Dec. 14th, 2018
Lake Lewisia #317
Dec. 14th, 2018 05:32 pmA number of apps and services had check-in features, allowing users to register that they had visited a particular location on a given day, sometimes in exchange for discounts and other rewards. What many did not realize was how many analog spots would accept check-ins as well: trees registered palms pressed to trunks, several large glacial boulders could be climbed to check in, and streetlamps took notice if you stood under them for a few seconds and looked up just so. The rewards ranged from an hour of unexpected optimism to arriving just in time to get the last muffin, the subtle sort of benefits that kept such check-ins underrated by all but the savviest residents.
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LL#317
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LL#317
The Friday Five
Dec. 14th, 2018 07:04 pmThis week on ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
thefridayfive:
1. Do you enjoy receiving books as holiday or birthday gifts?
God, yes. Generally, if it's fiction, it's something I asked for or at least an author on my "always buy" list. Nonfiction, on the other hand, might be a surprise. Mum often gives me books about language (puns, quotes, amusing misuses &c.) or odd history topics.
I mean, it needs to be someone who knows my tastes and interests. I have received some...unfortunate books in the past from people who seem to think I'm likely to have a lot of overlap with, say, the Oprah book club.
2. What book are you reading (or, what is the last book you read)?
The Ruin of a Rake, Cat Sebastian. Because![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
arsenicjade is the sort of dangerous friend who will recommend to me comedy of manners historical gay romance and throw in the BLATANT TEMPTATION of chronic illness. This is not a genre I read. Was not. Is now, apparently.
3. Are you enjoying (or, did you enjoy) that book? Why or why not?
Ugh, YES, and I am outraged about it. Outraged, I say. *shakes fist* There are references to a past of taking in stray animals, more snark than you can shake a swordcane at, and currently, the delicous threat of a recurrance of malaria hanging over someone's head. It's just--there's a lot going on here, and it is somehow all calculated to please me.
4. About how many books do you read in an average year?
I have no meaningful way of answering this. I have, in the past, tried to keep track of my reading habits. It has gone poorly. I read a lot of nonfiction, but I don't necessarily finish those books cover to cover? I read a bit to get whatever information I was after, or I read until my interest in the subject wanes a bit, then it goes back to the library. (I use the library A LOT.)
I don't read as much fiction as I would like. Fandom has managed to fill up a lot of my fiction diet, for a start. Also, I'm in a long-term mental state where I am...reluctant to trust new stories, because I am not emotionally prepared for disappointments. I do a lot of rereading of safe favorites. Eh. I don't love this arrangement, but it's where I am at the moment.
5. What are some of the books on your to-read pile (or list)?
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children #3), Seanan McGuire. Lock In, John Scalzi. Truly Devious, Maureen Johnson. Space Opera, Catherynne M. Valente. (Aaaand I just made the mistake of looking in the to-read book basket. There's...a lot of books.)
thefridayfive:1. Do you enjoy receiving books as holiday or birthday gifts?
God, yes. Generally, if it's fiction, it's something I asked for or at least an author on my "always buy" list. Nonfiction, on the other hand, might be a surprise. Mum often gives me books about language (puns, quotes, amusing misuses &c.) or odd history topics.
I mean, it needs to be someone who knows my tastes and interests. I have received some...unfortunate books in the past from people who seem to think I'm likely to have a lot of overlap with, say, the Oprah book club.
2. What book are you reading (or, what is the last book you read)?
The Ruin of a Rake, Cat Sebastian. Because
arsenicjade is the sort of dangerous friend who will recommend to me comedy of manners historical gay romance and throw in the BLATANT TEMPTATION of chronic illness. This is not a genre I read. Was not. Is now, apparently.3. Are you enjoying (or, did you enjoy) that book? Why or why not?
Ugh, YES, and I am outraged about it. Outraged, I say. *shakes fist* There are references to a past of taking in stray animals, more snark than you can shake a swordcane at, and currently, the delicous threat of a recurrance of malaria hanging over someone's head. It's just--there's a lot going on here, and it is somehow all calculated to please me.
4. About how many books do you read in an average year?
I have no meaningful way of answering this. I have, in the past, tried to keep track of my reading habits. It has gone poorly. I read a lot of nonfiction, but I don't necessarily finish those books cover to cover? I read a bit to get whatever information I was after, or I read until my interest in the subject wanes a bit, then it goes back to the library. (I use the library A LOT.)
I don't read as much fiction as I would like. Fandom has managed to fill up a lot of my fiction diet, for a start. Also, I'm in a long-term mental state where I am...reluctant to trust new stories, because I am not emotionally prepared for disappointments. I do a lot of rereading of safe favorites. Eh. I don't love this arrangement, but it's where I am at the moment.
5. What are some of the books on your to-read pile (or list)?
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children #3), Seanan McGuire. Lock In, John Scalzi. Truly Devious, Maureen Johnson. Space Opera, Catherynne M. Valente. (Aaaand I just made the mistake of looking in the to-read book basket. There's...a lot of books.)
