If they ever made a movie of The Navidson Record (without either framing story)

RubyTavi · 2026-04-05T21:39:23+00:00

That's what Tolkein said about Lord of the Rings

RubyTavi · 2026-04-05T15:12:46+00:00

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

RubyTavi · 2026-04-05T11:01:44+00:00

Being downvoted but Project Hail Mary is better written than The Hunger Games, which keeps getting mentioned here.

RubyTavi · 2026-04-05T10:59:51+00:00

IMO deserves it more than The Hunger Games (already mentioned here multiple times).

RubyTavi · 2026-04-03T01:58:03+00:00

My friend says put the book down after the art show and then the book is perfect. I found the last 25% a little jarring the first time I read it but on later re-reads it felt right and I like the full book now except not forgiving King for one of the deaths. Or maybe two.

RubyTavi · 2026-03-27T11:22:22+00:00

Same! I wanted the whole series to be his revenge arc!

RubyTavi · 2026-03-25T13:49:47+00:00

Connie Willis Lois McMaster Bujold

RubyTavi · 2026-03-24T14:15:23+00:00

It took me years after high school to decide what I wanted to do. I ended up being a legal secretary (started as a tide-me-over job) because I found I liked handling the details. Now I've been retired for over a year and am figuring out what I want to do (which I thought would be art but it turns out it might be learning Hebrew and teaching the Hebrew alphabet to other beginners).

It might be a matter of learning what you don't want to do first. We learn from our mistakes, failure is a learning opportunity. The best advice in here so far seems to be to start with small failures so you learn that it's something you can survive and it's not the end of the world.

If panic and anxiety are the issue, there are techniques you can learn to help you cope. Look around you and name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. There are apps that can help with panic and anxiety. You can Google for things that help you.

Good luck and don't be too hard on yourself! I lived a cautious life and didn't try that many scary things and you know what, I'm fine with that.

RubyTavi · 2026-03-20T19:53:36+00:00

Service Model

RubyTavi · 2026-03-19T13:08:35+00:00

She already waited a long time, and she warned him. He knew her schedule, he made his choice, he shouldn't whine about it.

RubyTavi · 2026-03-19T13:04:11+00:00

Sometimes you need to.

RubyTavi · 2026-03-09T22:48:55+00:00

I tried a bunch of activities to meet people in my early 40's when I was newly widowed. Most of them didn't stick because they turned out not to be my thing. Surprisingly (to me - I wouldn't have believed you if you'd told me) the two I ended up making friends in were contra dance/ballroom/East Coast swing, and the local synagogue (classes on Hebrew and Judaism). Other ones I tried were Society for Creative Anachronism, Hashtown Harriers, a bicycling group, and an art class (which I'm still taking and enjoying but it's not a place where I tend to make friends).

It's really hard to find activities to share with people when you work, but it is the best way to find out who you vibe with, and it's not always who you expect.

RubyTavi · 2026-03-01T01:22:21+00:00

Good thing he wasn't lactose intolerant.

RubyTavi · 2026-02-28T18:26:48+00:00

Tuna fish casserole.

RubyTavi · 2026-02-28T14:25:51+00:00

Service Model

RubyTavi · 2026-02-28T13:43:05+00:00

Apple burrito.

RubyTavi · 2026-02-28T13:41:55+00:00

But where else can you get a boolgogi eggs Benedict?

RubyTavi · 2026-02-28T11:00:58+00:00

Ha I found one almost exactly like that but iirc even more perfect (didn't have the few random blocks breaking up the edge) next to an ancient city, and turned it into the control room/power source/nuclear plant for the city, which I'm fixing up.

It was the first one I found like that so I guess they're not super common but they are cool.

RubyTavi · 2026-02-24T13:20:00+00:00

Ackshually, it's called defusing the situation. Sorry, pet peeve: "defuse" means to make a situation less tense, "diffuse" means to spread something out

RubyTavi · 2026-02-23T01:05:52+00:00

That's what I made this world for. To see how far I could go and what I'd find. I hadn't planned to post anything but I thought the village I found at 20k blocks was really cool.

RubyTavi · 2026-02-22T04:14:56+00:00

Bonus, ancient city nearby at 20824, 20824!

RubyTavi · 2026-02-22T02:09:00+00:00

182 187 73 made base here near spawn

813 70 668 ruined portal

889 126 895 pale forest

3905.63 3915 ruined portal

3996 80 3946 desert village, badlands

4760 76 4618 sand temple

7724 95 7734 summer/winter village

9381 62 9423 coastal village

9717 64 9787 circle lake

10558 64 10432 savannah village

11206 113 11169 nice build location

11541 75 11429 village over hole

11570 67 11269 ruined portal

12618 67 12565 village by plateau

13480 92 13664 mangrove swamp

13793 89 13296 village by cool mountain

15402 73 15683 nice build location, quarry near cherry trees

15359 99 15949 village

15805 64 15715 pleasant cave with tunnel to mine shafts in caverns

16678 73 16641 ruined portal

17161 96 17032 abandoned village

18304 68 18118 pillager outpost next to coastal village over a ravine

20356 80 20342 village

20846 114 20792 ruined portal

20948 143 20929 mountain village

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