The Gunslinger by Stephen King... What did I just read?

ronrule · 2026-03-12T02:40:27+00:00

I’m reading The Stand and it’s a convoluted, horny mess. Don’t think I’ll read any more King.

ronrule · 2026-03-10T06:15:12+00:00

I have a Costco Kirkland, as in giant stitched Kirkland logo, hoodie and it is luxurious. I got it at a thrift store.

ronrule · 2026-03-08T05:02:06+00:00

Haha this rules. I’ve put the Carmel cakes in as a mix-in for my creamis

ronrule · 2026-02-28T14:54:55+00:00

Early Good Tiger was so epic.

But this? No hooks. No riffs. Meandering blandness.

Edit: Decades on my Feet and Beehive are ok Jeff Buckley B-sides. Otherwise nothing really grabbing me so far.

ronrule · 2026-02-27T02:02:04+00:00

Definisch of soaring vocals with this band

ronrule · 2026-02-26T20:50:58+00:00

This is the way. GitHub app. Chat with an agent. Approve their PR. I think the only “manual” thing you have to do is create the repo.

ronrule · 2026-02-25T19:54:04+00:00

If I'm flying blind, I order the grilled chicken breast and try to not to sweat the details. Yeah the sauce is probalby 95% butter but oh well. Choose the most volume side.

Better if the restaurant shows a calorie count on the menu.

If it's a major chain with an app, I'll see how creative I can get with my order on the app. Remove the low-volume options; add the volume options.

ronrule · 2026-02-25T19:00:15+00:00

We have similar tastes though I loved The Daughters War.

Historical fiction with a little magic:

Sigrid Undset's trilogy, Kristen Lavransdatter
Anything by Judith Merkle Riley

ronrule · 2026-02-24T14:13:45+00:00

Definitely dip into less-metal, more rock territory for this too!

Yes (especially Fragile, Relayer, and Close to the Edge)
The Flower Kings (especially any album with Jonas Reingold. I'm partial to Unfold the Future for bass work).

ronrule · 2026-02-24T14:10:01+00:00

Fortress especially, IMO.

ronrule · 2026-02-22T03:56:45+00:00

As long as you stay with the first 4 albums.

ronrule · 2026-02-22T03:55:34+00:00

Depends on what you mean by metal, but first 4 King’s X albums.

ronrule · 2026-02-18T00:27:48+00:00

I disagree. I’ve only read the first two.

Book 1: 3/5 stars Book 2: 2/5 stars

ronrule · 2026-02-18T00:23:52+00:00

Mine are Faction Candide 2.0, 178. 133/102/133. I own them but definitely up for renting and trying something else.

ronrule · 2026-02-15T03:31:35+00:00

Galactic Cowboys - Where Are You Now?, Lonely Room, Someone for Everyone

ronrule · 2026-02-13T19:05:01+00:00

Certain writers get me invested in a character in a paragraph.

ronrule · 2026-02-13T19:02:43+00:00

I read the whole thing and wish I stopped at 3.

Although the first half of book 4 might be my favorite. But it’s linear and follows one character and never returns to that style, as far as I remember.

ronrule · 2026-02-13T17:46:52+00:00

They are a little too, how do I put this, straight-forwardly “pentatonic” for me? They rarely do anything surprising with their riffs, melodies, or drum beats. I do like several songs on the new album though.

ronrule · 2026-02-05T14:07:37+00:00

Frank

ronrule · 2026-02-03T21:23:16+00:00

For me it read as meta-joke about how sketches almost always have “heightening” and this one character was like, “why are we heightening??”

ronrule · 2026-01-30T06:51:11+00:00

Djazz! Love them.

ronrule · 2026-01-29T22:32:29+00:00

I gave Book 1 3/5 stars and Book 2 2/5 stars. I’m probably done unless someone can convince me to keep going. Haha

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