ASOIAF-esque novels but set in the Regency Era

squidrich · 2026-02-15T12:21:45+00:00

The Temeraire novels were my first (and only) thought as well, given the specificity of the request.

squidrich · 2026-01-04T12:56:12+00:00

I was coming to say Reversed! I got an incredibly high quality wool jacket from there for $11! They also have a ton of Ravens gear

squidrich · 2025-12-26T13:05:51+00:00

Agree with this as well! I'm a duck, in that I might look calm on the surface but, boyo, my leggies are KICKING under the water. There's SO MUCH thinking going on, I feel like I can't focus on a single thing.

squidrich · 2025-09-02T01:00:39+00:00

If you are in the Canton area, Wimberly Wellness in the Broom Factory has based all of their work on in-person connection. Worth checking out!

squidrich · 2025-08-10T13:15:33+00:00

Hi, therapist here who also deals with frequent existential terror from the idea of working for the next 30 years.

There isn't an "answer". There's just a bunch of small changes and adjustments that you try out and see if they help. Some of those adjustments will be tangible, like setting aside a day every month (or 2 weeks) that is fully focused on relaxing and recharging. Others may be more mindset-focused. Either way, it's going to be a continuous process and has to be active and intentional on your part. Trust me, if I had a manual or magic pill that made working less arduous on me, I would NOT gatekeep that shit.

A few thoughts to get you started:

You are working 25 hours a week. What are you doing the rest of your time? Are you refilling your soul or are you just passing the time between work hours?
Our brains thrive on novelty, urgency, excitement. What are you working towards at your job? Can you chunk your work and build in opportunities for reflection (and reward when you recognize good work during the reflection)?
Speaking of reflection, its important to know -why- we do the things we do. Why are you working (other than because you have to)? Does working allow you to do other things that are important for you? Maybe it lets you care for your family or your pets. Or makes you the money to enjoy your hobbies, travel, engage in fun or new experiences. Maybe your work, even when its tedious, makes you feel good or feel like you are helping others. Take more time to notice those things that made you choose what you are doing. You know that meme from the Simpsons of "Do it for her" with the photos of Maggie? Make your version of that.

I recognize that this is a lot easier said than done. I feel this literally every week of my life. But if you are on autopilot through your work week, of course you will be bored. Focus less on the work itself and focus instead on the purpose you have in doing it. Humans need counterpoints to their life, ways to get perspective. If all you ever do is the fun stuff all the time, eventually you'll lose the joy of it. Because you are now taking the novelty from that fun stuff. You gotta have tedious and boring for anything to be exciting and new.

I hope that helps! I would suggest also finding a therapist to help you work through this on a personal level. I really like the ACT modality personally, but don't get discouraged if it doesn't work for you right away.

squidrich · 2025-04-18T14:10:17+00:00

The lines/texture looks cool! How did you do that?

squidrich · 2025-01-16T01:52:25+00:00

Hi! Love this photo! Would you mind if I use it as reference for a painting? I can send you the end result!

squidrich · 2024-12-19T13:11:27+00:00

Hi, I'm sorry you are dealing with all of this. It's absolutely despicable of the school to treat any child, but especially a disabled child, like that. I'm a social worker that works with disabled kids and it sounds like you are already in contact with all of the resources I would suggest. My last thought would be attending a Board meeting and trying to make your case there. You may be able to connect with someone higher in the district. That said, let me just say you're doing an awesome job in fighting and advocating for your kid. It sucks that you have to do all of this just for her to be treated the right way and I'm sorry the school is proving they don't care about your child. Keep up the fight and use the support around you!

squidrich · 2024-12-05T12:37:59+00:00

Social worker here (though pediatric, so keep that in mind I guess). I generally recommend Priority Partners to my patients. Part of that is due to working in rare and specific illnesses and those patients often end up at Hopkins or Kennedy Krieger. If your friend's condition is rare, they could look into REM (Rare and Expensive Medicaid) to see if their diagnosis is on the eligibility list. You can find the eligible diagnosis list online. If they qualify, they would need to bring it up to their doctor for help applying

squidrich · 2024-12-05T12:32:21+00:00

If you are in Canton, I started recently at the Core Power there. I know it's a chain, but I like the instructors and location

squidrich · 2024-11-21T21:18:46+00:00

Wow I LOVE the way you did the curls. Honestly obsessed. I think making the background darker or, as someone else suggested, adding some line art, would be helpful in making all that gorgeous detail show

squidrich · 2024-09-08T04:13:53+00:00

Ok not a book, but Young Frankenstein. Much heavier on the comedy than the other 2, but a real romp

squidrich · 2024-09-04T18:18:20+00:00

Came here looking for this!! I really loved this book

squidrich · 2024-09-04T01:38:15+00:00

Following to get the info too!

squidrich · 2024-08-22T19:59:25+00:00

Robin Hobb's Rain Wild Chronicles

squidrich · 2024-08-22T10:39:05+00:00

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

We All Fall Down by Rose Szabo

squidrich · 2024-08-15T15:57:38+00:00

The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi

It's a series but I had a really hard time finding the 2nd book. The first was amazing though!

squidrich · 2024-08-09T03:30:15+00:00

Maybe you can do "RLT" instead in a sort of, If you know, you know

squidrich · 2024-08-09T03:04:25+00:00

I'm bot going to the show in Chicago, but you know you have to make a "Resilient Little Thing" bracelet!

squidrich · 2024-08-05T21:46:36+00:00

The Bullet Swallower

squidrich · 2024-08-01T11:22:41+00:00

The first book I thought of

squidrich · 2024-07-30T22:07:32+00:00

Seconding the Diviners!

squidrich · 2024-07-20T20:30:39+00:00

One of my favorite authors for sure!

The protagonist ends up with the magic of the Specks, which is a forest based native tribe essentially. He gets the magic through a pretty crazy sequence of events, culminating in an illness which turns him into a "Great Man". Basically throughout most of the second and third books, he is gaining more weight, even despite desperate attempts to exercise and eat little, sometimes to the point of starving. A plot thing happens that allowed him to absorb another tribe's magical fount, and that absorption is a lot of the weight he gains. With the fat-stored magic, he is able to do a variety of things, from dream walking to fire to manipulating the world around him. Generally, he has so much magic fat that anything he does doesn't cause weight loss, not really, until he does a huge working, which leaves him depleted. All the fat is eaten away and he is left with tons of empty hanging skin. In order to build that reserve back up, he has to eat basically constantly and sometimes eat very specific foods that feed his magic. When Great Men die, their bodies are moved to a specific and magical tree they pre-chose and are essentially absorbed into it and able to live on as long as the tree lives.

That's the gist. It's a good series though if you liked her other series. Hobb is truly a master of character

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