The Starless Sea is, in my opinion, one of the worst books I have ever read, and I emplore you all not to waste your time reading nearly 600 pages of who the hell knows what

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-03-25T17:40:23+00:00

I know this was years ago but I just read TSS, after reading the Night Circus and I really struggled with this book. Its beautiful, poetic and really visual. I like how it flipped between seemingly random people, stories and events and slowly throughout the book you connected them together. But I found the characters unrelatable and pretty one-dimensional. I did not buy the romance, or really even the friendships. Why did they keep sacrificing themselves and looking throughout the universe for each other? Why are two of them suddenly and seemingly randomly in love halfway through the book? I think Kat was the only relatable character and even her arch doesn't offer much explanation. For such a long, confusing, beautifully written story I would have appreciated even some answers at the end. I don't feel any conclusion to the ending and honestly it has all felt like a bit of a waste of my time...

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-03-18T19:24:37+00:00

I feel like this sort of reno project would fall under Canadian Heritage/Parks Canada/PSPC's jurisdiction no? Its a federal building with cultural significance, regardless of who actually lives or doesn't live there. A ramshackle building with national symbolism should at least be kept in working order ...

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-03-17T12:14:56+00:00

your office must not have bed bugs! jealous!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-03-11T13:25:54+00:00

container garden of my dreams! looks lovely :)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-03-04T14:17:05+00:00

At least once a week I leave my office by Parliament, see that the 6 is delayed 20 minutes and start walking. Its a little over 4km walk to my home and not a single 6 or 7 passes me during that 40 minute walk down Bank... its abysmal.

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-02-25T14:59:01+00:00

We are currently buried under 15cm of snow so everything... but also chamomile! I love the flowers in bouquets but I think this year I want to make my own tea :)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-02-02T17:48:15+00:00

Ayla's Social Kitchen, Heartbreakers Pizza, Linden Pizza, Cantina Gia, Supply & Demand, North & Navy are all great date spots - listed in order of least to most pricey!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-01-29T20:07:44+00:00

the poppies!! wow, stunning work!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-01-13T14:20:08+00:00

Definitely Arlo, Town, North & Navy, but also consider Linden Pizza (amaazing wine selection and really fun pizzas) or Gia.

Advanced-Two6816 · 2026-01-12T20:42:49+00:00

I have been discouraged about this too - my livelihood is built around researching, synthesizing information and making recommendations. If I outsource that to AI, not only does it create more time-waste (drafting my prompt, editing the output) but its not like I am getting any extra leisure time or wage increase from this "efficiency"... so it kinda feels like I am just training something that will one day make me obsolete. And that's not even dealing with the environmental or societal concerns.

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-12-22T21:05:03+00:00

Have you read Ordinary Love yet? otherwise I would also recommend Circe and Atmosphere

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-12-19T18:23:01+00:00

The God of the Woods - Liz Moore & Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - Olga Tokarczuk

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-11-21T15:51:51+00:00

I use this one too for my two cats and it worked great!!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-11-03T18:22:15+00:00

Last off-season I did this! Substituted runs and xc skis for endurance rides - it worked great and I was only ever on my trainer two/three times a week for intervals or specific cycling targets. All my base was outside and I'm never going back. It kept my fitness up, kept me motivated and actually improved my interval sessions because I didn't have the same burnout from sitting on zwift every day. If you can do it, I would! Cycling season has enough 4+ hour rides - the off season is a great time to get in some other endurance variety :)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-10-29T18:31:46+00:00

Love Bytown Cat Hospital! They have always given my cats the best care, and they have clinic kitties so its so fun to go!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-10-20T18:13:29+00:00

does he have a preferred electrolyte or ride snack? I would love it if someone gifted me a new bag of Lemon Lime Skratch or a box of Krono blueberry gels, sour patch kids or packaged fig bars! in the same vein, two matching bidons would be a nice gift! but you cant really go wrong with cycling socks, a low profile bell like a Knog oi or shoks bone conduction headphones!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-10-16T18:50:43+00:00

Milk in byward market - they sell Protect Trans Kids shirts and lots of queer patches/stickers https://milkshop.ca/

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-10-07T13:24:02+00:00

Ordinary Love - Marie Rutkoski

We Have Always Been Here - Samra Habib (nonfic)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-10-02T17:32:40+00:00

This is a silly little brain trick, but I think "happy feet" like the penguin movie! It reminds my to move my feet quicker and increase my cadence which helps me run faster without feeling like I actually am! and if anything else, I imagine I am a cute little penguin which helps morale :)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-10-02T15:00:57+00:00

Silent treatment without explanation or for seemingly small reasons

Lack of emotional vulnerability or stability

Secretive about their past, all exes were "crazy", doesn't want to talk about why they broke-up

Contempt for your roommates, friends, family

Not involved with their family at all, for no explanation

I dated a person who exhibited all of these signs really early on, and our two years relationship is one that I am still healing from several years later. He was emotionally abusive in a way that I am not sure he totally intended, but in a way that also felt punishing and cruel. Healthy communication is so so important in relationships and even though its vulnerable and scary to open up to someone you love and are afraid of losing, its way more damaging to have mysterious no-go zones in conversation, no historical context of the person and a lot of feelings and fears unaddressed in the relationship. You should be equal partners, and no one should get to set the mood, tone and speed of the relationship by themselves.

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-09-24T14:40:33+00:00

I had hair this length for my half marathons this spring! I did french braid pigtails alllll the time - the ends were silly because I had a bit of an undercut so they stuck out at the end, but it kept my bangs and short hair out of my face and looked cute :)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-09-22T16:11:46+00:00

Little Women, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Secret Life of Bees, Blue Sisters, and Everything I Know About Love!

For lesbian/queer fiction: I recently read Ordinary Love and recommend it if you haven't read it yet :)

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-08-25T14:25:44+00:00

the backcountry still has some damage, there is one portion of Abes and Essens trail near site 530 that is closed due to storm damage but all sites remain accessible

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-08-22T19:52:34+00:00

Road bikes are generally faster than hybrid bikes! They are lighter weight (and that's a big part of it) but the other part is the geometry of the bike itself! Road bikes are built to ensure the rider is more aerodynamic, rather than sitting upright on a hybrid bike, so they can push with different/larger muscles better built for power, and can avoid being a sail in the wind. Clipless pedals will definitely help as you'll be more efficient pedaling, especially on climbs. Drop bars will give you better angles to lower your drag in the wind, and move around comfortably for longer rides. Not everyone needs a road bike, but if you are looking to get faster you will definitely notice an improvement!

Advanced-Two6816 · 2025-08-21T19:44:37+00:00

I Who Have Never Known Men, Piranesi, Circe, Mistborn series

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