This should not be political.
This should not be radical.
Yet here we are.
(Yeah, my peacock sheets are coming off way too blue in this picture.)
#Autism #ASD #AutismAwarenessMonth #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #MentalHealth #RedInstead

This was a real joy to read. He even managed to find a good story about cake! Even though this is nonfiction, it explains the desperate need for fiction, especially literary fiction, to the wellbeing of humanity. Definitely worth reading in 2025 America. Seriously, this is a cheery, encouraging, and engaging explanation of everything we‘re getting wrong and how to fix it.
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Absolutely ADORED this description of musical chairs! 🤣😂🤣 I also thought the revised version he suggested would be more fun, and be a great critical thinking and creative problem solving exercise.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfLykke #MusicalChairs

I haven‘t had a car since 2016. It has severely limited opportunities in all kinds of areas (including renewing my driver‘s license - which apparently now I need to be able to get a new job, even if driving is not required). Taking public transport is a struggle when it‘s seen as less than or lower class. It has plus sides though, and I feel like truly developed countries should be moving in this direction and away from all these bleeding cars.

From personal experience, I can absolutely attest to this.
If you want to screw up your kids forever, give them an inferiority complex coupled with isolating them as much as possible.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfLykke #inferior #excluded #happiness

This is 3 April and I‘m starting my third book. The first two have been horrible (one pan and one DNF), so here‘s hoping this one is way better… yeah, I picked what is probably a walk off home run in good books, but after the last two books, let‘s make this happen.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfLykke #audiobook

If you like random trivia about entirely unrelated nonsense loosely tied to “writing” via some kind of alcohol or wishful thinking, this is the book for you. If you might enjoy a (too) long diatribe about the differences between diaries and journals, complete with definitions admittedly made up by the author, this book is for you. If you want to actually learn about writing, look elsewhere.
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An old man was misjudged by his monstrous, prejudiced neighbours, and it‘s his fault because he didn‘t tell anyone his story. His neighbours are completely off the hook for their monstrous behaviour toward someone they don‘t know, because the old man didn‘t want to tell his story. Lovely. I can see what kind of person this woman is. 🤮 She is seriously lucky there are only 2 mins left.
#RutaSepetys #YouTheStory #disgusting #victimblaming

She writes historical fiction? That tracks. An historical fiction author recommending research... that‘s rich.
#RutaSepetys #YouTheStory #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFictionInaccuracySupportGroup @julesG @CoverToCoverGirl @JazzFeathers @Weaponxgirl @RavenLovelyReads @Birdsong28 @KCorter

I do not like this author. She does not feel safe (if that makes sense to anyone else).
“A setting is what you make of it” is how she white washes the abuse she endured at the hands of a weirdo in LA (complete with “unauthorised portraits”). This does not feel mentally well. LA gave her “courage and a thick skin” ... don‘t forget the trauma and denial she‘s making light of.
#RutaSepetys #YouTheStory #WTF

The “questions” are sort of pointless. What does it matter to my writing if I know specifics about The Partridge Family or how many members of the Manson Family there were? What does it matter what Roald Dahl was burried with or what voice Toni Morrison‘s family used when the landlord set fire to their house? This makes no sense. What does it matter to anything which famous people have GEDs?
#RutaSepetys #YouTheStory #StupidQuestions #Questions

I fear I‘m going to have an unpopular opinion on this one…
#RutaSepetys #YouTheStory #audiobook

This was SUCH a hard decision. I debated and wavered. In just the last week, I have read three different nonfiction books that could have (should have?) made the bracket. Ultimately, I landed on this one because it actually helped me immediately, in my present life. Long story, but I have a doctor appt in a few weeks (that I have been putting off a while) because of this book. Thanks Wil.
#nonfiction #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #auldlangspine

This was a tough decision. I read a lot of good novels this month, so I had so many books I wanted to include. Some may need to be added of the wild card slots. We‘ll see. #fiction #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #auldlangspine

#MarchWrapUp
#StoryGraph
This was a wild month. I read more books than there were days in the month (just). I read A LOT of good books, but also a fair share of meh books. Talk about an adventure.

Such a beautiful soul!
This is such an emotional rollercoaster. It was beautiful and heartbreaking, but also funny in places. I seriously wish we could stop policing children and labelling it “class disruption.” Children being themselves is not a disruption. It is honest. Maybe oddly, I‘m angry. I‘m so angry for this amazing human being, I‘m angry for other people living it right now, who are left with zero information about themselves and reality

This has been in my library since 2020. It‘s time to actually read it already.
#GeorgeMJohnson #AllBoysArentBlue #audiobook #readbytheauthor

This was utter perfection. I absolutely adored the conversations between Nimoy and Spock. I love that Spock was almost this alter ego he could talk to in his head about all sorts of things. I don‘t know about everyone else, but as far as I‘m concerned, it‘s not possible to think of Spock without thinking of Nimoy. Through Spock, Nimoy will live forever. What a beautiful human being. What a beautiful book.
#LeonardNimoy #IAmSpock #Spock 🖖🏻

I got some new friends while we were reading. The top two are the same octopus, just reversed. The green side glows in the dark. The red one is much smaller and can actually sit on your shoulder via a little magnetic disk.
#PeterGodfreySmith #OtherMinds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp @CatLass007

I don‘t know about anyone else, but the first thing I think of when I hear Spock, is Nimoy as Spock. All other actors who play Spock are held up against Nimoy as the ideal. Nimoy will live forever through Spock, and that‘s pretty awesome.
#LeonardNimoy #IAmSpock #Spock 🖖🏻

I‘m feeling very much led in this direction this afternoon. I got quite a laugh out of the mental image of Spock as midwife by @Bookwomble . I don‘t think I‘ll be getting that out of my head anytime soon. Also, I have never been more excited for a book read by the author… sorry Wil.
#LeonardNimoy #IAmSpock 🖖🏻 #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

This had way less philosophy than I was anticipating. I guess I misunderstood what was being discussed and described by the word “consciousness.” It was still a really interesting book. I have an all new appreciation for octopi, and my love of the sea is deeper than before. Maybe not a great book from a philosophical perspective, but still a really good book about life on earth, especially in the ocean.

We‘ve officially reached the end of the book… or at least the post for the last discussion. Final thoughts? Any snide remarks? I‘m here for whatever you‘ve got. lol
#PeterGodfreySmith #OtherMinds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp @CatLass007

Octopi are high fiving each other. Hm.
#PeterGodfreySmith #OtherMinds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety

This was uncomfortably heteronormative in places with casual homophobia and odd sexism to go with it. It made parts of the story very awkward. I couldn‘t help pulling for both couples by the end, but I almost bailed. Luckily it was a quick read. I think the problem is that SO much has changed since 2011 in how we talk about gender, identity, etc., and this just has not aged well.
#EricArvin #SimpleMen #audiobook

When the track coach has a golf cart and likes to terrorise other members of the faculty and some students. The students even call it the cart of menace! 🤣😂🤣
#EricArvin #SimpleMen #GolfCart #TrackCoach #CoachKatie #CartOfMenace

This was the first audiobook that wasn‘t nonfiction, that I haven‘t read yet… so here goes nothing.
#EricArvin #SimpleMen #audiobook

https://youtu.be/HBW5vdhr_PA?si=Xz366FJu2mdE3glY

Turns out, if you are a crap person, your baby knows about it. When your kid starts being a crap person, you literally had to teach them that. They wouldn‘t have been a crap person without the aid of a crap person. Let‘s just think about this.
#Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

I really enjoyed Wil‘s raw honesty in this book. He owns his past, the good, the bad, the ugly. He grows so much and becomes such an awesome human being. I loved his rage at his wife getting crap health care because she was a woman. I was entirely heartbroken by his meltdown over l the horror that was the set of The Curse for him and his sister (some people should be kept far, far away from children).
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I adore this section of this book, so much.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth

This seems to be a theme that is beating me over the head in the last 24 hours… but it is lovely. You just have to find your people.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #love #unconditionallove #yourpeople #findyourpeople

I seriously want to give poor Wil a hug here. He was literally almost in tears. His parents were really messed up, and I‘m glad he‘s more okay than he used to be from the number they did on him (and indirectly to his wife and their kids).
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #childhoodtrauma #cptsd

This is such a cool detail.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #WesleyCrusher

Here goes nothing.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #audiobook

A minor ode to cake. For a book about happiness, it makes you happy to just sit and read (or even better, listen to). The author is a delight to listen to as he reads his own words, especially when he talks about cake. My only complaint is that it ended too soon. 🎂🍰🧁🥮🧡🧡
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #danish #denmark #cake #candles #peace #relaxation #happiness #rest #books #hygge

The section about lighting is the literary version of my current search for a new bedside lamp. (How dare my old one die!)
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #lighting #atmosphere

Well, that‘s a thought experiment.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #viking #squirrel #livingroom #hyggenook #thoughtexperiment

Cake is good!
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #cake! #happiness #hygge #yum

Sure. Sure. I‘m sure we were all thinking it. He just said it out loud.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #sourdough #tamagotchi #edible #hygge

Excuse me? I‘m going to need more information. I understand what these words mean individually, but this sentence just isn‘t computing for me.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #peace #security #tribe #shelter

I‘m sorry. I don‘t understand this concept. I‘m 38, almost 39, and I am still not convinced my parents even “like” me. I‘m pretty sure “love” is more a sense of obligation. That usually comes just before the words “I need you or I‘ll have to go into a home.”
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #like #harmony #excuseme #moreinfoplease

I seriously love this man!
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #price #product #promation #marketing

I think I need this now. Just one of those days.
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #MentalHealthDay

Well, this was an interesting chapter. I did not need to know about that one guy‘s funeral plans. I can‘t help wondering if he actually got his wish, though.
#PeterGodfreySmith #OtherMinds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @bnp

This one really hit me right in the heart multiple times. It also made me laugh a few times. I fell hard and fast for all three of the MCs after being plopped right into the middle of their messy, tangled lives. I couldn‘t stop going on Art‘s big adventure, rooting for all of them to find happiness and love. There was a tiny little bit of spice to help hold you up through the darkest part of the story.
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I‘m getting real creeps from the cult. Seriously, what is up with them. I‘ve got a weird feeling about them. I don‘t trust them.
#TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #Artemis #Alex #Nate #creepy #cult #creepycult #donttrustthem

Art is the best!
#TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #Artemis

I knew I didn‘t trust Randy.
I don‘t think Art is as reassuring as she thinks she is.
#TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #Art #Alex #Nate #Randy

#TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #staysafe

Yes, so very normal.
#TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #Artemis #normal #contemplating #WTF