Post hibernation bears are very skinny and bedraggled, seeing one walking on its hind legs as bears sometimes do, you’d think Bigfoot.

Finished or just reading?

I’m almost finished Ex Libris by Simon Groth. It’s like a YA update of Fahrenheit 451. It has this gimmick that 12 chapters are randomly shuffled, like background vignettes on the 4 main characters so every copy is unique. Neat in concept but overall the book is okay, fun at times but not great.

Before that I finished Everything for Everyone : an Oral History of the New York Commune. It’s a speculative fiction post a successful 21st century communist revolution. It’s nice to read an upbeat sci fi setting, and I think it’s good to show societies absent of capitalism like The Dispossessed does. I found it a bit slow though, like it’s anthology interviews, not a lot of drama or tension.

Before that I raced through Welcome to Dorley Hall and really liked it. I’m trying to wait for the next paperback as I’m trying to get back into physical book reading but it’s so good I might read it online via the patreon.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as everyone mentioned.

I remember watching the very forgettable movie Felon some 15 years on DVD and thinking the only good part was Val Kilmer.

Some of us have special interests

Yeah it's crazy, I would have thought a good 60-70?

Edit: I googled him and he does look older in some photos, but whenever he is showing emotion (excited, happy etc) he knocks decades off his appearance

Why settle for Pu Yi, he should become a Souphanouvong figure.

Starting a struggle session on whether Illinois shares a border with Canada or not (it borders lake Michigan meaning you could take a boat straight to Canada without touching the land of another state, but you pass through Michigan waters).

My 18th century ancestor having challenged someone to a duel at 25

*thinking about a second *

Look I thought it was weird when she said she was Jesus Christ's "little sister" but I liked it when she abolished foot binding.

Definitely some scientists in the MIC but that's also a lot of different types of engineers as well.

I imagine a bunch of the 25% also work for industrial agriculture, oil and natural gas extraction and pharmaceuticals.

Taiping were weirdos but actually a historically progressive force, they wanted to end slavery/serfdom, and various other things.

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