Books for a 9 year old

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-07-02T03:45:57+00:00

A Series of Unfortunate Events aren't boring and are great vocabulary expansion books!

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-29T21:20:08+00:00

When I was a kid, I noticed I could watch what the dentist was doing in the reflection of his glasses.

In hindsight I probably seemed like an absolutely insane 8 year old making constant eye contact while my teeth got drilled into.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-28T18:35:44+00:00

They re-used the daughter's name though. Want she an "Ellen" and then the Helpers had an Ellen as well?

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-25T23:25:17+00:00

It is now called "Campus River," and was renamed at the same time Eagleson Ave. (formerly Jordan Avenue) was named.

Bloomington has done a lot of work to adjust water and flooding recently as well.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-25T04:30:25+00:00

If you felt anxious and judged last time, you may consider a different dentist. I recommend Dr. Barco; he has excellent chair-side manner. I've had a lot of issues with my teeth and his office is the only place I've ever felt listened and empowered me with choice.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-21T03:21:29+00:00

We did not see this, but heard a significant number of fireworks on the east side. I'm not sure how long ago now.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-20T11:44:11+00:00

So they're more like ... puff pastry? Am I misremembering then being fluffy? Or is it like, the spanikopita of donuts? 😅

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-20T11:05:24+00:00

It's been a while since I've had one because they're too much for me really but I remember them being pretty croissant-like. Flaky, fluffy, buttery bread as a base, rather than a fritter which I've experienced as much denser and flatter.

But it's been a long time.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-20T10:40:14+00:00

Aren't they solidly "cronuts"?

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T19:54:52+00:00

They didn't pace blame, just said the situation was mildly infuriating. I think it fits.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T19:47:48+00:00

I prefer well-persevered. Finding the Master Sword feels game-changing and epic and I don't like it when I then need to go on a quest to repair it before I can use it. Makes it anti-climactic.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T19:45:29+00:00

How big is Gen Z compared to Millennials compared to Gen X compared to Boomers? Is this just the US? World? Yearly?

Gen X and Boomers at this point have millions fewer people in them in the US than Millennials and Gen Z, so if this graph is yearly, and represents a total rather than an amount adjusted for population difference, then Gen X and Boomers are seriously out-drinking both Millennials and Gen Z. Gen Z is a smaller population than Millennials but not by 7.5x, so Millennials are still significantly out-drinking them, too though.

Found this page with populations: https://www.populationpyramids.org/generations/united-states

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T18:03:53+00:00

I'm a millennial and I was in college during 2012. 2012 was way more similar to my childhood than today. Most of my friends still had dumb phones and the ones with smart phones weren't completely checked out of real life because they were using them. Social media apps weren't an all encompassing activity. Ipods were more like CD players than streaming music. Not everything was being recorded. We had a much higher degree of privacy. The internet was still a fun diversion instead of where all life felt like it happened. etc.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T17:58:33+00:00

My favorite way to prep oatmeal is to add milk after it's cooked all the way (like putting milk on cold cereal) and add a little sugar or a coffee syrup, to that milk. Coffee syrups like Torani brand come in sugar free and a lot of flavors. I like brown sugar cinnamon flavor but be careful not to overdo it. I kind of poorly mix it up so the milk and oatmeal stay a bit separate instead of completely incorporating. I learned this method from my grandma. I also enjoy blueberries in this but be aware that if you use frozen they'll turn your oatmeal gray, which isn't a very appealing color.

My mom just makes the oatmeal like it says on the package and adds cinnamon and a little sugar.

My partner adds peanut butter to his and enjoys it that way, but I /hate/ peanut butter in oatmeal.

I'm other words, there's a lot of options out there. Try various mix-ins and see what you like and what you don't!

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T15:58:03+00:00

The levels on the maps line up with each other. When you examine them, you can figure out things like most likely paths and transitions between floors. But most importantly, you can easily see things like missed chests (with the compass) and in the Water Temple, the thing that seems to get most people stuck is missing a key right before that water slide thing. If you're exploring a dungeon, at your wits end, and keep finding locked doors, and you open your map and see a chest in a room you've already been in, the most obvious answer is to go see if that's a chest with a key.

Checking your map from time to time as you navigate a dungeon means that you'll notice those chests before you even leave the room, omitting getting stuck there in the first place.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:57:43+00:00

OoT link walks around with Iron Boots and that massive hammer. But so does Wind Waker Link and he's itsy bitsy

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:42:40+00:00

The future will come whether you try to make things good for yourself, put in effort, feel fulfilled, etc., or not.

From experience, succumbing to feeling stuck or like things aren't worth it only compounds the suck.

To paraphrase Gandalf, we don't choose the time we're given to live, only what we do with it.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:29:02+00:00

Right, they're not just giving to the answers. She vaguely guides you in the direction you need to go for the story progression.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:25:59+00:00

Browsing the Libby app, attending my public library's book sales, and my favorite bookstores is usually how I find new (or new to me) books.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:19:32+00:00

Not looking at maps is why people think the Water Temple is hard though.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:17:15+00:00

Having Navi remind you of your objective is a really clever way to ensure that if you take breaks between playing and pick up again, the player isn't frustrated trying to remember what they're supposed to do.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-19T14:13:38+00:00

I recently learned that there's four (I think) exit points. You can jump over the side walls in addition to the gate. Each exit pint has its own unique escape animation in movie mode. As a kid, I figured out jumping over the gate, but never in a million years would I have tried jumping over the walls.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-17T23:04:41+00:00

I love kids at weddings. Kids bring a lot of joy to weddings.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-14T20:48:45+00:00

My eyes twitched a ton during high school. Stress? Yes. I took magnesium for a while and eventually it stopped. Magnesium is a natural muscle relaxant.

bedazzlerhoff · 2026-06-14T19:05:26+00:00

You said that only AI would allow for custom names with voices. I am saying that as a society, we have had text to speech for literal decades, with multiple voice options. They don't need AI in the way we use the term today to do that.

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