This is a whole mood
05.06.2025 21:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social
Just another transmasc local area cryptid. Sightings reported at bookstores and coffee shops in Maryland. Here mostly to talk about books, especially fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and MM romance. ๐๐ฑ๐ชด๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ [He/They]
This is a whole mood
05.06.2025 21:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I started playing this last week and I am deep in it. Every time I unlock a piece of the puzzle is so satisfying!
22.04.2025 16:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Itโs hard to pick a favorite AOT character because I donโt want to get attached ๐ (but also I love Hange)
We often talk about our AOT night as being our escapism from how fucked up current events are by watching imaginary trauma, so Full Metal Alchemist will be a natural progression ๐คฃ
My friend and I have been doing weekly-ish AOT night for the last 6months and are starting season 4 this week! This show is a RIDE.
Next up will be Full Metal Alchemist ๐ต
Iโm so excited!
09.04.2025 16:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you!
24.03.2025 16:12 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Updated my name at social security today! Get to update my license on Friday and then I will be officially me on all of my legal stuff.
Up next: months and months of updating everywhere else ๐
Enjoy! Itโs one I pick up and re-read every now and then when I want something quick and light.
21.03.2025 03:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Have you read Coffee Boy by Austin Chant? Itโs a lovely little romance novella
21.03.2025 03:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Offering helpful advice is the part and parcel of friendliness though. Clearly you are only looking out for their mental health! They must be suffering quite badly if the mere existence of a book they donโt like is enough to make them miserable.
21.03.2025 03:13 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I picked up the Dark Rise books not knowing the series wasnโt finished yet. I have been in AGONY ever since ๐ญ. The ending of Dark Heir was devastating!
20.03.2025 23:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Miscommunication tropes make me so frustrated! Sprinkled in here and there, itโs fine, but at a certain point they start to feel really forced. I DNFโd a book recently that took it way too far. There are other ways to create tension in a relationship and drive a narrative forward!
20.03.2025 23:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The cover for Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat. A dark haired man in Greek armor holds the wrist of a blond haired man in blue and gold European style court clothing as they gaze into each otherโs eyes.
After months of waiting, I finally got all of the Captive Prince series from my library. Kings Rising is one of the few books to make me cry. I really love C.S. Pacatโs writing.
Of course, now that Iโve finished these, Iโm more impatient than ever for the final book of Dark Rise to come out!
I read Stupid Cupid a couple years ago. Will be interested in your take!
19.03.2025 15:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Have fun! Sounds like an interesting project. Looking forward to hearing the results ๐
18.03.2025 12:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโd read a bunch of comics with monster fucking/romance. The mead and mishaps series was my first fully prose monster romance, and they were great!
18.03.2025 03:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes! I agree.
I think this one hits on it better than most. The MCs attraction manages to be sexual without being fetishizing. And her love of the exploring the non-human city feels very open and curious rather than voyueristic. Itโs really fun.
Who hasnโt had an unusual hyper focus now and then?
How detailed are you wanting to get? Weight of adhesive used for the binding? That would be neat!
As a Goldsmith, we used jewelers calipers down to 0.01mm. Would measuring a chunk of pages at 0.001mm and doing some math about it be workable?
Paper is usually measured by weight, so you could always weigh the book, divide by number of pages, and compare that way. Might be a minor difference for covers, but assuming you are weighing paperbacks of a similar size, you should have a pretty decent way to compare weight per page.
18.03.2025 01:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Something about the MCโs sense of wonder and possibility as she explores the non-human city where she works reminds me of some of my queer firsts: visiting Capitol Hill in Seattle, checking out the gay bar across town, or hanging out at a kink club. 2/2
18.03.2025 01:11 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Screenshot from Spotify showing the cover of the audiobook Morning Glory Milking Farm which is in a โbodice ripperโ style with a shirtless, heavily muscled Minotaur and a human woman in a pink dress with her shoulders and cleavage exposed leaning against his chest. He is holding a milk jar that is spilling white fluid. The screenshot shows progress at chapter 14.
Finally decided to give Morning Glory Milking Farm a shot. Thus far, Iโve found it very wholesome. And surprisingly queer for a book not featuring any queer characters. 1/2
18.03.2025 01:11 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I was anti-dog ear for most of my life. Sometime in the last year-ish I decided to stop being so precious with things that I own and have started again. When I put books in my bag, the bookmarks tend to fall out, so itโs just easier and faster to fold the corner.
Never with borrowed books though!
Over the Garden Wall is one of my comfort watches as well!
17.03.2025 12:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm so sorry, friend. Losing a cat is so hard, especially when they are sick.
13.03.2025 15:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In other news, it might be time to play Paradise Killer again. If youโve read Nona the Ninth, itโs got very similar vibes.
10.03.2025 14:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0without downloading any new pics, describe your gender:
10.03.2025 14:29 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Itโs great! Iโm lucky to have the space for it.
04.03.2025 21:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I have a reading corner in my bedroom that has a couple bookshelves, a lamp, compact recliner, and a little side table. It is very cozy!
04.03.2025 21:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Last time I participated in a โstuff your kindleโ event, a lot of the books had other options for downloading like links to kobo or epub files.
I would personally avoid anything that involves using the Amazon site at all as while that wonโt be money spent, it will still be traffic to the site.
If you like it and itโs in your budget, get it! White will definitely be hard to maintain, but you can just put a blanket or throw over it and call it a day.
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