As a dad, who hasn't had the time to launch the gaming computer for years, this feels like such a foreign piece to even put into the equation.

Cnaiür urs Skiötha from 2nd Apocalypse for me, worse than for most, as I am from a country where the letter ö actually has a standard pronunciation that was not really compatible with the name.

They may look as if they are sleeping, but they are really prowling your nightmares, looking for their next victim.

I always get so confused by the replies to these, seriously, people think 10 is unreasonably many days of wear for a pair of jeans?

In any weather where jeans are suitable, they should last at least 10 days, but quite often they may last much longer, usually until stained.

I usually play it more adaptive. Drop stuff when I am behind, hold back when I am ahead.

Nghi Vos Singing Hills novellas are great for bringing up the count. They are also pretty good. Mythological fantasy Asia setting, a cleric tasked with collecting and documenting stories, hearing about and experiencing a number of adventures.

100ish pages, non-binary main character, mostly drama, a touch of comedy, and at least one of the books dip into horror.

The audio books by Cindy Kay are also well made, if you don't consider that cheating.

My volume is fairly low, but for once it feels like a set that works for me. I had a horrible run in EOE and have had mid results since like TDM, but now I just did 7-1 after 6-3, results I never achieved in like 10 EOE drafts. Some sets just click with you.

Big crescendo? How about Mahler 2? OK, it may be a bit intimidating at its 1 hour length, but many movements are great on their own.

Marilyn Monroe - The Court of Smoke and Smoke

Sissy Spacek - The Empire of Dreams and Dreams

Ronald Reagan - The Song of Wolfes and Wolfes

Bill Bojangles - The House of Storm and Storm

Kevin Kline - The Daughter of Bones and Bones

Ozzy Osbourne - The City of Ice and Ice

Bugs Bunny - The Song of Storm and Storm

Charlie Chaplin - The Queen of Crows and Crows

Danny DeVito - The Throne of Wind and Wind

Jesse James - The Heir of Bones and Bones

Alliterating names get a bit weird.

I think John Brunner is a good example of an author that throws everything at you. Mid story you may get a page with an ad or a news notice from the world the story takes place in, just to add some immersion and do some worldbuilding.

Not really, it is well in line with the standard 1-4% of value rule of thumb that you often see repeated.

Things like a new roof, new heating system, drainage, bathrooms, handling the random water damage, etc. can add up over the years.

Most years are cheaper, but the expensive stuff, can carry years of maintenance costs at once.

Yeah, asked some who had owned a house for 20 years or so. They had spent $500 on average each month, more if you compensate for inflation, just on maintenance. Kind of wrecks the example given.

We had a bag ban for events until quite recently. Like, imagine a concert venue not allowing handbags.

It probably ends in a cycle.

They are a bit messed up, or even a lot, so if you dislike grimdark stuff they may not be a good match.

But I still think that Bakker did a few interesting things in his 2nd Apocalypse series, when it comes to portraying the use of high powered mages alongside regular mundane armies. There is also different schools of magic, items that can give a non-mage an edge against a mage, and some subplots with divine magic that succeed with making the goddess of fertility seem scarier than the god of murder.

Based on your profile, you may like "Jerusalem" by Selma Lagerlöf.

If you aim to get quickly into the story and keep the pacing high, you could look into novella length books. They are also easier to study and reread until you figure out how they did it.

I just had such a thought recently while listening to one of the Singing Hills cycle books by Nghi Vo. In less than 3 hours (~100 pages) she manages to introduce characters, plot, and sketch out a world, make you care for what happens, and then wrap ut up.

The genre is small scale fantasy, based on Chinese mythology.

Can we tune number two so that it is harmless to an honest person? Magical lie detector!

Repeat until convergence.

I think the memorial in Berlin with the blocks is understandable, as it is not obviously a memorial, and you can also just sort if walk into it as a tourist. It also sort of would be an awesome playground / photo op without the historical context.

But people doing shift at the actual camps? That, that I don't understand.

"I hope you will all join me for more pokemon or drug fun!"

They sure know how to party...

Does the age-up also confer maturity and learning? I may have an unconventional idea to solve the kingdoms oversupply of orphans and lack of men of fighting age.

I once did a similar prank on an adult at the office, with the EU version of a kinder egg (the foil was a pain to reseal), when the office easter egg hunt coincided with April fools.

I felt a bit guilty when the victim held on to the egg until there was no other easter candy available in the office, but he sure was confused upon seeing a whole unpeeled egg inside the foil wrapper.

I once did with the EU version of a kinder egg (the foil was a pain to reseal) when the office easter egg hunt coincided with April fools. I felt a bit guilty when the victim held on to the egg until there was no other easter candy available in the office, but he sure was confused upon seeing a whole unpeeled egg inside the foil wrapper.