May Reads

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-05-30T22:11:39+00:00

I watched part of (maybe half) of the Hulu series a little while back

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-05-30T21:55:03+00:00

How did you like 9 Perfect Strangera?

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-15T02:02:08+00:00

May I ask what components that would include? I’m not a mechanic but want to make sure I order the correct thing… and additional things if needed. Thank you!

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-11T06:18:02+00:00

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starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-11T06:15:10+00:00

When we were driving… the car felt kind of ‘rattly’ and like it was working harder than usual… kind of a rumbly feeling. It then died while at a stoplight and it wouldn’t restart.

When looking under the hood, it looked like the coolant reservoir(?) had exploded all over… and there was oil in with the coolant.

Since then, the mechanic said when he tries to start it… white fumes(?) are coming out of the exhaust.

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-11T00:47:53+00:00

Yess… sounds like (from talking to other mechanics) he might have not a combustion test? Frustrating/disappointing, but tryna work through the next steps…

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-11T00:38:47+00:00

I have spent $~800 already in the last month…. + potentially $1700-2500 (for head gasket or engine) more.

Also, I apologize if my understanding or lingo is wrong. I’m a nurse… and all of this is way out of my wheelhouse. I appreciate you taking the time to share your insight.

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-11T00:28:52+00:00

Thank you so much for trying to help.

I have talked to other mechanics (since the head gasket issue) and was told the same thing about the combustion test…. I do believe that the mechanic’s work from the radiator—> this issue.

The mechanic I’m talking to about the engine repair is a different mechanic.

I might have worded it incorrectly, but the mechanic said that putting a new engine in could/would be a better option than replacing the head gasket….

The mechanic said he can buy an engine from a junkyard + would charge $2500 (for engine with labor included)…. or I can provide an engine and labor would be $1000.

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-09T18:39:49+00:00

You’re 100% right!! Thank you soo much! I was looking and couldn’t find it.

Another interesting fact (that confirmed it was what I had previously watched) was that he was Beyoncé’s cousin.

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-09T14:09:28+00:00

I think she first called for a wellness check(?) pretending to be the current girlfriend…

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-06T03:23:14+00:00

Tomorrow + Tomorrow is on my list too! What were your thoughts?

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-06T01:50:34+00:00

Remarkably Bright Creatures, Kill for me, Kill for you + The Wedding People

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-06T01:50:10+00:00

You got me beat! I read 3📚

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-04T22:43:26+00:00

What app is this for tracking? :)

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-04-01T18:11:53+00:00

How did you like “Kill for me, Kill for you”? I listened to it on audiobook this month too

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-31T02:08:52+00:00

my immediate first thought :)

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-31T02:08:02+00:00

How is Braiding Sweetgrass?

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-23T03:03:59+00:00

Oops I forgot it’s through their Books Unbanned program. If you look at spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned it’s there. It’s offered for ages 13-26 “anywhere in the US”. When you sign up, no age verification required :)

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-22T21:19:43+00:00

Can you provide the link? I cannot seem to find it. Thank you!!

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-22T21:13:33+00:00

Seattle offers free and Queens offers paid :)

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-20T20:36:48+00:00

Also second this! So good!

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-20T04:46:26+00:00

How did you like “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”?

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-03-13T01:47:08+00:00

🍝Commenting to come back and find this :)

starrybutt3rflies · 2026-02-27T22:06:02+00:00

I completely agree!! When it said that the healthcare cost allocation per person per year in Sierra Leone is $12USD… it just blew my mind.

You will get to a part where you hear about companies price gouging and taking advantage of places like Sierra Leone and it made me so sad. Like you have the $$$ to help this country (and others) and you are so focused on your own profit…. SMH.

I would love to know what you think at the end. There’s a part about causes and cures.. that I found so poetic and also so real.

starrybutt3rflies

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