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(banging hands rhythmically on the table) WIZARDS! WIZARDS! WIZARDS!

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

#Nowreading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

impulse read bc a) it’s short and b) I’m boarding a flight to Las Vegas right now

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Finishing one fantasy adventure and immediately starting another?? It’s more likely than you think.
#Nowreading Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea as a buddy read with @zyluna.bsky.social ! We watched the Ghibli adaptation of Tales from Earthsea recently and decided to dive in 🧙🌿

Title page of The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, with floral flourishes framing the bold text.

#Finished The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner! Very fun mix of fantasy journey, heist, and mystery. The addition of a great narrator (Steve West) made it all the better.

(it hasn’t rained in months, but decided to rain today so we got very damp while picking)

our team went blueberry picking 😌 10/10 great meeting, very productive.

that would be the ideal 😩

Photo of a wooden table with a copy of “Ballad of Sword and Wine Volume 1” by Tang Jiu Qing on top of it, next to a scrumptious bento box with assorted side dishes, rice, and fish.

Finished: Ballad of Sword and Wine volume 1! Big shoutout to the small local library for having this (and the next several volumes) available. I love it when a book ends with a bang—(/i am hit over the head with a blunt object)

Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos | CNN The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just months after being hit hard by Department of Government Efficiency-related cuts...

Actual good news via @afreedma.bsky.social - NWS is de-DOGEing

I’m very much a “don’t count your chickens before they hatch” type person but!!!! 🤞🤞🤞

potentially cool work opportunity on the horizon but not wanting to speak about it in case my hopes get dashed but hhhhmmmn

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#Harmoniabloom #ハルモニアブルーム #ドール #グッスマ

I have one of the small combo toaster oven / air fryer / broiler and it’s been a game changer tbh

Audiobook cover of The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner.

Currently reading: The Thief (audiobook)

Don’t usually reach for YA, but I wanted something to listen to while I cook and this was available, so! I’ve heard Gen compared to Howl in terms of “pathetic but charming rogue”, so naturally I’m into it.

Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith on a wooden tabletop next to a scrumptious looking bowl of khao soi noodle soup.

Currently reading: Strangers on a Train

This is what I carry in my bag to pull out and read at restaurants. Bought at a secondhand shop and the older butch cashier went “Oh, she’s one of my favorite authors!” Much to think about.

The first volume of the novel “Ballad of Sword and Wine” by Tang Jiu Qing on a wooden tabletop next to a scrumptious little matcha latte.

And now for ongoing reads started in July and carrying into August!

Currently reading: - Ballad of Sword and Wine: I love political intrigue and enemies to lovers and “well-behaved bottoms rarely make history” so this is right up my alley

Biyu, Yu Junghyeok, and Kim Dokja sit together on a park bench alongside a lake. There are trees and dragonflies lit by the pink sunset. Yu Junghyeok leans into a Kim Dokja’s shoulder and grabs his hand to bite into his dumpling. Next to Yu Junghyeok is a picnic basket and enough dumplings for everyone.

Happy birthday Yu Junghyeok!!!

#joongdok #중독
#HappyJoongHyeokDay_2025
#HappyYJHday0803

ooo I have this one on hold at the library and now I’m extra excited for it

just binged this one, is it good? debatable. did I eat it right up bc I’m a slut for sengoku era anything? yes

happy pass the yaoi friday on 8/01, what is everyone indulging in on this international holiday

good morning

Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

Firefly Wedding (volume 2) by Oreco Tachibana

The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager

Baccano! The Rolling Bootlegs by Ryohgo Narita

July (2)
•Thousand Cranes
•Firefly Wedding 2
•The Smallest Lights in the Universe
•Baccano!

I already posted about the Baccano audiobook but I loved it so much, 10/10. Some of the selection was influenced by the Powell’s summer reading challenge prompts I picked up the last time I was in Portland!

Queer as Folklore by Sacha Coward

Yona of the Dawn (volume 20) by Mizuho Kusanagi

A Vampire in the Bathhouse by Niko Izuki

The Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault placed on a table next to a scrumptious little matcha latte.

July (1)
•Queer as Folklore
•The Mask of Apollo
•Yona (19-21)
•A Vampire in the Bathhouse

And here we are in the near present! Some good queer reads, some so-so queer reads. Less manga this month, but still slowly working my way through Yona.

The Sea-Wolf by Jack London

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz

Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi

June (3)
•The Sea-Wolf
•The Darkness Outside Us
•Fiber Fueled
• Yona 14-18

The first half of The Sea Wolf had all the plot beats of a BL, and the second half sucked (which I quickly learned was the most commonly held position by most literary critics, which was very validating.)

Run Away With Me Girl by Battan

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter (manga version) by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu, and Kikka Ohashi

Lullaby of the Dawn by Ichika Yuno

June (2)
•Lullaby of the Dawn 1–5
•The OtherWorlds Book Depend on the Bean Counter 1–5
•Run Away with me Girl 1–3

Local library had all the available Bean Counter, Lullaby of the Dawn, and Run Away with Me Girl volumes so it was easy to dive into those series.

My Dear Agent by Ebino Bisque

I Can’t Get Through the Night Alone by Yoh Matsumoto

Firefly Weddimg by Oreco Tachibana

The Little Bird Sleeps by the Sea by Yuu Minaduki

June (1)
•My Dear Agent 1-2
•I can’t get through the night alone
•Firefly Wedding 1
•Little Bird Sleeps by the Sea

Started doing more reading at cafes in June, which had the dual benefit of getting in more reading time and keeping me off social media / doomscrolling.

庭

サクちゃん大好き

Kaiju No. 8 Volume 9 by Naoya Matsumoto

Yona of the Dawn (volume 12) by Mizuho Kusanagi

Comic Party Wonder Love (volume 2) by Deco Yamano

May (2)
• Kaiju No. 8 (5-10)
•Yona (10-13)
•Comic Party Wonder Love 2

The manga train rolls on, with an equal dose of shoujo and shonen. And more CPWL, with this volume having the get-that-boy-pregnant panel that motivated me to read the series in the first place. Bless.