square root sign(?).

I'm dipping my toe into romance to see if I can find things to fill the void that Baldur's Gate fanfiction has created. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, actually liked the characters and did not cringe much. The data, Asian, and autism angles helped it feel interesting.

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🚨 Transit funding bill SB2111 has been assigned to committee and we need folks to file witness slips as PROPONENT immediately! How to submit a witness slip: 1. Follow the link and fill out your contact information 3. Under "firm/business" put "self" (or your workplace if authorized) 4. Under "representation" put "self" again 5. Under "position" choose subject matter "SB2111" and "proponent" 6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only" 7. Then agree to the terms and click "Submit" https://mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ

Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org

Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text

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being in a meeting with my nemesis trying to assign work to me triggered me in a way I wasn't expecting. need to apply to jobs ASAP to cleanse my spirit.

I am knocking the networking game OUT OF THE PARK this week, I've spoken to soooo many strangers

it's hard to go from not driving in Chicago to going 70 on a six-lane highway in Las Vegas

yes!!! like also this is the fourth time omg just shut up we don't care about your opinion?!?!

we're on maybe our fourth team meeting where enemy doesn't want to do a thing that everyone else is cool with and every time when asked to elaborate he just says "I don't have an example and I don't have time to prepare one" WHY IS HE STILL HERE

I beat baldur's gate and I feel empty now must immediately start a new game

I didn't really feel like going to my volunteer shift today but the staff members at the food pantry are SO NICE and it felt really good

it seems like a hot take to hate notion but it's really not that good!!!

calico cat standing on back legs on pillow to look at the window at some trees

I am obsessed with this meerkat

I may have entered the phase of playing baldur's gate where reading fanfiction is more satisfying than playing the game

I'm a ball of nerves when watching Wakatakakage but Wakamotoharu feels so solid and comfortable this tournament

the tent is such perfection. as are they.

despite being sleep deprived and only scoring in the 75-80%s on my practice tests I passed my Snowflake re-cert exam yayyyy

the demon slayer movie is a feat of animation!! so exciting to be able to watch it in Japanese within months of coming out in Japan. I want to reread now.

I am picking up another blind box foster cat today~ I wonder if it will be limited edition.

I always feel kind of shitty after retros lately

screenshot of Japanese Sanspo article showing sumo wrestler Onosato getting his blood drawn and making a face

Giant Onosato scared of needles!!!!

walking a dog really puts into sharp focus how many dead birds are just there on the street/sidewalk

on my fourth(?) day of playing baldur's gate I finally managed to go to bed before 2am, what a victory

i'm in a life phase where giving away something useful I don't want + acquiring useful things for free is 100x more exciting than it previously was

screenshot from goodshirts.com of baseball cap with the words "ever since I was young I wanted to transform unstructured data into actionable business insights"

Sorry that happened to you :( Someone sent me the link to this hat today and I can't stop thinking about it.

going to the art institute reminded me that I should probably be painting more

Libby app screenshot of the book cover of Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett. Blue background with a vine/forest motif. There are small illustrations of a snail, mushrooms, a cat, and vines with eyes.

I really enjoyed this series and I'm sad to be done. It took a little longer to get to the adventure/mystery! of this one, but I read over half of the book in one sitting so safe to say it did get very gripping!

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