Riley D

It's amazing when recovery progress becomes so visible!! Thrilled for you!

I've always been an Owen Hunt hater, but on this particular rewatch I've expanded into a Derek Shepherd hater, a Preston Burke hater, and very likely a George O'Malley hater. Hating left and right. Why do all of these men feel compelled to keep Meredith and Cristina from ascending to greatness

Someone should run for office on a platform of "stop putting protein where it doesn't belong"

"It was a technique to liven up the prose" is going to be my response to every "why did you do [x]?" ever asked of me

Today you were Chosen

And it looks like next to you is exactly where she wants to be! How cool

The show we've been needing for ages

I believe it!

Professional compliment giver would be an incredible way to live life

On yet another day where many awful things happened, I want to know what brings you that little magic of joy. Particularly the small things!

For me tonight it's turning a heel while knitting a sock, and when a new recipe turns out delicious

CJ Cregg would be thrilled to hear it

I'm at a local conference this weekend, so not reading my usual amount. But the long days are still ending with reading Jared Pechaček's The West Passage, a delightfully weird fantasy

What got you on the station's radar as *thee* 7 year old they should talk to?

A close up of a Black woman's face takes up the entirety of the cover, overlaid with a yellow and red filter. She looks very cool, and is wearing sunglasses, which are filled in with green overlapped instances of the image of Benjamin Franklin from the American $100 bill. The title and author overlay the woman's face in white. An endorsement from Danzy Senna, author of Colored Television, sits in the upper right corner and reads: "Wickedly fun."

8. The Payback by Kashana Cauley

This one was so, so fun, and very cathartic. It's a heist novel, but instead of stealing jewels or art, the characters are trying to erase student loan debt

A layered cover with a teal to black background, three half circles stacked on top of one another that are teal on the flat bottom edge transitioning to pinkish red at the top curve. Then there are flowers with gold stems and leaves, on top of which is a gold sword with the partial reflection of a women visible in the blade, one of her eyes at the cross between the blade and the part of the handle that crosses it. The title and author are in white, with flowers twined around them. The tag line at the top of the cover, in white, reads "A legend. A lie. A love story."

7. The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

I'm not generally a romantasy reader (I prefer my romance and fantasy separate) but this one worked for me! Unsurprising, given I've really enjoyed all of Harrow's other books. The characters were great, the structure was interesting, and the villain was stellar

While we wait for more results (I promise a bunch of calls are sure to be around the corner), my usual Election Night note:

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Bluesky being down on a election night feels like a very particular internet betrayal

I knit a folded collar on a sweater for the first time, it was easier than I expected, and when I finished the collar and tried it on last night, it fit! Usually for learning a new technique means ripping out and redoing it a bunch, but this looks so good on the first try

One blessing of season 4 of Bridgerton is how little Colin speaks

Definitely was not expecting the second half of the new Bridgerton season making me cry! Tears were not part of my Friday night plans. But the girl scout cookies are a great pairing tbh

Also watching Bridgerton, and reading Kashana Cauley's The Payback!

*whispers* "are you...sure...? You need to be, well, here? We don't want a reputation as a place ~single~ people are welcome"

The punishment for trying to do anything by yourself in our delightful society apparently!

I will take some snow during the week if I can have a Saturday in the 60s!

We thank you! A weekend without a scheduled storm is so welcome

This is terrible news

Totally get that it's rude to just leave your things in a dryer in a shared laundry room, especially during busy times. But am I wrong that it's also rude to take someone's stuff out of the *only full dryer* when all the rest are empty?? I got there 10 min after my dryer stopped, not 3 hours!

Yes! Guinness books of world records were staples! I wish I could rec visiting St. Petersburg to everyone who talks about long escalators, bc a few there are 2x the length of Wheaton & it feels like you entered another dimension by the end. Obv "visit Russia" is not useful these days though

There's something so fascinating about an absurdly long escalator ride!

I'm joining the book buying enablers. Sometimes the soul just needs a good browse in your local shop!