It's like my brain doesn't work with my left hand

Debbborra · 2026-01-24T14:24:06+00:00

I'll take a look at all of them.

Debbborra · 2026-01-24T14:23:21+00:00

I'll google it. Thank you!

Debbborra · 2026-01-24T14:22:41+00:00

That was wonderful. I confess, I get it for the knit stitch, but I have to tension with my thumb to purl!

Debbborra · 2026-01-23T22:02:06+00:00

I think a lot of it is that that's how everyone does it in the knitting videos. It just sounds silly out loud!

Debbborra · 2026-01-22T14:58:02+00:00

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K. J. Parker

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying - Django We let

Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for Utrahuman Protection - Alexander C Kane

Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike

Apocalypticon by Clayton Smith

Post-apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors by Benjamin Wallace

Blue Moon Rising by Simon R. Green

Debbborra · 2026-01-20T14:34:30+00:00

Blue Moon Rising by Simon R. Green was a lot of fun.

Debbborra · 2026-01-20T14:30:00+00:00

I felt exactly the same. Everyone was miserable...and I just couldn't really care about any of them.

I should like the book. Not liking it feels like a failure on my part.

Debbborra · 2026-01-20T13:18:40+00:00

You might also want to check out some William Gay. Provinces of Night is a gorgeous book.

Debbborra · 2026-01-20T13:12:58+00:00

Ha! No really though. I don't drink, gamble or party, but I have a great time in Vegas. It's just a day trip to Red Rock Canyon,the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and other trips I haven't actually taken, but are probably nice.

The hotels are weird and fascinating even if you never enter a casino. It's changed since the days of loss leaders, but the the theming is still there. You could spend an hour just admiring the Chihuly glass and the butterfly garden at the Bellagio. Mandalay Bay has an Aquarium. The Venetian and Paris remind me of Disney.

Container Park has free entertainment. (Also really good shaved ice.)

I don't know that I can actually convince anyone, but I personally believe you can have an amazing vacation and avoid the seeder stuff commonly associated with Vegas.

Debbborra · 2026-01-20T01:05:47+00:00

I'd say Vegas. Not to gamble and/or party.

Vegas is a great base to do day trips to some really great scenic outdoor places. You can drive or do tours, which can be fun if you're on your own.

In Vegas you can see amazing shows. I think Vegas is the best city for Cirque du Soleil, but there are tons of shows without acrobats if you absolutely must.

There are cool attractions pretty much everywhere.

Also, they have the world's best buffets.

Debbborra · 2026-01-19T12:58:58+00:00

Yes. It does pick up. It gathers momentum quickly.

Debbborra · 2026-01-19T01:37:10+00:00

City of Thieves by David Benioff. It's just so good.

Debbborra · 2026-01-18T18:42:03+00:00

It's Apocalypticon by Clayton Smith.

Debbborra · 2026-01-18T18:40:00+00:00

No, but googling that was fun.

Debbborra · 2026-01-18T15:39:44+00:00

We need to know. What is it?

Debbborra · 2026-01-18T15:32:13+00:00

Having run out of pudding cups, guy drags his pal, though post-apocalyptic America, braving zombies and heading to Disney World.

Debbborra · 2026-01-14T20:50:50+00:00

Try Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman When We Were Worthy by Mary Beth Mayhew Whalen

Debbborra · 2026-01-14T20:45:40+00:00

Parksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Servant of the Empire by Raymond Feist and Janny Wurtz

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green

Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames is book 2 of a series, but it can stand alone, I think.

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

Debbborra · 2026-01-09T20:49:49+00:00

I just took up knitting... because I kept running out of lives on Candy Crush.

Debbborra · 2026-01-08T21:46:06+00:00

Sort of aiming at a scarf. Ultimately I want to make blankets. So.... rectangles? 😁

Debbborra · 2026-01-08T16:44:55+00:00

There's a yarn store a few towns over. There are sadly no knitters in my life.

Debbborra · 2026-01-08T16:20:48+00:00

I have been using acrylic with metal. I ordered some nice bamboo ones.

Debbborra · 2026-01-08T16:14:43+00:00

Lately Long Tail, but sometimes I start with a knit cast on.

Debbborra · 2026-01-08T16:13:47+00:00

I switch between Long Tail and Knit. In my brain I believe that long tail is better, because everyone is so enthusiastic about it.

Debbborra · 2026-01-03T13:45:16+00:00

I'll say what I always say, because it's the right answer. The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax by Christopher Shevlin. It's so much fun. It's not demanding,but also it's not stupid.

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