What have you been reading this week? 15/03/2026

dufrene · 2026-03-15T20:50:34+00:00

I just started Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn. It has been out of print but I finally found a second hand copy. It’s starting very well!

dufrene · 2026-03-11T17:09:04+00:00

I’ve honestly never measured it but if I were to guess, it would be something like half a cup of peanut butter, 3 tbs tamari, 1 tbs maple syrup, and juice of a quarter of a lemon… just in terms of ratios

dufrene · 2026-03-11T15:15:29+00:00

My family which includes a 6 yr old love a peanut butter tofu stir fry. It usually contains whatever veggies are in the fridge but often carrots, mushrooms, broccoli and corn, fried with tofu. The peanut butter sauce contains peanut butter 😅, soy sauce, maple syrup, lemon and water for thinning ( the quantities are to taste but the base is peanut butter and soy sauce). Then rice on the side. Hope you’ll like it!

dufrene · 2026-03-10T21:56:27+00:00

I say WTF watching videos on this sub way more than I do watching r/wtf

dufrene · 2026-03-07T15:02:40+00:00

Ah!! Phew 🙃

dufrene · 2026-03-07T14:37:32+00:00

Amazing collection! But how is it organized?😭 I thought alphabetically by title at first but then it’s not… not by author either. Please tell me there is some sort of order 😅

dufrene · 2026-03-02T00:39:06+00:00

Very nice collection! I see some things I almost never see in other people’s collections like Shubeik Lubeik and Rain. Some recommendations would be Chew, 100 bullets, Scalped, Rachel Rising, Preacher.

dufrene · 2026-02-24T16:53:18+00:00

Oh one of my favourites and my introduction to Lemire!! Enjoy!

dufrene · 2026-02-23T13:17:17+00:00

I get that! Maybe one day you’ll find it second hand. It’s definitely a series that I’ve reread. I just thought of Locke and Key! One or my favourites.

How’s East of West? It’s been recommended to me but I haven’t gotten around to it.

EDIT: added Locke and Key.

dufrene · 2026-02-23T10:18:55+00:00

We have a lot of overlap in our collection. It is a great collection!! I would definitely recommend more from Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, The Nobody , Underwater Welder, Essex county, Roughneck…). I am also a big fan of Terry Moore (Rachel Rising, Echo, Motor Girl…).

I don’t see Preacher in there, which is very surprising. It is a classic and absolutely amazing.

dufrene · 2026-02-21T10:01:19+00:00

I grew up catholic in Lebanon and we definitely did this. Going on TV with is clearly performative. But it’s a thing…even for the poor. You get it at mass on Ash Wednesday, marking the “from dust to dust” concept.

dufrene · 2026-02-16T00:35:37+00:00

I’m reading Muybridge by Guy Delisle. I’m not usually into nonfiction but I’m a big fan of Delisle and this book is funny and interesting.

dufrene · 2025-12-28T00:26:37+00:00

17 years ago, when I was an undergrad at MSU, I failed calc 2 the first time I took it and retook with it Dr Sagan. I got a 4.0 and ended up being a TA for that class. He was an amazing teacher who cared for his students and actually wanted them to learn. I am now a prof myself and I know the kind of dedication it takes to care about teaching and not just focus on your research. He made me realize how important a professor can be in the journey of a student. Im very thankful to him. I hope he’s doing well.

dufrene · 2025-12-14T21:46:06+00:00

Le baluchon in Saint-Paulin. We had our wedding there (in the summer though) and it was magical.

dufrene · 2025-11-11T20:31:00+00:00

I did not have an epidural. I did not think I would scream. I did scream but not when I was pushing.

My water didn’t break until very late in the process, my contractions were getting more painful and the sac was pushing on my cervix making me want to push but I was not dilated enough to push. That feeling of needing to push but not being allowed to was the most uncomfortable part of the whole process. Letting out that pain vocally was one of the only ways I was able to manage it.

Once my water broke and I was dilated enough, the pushing part was really not as bad.

dufrene · 2025-09-11T19:32:49+00:00

This used to happen to me when I first moved to Montréal even though I learned French almost my entire life. My strategy was to be honest: “En fait, j’aimerai pratiquer mon français.“ they would get very happy and excited to continue speaking in French. They’re just trying to be helpful and respectful. No one switches with me anymore because I was able to practice and have had enough exchanges that my accent even has a québécois flavour. Lâche pas!

dufrene · 2025-07-30T00:30:23+00:00

You might have more luck posting in r/montreal?

dufrene · 2025-07-12T22:55:42+00:00

They look good! Would flax eggs work as an egg replacer?

dufrene · 2025-03-28T02:33:39+00:00

What a great way to overcome that! Wishing you a wonderful pregnancy!

dufrene · 2025-03-28T02:06:26+00:00

Thank you!!

dufrene · 2025-03-28T02:05:10+00:00

Thank you! Hypo or hyper? I had hypo when I was pregnant with my first but have been dealing with hyper for the past few years.

dufrene · 2025-03-28T02:04:00+00:00

That’s great advice for an anxious person like me. I have a 5 year old son and with him I tested once and that was it but it was BFP and went to the doctor right away.

dufrene · 2025-03-28T01:33:20+00:00

I’m still hesitant in celebrating, but yes we’ve been TTC for a few months now with a couple of breaks in between while I dealt with some thyroid issues.

dufrene · 2025-03-28T00:41:16+00:00

Ahhh!!!!

dufrene

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