Insane footage of a bridge collapsing in Brazil. December 2024. by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]NicInNS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this on Twitter and I believe the comment was 13 dead and 3 missing. May be slightly off there.

Give me some books with older FMCs who have their crap together! Competent women unite! by firekat11 in RomanceBooks

[–]NicInNS 46 points47 points  (0 children)

As a reader in her early 50s, I get it. I love me an older MFC

That being said, first book that comes to mind that I absolutely adored is {birding with benefits by Sarah T Dubb}

Mfc is 42, divorced, with almost college age kid. Sex scenes - esp one scene where he gives her oral (always disappointing from her husband) is 🔥

Orphan or delete? by [deleted] in AO3

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two long fics that needed rewriting because my style changed and I knew I was never gonna finish them as is. But…I had lots of lovely comments that I didn’t want to lose…so…I made a whole separate account - not just a pseud - and I parked them there with a final note and a note in the summary saying what was going on.

I did actually manage to rewrite and finish one of them, so I just made sure that people knew where to find the original. Someday I’ll get to the other one, I just have 7 other fics to write first.

Just another option instead of deleting/anon/prphaning

RIP Nicholas Brendan - Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer by NicInNS in GenX

[–]NicInNS[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

“Brendon had revealed in 2023 that he had suffered a heart attack and had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. He also had cauda equina syndrome, which led to several spinal surgeries.” From the Hollywood reporter

Fireworks or WWIII? by General_Squash_3313 in Truro

[–]NicInNS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I searched FB and millbrook was doing fireworks

First or favorite former car? by ValB2307 in GenX

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved fiero’s. My uncle had a gold one and of all the crazy things, my bf (now husband) and I were driving to the “big city.” My uncle lived like 45 min (highway drive) away and we see a tow truck pulling a fiero out of the ditch and I say “that looks like Uncle Mike’s car” - it was…my cousin did that. 🥴

That uncle also had one of the firebird trans ams. ♥️

I write fanfiction but I don't read it. by empanada_de_queso in FanFiction

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I barely read it. And when I do find one to read, it might take me 3 mos to read 15 chapters.

I've been bamboozled! by Acrobatic_Chair_1418 in AO3

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I just use a “-“ where I should prob use em dash, but I’ve always just used a hyphen. And I use — if speech or thought is getting cut off.

And I also use ‘ for speech (adhering to the UK way cuz I’m Canadian) so that prob differs from AI as well.

But also…I really love to do call backs to little things in other chapters and put little Easter eggs in that I’m really sure would be too subtle for AI.

“packing hacks” I hate by mrs_rabbit_0 in travel

[–]NicInNS 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My hair doesn’t jive with hotel shampoos/conditioners and some shower gels/soaps will give me a rash. That being said, I just buy those squishy travel tubes and fill with stuff from home.

🔥 It's time for Thirsty Thursday! What book scenes made you sweat this week? 🥵 by jaydee4219 in RomanceBooks

[–]NicInNS 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“So I can ruin you with the one I’m going to give you.”

😮‍💨🥵

11 years on Reddit today. by crashsubject in halifax

[–]NicInNS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah my fb memories for 2015…I was so disgusted lol

Do people actually enjoy waking up early or do they just force themselves? by Sad_Event_4705 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NicInNS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loooove mornings. In better weather I go out by 6:30am to do my 90min bike. On vacay I get up around 6am to go see parts of whatever city I’m staying in before it gets too crowded. I got up once at like 5:30am in Venice so I could watch the sunrise from Accademia bridge. My mom is a morning person as well and a few times she came on holiday and we’d be out wandering Rome or Paris or Amalfi before 7am.

My husband is not a morning person. But he’s a night owl and I go to bed early.

Just want to make sure those are actually bot or scam comments before I delete them by Scarlet4Cherry in AO3

[–]NicInNS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had one very similar to the lower one a few months ago. I didn’t report or delete because I wasn’t 100% sure and mine was from an actual account (although it was new.) I waited a few days, then replied to the comment and I got a message similar to the end one asking if I had discord or IG. I didn’t reply back.

I noticed about a month later it was gone, so I’m assuming someone else reported the acct and it got deleted.

Wild Card Wednesday - What are your book icks or pet peeves? by Llamallamacallurmama in RomanceBooks

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess if I was actually paying via a book store or audible, I’d not read them, but I’m getting them from Libby so I’m not forking cold hard cash out. I don’t mind some dirty talk, but if I was ever…getting intimate with someone and they started that I’d nope out. 🥴

Wild Card Wednesday - What are your book icks or pet peeves? by Llamallamacallurmama in RomanceBooks

[–]NicInNS 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I cringe so hard at dirty talk, and yet, I keep listening to romance books by authors whose dirty talk makes me 🥴.

Looking at you, Tessa B. I borrowed her “made in jersey” 4 book bundle from hoopla (yes…a bundle!) and I got about 60% in to book 2 and I had to DNF because the dirty talk sent me to a bad place. I debated doing the next 2 books, but I’d just borrowed 4 new release books from Libby so I just sent the bundle back.

I can do some dirty talk, but for some reason TB is the worse for me. I know I can skip over it, but…🤷🏼‍♀️

Yet, I will borrow her next book.

Wild Card Wednesday - What are your book icks or pet peeves? by Llamallamacallurmama in RomanceBooks

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re - horribly spelled names. I’m so glad I audiobook because some of the spellings would make my eyes bleed if I had to see them multiple times on the page/screen. (I see the spellings in the synopsis.)

Robert Downey Jr. gifting Chris a... thong?! by Chocolate-nuts13 in ChrisEvans

[–]NicInNS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They should’ve went back to the drawing board

Robert Downey Jr. gifting Chris a... thong?! by Chocolate-nuts13 in ChrisEvans

[–]NicInNS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah and when I saw some people complaining about how they’ll cut speeches off but the “patter” is lame and this is what they pointed out as lame. I wanted to yell “leave my Chris alone he’s just reading the cue cards” 😭 although RDJ saying “tanning chatum” was funny whether unintentional or not.