Angel O'Connor wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 12:55

Zephyr Deakin wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 11:13 watching Stranger Things Season 5 - first part

*Sits next to Zephyr and watches with him*

ooo! I just watched that!

Geneva Bishop wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 12:30

Aurelia Valentine wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 12:06

Geneva Bishop wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 09:24

Aurelia Valentine wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 09:02 The devastation of being obsessed with this one book released in 1970's and you cannot find a decent fan art of your favourite character.

What's the book?

And on that topic, what book did ygs read most recently? I just finished re-reading Pride and Prejudice for the 3rd time lol

I have been reading The Stand of Stephen King, the complete and uncut version for 2-3 weeks now. It is such a lengthy read, it's in a whopping 1,150+ pages and I am now in page 272. Normally, I eat up fanfictions as long as this but I have been annotating the whole thing so it actually slowed down the actual progress.

That’s a crazy long book you can do it!
I’ve never actually annotated a book before but I’ve seen a bunch of cute annotations on pinterest lol- what do you usually annotate?

I recommend annotating books from now on. A drag, I know—but you will reap what you sow sooner than you think. Annotating encourages engaging with the passages and it hones your skills in memorisation and comprehension. I got conscious when I have this discussion with a friend about books we have read.

How it went:

Me: Oh yeah, I have read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald long ago. A must-read.

Friend: How was it?

I only told him the pivotal points that actually left a mark in my memory. Other than that, I could not provide a more comprehensive description for him. I just know it was good, the plot thickened and all that rubbish. Then, I took up annotating because it did bother me deeply.

Usually, I annotate the quotes I find inherently important to remember for later as the story progresses—I write down my theories; words I am not familiar with; references the authors made that I should search up for later—especially with Stephen King, the guy actually likes referencing books he had read before; paragraphs, phrases, monologues, and small actions that elicited reaction from me. A simple line of “pardon me?” could be sufficient as annotation. It does not have to be a provoking thought.

That is what I think anyway. In fanfictions, I let it all blur in my head. They are for cleansing when I am in a writing and reading slump.

Elmo Break wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 11:57

Lyanna Oak wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 08:57 Heheheh trueee, I've been lurking though kidding, it's nice to hop in once in a while! How are youu?

Hi Leeanna

Hiya Elno

Did anyone watch Zootopia 2?

Maisie Fenwick Rose Williams wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 13:25 Did anyone watch Zootopia 2?

I'm going to go see it soon! How was it? :]

Maisie Fenwick Rose Williams wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 13:25 Did anyone watch Zootopia 2?

We're going to watch it for free soon

Maisie Fenwick Rose Williams wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 13:25 Did anyone watch Zootopia 2?

on my list, rn I am watching ST4 again, cause idk....I dont have the courage to watch ST5 yet, I feel like 4 episodes would just keep me awake at night and I dunno wanna risk that loml

It was insanely good and the animation was top notch. Watching action movies in the theatre is definitely more cinematic imo.
I saw the Stranger Things 5 poster at the theatre. And I watched the first episode of Stranger Things back in the summer, but I never continued, and just read the fandom summaries. Paranormal is a bit scary.

Korinna Nightshade wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 07:15

Brookline Quinn wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 04:11

Jrue Peterson wrote: 30 Nov 2025, 04:05 Look how handsome my boy is. He’s gonna get so many kisses from all the ladies

awww your dog is so so cute!!! i just wanna give him a little hug now

also,,, i’m just two thousand words shy of my nano goal, would anyone like to to thread with me? don’t look at the large numbers of threads i need to respond too - i just got a crippling inspo for a new angsty brooke thread djdjdj

I too, am 2,000 away from my nano goal if you still need a thread partner

omg angst

i do have one, yet, i can always spare for one rp partner!! shoot me an owl and we can write out the details!

morning hio!

Aurelia Valentine wrote: 29 Nov 2025, 20:24

Emily Shephard wrote: 29 Nov 2025, 19:29 I probably won't either way, not with that ominous "You will be barred from future events if you don't meet the deadline" pasted along the front.

It is ominous! That is why it is intriguing. I will be watching from the shadows if Aurelia is ineligible to participate. I already decided she is going home for the holidays unlike last year; however, this really piqued my interest—especially the Winter Carnival.

To clarify, it is a real crappy thing that players have done in the past where they sign up for a gift exchange, get a gift and do nothing for their person. If they do that, they wont be allowed to do it ever again. If you sign up, actually give a gift. That is really the depth of it: don't be crappy.