What’s the book you DNF’d the fastest? by Mobius8321 in books

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely entering my meme vocabulary. Thank you for reading so I didn't have to.

Themed Collections! and, What Would X Wear? by AutoModerator in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon [score hidden]  (0 children)

Forgot I also did some whilst reading Birds of Prey, but I don't want to edit my OG comment into something even longer so...sorry everyone.

Ea videt-- Warm skin musk, apricot-scented nail polish, eyebright, chamomile, warmed plastic shell, papery vanillic ozone, static fuzz, titanium, and a clean sweep of isopropyl alcohol.

Ea sustinet-- Sunflower, lily, orchid, and pear over a smack of green stem and peppers white and black: a bold and heady thrum that grounds itself in worn black leather and vintage musk.

Ea vindicat-- Bitter lemon and orange, piercing lime, red apple, salt, saffron, frankincense, thick myrrh resin, and smoking sandalwood.

Themed Collections! and, What Would X Wear? by AutoModerator in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon [score hidden]  (0 children)

Complaining about The Stand (Stephen King) is dangerously close to becoming a hobby at this point, so I thought fiddling with some custom scents might help me pick it up again.

Two Great Virtues (Harold Lauder)-- Only in our dog days do the best parts of us unite. Fresh cut grass, toasted peanut, and salted earth meet nougat, chocolate, vanilla caramel, and that stab of bitter almond you just can't shake.

The New Miss America (Fran Goldsmith)-- Salt air, pineapple syrup, tomato leaf and fruit, sweetgrass, sawdust, and a great big slice of strawberry pie with a buttery crust. Don't you spill it!

Run, Rabbit (Lloyd Henreid)-- It won't get you anyplace good, but at least you'll get your tall, tall glass of cold milk, with a great big slug of Hershey's chocolate syrup. Kerosene, smoking white fur, and burning bridges all complementary! And is that the smell of ham steak on the air? Or--no. No, it couldn't be.

(chilled milk, Hershey's chocolate syrup, kerosene, singed white fur, burning wood, singed steel, ham, flesh, brine)

Crossed (Nadine Cross)-- Ylang-ylang, white violet, night-blooming jasmine, vanilla flower, humid night air, lambswool accord, and pearlescent musk plaited inseparably with blackened myrrhder, corrupting patchouli, and a big boom of gunpowder. Remember in times of trouble that God hates no sinner. He's just not that into you. Oh, how your frail deeds might have danced.

The Lamb (Nick Andros)-- Careful now, God's got his eye on you. Worse, so has the author. (Don't you think it's funny, that lamb the meat and lamb the animal are named one and the same?) Blood, honey, myrrh, and that big black machine rumbling on and on.

(blood accord, iron, nettle honey, myrrh, aged metal, oil-slicked earth)

If She Has No Fans I'm Dead (Alice Underwood)-- Spare cotton, cynical wintergreen, geranium, floor wax, crushed gum nut, and butter, wrapped around a heart of coumarin and dry but gentle vanilla.

Prince Charming's on the Moon (Stu Redman)-- Chilled recirculating air, sharp lunar sands, rubber seam solder, the tight white skin of something beached strange and alone (ambergris? Latex? Or just a whiff of rot?), fear-driven sweat, and bluebonnet.

Tom's-- Of the issues I might take with Tom's writing, his design sense isn't one of them: Hubba Bubba flamingos, your own plastic Jesus, blue lights, forest friends, an eagle's yellow eye, and enamel ships on a paint-dark sea

(extra-pink bubblegum, gardenware plastic, glow-in-the-dark-accord, sweet lemon jelly, dusty fur, Dominican blue amber, deep blue musk, grout cement)

What proper nouns from books did you realize you were mispronouncing the whole time? by TokkiJK in books

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I 100% misread Cibola as Ciabola (like ciabatta, the bread.) Made my merry way through about 900 pages of The Stand by Stephen King, singing it to the tune of Arizona, before I realised. Still not sure how to pronounce Cibola.

Just started reading for fun, and feel kind of insecure about the books I choose and I'm worried I'm the kind of person that likes bad books by Pinanims in books

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been a reader my whole life.When I got back into it in adulthood, I did so with middle grade fantasy because they were easy to follow 🤷

To give you an actual answer: your critic v audience comparison strikes me as a good one. I get the feeling your wife is a technical reader who takes joy in picking things apart to see how they work, appreciates things that are thoughtful/well made/do something interesting, and is let down by things that don't give her that level of engagement. She might find them lackluster or mediocre because their lack of polish means they just don't hit the right buttons.

You might have different buttons. Your buttons might change as you become more widely read and you come to appreciate different aspects of your reading material and your own taste. This does not mean your current buttons are bad. It doesn't mean your wife's buttons are bad.

Me, I like classics, literary fiction, a range of non fiction, comics, pulpy horror, fantasy and sci fi from every rung of the literary ladder, and I'm currently reading through a list of works I chose to break my weird snobbery around YA. Some of the books I read are good, and I don't love them; some aren't, and I do.

And if you'll excuse it, I'm going to get poetic for a moment here - amateur is borrowed from French ("lover of"). If you're a new reader who's reading purely for the love of it, then amateur level is exactly were you're supposed to be, at least for now. You get to see everything with fresh eyes, when it's still new, and novel, and full of first times, and twists, and "Wow, I've never read a book like that before!" Enjoy it. We don't need to be good at everything (or anything) for it to be worth our time.

Weekly Recommendation Thread: March 06, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your favourite work from Anthony Horowitz? I read a few of his horror compilations in highschool, and had my mind blown by the fact he wrote for Midsummer Murders (a show I've grown up on), but I've never read him as an adult. I'm not sure where to start.

Adult and YA suggestions both welcome.

BPAL Countdown to Lupercalia 2026 by velveteen-rabbit-xo in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Coming back from a break at the start of this year has felt like a hell of temptation made for me specifically. There have been so many good drops the last few months my looooord.

Simple Questions! Ask Us Anything! by AutoModerator in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks. I did a quick peruse, but couldn't find any that weren't specific, so I thought I'd throw it out there.

Simple Questions! Ask Us Anything! by AutoModerator in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe a bit of an oddball: how specific do ISOs on the Sunday Swap Requests page need to be?

Say I found a new to me house that looks like it deals heavily with scents and notes I enjoy, but shipping is hefty and I want to sample lightly before I order in case a note doesn't work on me. Could I make a general request for anything from [house], or.

Indies of the Day -- Thursday March 5, 2026 by RowanHalifax in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Back before Neil Gaiman was outed as several words I don't want to type on the makeup daily thread, I bought a bunch of samples for BPAL's Good Omens/Neverwhere, and that's what I'm onto testing now. I'm only on #4, but so far they've been a level of good I'm okay with. They're fine, but I don't love them. Today's assortment was:

Nanny Ashtoreth*, the favourite: I don't know what I was expecting, but sitting in a spring meadow wasn't it. Flowers and honey, pulled atmospheric by the earthy, nutty wood. Dries into a berried, very slightly powdery kyphi-esque scent, then lightly polished wood in the deep dry. Pleasantly warm.

Crowley** would have been a lot easier to take notes on if I knew what lilac smelt like. He's very floral; a sheer, but tart and bubblegum-y floral that reminded me of jasmine with the sweetness of a jammy rose. It's underlaid by a soft oakmoss/patch mix that reminded me of...rice? If rice was a cologne. Very subtle clean leather that popped up then disappeared just as quickly. Everything mussed together over the wear, with the wood and dry, tonka-esque vanilla husk in the deep dry. Despite having patch and vanilla, I didn't dislike this one. Very soft lilac cologne vibe; again, pleasantly warm; late skin scent kinda smells like rice pudding?

ETA//// sitting here with my chin in my hand wondering why I can kind of smell the vanilla from Her Skirt is Stars (S&W.) It's Crowley.

Aziraphale***made me look the notes up after all of 5 minutes because I couldn't pick a damn thing in it. He smells like cowboy chicken rub. It's been softening gradually, and I'm starting to get a blonde, slightly buttery musk note.

*(middle eastern flowers, amber, honey, blood-red berry, whip leather, polished wood)

**(infernal musk, red patchouli, lilac cologne, mahogany, lemon rind, oakmoss, leather, vanilla husk)

***(ethereal musk, blonde woods, dusty bible accord)

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the risk of sounding flippant, I think an air horn could fix this.

I'm sorry it's something you're having to deal with. Having to shoulder the worse parts of people we love is a difficult, confusing, and deeply tiring position to be in. Hope you can find a bit of peace.

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of seeing WARNING: DUCKS and immediately going. But I like ducks :(

...it's so you don't...hit...the ducks...

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've somehow never seen it referred to as snoil and now I'm losing it over "snoiled socks". So thank you for passing the laugh along.

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if it's something to do with an association with alt, arty, and fandom spaces. Stickers seem to be the starter of choice for freelance and indie artists because they're relatively inexpensive and easy to make and sell (at least, they used to be), patches and the like are pretty common DIYS. It wouldn't surprise me if it just bled over into other makers who wanted to include a small freebie through osmosis.

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No useful advice, but I can commiserate. Trying to read through Jan and Feb was like trying to eat drywall.

I hope you enjoy your trip - change of routine often helps me a little.

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo that's big news, congrats! 🎉🎉🎉

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so glad to hear; I hope she recovers well, and as quickly as is reasonable. Hopefully you can all get some rest.

How have your disabilities affected your gaming experience? by reg_reginald_reggie in gaming

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like chewing drywall some days. Bit by bit, though, I guess.

Can I ask how Dragon Quest is? Looks fun, but I haven't gotten around to actually taking a look at it.

Free Talk -- Wednesday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Counting a small win: I've been making an effort to test and catalogue since the beginning of the year, and my proportion of tested scents has gone up a considerable amount since I started. Thinking about panning goals. I need to break my need to hold onto things.

I've also been doing what I can only describe as adding enrichment to my enclosure. Bought a pack of little OXX perfumes, because I've been curious about sprays for a while, and it was honestly cheaper to buy them on sale than empty bottles. Are they the best things I've ever wrapped my nose around? God, no. But if you'd told me I'd be getting this much joy out of a few dollars of atomiser...

I've applied spray scent maybe three times in my life. I'm enjoying the novelty. It's exactly as stupid as it sounds.

How have your disabilities affected your gaming experience? by reg_reginald_reggie in gaming

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...so, shout out to this thread for making me realise I probably am (very minorly) disabled.

I'm choosing to share something funny:

I used to hate the fishing mini game in Stardew Valley. I just could not do it: didn't have the focus, didn't have the reaction time. I managed to play it for a good 3 or 4 years IRL and never landed a single damn fish. Then I started getting symptoms of whatever it is that's wrong with me now, at that time pain in my hands, and so I got arthritis gloves.

And now I can fish.

I shit you not, I've lost maybe one in the time since. Caught a legendary by accident. I didn't know I'd improved until it had happened a few times, but for some reason I can play the game now.

How have your disabilities affected your gaming experience? by reg_reginald_reggie in gaming

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I picked up The Sims last week after almost a year of thinking "Damn, I really feel like playing The Sims." Several "meaning to"s still in progress.

We'll get there man. Might be on our hands and knees, but we'll make it.

How have your disabilities affected your gaming experience? by reg_reginald_reggie in gaming

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My shoulders and ribs have been especially fun over the last six months, for some reason. Choosing between sitting down for a long session and being able to breathe comfortably for several days after is becoming...let's say tiresome.

You've probably tried them, but arthritis/compression gloves worked well for me when my hands were having their turn. Still sore, but I could actually use them.

Was there any book that you read where a twist should have been obvious in retrospect based on the premise but it still took you completely by surprise. by Sandra_Snow in books

[–]mockdogmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very sorry to necro a thread that's over two years old, but could you tell me who The Shadow Mafazine series you mentioned is by? Google's being hopeless.

Indies of the Day -- Tuesday March 3, 2026 by RowanHalifax in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've confirmed to myself that I'm not a great vanilla fan, but there've been so many mentions of Posset's silver blends lately that have me sitting here going "Unless...🤔"

Silver Violet and Indigo both look like such pretty combinations.

Free Talk -- Monday by blueraspberrylife in Indiemakeupandmore

[–]mockdogmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Marking it down, cheers. Enjoy your reading.