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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Game

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Thistle

Are any of y’all playing this yet? Who am I kidding – I’m sure many of you are! What’s your experience been like? Are you playing as yourself or did you make up a character? My game-name is Haley Redlin, … Continue reading →

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WW – Great Courses: Stress and Your Body

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Thistle

For the last few weeks, I’ve been listening to a series of 24 lectures from Great Courses. These were taught by a professor named Robert Sapolsky, who was an excellent speaker. Not only was the subject matter something that strongly … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Since We Fell, by Dennis Lehane

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Thistle

Years ago, Rachel was a globe-traveling journalist with a hot career and her life put together. After a PTSD-related mental collapse, she’s become agoraphobic and has lost most of the people she was once friends with. The big exception is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Books I’m Looking Forward To

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Thistle

It’s been weird, having a year where I’m anticipating very few book releases. With so little coming out that I’m looking forward to, I’ve found myself reading a lot of books that I never would have normally picked up. In … Continue reading →

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Callback: Elantris

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Thistle

I first read Elantris by Brandon Sanderson back in 2012, and I’ll direct you to that link for a synopsis and/or my original review. It’s been nearly six years, and it was time to revisit the story and this world. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Scale

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Thistle

Back when I was pregnant with my first son, Jason and I went down to our local Walgreens and bought two tubes of Chapstick. In reality, we bought one tube of Chapstick and a rotary bathroom scale, and somehow the … Continue reading →

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April in Review

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Thistle

April is usually a difficult month for me. The weather changing from warm to hot, plus all the oak pollen that continues this month, typically makes for one depressed month. This year, I actually did really well in April. I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Readathon Wrap-up

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Thistle

I kinda failed this year’s Readathon. Heh. Things were all set up for me with the kids gone, but y’all, my reading mood is just not there these days! I started my day by trying and culling three books: Stalking … Continue reading →

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Readathon – Spring 2018

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Thistle

I wasn’t sure if I would sign up for Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon this time around. My TBR pile is pretty low, my reading has been unmotivated, and Jason will be out of town taking Morrigan on a college visit. However, … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – 100 Happy Days

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Thistle

Most people have heard about the 100 Happy Days project by now – an attempt to take a photo of one thing that makes you happy each day for 100 days. This is my third time participating in the challenge. … Continue reading →

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