Spren of Kindness

Four fifths through Kingdoms of Death, Sun Eater #4. This one got intense. Also read Nightwing: The Gray Son Legacy, which I thought was pretty good, though at the moment, I don't have much to compare it to.

Finished Howling Dark, and Demon in White, second and third in the Sun Eater series. Guys. Read these books. Also read A Hero for WondLa and Hunger by Michael Grant. I'm kind of surprised at how intriguing Hunger is. I wasn't expecting that I would actually enjoy a series with this kind of premise, but on top of the weird almost horror elements, I feel like Grant is doing a pretty good job with how a scenario like this might play out.

I usually use Ashyn for my starter, but those are good! I'll have to try one of those.

I'm answering this one because it's funny - when I told my crush, I quite literally, no words added or subtracted, said 'it's you, buddy'. To be fair, I panicked a little, and I could have said something much worse, I'm sure, but still. Buddy. I can look back and laugh at it, but by golly. No, because I don't play video games. I'm weird that way. However, if I'm listening to music while cleaning or walking, or working, I'll kinda bob back and forth, or sway. If you could speak any language that isn't your mother tongue, what would it be, and why?

If I could keep my motivation, I'd excel at short stories, so here's a concept for one that so far hasn't really gone anywhere: A random collection of aliens and humans on a spaceship, that may be carrying slightly illegal cargo, and none of them would be there, except they were all escaping from a space station attack. The story itself isn't actually about the whole war thing going on; it would be an exploration of respect, obligation, ethics/morality, and cultural differences and how those intertwine in a certain scenario. There's a reason this one hasn't gone anywhere, now that I think about it; the story would be pretty harsh, and could stand to make readers mad with whatever my protagonist decides, and I have a crippling fear of making people mad.

Got it in four, likely out of extreme luck, but still!

That sucks. *hugs* I was going to give some advice, but I'll just second Nath.

Gosh, I want to go to a ren faire! My friend who went one year got a sword, and I am a simple girl: I would like a sword as well.

I thought of another pretty significant way my faith has impacted me: How I grieve. I've been lucky not to lose too many people I love so far, but when I have, it doesn't hurt as much as I think it does for a lot of people. And that's because with every one of those loved ones, they were Christian, and incredibly strong in their faith. So yes, it hurts, but it's also lessened because I know I'll see them in heaven when my time comes. Even when it was the long goodbye, it wasn't, because in a way, it was a goodbye for now. Just something I've mused on in the past few months.

I forgot that the word was a word at all, my last guess was completely random.

I've never played wordle before, so this was fun brain exercise!

My sister guessed mine. I'm mildly insulted, but I'm also not overtly subtle.

Yup. Talked about it, he doesn't feel the same right now, but I still have a significant crush that I will not mention to him, but it's very there and hard to ignore. So single, but would mingle. With one person. That's it. So many people make me tired.

Got my hands on Howling Dark, the sequel to Empire of Silence. About halfway through, and really enjoying it thus far.

I want it to be a Mistborn adaption something. It's probably more likely that it's something to do with Era Two, but I want it to be a Mistborn adaption.

My FBI agent seeing that I'm listening to Avicii piano covers again: oh, this girl's lonely. Fun fact: the Jova Musique cover of Waiting For Love feels like getting picked up and spun around by someone you love.

I finally stopped procrastinating and telling myself I couldn't, and started making a shift yesterday! (Kindness gushes about sewing incoming) It's actually pretty easy and a lot of fun to make a shift, and I'm seeing so much improvement in my hand sewing, just from the sleeves, gussets, and gores! And I think I've puzzled out how to catch stitch, which will be so helpful for finishing the sleeve seams. The nice thing about the sleeves is that I cut them with one edge on the selvage, which means I don't have to finish the cuff end at all! I cut the body that way too, but I'm probably going to have to hem it anyway, since the bottom hem of the gores isn't on the selvage. I'm not too upset though, because again, shifts are great practice for getting better at backstitching, and even though I told myself I would probably machine sew the long seams, I don't think I'm going to. I'm just enjoying the process, and yes, it's incredibly historically inaccurate, but who cares? If I actually end up making a whole ensemble, no one will know, because it's a shift!

I read Dark Rise a bit ago. What did you think of the language? The way the descriptions were worded I often felt were pretty interesting and unique.

The descent is quick - Martin knows Nahl's habits, and this is definitely one of them. "Buckle up," he reminds everyone as they get closer. "You don't want to go flying when we land."

A better question is how it hasn't impacted me I grew up homeschooled, in a Christian family, and because of where we live, that meant I didn't have a lot of friends that I saw everyday, which was okay, I'm very glad I'm learning my limits now that I'm more mature, rather than in middle or elementary school. I wasn't homeschooled because of our faith, though. I have noticed, in the culture shock I've recieved from public schooling, my faith has seriously shaped my morals and worldview, and how I approach problems, and life in general. Sometimes that's just recognizing the beauty that God has made in the world, or something He's done in my life, or the lives of those around me. Sometimes that means praying before a test, or driving, or a performance. Sometimes that means not caring about how well I'm singing during worship, because it's the heart that matters, not the quality. The biggest impact is probably my life goals. I just want to be one of those little old ladies in the church kitchen who makes sure that everything runs smoothly and everyone has what they need. I love volunteer work of that nature.

Gone by Michael Grant, Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift, and Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio are my stand-outs of the week, particularly Empire of Silence. This book is really good. It might be my favorite epic sci-fi of all time, not that I've read many of those. And of course, my trend of liking the characters who don't get as much time continues.

Ending. I like seeing how events resolve, and how much courage the author has.

I've actually been avoiding Coco because I watched the Cinema Therapy episode on it, and almost cried from that alone, so I'm saving it for either when I'm alone, or when I'm with people I'm comfortable breaking down around.