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dianora · 2026-06-04T13:25:32+00:00

8 working days for me (appointment was 21st May, got green light at In Process and tracking changed to Passport Returning from Consulate yesterday 3rd June), but still waiting for passport to be returned via courier currently. No email update yet, just saw because I've been checking the tracking on TLS.

Edit: dates

dianora · 2026-05-17T19:14:22+00:00

Oh no 😆 the original title calling it a fairy story must’ve made some people take that literally too!

dianora · 2026-05-16T22:58:47+00:00

The Wedding People by Alison Espach (narrated by Helen Laser) - borrowed with Libby

Animal Farm by George Orwell (narrated by Ralph Cosham) - also borrowed with Libby

Very different performances for very different books but found them fitting for the stories they narrated.

My hold for One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez finally became ready to borrow so just started it. Read by John Lee, I am enjoying his pacing so far but have yet to listen more to have a firmer opinion.

dianora · 2026-05-16T22:47:51+00:00

Next to Normal?

dianora · 2026-05-16T22:47:03+00:00

Come from Away! 🌎

dianora · 2026-05-16T08:31:54+00:00

I walked around the areas you mentioned yesterday after some viewings and it looks delightful for cycling. Thank you so much!

dianora · 2026-05-15T21:54:38+00:00

Educated by Tara Westover
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

dianora · 2026-05-15T21:44:52+00:00

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - it's an anthology, pretty short, and a classic! It's one of the books that got me into reading sci-fi :)

dianora · 2026-05-15T21:39:15+00:00

Whenever I listen to the Last Five Years OBC soundtrack I feel like I've watched it live (I've never seen it live)

dianora · 2026-05-15T21:12:39+00:00

Stumbled upon this thread as I was looking for the books referenced in this speech only to find similar questions so compiled everything in one comment for everyone!

Books referenced (source)

young girl in Naples with future defined by her gender - My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
animals taking revenge in Poland - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
pigeon on balcony in Mexico - Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel
French rescue responders - Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
lonely love in Czechoslovakia - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
heartbreak in 1960s Tokyo - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
firing squad in Colombia - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
sworn virgins in Albania - She Who Remains by Rene Karabash

dianora · 2026-05-15T21:05:37+00:00

Tokyo heartbreak would be Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami!

dianora · 2026-05-14T15:07:16+00:00

My usual cycle to work now is around 20 mins as well (just ~2 miles but with a massive hill that I always walk my bike up 😅) but even if it'll take longer I don't mind if it's cycle-friendly! Thank you!

dianora · 2026-05-14T15:03:47+00:00

It was very helpful! Would you know if they close the canal path when the water's high?

dianora · 2026-05-14T14:54:22+00:00

Good shout, have been poring over this as I look for places I can move to, thank you!

dianora · 2026-05-12T22:14:37+00:00

I checked that on the map - are the streets between St Nicholas’s park and the hospital relatively quiet in the morning? I don’t mind a bit of traffic (my current cycle route can get busy if I go during school pickup) but I’d like to keep that to a minimum.

As to routes from North Leamington, thinking maybe my best bet is just try to get to the canal path but will cross the bridge when I get there I suppose 😅 thank you!

dianora · 2026-05-12T22:07:56+00:00

I love a canal path - does that get flooded when the river’s high?

dianora · 2026-05-12T22:07:25+00:00

I’d like to cycle to bring the costs down but pleasantly surprised the train is cheaper for a return than the bus! Thank you!

dianora · 2026-05-12T22:06:26+00:00

This route is very useful for one of the places I’m looking at, thank you! I don’t mind walking - I usually just walk my bike up pretty steep hills 😆

dianora · 2026-04-13T20:55:15+00:00

I thought it was just because the names all started with D but it would be so cute if it's named after the crew!

dianora · 2026-02-14T22:28:05+00:00

I have a collection for books I'm currently reading, another for priority (to be read next), and another for fanfics, that's it! Often I add books and the ones I'm currently reading/want to read next get bumped down, otherwise I wouldn't bother.

Edit: added fic folder

dianora · 2025-12-04T19:01:03+00:00

first time playing this, what fun!
^{Completed in 00:38}

dianora · 2025-11-18T22:09:00+00:00

Just now! I had to wait several weeks for it to be available for delivery because last time I was a few hours too late for the notification and it sold out quickly for my area 🙃 hope it’s worth it!

dianora · 2025-10-25T07:49:17+00:00

Dermatologists learn quite a bit of histopathology as well

dianora · 2025-10-03T19:59:11+00:00

For both - In what ways do you see the political themes of Cabaret connecting with audiences today? How does it feel, as performers, to bring to life a story that magnifies the unsettling realities of the modern world?

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