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iamgaarden

@iamgaarden@mastodon.world

Lurker Extraordinaire. Lover Of Naps. 🏳️‍🌈🇩🇰

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iamgaarden, to bookstodon
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This might be a weird request for @bookstodon, but I'm watching the TV show Absentia and was wondering if there are any books (standalone or series) like it? Specifically something FBI/Military+ psychological thriller + some weird shit going on ? Women leads are preferred but it's not a deal breaker.

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Hey Mastodon.

I got a new job! :)

It's a good week.

iamgaarden,
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@vsp congrats, that's a good way to step into the new year 🥳

iamgaarden, to random
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Me too, Steve. Me too.

kimlockhartga, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Just out of curiosity, how close are you to your reading goal for the year? I need to read 12 more books to meet the goal I set for myself. 📚📚📚📚

Not everyone works the same way, of course. We've discussed before that reading goals are counterproductive for many. Having a goal really helps me, but it doesn't work for everyone. Just like reading for pleasure and reading to write a review are very different processes.

iamgaarden,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon To motivate myself to keep a reading routine (not to read more, just to simply read), I have a wish to read 1 book per week. That's a wish (not a goal) to read at least 52 books per year. I'm on 61 atm which means I've succeeded keeping my routine, and it also means less pressure to keep at it during December which is always a b*tch of a month to keep routines...

Congrats to everyone picking up at least one book in 2023 🥳

iamgaarden, to fujifilm
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I just put in an order for a 35mm f/1.4 lense to my fujifilm xt30 camera. Just casually closing my eyes while finalizing the order 💰🙈

It only took me 11 months to finally buy it. Aaaaah. Okay. Looking forward to finally have it in my hands. All the soft backgrounds and bokeh I'll be chasing... 🥰


iamgaarden,
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@yanncphoto oooh. 23mm is nice too. I want all the primes 😅 I don't have the patience for manual, but I understand the Nerd Factor.

iamgaarden, to random
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I had the brilliant idea of signing up for a 2-hour online introduction course to Power BI (evening hours). I've been looking forward to it. But now the day has arrived, after a dreadfully long day, all I really want is to collapse on my couch with dog cuddles and crappy TV. Alas...

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    iamgaarden,
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    @caiocgo I follow only very few who post in languages I do not speak myself. They make beautiful art or take really great photos. I suppose that's a language in itself (a language I understand).

    iamgaarden, to animals
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    The best is the snowy kind.


    iamgaarden, to bookstodon
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    Hello @bookstodon

    I'm looking for sff books with female knights. I'm not picky with genre labels, I just really love my female knights 😌

    Know of any?

    I have read and loved:

    • Sam Darren's Dragonoak trilogy
    • Justin Lee Anderson's The Lost War
    • Craig Schaefer's The Wisdom's Grave trilogy

    And currently I'm reading Tamora Pierce's Alanna: The First Adventure

    iamgaarden,
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    @Starry1086 @bookstodon Thanks! Craig Schaefer's trilogy is also set in an urban fantasy/kind of a little bit sci-fi scene ... So October Daye sounds intriguing.

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    Tell me a good book you’ve read this year that you’d recommend.

    I’ll start: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
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    @Likewise @bookstodon
    The Will Of The Many by James Islington, a book I think more people should read. I was really (blissfully) shook by the ending.

    And if you don't mind a rule-breaker (me) I want to add The Actual Star by Monica Byrne to the pile. It's one of those spec fic books that makes you a bit philosophical while reading it.

    iamgaarden, to bookstodon
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    I currently the 4th and final book of Devin Madson's The Reborn Empire series. I've been postponing this as I don't want it to end. I love the characters, the world, the dark/gritty vibes and, of course, Madson's writing :blobcataww:

    If you know of similar books/series, send me your recs?


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    Designers now always make things for regular and dark themes but unbelievably fail to include Hotdog Stand

    iamgaarden,
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    @jake4480 that certainly is... a taste.

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    @Funktious @bookstodon thx. yes I'm following some carefully chosen tags, but I don't follow the group because there's too much activity for my home feed (I mean me) to handle. Your reply underlines my experience, though: the tag works better for broadcasting and the group seems to form a communication platform (kind of). I wonder if it's possible to be part of that without actually following the group... 🤔 or maybe there's an instance for me to join that focuses on book talks

    iamgaarden,
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    @feditips yes, and that's what makes this complicated. I really want to add the group to a list without having to follow it (because I don't want it in my home feed). Is there a way to do this?

    iamgaarden, to Bloomscrolling
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    Something pretty.



    iamgaarden, to photography
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    Is it weird to have a favourite view on your commute route? The train was delayed and passed this part of the route very slowly so I could finally capture that curvy line (not blurred by speed).



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    iamgaarden,
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    @yanncphoto What is project 505050 ?

    iamgaarden,
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    @yanncphoto oh that's a nice challenge. I did something similar ages ago, but with a 35mm (and the challenge didn't have a fancy name). I like the black and white theme too! :)

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    @Lullaby @thestorygraph @bookstodon I am keeping an eye on your replies because I'd like to know as well. I deleted my account because the only thing it gave me was stats based on my registered reads, and I can make a spreadsheet do the same. I want to be able to reply to people's reviews etc.

    iamgaarden,
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    @diazona @Lullaby @thestorygraph @bookstodon Maybe in the future bookwyrm could be a thing, but for now I can't seem to find my book people (who share my taste) on mastodon/bookwyrm and I really greatly depend on a solution with a phone app. Hardcover is still 'in development' regarding the social aspect. So for now goodreads is the only solution to what I'm actually looking for (as far as I know). I can be patient 😅

    Laking86, to books

    So Mastodon folks. If knowing nothing about the person you had to recommend a book (or maybe one fiction and one nonfiction) what would you go with? @bookstodon @bookstodons

    iamgaarden,
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    @Laking86 @bookstodon @bookstodons Oh, very interesting question!
    Fiction: Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
    Nonfiction: Jellyfish Age Backwards by Nicklas Brendborg

    Tbh, I haven't read the nonfiction myself yet, but I really badly want to. Does it still count?

    iamgaarden, to photography
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    Three weeks of vacation ends today. It's been rainy and stormy and grey and it never really felt like Summer. I did get a bit of sun this week incl. this pretty sunset 🌅

    Weird feeling: not at all ready to return to work, but 100% ready to return to a daily routine.


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