[-] OptimistPrime@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

I'm reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. It's my first Sanderson and I'm a little over 300 pages in. It's been on my TBR for a few months and finally decided to take it on.

[-] OptimistPrime@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

This is awesome. Did you build it? Where are you going to put it? Do you have more pictures of the complete library box?

[-] OptimistPrime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I got a French press and used it for awhile. I'm extremely lazy though and got tired of having to clean the coffee grounds out of the screen. That's something I didn't consider before buying it. I switched to a chemex that I like much better. Yeah, there are disposable filters but it works better for me. If I were starting over, I'd probably just get some kind of pour over thing that fits over my mug. That would take up less space than the chemex.

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I'm just trying to curate my subscriptions so I can avoid the drama. I figured the people here might be similar minded. Just curious what other communities folks here enjoy.

I really like the LongReads and Books communities.

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Mine is "palimpsest". I first encountered this word while reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt.

Definition: a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.

I love that there's a word for this.

[-] OptimistPrime@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I've bought at least two bags from ebags.com that I've been very happy with. The first bag was for a large 17 inch laptop I used in college. It was one of the only places I could find that carried laptop backpacks that could fit a thick 17 inch laptop. That bag is still getting use when I travel with very little signs of wear. I was so happy with it that when I needed a new carryon bag, I went back to ebags and got their Mother Lode Travel Backpack. It looks like they have a lifetime warranty for their ebags brand products.

[-] OptimistPrime@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I really like the size and aesthetic of the Field Notes notebooks. Small and thin enough to fit in a pocket. Maybe not as durable as some might be looking for. I kind of like the weathered look they get after some use though.

For something larger and more durable, I've liked these Miliko brand notebooks. The paper is nice to write on and doesn't bleed through.

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