AFKBRBChocolate

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A couple years ago, after I sharply increased my reading, my wife (who paid the bills) came and said, "I don't want to discourage you at all from a healthy hobby, but I wanted to make sure you realized that, in the last couple of months, you've spent like $200 on books." In fact, I hadn't realized it was that much. That's when I started trying to figure out a cheaper way to read.

I read even more now. So far this year I've read 46 novels. That would be prohibitively expensive if not for Libby.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You should get a library card and the Libby app. Lots and lots of free audiobooks.

I read kindle versions, but there are almost always audio versions of everything I read. I read a ton of SF and fantasy - if you tell me the kind of stuff you like I can suggest some titles.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I read an obscene amount of science fiction and play a lot of classic wow.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

If you want sometime currently in the theater, you might try The Life of Chuck. Likely to make you cry, but uplifting. Great cast.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Upvoting for Eternal Sunshine, such I think fits OP's request better than EEAAO.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Seems more like you're trying to bring Reddit here, with that kind of trolling.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago

I retired in January after 40 years (not counting jobs during college). Marriage collapsed not long after (unrelated). So now I live alone and have nothing on my calendar. It's honestly so very strange not having to go to bed early on a weeknight. Also, for some reason, the hours and days go very slowly, but the weeks and months go very quickly. Time is fundamentally different than it was previously.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Man, I probably see 20 of those every morning when I walk around the neighborhood. The babies are so cute. So tiny.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Oh, there it is

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

I did not. These are the first celebrity Oreos I've encountered.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Are you sure that it's not Selena Gomez flavored?

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

"Now with real Selena Gomez flesh in every bite!"

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