Have taken leave of my senses and just volunteered at my local Labour Party. I am not impressed with them, to be honest, but also they are the only ones who can beat the Tories in my area, and right now, that is what matters.
I read 12 books in April
NON FIC
Went to London Took the Dog - Nina Stibbe 4 🌟
Code Dependant - Madhumita Murgia 5 🌟
All that she carried - Tiya Miles 4 🌟
FIC
Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll 5 🌟
Western Lane - Chetna Maroo 2.75 🌟
Elevation - Stephen King 4.5 🌟
The 24 Hour Cafe - Libby Page 4 🌟
In Memoriam - Alice Winn 4.25 🌟
The Wrong Sister - Claire Douglas 4 🌟
Honour - Elif Shafak 2.75 🌟
The Tiger's Wife - Tèa Obreht 4 🌟
The end we start from - Megan Hunter 3.75 🌟 @bookstodon
Re my last repost about letter writing. I was literally thinking about this yesterday. I have letters my Grandad wrote me when I was young, which I treasure.
I can remember the excitement when the postie bought a new letter.
I love lots of things about the Internet but do have a nostalgic desire for some letter writing
If you have not read either of these books, then you really should.
Regardless of whether you like Non fic or not, if you are using this here big old interwebs, then honestly read them both. Start with Doppelganger and then read Code Dependant.
Is technology gonna destroy democracy? What about the whole of humanity?
These books made me worry, but both also gave hope for the future and the power of humanity and most of all communities.
I'm not a reader but have wanted to start reading a bit more and these are right up my alley. Might have to dust the kindle off and read on my commutes to/from work.
Dentistry care in this country is all such a rip off and if we are not careful it will soon be extended to all health care.
Also going to the dentist should not be for those privileged enough to afford it.
And don't tell me there is NHS dentist for those who can't afford it. Yes for the absolute poorest but for those who work but barely scrape by.... you gotta pay.
@Mollysdailykiss My friend, I live in America. I have a good job, decent insurance, and it is still difficult to find a dentist, and expensive to pay for anything other than routine cleanings.
Wondering how I go about lobbing @Bee to bring in a Scavenger Hunt badge level for if you get 150 locations because I love a goal to work towards and I love a badge and obviously this is all about me (that last bit is a joke)
@Mollysdailykiss just realised I forgot to reply to this, I’m totally blaming brain fog!!
I will look into this but you need to get to 100 before you can get to the next goal anyway 😉
@wizard I guess discovering chat rooms and realising the desires I had were not weird but that lots of people had them and actually indulged in them. It changed everything for me