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  1. In Topic: Whats making you happy right now

    28 March 2025 - 04:06 PM

    View Postamphibian, on 27 March 2025 - 01:39 PM, said:


    Congrats! I'm happy there was a good moment of empathy by the assessors for you in the recursive loop about what happened long ago.

    Nice is also extremely flexible as a concept - there's a bunch of unpacking to do in regards to who wants something nice, what they think is nice, and what they're actually given because these things are not always the same at any given moment.



    View PostQuickTidal, on 27 March 2025 - 01:41 PM, said:

    I'm glad you have a diagnosis to work with. That's such an important step for sure. Helps to know that you are not second-guessing yourself.



    View PostTiste Simeon, on 28 March 2025 - 07:43 AM, said:

    TRB that's ace news!


    Thanks all :)

    Amph - the assessor went in to some similar ideas about "niceness" and polite norms as well, we had a really interesting tangent conversation about cultural differences in "polite" norms which was quite illuminating.

  2. In Topic: WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!)

    28 March 2025 - 09:53 AM

    Episode 5 was pretty decent, though not as gripping as 4 (not sure they're going to hit that sort of high again for a while!)

    Spoiler

  3. In Topic: Whats making you happy right now

    27 March 2025 - 11:53 AM

    View PostTiste Simeon, on 22 March 2025 - 02:44 PM, said:

    I'm in Dublin for a child free weekend with Mrs Tiste!


    Hope you had a lovely time!

    I had my autism assessment yesterday. I was expecting it to be far more nerve-wracking than it turned out to be, the assessor was a really kind gentleman who was very easy to speak to. I'm officially diagnosed with a very long report to follow up, but it feels good to have the process out of the way and to not be thrown a curveball by the outcome (it's what we expected). I did speak about the differences/quirks having made me wonder if I wasn't a very nice person in the past when I was younger, and the assessors said some very kind things about that and about the need to frame it not as something "wrong" but merely a perfectly valid difference in how I experience the world and think about it. I'm very pleased I decided to go down this route.

  4. In Topic: Reading at t'moment?

    26 March 2025 - 07:39 AM

    View PostMacros, on 26 March 2025 - 05:51 AM, said:

    Finished up Excalibur, that's the Author trilogy wrapped up.
    I enjoy historical fiction, especially takes on heavily mythologised stuff (border line fantasy to start with).
    I don't know very much about the Authurian legends (read the mabiogion once but it was very dense to get through) so don't know how cute Cornwell was being in places but did love his take on the few bits and pieces I did know of.
    Character wise. Merlin is a fantastic bastard, Arthur a romantic and frustrating oathbound fool, Derfel is another version of every Cornwell lead, Guinivere is superbly realised, Lancelot an absolute bastard and there rest of the cast is actually very well filled out with decent motivations for their....ultimately bastardyness (bar sacramor and Culwich, they're awesome)

    Enjoyed thoroughly.
    As fun as Gemmells Troy on the myth/history pomp? No, but part of that likely driven by me getting all of references and a little part of me that sometimes bumps off the old man first person narrating back a tale


    Really pleased you enjoyed it! Merlin and Guinevere are my favourite aspects of the books.

  5. In Topic: WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!)

    20 March 2025 - 04:35 PM

    Episode 4.

    They devoted the entire episode to Rhuidean. Best decision they've made in three series.

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    Tsundoku 

    01 Nov 2024 - 21:01
    Good lawd, is it that time of the year again? I swear they are going faster.
    Hope you have a great one and you get all the good things :)
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    Tsundoku 

    01 Nov 2023 - 19:29
    happy birthday TRB :)
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    TheRetiredBridgeburner 

    02 Nov 2022 - 09:16
    Thanks! :D
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    Tsundoku 

    01 Nov 2022 - 20:11
    Happy another one :)
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    TheRetiredBridgeburner 

    02 Nov 2021 - 06:38
    Thank you! :D
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    Tsundoku 

    01 Nov 2021 - 20:00
    another one, have a great day
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    Tsundoku 

    01 Nov 2020 - 20:32
    happy birthday falcon girl
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    Tsundoku 

    02 Nov 2018 - 10:23
    Happy birthday Hermione
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    Toc_theyounger 

    28 Nov 2015 - 19:16
    What Hoosier said. Loved your reading sessions on Youtube. Do you still do them (I ask because I'm hoping for more)
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    HoosierDaddy 

    07 Aug 2015 - 08:22
    Your videos on YouTube are awesome. It's always different hearing the voices in another person's tone and accent. Really enjoyed them, thanks so much!
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    TheRetiredBridgeburner 

    17 May 2013 - 06:41
    Aww thanks very much, you know those videos only started because the Malazan fans on Tumblr dared me... then they just kept going with request haha! I should really do a new one :)
    How are you? :)
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    Studious Lock 

    17 May 2013 - 00:35
    Hey! Just popping in to say well done on the blog! Also randomly found you on youtube completely by accident. Really enjoyed the quotes vid :)
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