yes, that’s the new one! it seems like some people didn’t care for it, but i loved it and i thought it was a fitting conclusion to everything that came before.

fair warning the second half is… well, it’s something else. just roll with it if you decide to read it.

Absolution by Jeff Vandermeer.

thank you!

every accusation etc etc

yeah, the change in voice was so disappointing to me, i didn’t make it far in the second book.

sounds like i need to look into Liu’s own work!

what language were you reading it in? i certainly noticed the English translators changed between the first and second book, and i am curious to know how it all reads in Chinese.

the new mayor is openly gay, if that’s any reassurance to you.

i think it’s just silliness

i find it kind of creepy that this meme makes a joke of strangulation.

i can’t tell if you’re serious.

this was me, first two years of uni. damn, that was an unpleasant awakening! you can get better at this. 🙂

this is my impression as well regarding nicotine. however, i have noticed people are not interested in examining that and continue to conflate nicotine with cigarettes (high risk) and vaping (misconstrued risk).

i also believe many view a nicotine addiction through a sort of moral lens they don’t apply so readily to caffeine.

nobody is asking you, personally, to fix it. but your wholehearted embracing of the suffering of others (i mean, at least you will be fine!) to “educate” is a bitter pill for people who are already struggling, and for people who rightly fear they won’t survive as readily as you will.

so you voted for him twice?

i would add that housing-first approaches increase the likelihood that mental health and substance use treatment even work long term.

hard to wanna get sober when you’re being harassed by police or other people. hard to stay sane when you’re barely surviving and putting drugs on top to cope.

right now, many people experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness/addiction are hospitalized for a few days or a week and then they go back to the street. which doesn’t do much except get an individual out of immediate crisis. many will repeat this pattern over and over until incarceration or death.

honestly, that’s bullshit. i dunno if i’m just taking something too literally here, but no.

this is a real name.

huh. years ago they had an app and stopped supporting it. i still see radio omg which i haven’t liked as much, but i haven’t been using it lately either (just listen in browser).

i guess i need to look into this again!

i love soma.fm so much! i’m still a little salty about the app. kept it on my phone for a long time for pure nostalgia after it no longer worked.

literally my schedule for today, except The Call happens at noon.