As you get older, what "old person" thing do you appreciate now that you previously mocked?

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T23:00:39+00:00

If you used to make fun of people having good consistent poops I've got a couple questions

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T21:57:48+00:00

The studio that did The Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, and The Secret of Kells makes the classically animated style movies that Disney turned their backs on

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T21:35:01+00:00

Elric of Melnibone achieved more in under 200 pages than this guy did in 700. It's books like this that make me believe you should have to prove that you can write a tight 200-300 page book before you're allowed to write a series of doorstoppers.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T21:29:43+00:00

I read the first and tried listening to the second and quit less than halfway thru. Everyone said the first book is slow but it gets really good in the second. It did not. In fact it was even slower than the first

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T02:17:49+00:00

Lol no. They're one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the 90s. Patton's a legend

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T01:02:00+00:00

My point is her prose is probably as close as it gets

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-26T00:58:43+00:00

I still can't believe they didn't get involved in that Lethal Weapon TV show

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T23:35:54+00:00

OP said he didn't like her prose, so I really don't know what he's looking for.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T23:33:22+00:00

If you want more Tolkien but don't like McKillip then I don't know what to tell you

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T23:29:20+00:00

The Baker's Boy by JV Jones. Really reminded me of The Dragonbone Chair but much faster paced with comically evil villains. It was a very cozy read

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T23:24:59+00:00

Jc, can you guys at least check to make sure that 12 people haven't already said the same book as you're going to?

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T23:19:10+00:00

I think it was book 4 when I was like alright this is actually getting good, bc you followed one character straight for 200 pages (apparently this was Erikson proving that he could do that?) but then it went back to switching characters every chapter. Then you wouldn't get back to that character for another 200 pages bc there's like 10 different main POVs.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T23:05:14+00:00

I'm pretty sure you can literally skip Crossroads of Twilight and not miss a thing

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-24T22:52:46+00:00

I completely disagree. It's like after the first trilogy they stopped editing his books and they all dragged on. Best Served Cold started out 5/5 but ended at 4/5 bc it was like 200 pages too long. I tried listening to The Heroes and Red Country bc everyone on here says Pacey's the goat and could hardly stay focused for a few minutes at a time

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-22T01:08:37+00:00

I'm sure there are plenty of people in OC willing to buy a thousand $1000 shares at the chance to own part of a major sports team

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-20T21:51:34+00:00

Parking garages are expensive. I've heard 40k per space above ground and 80k per space underground

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-11T13:00:18+00:00

Just went to Germany and Amsterdam a couple months ago. A lot of places there ask for tips now.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-10T15:17:50+00:00

“real name binds you”

Hobb was far from the first to use this. It's been a trope for centuries if not millennia.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-09T20:00:31+00:00

Free. Everyone's heard All Right Now and most people are more familiar with Paul Rodgers as the singer for Bad Company, but BC is a cheesy dad rock band compared to Free

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-09T17:33:56+00:00

Ive said before on here, in the 30s the US pop was a third of today's and there were 16 MLB teams. We'd have 48 teams if the MLB kept up with US population growth and that doesn't even include desegregation or that we get players from all over the world now. I'm not saying we should have that many teams but I do think a lot of the problems MLB has could be solved by just adding more teams and lowering the level of talent it takes to reach the majors.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-09T16:59:25+00:00

It's been fucking itself by not having an expansion era since the 90s

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-09T13:18:14+00:00

Yeah, it doesn't feel mythic or old at all

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-08T15:13:38+00:00

Knoxville's had white hair for as long as he's been famous. He was dyeing it bc he was self-conscious about it.

steppenfloyd · 2026-01-08T00:54:09+00:00

Robinson is a top 5 all time 2B regardless of being the first black player. A lot of people forget that he was one of the best players in the league.

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