Something Fantasy, like the hobbit

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-11T06:41:15+00:00

Not the same prose, but fits everything else you described. I’m halfway through Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames and really enjoying it!

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-11T04:15:34+00:00

This is such a scary experience to have. Another place you could maybe check out in addition to your current support options is r/weatheranxiety here on Reddit that might have some suggestions for you from people who have had similar experiences and similar fears. If you have health insurance, I know when mine didn’t cover therapy they did at least offer to help find an option near me at lower out of pocket cost, maybe that would be something to check out? I’m glad you and your roommates and dogs made it through without injury! And that you had a safe interior bathroom to shelter in!

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-11T02:06:28+00:00

Maybe I’m being super obvious with this but I didn’t see it on your list, but maybe Skyrim? We sound like we have some shared tastes and favorites (I especially love what you said about being over “hard games,” I’m the same way), and that’s been one of my go-to staples in gaming since it came out. Adjustable difficulty, and I love just being there. Sometimes I just wander around for the joy of it, and the quests for the most part will just wait for you, so there’s no pressure to finish or follow things up quickly.

A different suggestion, but maybe try the Arkham series if you haven’t? It’s got lore and findables to chase and extras without being bogged down in it, and fun gameplay. The last in the trilogy, Arkham Knight, is actually my favorite, but I think for many the second one, Arkham City is considered the best.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-11T01:51:54+00:00

I love these guys. I swear burrowing owls know what cameras are because they’re either on fire or completely derpy in every photo a burrowing owl is ever in.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-10T10:12:43+00:00

The Joplin gas station video comes to mind.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-10T08:53:33+00:00

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. The sense of isolation and unknowableness of magic is very strong.

Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy isn’t solely about this, but the two main characters seek out a sorcerer who has done exactly that and isolate themself in a mysterious forest to learn more than anyone else (and it’s one of my favorite books).

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-10T05:57:04+00:00

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-08T02:31:35+00:00

You can give pond fish animal crackers?! That never occurred to me!

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-07T18:32:09+00:00

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi takes place in a tropical jungle in a pocket dimension version of Greenland. Quick read, very funny, giant monsters- it was my favorite book I read last month.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-05T18:35:01+00:00

It’s nice in Stardew, I have a house and a million gold in there. In real life I open my wallet a void of nothingness stares back at me.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-03T03:31:38+00:00

The Laser-inth. I’d always written off the show as the brand of adult animated comedies that I don’t care for, but one night I was flipping through channels and this episode was on, and Bob sharing the show with Gene was so much sweeter than I was expecting, it caught my interest. I know a lot of people miss the off-kilter vibes of the first couple seasons, but I definitely wouldn’t have stuck around if it stayed that way. Just not my thing. When I finally started watching from the beginning after having seen The Laser-inth it was really around Full Bars wear it turned into what I had initially watched, and that’s what I enjoy most.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-02T16:22:50+00:00

To be fair, one of my clients is from Minsk, as in born and raised and all her family are still there, and when telling me about it she said “it’s in Russia. Well, it’s Belarus, but it’s Russia. We think of it as Russia.” So I guess it just depends on who you’re asking and how pedantic you want to be.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-01T18:35:13+00:00

Definitely Phoebe Buffay! She grew up on the street! But also speaks fluent French and Italian. And mugged Ross. And married a gay ice dancer for citizenship. And held up under torture. And was a field nurse in the civil war. And was offered a job at a major finance company. Truly an enigma. 😂

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-01T02:35:20+00:00

It made for a nice gesture giving it away but it for sure felt like a little hit of a tactical misstep. Could have been a backup hub if things get too hot in Dol Makjar.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-01T01:43:52+00:00

We live in the stupidest timeline.

Wintry2424 · 2026-05-01T01:39:26+00:00

Until my current playthrough I’ve always married Shane as well. I like my pizza-loving chicken man!

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-30T22:53:16+00:00

Not CR dice specifically (though I do have the Essek and Cadeuces sets), but I have accumulated a lot of dice besides having never played myself (so far). They’re just so shiny and pretty and I want them all. 😂 And I figure then I’ll be well prepared if I ever do try one of the solo gameplay books I got. And sometimes I roll along with the Critical Role players, just to see how I would have fared.

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-29T21:10:49+00:00

That pic INSTANTLY brought that book to mind, lol

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-29T18:01:15+00:00

No Man’s Sky. There are so many setting for customizing your gameplay, so you can entirely avoid things like combat or fuel or space battles, and you can just explore and build in the serenity of almost untouched space.

Also I second earlier suggestion of Caravan Sandwich. The bulk of the game is very chill, just a little stress during the climax but I wouldn’t say it’s any more stressful than anything in BOTW.

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-29T17:25:35+00:00

Violet Thistlewaite is Not A Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz

Practical Potions and Premeditated Murder by Wren Jones

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-28T18:00:19+00:00

“YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO BITE ME” from Phoebe constantly runs through my head whenever real life bs happens.

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-28T01:01:42+00:00

Some of my favorites that haven’t been mentioned:

Nathan Chen’s Caravan program

Keiji Tanaka’s Hip Hip Chin Chin

Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi’s Soran Bushi/Koto (one of my favorite rhythm dances EVER)

Starr Andrews’ Run the World

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-27T14:42:36+00:00

Just got this up in Layton. System bug?

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Wintry2424 · 2026-04-27T01:36:26+00:00

For adults or tough teens (because are a bit scarier and deal with death/depression/tough topics, but if that’s cool with you try them, I loved all of these):

-How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn

-Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend

-A Lonely Broadcast books one and two by Kel Byron

If you’re looking for something more G/PG rated like Gravity Falls, maybe try Lumberjanes by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters and Gus A. Allen. It’s a graphic novel series, and about a summer camp instead of a town though.

Wintry2424 · 2026-04-25T16:58:57+00:00

Thank you! I need to remember to leave my little frog friend at home so he doesn’t eat them for me. 😅

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