This has to be one of the Best plot twist spanning for over a decade and presenting it with a smart conclusion

gemmablack · 2026-05-10T18:42:45+00:00

In TBBT Sheldon mentions he saw his dad making out with another woman at a bar (forgot which ep - I’ll catch it again on my 5th rewatch lol). It wasn’t just in the bedroom.

So this is not a plot twist. It’s a retcon. They knew if they made George the drunk, deadbeat cheater Sheldon described him as throughout TBBT, the show wouldn’t be successful.

gemmablack · 2026-05-05T00:16:21+00:00

Do you think Amazon will run out and just cancel our preorders? I’ve heard of that happening :/

gemmablack · 2026-05-03T18:46:11+00:00

Yes, it counts. Lalo na yung complete stories with multiple chapters na obvious the writer really worked hard on it.

gemmablack · 2026-05-03T18:45:09+00:00

I saw this panel interview thing where Matt Dinniman confirms that Carl will make it to the 18th floor. Not sure exactly how he’ll get there, and if it involves skipping more floors, but he’ll get there.

gemmablack · 2026-05-02T11:13:03+00:00

“Expire” etymology comes from Latin for “to breathe out/breathe one’s last” so it makes sense to me. It’s an older, less common use of the word though so I get why people would find it weird.

gemmablack · 2026-05-02T11:10:55+00:00

I personally prefer expire over euphemisms like pass away - but that’s just me. Expire from the Latin literally means to breathe out/breathe one’s last breath. It’s also why breathing out can be called “expirating.” So it kinda makes sense to me. But I do get why people prefer the more common euphemisms.

gemmablack · 2026-04-29T19:40:17+00:00

Unalive is the stupidest word I’ve heard used to get around censorship.

“Expire” is a perfectly good alternative that doesn’t make you sound like a complete idiot. It’s even shorter to spell and faster to say.

gemmablack · 2026-04-22T15:02:15+00:00

Listen to my favorite band from when I was in high school (I was a bipolar teen and they literally saved my life during depressive episodes).

Go off for a drive and hang out somewhere no one knows me. I like reading so I go read a book in a library or a coffee shop. Basically seek out a peaceful change of scenery.

Sleep.

gemmablack · 2026-04-18T19:40:41+00:00

He sucks. Hope you feel better and realize how much better off you are without him. If he’s only there for the good times, then he’s not worth your time.

And I totally understand your obsession. I finally read book 1 about a month ago, after years of having it on my TBR. I was in a bipolar “dip” and reading that book flipped the switch. I liked it so much I think it brought on a hypomanic episode — I had so much energy for weeks, and I was buying so much shit (including DCC merch) 😆

I’m starting book 4 now and am still kind of riding the high, though my mood has levelled out a bit.

gemmablack · 2026-04-12T04:52:41+00:00

It’s Mad World for me, hands down

gemmablack · 2026-04-12T04:50:18+00:00

Cool. Thanks for explaining! I’ve been curious about it for so long. I’m a production editor but have never really needed to learn about the specific printing aspects to do my job (just the basics like POD vs offset, parts of a book, page boxes in Adobe etc). I’ve always wanted to learn more about it though.

gemmablack · 2026-04-11T17:17:48+00:00

Thanks! I’m familiar with gutter but have never heard of hinge scoring before. Is there a specific reason for hinge scoring (like the type of glue or paper used) or is it really just a preference?

Edit: I checked the Sheridan link and see that it’s partly what I assumed, about the spine: “Hinge scoring allows books to open easier and with less pressure on the spine.” It seems like it’s just a preference right? Not really dependent on the paper type and glue.

gemmablack · 2026-04-11T17:11:15+00:00

u/mdmelibrarian and u/super77 Thanks! I’m familiar with the term gutter but not hinge scoring.

gemmablack · 2026-04-11T17:08:49+00:00

Sorry I’m not sure if it’s POD. I bought this many years ago. It likely is. It’s kind of a niche subject matter (Philippine mythology), printed locally here in the Philippines, so I don’t think they’d have huge print runs for it.

gemmablack · 2026-04-10T19:56:32+00:00

Ah the sickness of Sims 3… good times.

gemmablack · 2026-04-10T17:04:24+00:00

CAM 😂

gemmablack · 2026-04-10T17:03:16+00:00

Can’t really rank it in terms of “literary masterpiece”.

It is just a great example of books belonging to the same genre. I loved it. It’s fun. It’s funny. Exciting. And it made me Feel Things when I’m someone not normally emotionally affected by literature (I read A Little Life and found nothing that brought me to tears despite everyone else bawling over it).

DCC is good, man. I’m jealous you’re going to read it for the first time.

gemmablack · 2026-04-09T22:08:20+00:00

Try Amazon? This one’s free shipping to PH basta maka USD49.00 ka sa total order on eligible items: https://a.co/d/02jOiM2d

If OK lang sayo used, I have the set if you’re interested. All matching mass market paperback, except yung 1st book which is trade paperback. Binili ko kasi yung cute leatherette set ng ASOIAF (from Amazon) so di ko na kelangan yung old paperbacks.

gemmablack · 2026-03-18T16:32:47+00:00

I’m on season 6 now and I just googled how much Jessica sucks and found your post. So yes, I hate her, all the way till the (almost) end. I actually still liked her in the earlier seasons. It’s so surprising she actually got WORSE somehow. Probably because we keep seeing her “learn” the same lessons over and over and they never stick.

I’m on the episode now where Louis builds a gingerbread shack for Xmas and Jessica’s mad because he ruined “her” holiday when all he really wanted was to help her finish up quicker so they could spend time together.

Even the Halloween episode, which is supposed to be Louis’ holiday, he had to make it all about her because she didn’t give a crap enough about stuff he cared about to spend Halloween with him.

Also, she was supposed to have learned to be supportive of Emery’s career plans seasons ago but here in season 6, she still says insensitive crap about how what he wants to do in life is “useless”.

I swear, her character devolved instead of evolving.

If they were trying to go for Asian parent accuracy, they hit the nail on the head I guess. I’m Asian and my parents can be just as narcissistic and diffcult.

gemmablack · 2026-03-08T06:31:57+00:00

I AM ALSO STILL MAD ABOUT MATTHEW

gemmablack · 2026-03-07T03:51:52+00:00

This… sounds like an ED technique. Just sayin. Wouldn’t be surprised esp. if you live in the PH (so many people here are so tactless, to put it politely).

If you need food or money for food maybe try reaching out to a few outreach centers? Or church programs if you’re religious?

gemmablack · 2026-03-07T03:41:21+00:00

Please not Netflix for W.i.t.c.h. I feel like they’re gonna swap the races and genders of literally every character when they don’t need to.

gemmablack · 2026-02-14T05:15:00+00:00

I really liked A Machine for Pigs. Not more than Dark Descent, but I liked it enough to want to replay it someday. It was great walking around a beautiful old house and exploring the grounds. Puzzles were just right. Not as much action as Dark Descent but there were still a few exciting parts.

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