Time Well Spent
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james_davis_nicollInvested too much time statting out a character I will probably never use.
Evan Mason: Captain Jetpack!
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Evan Mason: Captain Jetpack!
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me, volume 1 by Sai Naekawa
Nov. 5th, 2025 09:14james_davis_nicoll
Hinako Yaotose is saved by certain doom... by a monster who wants to let Hinaka ripen a bit before eating her.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me, volume 1 by Sai Naekawa
Reading Wednesday
Nov. 5th, 2025 06:55sabotabby Any day that starts with Cheney dying and ends with Mandami getting elected as New York mayor, even with the forces of both wings of the Party allied against him, is a pretty good day.
But onto the books.
Just finished: Nothing.
Currently reading: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Okay "academia is hell" is a cheap premise but 1) it's true, and 2) she does it splendidly, and I am devouring this book. It's so good. I love Alice. She's awful and such a fuckup and makes the wrong decision at every turn and I'm here for it. As I'm reading I just want to screenshot every page and text it to my academic friends.
I'm about 3/4 through and if Kuang lands the ending, this is going to be one of the best things I've read this year.
But onto the books.
Just finished: Nothing.
Currently reading: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Okay "academia is hell" is a cheap premise but 1) it's true, and 2) she does it splendidly, and I am devouring this book. It's so good. I love Alice. She's awful and such a fuckup and makes the wrong decision at every turn and I'm here for it. As I'm reading I just want to screenshot every page and text it to my academic friends.
I'm about 3/4 through and if Kuang lands the ending, this is going to be one of the best things I've read this year.
My terrible confession
Nov. 4th, 2025 11:14james_davis_nicollBecause both shows feature a red-haired teenaged girl with a monosyllabic name and a troubled relationship with their family, my brain merged the continuities of Son of a Critch and Stranger Things.
Voyager in Night by C J Cherryh
Nov. 4th, 2025 08:43james_davis_nicoll
A trading voyage leads to first contact and a delightful process of mutual discovery.
Voyager in Night by C J Cherryh
Annoyed
Nov. 3rd, 2025 21:54james_davis_nicollTried to move my dinner time in just two days, ate too late, crashed my blood sugar, and had to cancel gaming.
(It's not diabetes. It's just that I am incredibly intolerant to eating late)
(It's not diabetes. It's just that I am incredibly intolerant to eating late)
Five Ways Science Fiction Can Expand Beyond Homo sapiens
Nov. 3rd, 2025 12:48james_davis_nicoll
Modern humans are fine, but what if we had a bit more variety in our stories?
Five Ways Science Fiction Can Expand Beyond Homo sapiens
Achtung! Cthulhu
Nov. 2nd, 2025 21:54james_davis_nicollMy character discovered that using his acting skills to look like a dangerous opponent kind of backfires if it gets the full attention of something that is a dangerous opponent.
This went over well
Nov. 2nd, 2025 15:58james_davis_nicoll
In case the image does not load or someone cannot read it: it is a Bluesky post reading "I firmly believe the Jays would have won had Diefenbaker not cancelled the Avro Arrow."
There are 7 reposts, 2 quotes, and 48 likes.
Moon of Mutiny (Jim Stanley, volume 3) by Lester del Rey
Nov. 2nd, 2025 07:52james_davis_nicoll
Was Fred Halpern the boy space hero the papers believed him or the headstrong fool his teachers saw?
Moon of Mutiny (Jim Stanley, volume 3) by Lester del Rey
Fashion Plate: Chapter Four
Nov. 2nd, 2025 01:47the_siobhanAt least one more gin & tonic went into this chapter.
Everybody else hsa buggered off to bed and I really want to be done so I can do that too.
( chapter four )
Everybody else hsa buggered off to bed and I really want to be done so I can do that too.
( chapter four )
Fashion Plate: Chapter Three
Nov. 2nd, 2025 01:42the_siobhanI have legit lost track of where I am.
I think two gin & tonics went into this chapter. Ish
( chapter three )
I think two gin & tonics went into this chapter. Ish
( chapter three )
Fashion Plate: Chapter Two
Nov. 1st, 2025 23:00the_siobhanI have just finished the wine and will now be moving on to the gin & tonic
I am now at the point where I only vaguely know what's going to happen, but if I keep drinking I'll figure it out, right? Right. Onward.
( chapter two )
I am now at the point where I only vaguely know what's going to happen, but if I keep drinking I'll figure it out, right? Right. Onward.
( chapter two )
Fashion Plate: Chapter One
Nov. 1st, 2025 21:09the_siobhanI am drinking my third glass of wine. I usually start earlier, but I've been running behind schedule all week, so here we are.
Maerchen1313 is doing an hour-long stream in the middle of her writing night and she is hilarious. Right now she's talking about writing a poem about sheep in her walls.
( chapter one )
Maerchen1313 is doing an hour-long stream in the middle of her writing night and she is hilarious. Right now she's talking about writing a poem about sheep in her walls.
( chapter one )