Watching hockey in a bar for the first time in 10 years. Sabres up 2

The women won the first one, the first Olympics I watched

The politics of it all are icky, but I dreamed of seeing men win the gold in hockey since I was a boy

I suck at looking for jobs. I suck at applying and interviewing.

I can excel at jobs I hate but I can’t seem to replace them. I only attract more jobs that I would hate

@Alice Donny boy is the poor man’s billionaire and Elon is the dumb man’s smart guy

@GeriAQuin this is just to enter? Wtf

I’ve read 6 books so far in 2026 - 2 were audio, but I count it

I’ve listened to Jim Butcher’s Dresden files, books 5 & 6
Read Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler series, 4 & 5

Patrick Worrall - The Partisan. A spy thriller centered around chess prodigies during the Cold War

Kay Chronister - The Bog Wife. A gothic horror (sorta)

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@danirabbit my only complaints were with a feature that was new to me, but my old bank didn’t have.

Spending buckets show on the balance page but for a brief time they didn’t

@GeriAQuin I don’t get how narrow and short sighted someone can be. Thinks only of immediate personal gain

I love my cats

Forgot to mention King Lear

My reading goals for 2026

Finish Dungeon Crawler Carl series (have 3 left, plus 1 released this year)

Finish Dresden Files (13 more books, plus 1 released this year)

Complete Lord of the Rings
The Bluest Eye
A Jane Austen book

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This raven pair gave off strong "Statler and Waldorf commenting on passing hikers" vibes. #photos #iceland #bird #birds #raven

I forgot to mention my favorite non-fiction books I’ve read last year. Since I got distracted I’ll just make one post

• Empire of Pain (Radden Keefe)
• All the Shah’s Men (Kinzer)
• What Hath God Wrought (Walker Howe)
• The Devil in the White City (Larson
• Poison Ivy (Mandery)

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Tomorrow I will talk about non-fiction

Other notes: I began and are continuing with 2 fantasy series

The Dresden Files. Jim Butcher
Dungeon Crawler Carl. Matt Dinniman

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There were other books I loved but this was the short list.

• Withcraft for Wayward Girls
• The Guest List
• Death on the Nile
• Beautyland
• Les Misérables

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Les Misérables.
Victor Hugo

I read this starting in August. Finished it yesterday. I have so much to say but will keep it short. I’ve wept multiple times. Every character makes a difference. The attention to detail. I have to think more since it’s been only a day since I’ve finished, but by god I loved it.

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The Guest List.
Lucy Foley

A “girly pop” suspense. Building up to the end and the tie-it-all-together. I loved it. Characters felt fresh to me. Not predictable (other than the obvious genre stuff).

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Death on the Nile.
Agatha Christie

Being exposed to Poirot through PBS rather than the novels, it is easy to see why this is a beloved series, with this entry considered the best. Much intrigue and misdirection.

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Beautyland.
Marie-Helene Bertino

She’s an alien living undercover as a human. Metaphor for being a lone and struggling to fit in. Beautiful prose.

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