It’s amazing. It’s separated by region from the arctic down to Mexico. Each section talks about the biome, the people who live there, a little history and culture followed by recipes. The recipes use only native ingredients but in an accessible way. I learned so much about foods that had a native origin that isn’t talked about. I especially loved the regions around Mexico because I never considered how foods there are unchained for centuries. Highly recommend it.

I rented it from the library so I read it in like 2 weeks. I might buy it just to have around

According to legend aving a theoretical physicist close enough can break any well designed equiment nearby. In the same way a good engineer can make the same equipment work by proximity only.

I just finished reading Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America. I read it cover to cover and I am unsure if I will ever make a recipe out of it. But man was it interesting, informative and captivating to learn about the native foods in North America. I can’t recommend it enough

I agree with your sentiment. The DM is another player at the table and by monetize the role feels wrong. DMing is more work than being a player so I can see the impulse. I do feel that this gives a certain expectations that the DM cater more to the players.

That being said I have payed to play DnD before but it’s more like a fee to use the space. When I played at a game store they charged $5 to play at their table for their weekly game. Same for registration fees to play for public games especially for a DnD play organization. Those that regularly connect players with DMs at 3rd party locations.

It was pretty good. Hearing Meryl sing terribly is interesting because she’s so good

That is true. Sex isn’t the main focus and there’s more slow building of sexual tensional and anticipation than actual sex. The world building and story is great with some great action chapters.

When Women Were Dragons a great standalone book reimaging the 1950 based on women spontaneously turning into dragons. It’s a concept book where a sociality issue is examined by fantasy tropes which are fun. Worth reading if you haven’t done a female perspective novel or concept novel in a while.

Fourth Wing and the rest of the Empyrean series. It’s technically Romantasy (romance/fantasy) and it’s super popular now. But it’s got good world building, dragons and sex in it. If you have never done a Romantasy it’s worth a read even if you don’t think you will like romance novels.

Babel it’s a fantasy historical account of oxford. It’s beautiful and wonderful. The author also has a series Poppy Wars which is good but it’s dark. But Babel is best.

I have gone in bursts devouring those books. There’s a little too much nerd boy fantasy insert in the first book. (The skinny loner who dressed bad has WAY too many beautiful women into him). But it’s pulp so it’s expected. Besides it gets so good.

Can’t say no to gritty magic crime noir.

All Vonnegut is worth reading

I loved Fritz Leiber Swords. If you like DnD it’s definitely what built lots of tropes from it. Also the episodic nature is a fun fast read

If you haven’t watched a baby or child eat you wouldn’t understand how dirty they can get their ears. My daughter is just starting to eat solids and always get food behind her ears. She gets it on her hands and then rubs her ears so it gets covered.

So yes we have to wash behind her ears

I don’t know how blue jays can dig a hole. But who knows

Really begs the question about who is using who. The beautiful cooperation of nature is so wonderful to behold.

I recently read an interesting book about humans who land an alien planet with sentient plants. It’s worth a read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiosis_(novel)

I am guessing it’s a squirrel. Those bitches love acorns

As a straight man I am attracted to women. I have seen plenty AFAB enbys who are attractive. I have also seen plenty of AMAB trans women who are attractive. I have seen plenty of AFAB women who are attractive.

I once heard that sexual attraction is just a vibe and I really like that description. So if they hit my vibe I am in.

It’s a hugely impactful play and the Emcee shows huge changes in it. We had so many audible gasps at the end of the gorilla number

I’ll have to look it up. It was brilliant and want to watch it again and again

It’s a beautiful show and really timely. Orville Peck can really sing. Was he wearing his fringe facemask as the Emcee?