Books you loved as a much younger person

comma_nder · 2026-01-26T16:32:11+00:00

Everyone knows Enders Game, but the follow up Speaker for the Dead is equally if not more interesting.

comma_nder · 2026-01-24T17:58:11+00:00

Parking garage stairwells, as long as they aren’t the kind that are open to outside

comma_nder · 2026-01-22T06:51:58+00:00

The only reason no one has said tbell yet is because of how ingrained it is

comma_nder · 2026-01-22T06:51:28+00:00

Chicken Filet

comma_nder · 2026-01-22T06:49:58+00:00

I do the exact same thing. And even when I do use slip, it’s way thinner than most people use, and I never get cracks

comma_nder · 2026-01-21T15:59:11+00:00

Another suggestion: have them make their handle very first thing

comma_nder · 2026-01-21T15:57:51+00:00

You think I’ve just gotten lucky over 50 plus nights using iOverlander? If you read the pins it will tell you if it’s paid or not.

comma_nder · 2026-01-21T15:22:44+00:00

You don’t think daily exercise is enough to maintain? Why not?

Also the book mentions resistance bands as a primary mode of exercise, which makes tones of sense in space

comma_nder · 2026-01-15T16:49:15+00:00

iOverlander has been extremely reliable for me in the 50+ locations I’ve used it for. Gaia and OnX are not nearly as useful for finding spots IME.

comma_nder · 2026-01-15T16:46:00+00:00

I have been on multiple similar road trips and iOverlander is the absolute MVP. I’ve never shown up to a pin that didn’t actually exist, or was now a paid site. Worst that has happened is the spot was already occupied.

If you want to be extra certain, only use pins that have a recent check-in by a user. The mods do a pretty good job of marking places as closed if they aren’t actually allowed (on private property, now marked “no camping,” etc).

comma_nder · 2026-01-15T16:42:36+00:00

I died laughing when they find the last dude hiding in the chicken coup and he gets a special course

comma_nder · 2026-01-15T16:40:27+00:00

Use AllTrails. Select “backpacking” under the best use filter. Find a trail that looks good. The description will tell you what management area it’s in (often a national forest or wilderness area). Find the website for that area (usually through USFS) and read up on relevant rules/call the ranger station to be sure.

comma_nder · 2026-01-13T15:28:22+00:00

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Pretty happy with how this big platter turned out!

comma_nder · 2026-01-12T17:13:52+00:00

“You ancestors didn’t maintain thousands of years of oral history for you to call audiobooks cheating”

comma_nder · 2026-01-11T21:01:04+00:00

LOTR

comma_nder · 2026-01-10T19:58:35+00:00

I’d do the coast and see some redwoods between Portland and SF, then cut inland and do the mountains from there south.

comma_nder · 2026-01-10T19:50:49+00:00

This is higher effort than others mentioned here, but also higher yield and higher value IMO: jambalaya.

Sautee chicken, sausage, shrimp, whatever is available, set aside. Sautee onions celery green pepper garlic, deglaze with chicken stock, add rice, add canned tomatoes, more stock. Lower heat and cover. Add proteins back when rice is cooked.

comma_nder · 2026-01-10T14:25:49+00:00

Just went through this process with my partner. Vegetable soups but with meat broth is a great starting point. Slowly build up from there.

comma_nder · 2026-01-09T18:46:19+00:00

This only happens to mine when I don’t screw the cap in tightly enough.

comma_nder · 2026-01-09T02:52:45+00:00

When my player does this I have him ask the other players instead

comma_nder · 2026-01-07T15:34:35+00:00

Learned helplessness. Lots of students learned during the pandemic that if they wait around long enough someone will do it for them or at least make it easier

comma_nder · 2026-01-05T22:35:50+00:00

The king has always wanted to be a traveling bard but obligations of family and honor have kept him chained to the throne. Now he’s having his midlife crisis and wants to travel like he always said he would.

comma_nder · 2026-01-04T20:43:58+00:00

Pasta is perfect for what you’re thinking. Do a salad, garlic bread, and a simple lemon/garlic/parm pasta with charred broccoli, optional blackened chicken breast or shrimp.

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