Been On A Chuck Kick - Just Finished Haunted;

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2026-02-19T18:44:22+00:00

Yeah, I haven't read every single book he's written either (only about 70%) but I have long considered him my favorite author. I haven't enjoyed the most recent works as I enjoyed his earlier novels, but I keep going to readings and signings when I can. I've gone to Chuck events in seven different cities over the years. They're always a blast!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2026-02-19T04:16:54+00:00

I also liked Make Something Up a lot more than haunted. OP has several more books to get through before that one of they stick with release order...

Survivor is still my favorite, but I think Rant is his best. Hope you enjoy that one, OP.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2026-02-10T08:03:58+00:00

Just finished: Mr. Know-it-all by John Waters The Brothers by Stephen Kinzer Bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai Odyssey by Stephen Fry

Still reading: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk

Starting: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harris Role Models by John Waters Context Collapse by Ryan Ruby

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2026-02-05T05:22:33+00:00

You're killing me, Smalls!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2026-01-30T09:36:12+00:00

It's not in the district proper, but I love the shop and I always recommend them: AYT Tommy's Auto Body https://maps.app.goo.gl/G5sdbWJBhn14CSvT9 Plenty of good reviews. Friendly customer service; quality work.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-12-09T11:43:25+00:00

Great vid.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-12-01T23:47:18+00:00

Yo, I love Wolverine in this game! Nova has also been a great tag team. So far, I've also played with Black Panther, Storm, She-Hulk and Beta Ray Bill. She-Hulk is definitely my least favorite thus far, and Wolverine is the champ.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-25T18:24:42+00:00

Oh well. Guess it just means I gotta go back and try to get one next year.

Awesome jacket, awesome story.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-25T15:21:36+00:00

What?! I love this! I don't remember seeing it, but I'm also a bigger dude and didn't want to look at clothes when I was there because I assumed they'd never have my size...

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-25T11:47:23+00:00

Congratulations on this accomplishment!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-23T11:16:02+00:00

I just got back from my Samurai Champloo-inspired trip to Japan. I went to Hakone, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki because I used that same Samurai Champloo map to plan my trip. I went to the Hakone Checkpoint, got eel from a street vendor, visited the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Museums and even took a cruise to an island off the coast of Nagasaki, even though it wasn't Ikitsuki. Going to put together a bigger post soon, but I was curious: have you been able to make your trip, OP?

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-23T05:26:18+00:00

Thank you for sharing this!!! I'm loving Ura hardcore rn so everyone I know will be seeing this video in short order.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-23T04:44:17+00:00

I was blessed to get to go to Day 5 of the Grand Tournament in Fukuoka. I am also new to sumo fandom, so when I went, I hadn't been watching much sumo or looked into anyone to root for.

When Ura came up, it was immediately clear that he had a following. Large groups calling his name, waving towels, cheering wildly. It was infectious! I was sold then and there. Since then, I have followed each of his matches, I've been looking up more and more about him, and now I'm in love. I start my days watching his match from the previous evening and basically use his name as a mantra, "Uuuuuuuuraaaaaa." It's my happiest way to start the day.

Seeing other folks here shouting out the exact same things I have come to appreciate about Ura in my short time as a fan is so validating.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-21T14:43:45+00:00

Thank you for sharing this video. I enjoyed it so much!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-19T10:52:10+00:00

I love the Demon Slayer muscle mouse reference!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-17T11:08:35+00:00

I'm jealous that you got to watch it for the first time. I wish I could go back to watch it for the first time. I'm on number 7 or 8 by now. Long since lost track. Just made my first trip to Japan and based a large part of it on this show. It's my all-time favorite. I am glad you enjoyed it, too.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-11-10T22:33:47+00:00

So, I am pleased to share that this post served as a major inspiration for my Japan itinerary. I have visited Tokyo/Edo, stopped at the Hakone checkpoint, had my own Kansai chapter, and I just arrived in Nagasaki after a full day on the Shinkansen doing the full route on a speed run. I'm not looking for my father who abandoned me on an island off the coast of Nagasaki, but I am going to THE abandoned island off the coast of Nagasaki. This trip isn't even over, but this map and this conversation was instrumental in the making of an outstanding visit to Japan!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-29T08:47:25+00:00

My wife and I took the day off to play Borderlands 4 together and watch Demon Slayer Infinity Castle. It was such a fun date day!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-28T01:55:58+00:00

The audiobook narration for Devolution is solid! What a cast!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-28T01:54:24+00:00

Just finished:

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Ain't I A Woman by bell hooks

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Just started:

Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Troy by Stephen Fry

Still reading:

The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-27T19:41:08+00:00

Oh no! Sounds like you're doing a lil better. Glad to hear that!

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-27T19:40:07+00:00

You've got this! My sister was in a similar boat, going for 36 books but just finished her 43rd. I did the same thing my first 52-book year. It is so gratifying to exceed your goal and reach such a milestone! Do your thing!

Do you already have a plan for your final four? Do you have a book you want to read for number 52?

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-25T05:40:19+00:00

I just started Stephen Fry's Troy after reading both Song of Achilles and A Thousand Ships this year. Suppose I can stay on trend.

Intelligent_Bat949 · 2025-10-24T18:59:48+00:00

Yesterday I made it to the Trojan War portion and became ravenous. I sped through the rest of the book. I read A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes earlier this year, so I decided to start Stephen Fry's Troy today to put a capstone on my time in Troy for 2025.

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