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  1. In Topic: Reading at t'moment?

    11 March 2026 - 11:20 AM

    View PostTheRetiredBridgeburner, on 11 March 2026 - 09:28 AM, said:

    Opted for a reread for my trains to and from London.

    Legend by David Gemmell. I never get tired of this book.



    View PostMacros, on 11 March 2026 - 11:13 AM, said:

    Dammit RTB, now I want to reread it!!




    I did a full Drenai series reread last year, absolutely fantastic books that still hold up. Legend has a special place in my heart but I really love King Beyond the Gate.
  2. In Topic: What is the first movie you ever saw in a movie theatre?

    09 March 2026 - 04:19 PM

    View PostChance, on 24 February 2026 - 04:43 PM, said:

    I'm not sure it is the first time I went to the movies but the first time I remember is Jurassic Park, I remember hiding under the seat for at least some scenes. Most likely I saw some early 90's Disney before that but I'm not sure, I know I saw the Lion King the year after.



    Jurassic Park was my first cinema trip too and what an experience that was!!
  3. In Topic: Twelve Months - abyssmal reading thread

    17 February 2026 - 07:35 PM

    View PostAbyss, on 17 February 2026 - 03:59 PM, said:

    View Postchamp, on 17 February 2026 - 03:43 PM, said:

    View PostAbyss, on 17 February 2026 - 02:34 PM, said:

    View PostTheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 February 2026 - 08:44 AM, said:

    View PostAbyss, on 10 February 2026 - 02:32 PM, said:

    Maggie & Mouse - I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING


    All of us are crying!


    The light left on



    Holy shit but that made me choke up...



    Broke. Me.

    When Michael dropped 'I am your friend and am currently protecting and raising your daughter for you so shut the fuck up and show up for dinner' i almost cheered.

    When Harry told Mab what he would do if she even looked at Maggie sideways i did, in fact, cheer.



    I really need to do a proper post with my thoughts because man, it was an awesome book...

    Michael was great throughout the book. He's that person that anyone would want in their life. Steadfast and resolved, an anchor in a storm. I loved his conversations with Harry. The standout convo where he was telling Harry to tell him what is wrong, this part was so powerful...

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    When I’m alone at night, I cry. I cry until it hurts. And when I can’t cry anymore, it isn’t better. It still hurts. It’s still all built up inside me. My stomach hurts. All the time.”

    I looked out at the city, at nothing in particular.

    “Sometimes I start screaming and I can’t stop. Nothing sounds good. Nothing looks good. Nothing feels good. Nothing tastes good. Nothing smells good. It’s all grey.”

    “And?” he said gently.

    I was quiet for a long moment. “And I miss her, man.”

    He exhaled slowly.

    “Go ahead,” I said, an edge coming into my voice. “Tell me how to make it all better.”

    “You can’t,” he said gently. I eyed him. “Not yet,” he said. “It is going to take time, Harry. Time to heal.


    And I miss her, man...

    Aye, that broke me.

    But Michael's reply of "You can't." Hit home to me. It's something I learnt from my past struggles, there is no grand sweeping gesture you can make that is going to make everything better. Instead you've got to take all the small wins you can which will over time help, maybe not make it better but help.

    Another to hit home was...

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    “Harry,” she said. “Do you want to live?” “I’m trying to remember how,” I said quietly.


    To go with...

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    “I miss you, Murph,” I whispered quietly. “I know you can’t hear me. But I miss you. I wanted to be with you. I wanted to spend our insane lives together. I hope you’re doing things that make you happy.”


    Really made me think Butcher was writing from the heart/experience for a lot of this book.

    Agreed too with the Mab scene, I think I actually cheered too. I loved the holy shit moment of...

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    “Oh, my Knight,” Mab tittered. “Didst thou actually think thou couldst draw a bigger gun than me?”


    And how it develops with Mab threatening to bitch slap her Mother too.

    Question... So what do you reckon she unlocked smacking him on the head and asking about has he started having the dreams yet!?! That was intriguing.

    Two more epic peeps were Lara and Drakul. Lara has really developed as a character, she's not just a sexy vampire now and has real depth.

    Drakul just steals every scene he is in. When his name was announced at the party I was ohhhh shit.

    I laughed my ass off at the line when there is just Harry, Molly and Lara...

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    All three of us twitch-jumped except for Molly and Lara.


    And I think Bear wins it for best new character over Fitz. I really hope Fitz turns out to be someone Harry can rely on.

    Oh and this part was Fuck Yeah!

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    “We’re standing in Merlin’s fortress,” Ramirez told her, “and its capabilities are not in our control. Dresden is one of the top ten or twenty most powerful wizards on the planet. And he’s facing us with a Valkyrie backing him up. Even if it was the right procedure to follow, it would be suicide.”


    I noticed throughout this book there was a lot of reiterating of how powerful Dresden is and has become, Lara says the same on the island that he's "dangerous."

    And that's probably about 1/10 of the quotes I copied down that I wanted to comment on...
  4. In Topic: Twelve Months - abyssmal reading thread

    17 February 2026 - 03:43 PM

    View PostAbyss, on 17 February 2026 - 02:34 PM, said:

    View PostTheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 February 2026 - 08:44 AM, said:

    View PostAbyss, on 10 February 2026 - 02:32 PM, said:

    Maggie & Mouse - I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING


    All of us are crying!


    The light left on



    Holy shit but that made me choke up...


  5. In Topic: Critical Role/Legend Of Vox Machina/The Mighty Nein

    03 February 2026 - 04:33 PM

    View PostAbyss, on 03 February 2026 - 04:17 PM, said:

    View Postchamp, on 03 February 2026 - 11:06 AM, said:

    ...

    There is a scene where I think it is Bo talking to Nott about the parent / child relationship between Nott and Caleb with Bo thinking Caleb is the parent. Nott corrects her though stating she is the parent and her job is to protect Caleb.

    It's this scene that is meant to start making you think.

    Nott will probably have the best development over the series, there is a reason she drinks...


    k yes i see how that could work. I was aware of Nott's plotline before the show was announced, but they're being subtle about it, and that along w all the child murder just left me wondering how much was being done because messed up and dead animated kids are funny, apparently.




    They did say that they wanted Mighty Nein to be darker and grittier than Vox Machina so there is that.

    Toya for instance, what happens to her is changed to become darker, they wanted the group to suffer shared trauma to help bring them together.

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    Tsundoku 

    27 Feb 2026 - 23:29
    eh, I keep on keeping on
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    Tsundoku 

    13 Feb 2026 - 08:42
    happy another one mate :)
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    Tsundoku 

    14 Feb 2025 - 09:02
    Great to hear, hope the recovery isn't too painful. All good here thanks :)
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    Tsundoku 

    13 Feb 2025 - 11:23
    hope you had a great day big fella, sounds like it was anyway :)
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    Tsundoku 

    10 Apr 2024 - 11:40
    OK scratch that, I just read your update post. Whoa, that's a bit shit, I'm glad you feel like you're doing better. Feel free to drop me a line whenever about whatever.
    Take it easy mate.
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    Tsundoku 

    10 Apr 2024 - 11:36
    Cheers. Yeah same old same old. Kid is almost in high school so I'm feeling o-l-d. Can't wait for the Mrs to hurry up and win the lottery. Otherwise can't complain. You?
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    Tsundoku 

    13 Feb 2024 - 09:43
    Happy birthday big dog
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    Tsundoku 

    24 Feb 2023 - 23:39
    Yeah not too bad thanks, hope you're doing well too.
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    Tsundoku 

    12 Feb 2023 - 20:13
    happy another one, even if it's a Monday
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    Tsundoku 

    12 Feb 2022 - 14:37
    Happy birthday C-diddy
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    Tsundoku 

    12 Feb 2021 - 23:36
    and again
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    Tsundoku 

    13 Feb 2019 - 10:39
    That time of the year again
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    Tsundoku 

    13 Feb 2018 - 08:10
    Happy birthday
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    champ 

    25 Dec 2016 - 18:51
    Salutes the Captain!
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    Tsundoku 

    24 Dec 2016 - 03:03
    Hurro.
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