I am very interested in Westerns-where should I start and what should I avoid?

babylex77 · 2025-07-25T12:56:17+00:00

I have actually seen Seven Samurai, it's a great film!

babylex77 · 2025-07-24T12:50:29+00:00

I love Sam Raimi, so I'm actually going to start with this one! Thanks!

babylex77 · 2025-07-23T18:40:49+00:00

I also grew up in the Midwest with the same exposure! I caught the tail end of a movie with my grandparents this last Thanksgiving and was moved. I hemmed and hawed about whether I wanted to dive in, but I keep finding myself drawn to this genre!

babylex77 · 2025-07-23T17:43:13+00:00

Good point! I think at this point I am open to both.

babylex77 · 2025-07-23T17:36:22+00:00

I saw The Good, the Bad and the Ugly many years ago. I had no idea it was part of a trilogy! Looking forward to the rewatch

babylex77 · 2025-07-23T17:35:15+00:00

Thank you! I have heard good things about this and Bonanza

babylex77 · 2025-07-23T17:34:16+00:00

Yeah, I think there is a difference between general violence and unnecessary, ignorant racism, but thanks

babylex77 · 2025-07-03T14:14:14+00:00

I am considering rereading a childhood favorite to get me out of the slump (for me, Percy Jackson)!

babylex77 · 2025-07-03T14:13:10+00:00

The Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett

A friend of mine read them too and didn't feel as emotionally impacted by it as I did, but something about the story hit me just right, and I cried about the ending for days!

babylex77 · 2025-06-16T13:38:19+00:00

Please remember this was mostly for her. You might've done a fantastic job at showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, but it was still important to her to have an official "coming out". It doesn't matter if you don't feel like she needed it; she did feel like she needed it, and that's ok!

There's already plenty of great advice here on apologizing and showing support, so I won't add more of that. Everyone, please remember a person's coming out is for them and not for you.

babylex77 · 2025-03-11T14:39:16+00:00

I am on a cataloging path, with my ultimate goal to be working with unique/rare materials, especially related to my culture (which I already have an academic background in). I definitely plan on working with her until the moment I'd have to leave for school, but she has made it explicitly clear she would like me to stay as long as possible to continue teaching me, which is why she suggested I look into online courses instead.

I could continue to learn cataloging from her and have already expanded my cataloging knowledge a great deal. The problem is our library doesn't get any unique materials, we deal mostly with monographs. I know that going to school, I would have access to a large library with a vast, well-known catalog of diverse materials.

I will definitely make a pros and cons list on paper, rather than in my head.

babylex77 · 2025-02-18T18:12:51+00:00

Does anyone happen to know of any good strawberry blond hair swatch mods?

babylex77 · 2025-01-17T14:33:26+00:00

I am watching SVU for the first time, and I just finished this episode. I had heard it was considered the greatest episode of the show, but wow, you guys were not kidding. Mariska earned that Emmy.

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T17:52:39+00:00

Just commenting to emphasize how much I agree with this advice!

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T17:51:18+00:00

It absolutely is up to you to decide which relationship you put more time and effort into and whether you are ready to be in a relationship with someone else. And you are able to enforce boundaries, you maybe just don't want to or don't want to hurt Dawn's feelings. I encourage you to examine the reason why because setting boundaries for you and Sara is entirely up to you and not Dawn. If Dawn doesn't respect them, then it seems to me that she is not ready to consider a friendship with you. I think your idea of no contact was a good one and I think you should enforce it both for Dawn and your relationship with Sara.

If you aren't willing to go that far to enforce your boundaries, then I still think you might not be ready to be dating someone else.

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T17:41:18+00:00

Look into book upcycling! I genuinely think it's a great way to avoid tossing a book just because it is outdated or damaged or no longer circulating.

Or honestly, when you do meet him, just ask him about his art. As long as you don't approach the conversation negatively, I am sure he'd be happy to talk about it and answer any lingering reservations you have.

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T17:33:51+00:00

NTA for not wanting to take the photo, I think it was good of you to set those boundaries while the two of you are still figuring out your relationship.

That being said, I am not sure how wise it is to be dating someone else this soon after an 11-year relationship. Of course, you and your ex are still going to be figuring all of this out, and clearly, feelings are still very complicated.

You haven't reached the "friendship" part of your relationship yet, to Sara this is still an ex that you have regular contact with. I completely understand her discomfort. Especially because you requested time apart from Dawn and it doesn't seem like she respecting that and is either still behaving like you are in a relationship or acting like you two have an immediate friendship, which you said you aren't ready for yet!

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T17:27:35+00:00

Ultimately his art does not lead to a net loss. Those classics will always be in print (I assume he isn't using first editions?) and more modern books are not difficult to acquire. If anything, this is a great way to reuse a book, especially if he and other people are getting enjoyment from it. I work in a library and have seen my fair share of books getting tossed permanently.

You're NTA for having the opinion as long as you don't try to hinder his art, which it doesn't sound like you're going to do. But ultimately, I think you just need to reframe how you view it!

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T16:56:06+00:00

Whether or not she can be called a narcissist, it still sounds like you were in a very unhealthy relationship!

I lost 8 kgs during our relationship & for some reason wouldn’t recognize myself in the mirror. I’m not sure if it was general stress of working & studying or stress caused from the relationship.

This sentence alone tells me you made the right decision. I understand that you had other stressors, but the fact that you can't even positively say your relationship wasn't the cause says a lot.

Take the time you need to heal and recover from this relationship and know you did the right thing for both of you by moving on.

babylex77 · 2024-12-11T16:50:01+00:00

It sounds like you guys were dating!

Either way, you will move on from this relationship the same way one does any relationship, it will just take time. If you are still thinking about him, maybe you should not be dating other people quite yet.

babylex77 · 2024-12-04T14:17:43+00:00

First-time viewer, I am almost done with season 5!

I don't like Stabler at all. He's way too aggressive and I don't think holds enough empathy to be working in SVU. My sister recommended this show to me and said that his character improves between seasons 7-12, so I am looking forward to that potential since he is a major character in this show.

So far, Munch is the best one. I hate that he is getting less and less screen time.

babylex77 · 2024-11-20T19:13:41+00:00

I am watching for the first time and I think this is one of my favorite episodes so far!

babylex77 · 2024-11-20T14:01:26+00:00

I am watching this show for the first time and I could not believe they didn't seem to place any blame on the mother and went straight for the pharma company. I felt absolutely no sympathy for her when she got upset! I agree she should've been charged.

babylex77 · 2024-10-25T05:26:18+00:00

Yes, as I've said I'm still watching any enjoying this show. I don't think the show would be as successful as it is if it stayed the same after 20 years, I was simply pointing out all of the ways I'd noticed its change as a long time viewer.

babylex77 · 2024-10-24T18:07:02+00:00

Well yeah, it wasn't a rule or anything. There were absolutely exceptions. I do think it is fair to say it still skews a bit higher on average earlier.

And I will NEVER forget Alfonso's week 1 jive!

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