#BookSky If It Bleeds Stephen King ⭐⭐⭐ Last review of the year. I liked the Holly Gibney story (If It Bleeds) about another kind of Outsider, Life of Chuck was as expected, since I watched the movie on a flight a few months ago and Rat was ok. Good for winding down the end of the year in reading.

Ten years with this beautiful girl. She arrived from Bulgaria about this time a decade ago.

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#BookSky Nobody's Girl Virginia Roberts Guiffre 😔😔😔 I did not enjoy reading this book and to be honest several times I had to put it down and walk away for a bit. It is worth your time despite the sadness it invokes, though be aware that she was abused from childhood and does not shy away from it.

Ok @bsky.app I scrolled through the #booksky feed for about 5 minutes one day last week, and now my Following feed is chock-a-block with #booksky tagged posts. I don't have #booksky pinned, so... wtf? How do I cleanse my Following feed?

How far down did they have to dig to find, not one, but two women for this cover? Which one of whom is almost completely cropped out of the picture.

#BookSky The Bewitching Sylvia Moreno-Garcia ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Every Moreno-Garcia book becomes my new fave and The Bewitching is no different. Three stories intertwined from 1900s Mexico to a Massachusetts uni in the 1930s and 1990s at the same school. There are witches everywhere and they're up to no good.

Is anyone else as disturbed by the image in this article as I am? Like what part(s) of a baby is this?

You will be visited by three spirits.

Show me a picture on your phone which has your energy but isn’t a selfie.

#BookSky Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V.E. Schwab ⭐⭐⭐ Another YA-leaning vampire saga. I liked it, though it got very repetitive with the descriptions of blood sucking and victims dying. Would have been better with a better editor. There are two characters called Sabine, so that helped.

#BookSky Martyr Kaveh Akbar ⭐⭐ The story of Cyrus Shams just never clicked with me. Akbar writes in an intriguing voice but the beautiful prose just didn't help me connect. I'm pretty sure this is a me problem and maybe my state of mind at the time I was reading Martyr wasn't optimal.

Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild: Muntjack Emu Iberian Wild Boar Eurasian Hoopoe Eastern Shingleback Lizard

#BookSky Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved this book and it's one of my favorites this year! Come for the serial killer crime drama, stay for the Hungry Ghosts from the gates of Hell, all during the depths of the Covid pandemic. A fun ride from beginning to end.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: ° X ° Blur (first date with @changeist.bsky.social 🥰) ° Daft Punk ° Pretenders ° Stereolab

Tried to set up a UPS shipment of a gift to my daughter in the US and filling out the "commercial invoice" to determine the tariff was both byzantine and enraging. The US government wants her to pay $40 in customs to receive it. (maybe more?) The current admin can fuçk all the way off.

With rising costs, the holiday season may feel a bit tougher this year. If you or someone you know needs a little extra help, call NC 211. They'll connect you with local support in your area. #nc #foodbanks #resources #assistance

The sad irony of this timeline should not be lost on us.

Charlotte Area: This is the link for the Carolina Migrant Network carolinamigrantnetwork.org Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.

Does this surprise anyone?

Connections Puzzle #885 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Somebody lost their entire weave last night

Had traditional Halloween dinner for lunch today. Homemade chicken noodle soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Yum! 😋

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#BookSky Mr Mercedes Stephen King ⭐⭐⭐ The first book in the Bill Hodges trilogy. Hodges, a retired cop is taunted by a maniacal killer who used a stolen Mercedes to murder 16 people. Bill uses his detective skills along with sidekicks Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson to bring the killer to justice.

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Synchronicity is perfection today

Rainbow on No Kings Day bodes good tidings

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Happy to learn we have the same birthday. HBD @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🎉

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The future is written

Nothing makes me happier than a return to color! Just FYI, Farrow and Ball always has the best 'dirty' pastels, hands down. www.farrow-ball.com/paint/all-pa...

Oh, you're the first one when things turn out bad You know I'll never be lonely You're my only one and I love the things I really love the things that you do (ooh) Oh, you're my best friend

I’ve been in that meeting 🤮

It me!

This page is the “we funded shrimp running on treadmills” but for art instead of science. 🍌🍌 “The National Museum of the American Latino describes the post-Mexican-American War California describes a “Californio” family losing their land to American “squatters.”” www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

Our latest podcast/video with Bill Johnston at the Siemens Xcelerator on Building Future Cultures: Why Foresight Must Become an Everyday Practice. community.xcelerator.siemens.com/public/blogs...

Frank Zappa

I've been in Singapore this week for work and today is the first day I've read about any US news. I'm so f'in depressed and angry now.

Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future

Post a movie from the year you were born. (Yes, I'm ancient)

#BookSky How to Lose Your Mother Molly Jong-Fast ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a hard read for many reasons, not least because my own mother is 87, but it was worthwhile and I definitely had strong empathy for Jong-Fast's experiences as the child of a famous person with a big ego and narcissistic tendencies.

This is the shot, and that glowy Jillian Michaels puff piece is the chaser. 🤢

The Exorcist 9 to 5 Rear Window (101 Dalmations when my son wouldn’t go down for a nap, so probably 101 times at least and Monsters Inc for my daughter, same)

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Why don’t Joe and his guests ever talk about easing crime, homelessness and drug addiction in DC by improving access to affordable housing, education, mental health and child protective services, instead of just MOAR POLICE? Why are these guys still on?

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Tonight’s entertainment. (Still won’t beat the body horror of Bring Her Back)