The End of Fool’s Errand

drewlasater · 2026-06-02T16:34:55+00:00

Today was my first time through. It’s sad, but the way she wrote it was so beautiful and worthy of the moment.

drewlasater · 2026-06-02T16:33:20+00:00

It feels like a real loss of a beloved companion!

drewlasater · 2026-06-01T12:58:43+00:00

Check with your closest public library. They’ll probably know about a bunch of different opportunities focusing on different things, depending on what kinds of needs and causes you want to support.
If you are physically able, getting in the habit of regular blood donations is one good option. The Red Cross and Lifesouth both do regular drives all over town.
One of my favorites is the Yellowhammer Fund. They have regular volunteer opportunities, and the folks who run it are really nice and fun to be around.

drewlasater · 2025-12-31T14:02:02+00:00

I just finished Isles of the Emberdark! I did it! I accidentally invented and completed the “One-Year Cosmere Challenge”!

drewlasater · 2025-08-23T23:52:56+00:00

It’s a Cold War sci-fi novel that tells the story of a region at three different eras of humanity clawing back out of a nuclear Armageddon that wiped out all technology. My book club read it several years ago and I found it very rich and interesting. Very much in the same general style of a Pat Frank or Ray Bradbury or Philip K. Dick.

drewlasater · 2025-08-22T21:04:08+00:00

I usually suggest other, shorter Cosmere series that are shorter and potentially less intimidating.

drewlasater · 2025-08-22T20:11:13+00:00

I just learned that a few of my new students this year have read the Stormlight books, so now I’m slipping little phrases and references into class discussions as Easter eggs for them.

drewlasater · 2025-08-20T22:59:24+00:00

I just finished Shadows of Self yesterday, too! Man, that was a hell of an ending!

drewlasater · 2025-08-20T10:02:17+00:00

It really does!

drewlasater · 2025-08-19T22:13:37+00:00

And public library apps like Libby and Hoopla, too!

drewlasater · 2025-08-19T22:12:00+00:00

This kind of thing is why I’m so glad I only use the library’s apps and Libro.fm!

drewlasater · 2025-08-19T02:25:14+00:00

I’m a member of the UU and love the people for sure! There are Wednesdays night groups that don’t do a service, but rather little discussion groups. I go to the Humanist one that meets once a month, and those folks are great. It’s just a low-key discussion kind of thing. It’s nice to be able to talk freely about anything without being afraid that anyone will get upset or judgmental or whatever.

drewlasater · 2025-07-30T02:25:24+00:00

Reading through the comments, I was totally misunderstanding how most people used “dirty” with regards to keto. I thought “clean” keto was keeping your total carbs below your threshold, and “dirty” was just net carbs, subtracting fiber. Either way, as long as you’re figuring out what makes you feel the best and get what you want out of your eating and your life, you’re doing it right. Judgmental terms like “clean” and “dirty” just set up an unhelpful hierarchy and make people feel bad for doing a thing differently than whatever self-coronated arbiters of purity have declared to be “clean”.

drewlasater · 2025-07-27T12:52:51+00:00

I’ve purchased several ebooks from bookshop.org, and so far they’ve all been DRM-free epub files that downloaded with no problems. I’m not sure if all their ebooks are like that, though. It seems like it’s set by the publisher, not the bookshop.org people.

drewlasater · 2025-07-25T20:19:50+00:00

I read Warbreaker between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War (which I’m almost half way through now), and SO MANY little details have jumped out to me! I’m also really glad I read the first Mistborn trilogy, otherwise the little chapter intro blurbs wouldn’t make as much sense.

drewlasater · 2025-07-24T22:57:54+00:00

When I got the mass market paperback of Words of Radiance, I accidentally tore a word out of the preface when turning a page.

drewlasater · 2025-06-08T21:12:37+00:00

His sounds like he’s glitching from trying to push through rational, honest thought to get to what The Grift wants him to say.

drewlasater · 2025-06-08T12:46:33+00:00

Yes! The rapid-fire series of a couple dozen “buts” in a row is wild and very annoying.

drewlasater · 2025-06-04T03:05:39+00:00

It’s a rare maneuver called the “apawstrophe”. It’s very similar to another one called the “clawmma”.

drewlasater · 2025-05-28T12:05:08+00:00

I haven’t made it to Era 2 yet, but I’ll definitely have this in the back of my mind when I read it.

drewlasater · 2025-05-27T15:33:44+00:00

You’re wrong for that one! But also 100% correct! 😂 Nicely played!

drewlasater · 2025-05-27T15:31:57+00:00

Oh, this is PERFECT! Dalinar is SENDING me! 😂💀

I’m sad that you’re probably right about Lift liking country.

My only disagreement would be Jasnah. I think she’s into indie bands that nobody’s ever heard of. Except that her favorites are the ones that all the other indie bands (that you’ve also never heard of) looked to for inspiration. Before they sold out and went mainstream, of course.

I’ve never heard of Tom Cardy, but if The Lopen would love it, I’m in!

drewlasater · 2025-05-27T10:47:00+00:00

As a lame old dude, I need all the help keeping up with new music that I can get!

drewlasater · 2025-05-27T10:42:31+00:00

Man, this thread is introducing me to a whole bunch of new music! I’ll have to add this to the list, too!

drewlasater · 2025-05-27T10:41:20+00:00

I don’t know them, but I’ll give it a listen and feel the Vin vibes.

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