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bubblegum-snowdrop · 2 years

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YES. like i actually get excited when i see a voice actor i like in something. (for example, i totally fangirl when cristina vee or sungwon cho voices in something) but whenever i see a celeb in a movie that isnt sandra bullock i just go sorta numb. Like if illumination made a movie and cast cristina vee, sungwon cho, cameron bowen, zeno robinson, kellen goff etc etc i would literally not shut up ab it. How hard is it to not slap a celeb voice. Get a well known VA and most of the people on the internet will see it, the acting will be good, and itll probably vost them less too.

YESSSS EXACTLY OMG

Plus those actors have been here and know the business- honestly the only actor names I know are VAs like 99% of the time. And the only celebrities outside of that I know are usually Canadian [because we maple syrup folk take pride in that lmao]. Plus we all know that those people would do a great job!!!!

People got hyped hearing Alejandro Saab was going to voice Cyno because we know him, know his work and know he does good, and people wanted Charles Martinet for the same reason;;;; like the second my brother and I saw Chris Pratt there we both said "uh oh" and were actually kinda pissed. It would have just been such a great marketing move to stick with their guy!!! The dude who just IS Mario anyway!

Also Chris Pratt just sounds like himself and it's super disappointing. There's just no passion and people can see that kind of thing! That's why we love VAs out here, because they love the craft and have so much passion.

It's super sad because the movie trend lately seemed to be studios recognizing that quality content brings the big bucks, but this slips back into the soulless period I felt that cinema was in for awhile.

Then again, The Hobbit movie trilogy did make me pouty for quite awhile there, so maybe nothing changed and I'm just trying too hard to be optimistic XD either way, it was a super baffling choice from the get go. Especially with an audience so loyal who LOVES Charles' Mario. The internet loves their VAs!!!! Just give the money you would've paid Chris Pratt to the VAs you should have had and BOOM you get way better audio for every dollar spent. Which in turn means MORE money because people love it!

#*sees stupid changes be made in a film* *angrily waves fabric Princess Peach crown*#''How many times do you need to fuck up and re learn this lesson companies?!''#Also if Peach's voice is bad I will flip tables #THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FUCK UP MY WIFE #Do I sound crazy? yes. But I realized I was a baby bi because of Peach; Rosalina and Daisy soooo they must have the ultimate treatment #yet. I have so much fear because if you screw up my homeboy wHAT WILL YOU DO TO MY WIFE #Also had a heart attack while typing this #Didn't realize my laptop's cursor could move to my ipad screen and I lost track of it #had a mini stroke which bhfvdhbvfbhjfdhjfjhjfhjhvdfhbbhfj nooo my half baked fanfics are on there!!!!#MY WIPS AND DRAFTS AND STUFF I WANNA FINISH BUT FALL ASLEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING #BECAUSE I CAN SEEMINGLY ONLY WRITE AT THE DEAD OF NIGHTTTT

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ofhumanvoice-a · 1 year

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Angelica married John Francis shortly after Beth's birth because it wasn't safe for her (or her daughter) to remain Madam Sexby either under Cromwell or Charles II. It's also why she never told Beth of her actual paternity and reacts so strongly to Abe mentioning her previous husband's name. She loved him deeply, but she is trying to escape her past, despite still sending money to William Goffe. Unfortunately, it still catches up with her.

#ch: a. fanshawe #headcanons ;; angelica

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jamiedornaniseverything · 5 years

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#jamie dornan #new worlds #Abe Goffe #so many tears #tears #my edit #lovely #cute #jdornanedit

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dornanmells · 5 years

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Jamie Dornan - Characters

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surpriserose · 2 years

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Sorry i love dub diavolo so much everyone is like wow hes so intimidating and cool and im like... dude really needs to get his lungs checked out he sounds 60 years old and he wont stop screaming about the littlest things going wrong

#This is not me saying kellen goff didnt do ab amazing job i just think diavolo is so pathetic its hilarious #Jjba

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saw a recent moondrop talking ab hearing their canon voice and was reminded of the absolute confusion i felt hearing mine. thank you kellen goff i appreciate your work but?? i am so sorry but who did the voice directing because that is not me. all in all canon me n moons voices dont fit the childcare situation very well either in my opinion. i think they could've done something really cool with softer voices, like something that feels so calm and welcoming but is actually coming for your throat TM

-sunny

#fictionkinfessions #fictionkin #sunnykin #fnafsbkin #securitybreachkin #canon voices #kellen goff cw #poie issue #mod party cat!

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Panpsychism and the Combination Problem

I just finished the book "Galileo's Error" by Phillip Goff (a Panpsychist) and, having discovered an entirely new way of thinking about reality, my mind is now aflame with thoughts that I want to share and discussions that I want to have. I am not really creating this thread to discuss the merits of Panpsychism as a whole. For the time being, I am satisfied with it being a coherent theory of reality and that is enough for my present purposes. I am quite willing to accept that consciousness is the intrinsic aspect of matter; I find this both plausible and coherent. What I want to discuss is the problem of complex minds, or how the incredibly simple forms of conscious experience exhibited by fundamental particles collectively form the rich, complex forms of conscious experience within human minds/nervous systems.

There are two possibilities that I will discuss here: IIT (Information Integration Theory) and Constitutive Panpsychism. IIT posits that consciousness naturally rises to the highest level of complexity, or of integrated information. Basically, a fundamental particle represents a fundamental, rudimentary form of experience. It is its own entity. If it becomes a part of a single celled organism, however, then that particle ceases to be conscious in its own right and becomes subsumed into the greater network of integrated information, or consciousness, of the organism. If that single celled organism, say a neuron, is incorporated into a larger network of single celled organisms (for example, a nervous system), then those individual cells cease to be conscious in their own right and become subsumed into the consciousness of the whole multicellular entity. Basically, a + b = c. Two parts come together and cease to be what they were, instead forming something entirely new.

Constitutive Panpsychism, on the other hand, seems to posit that the fundamental particles do not lose their individuality while at the same time combining to form new levels of conscious experience. Constitutive Panpsychism (if I understand it correctly) holds that each neuron is its own loci of subjective experience, and that they combine to form a new loci and a, more complex, form of experience without giving up their individual “minds”. Basically, a + b = ab.

In my view, IIT appears to be the more logical choice, as it seeks to solve the problem of complex consciousness through a fundamental law of nature that requires no further explanation. The simpler solution is generally the better solution. However, in my opinion IIT falls apart when we try to understand what separates one system of information from another, among other things.

Are organisms fundamentally separate from their environment? Organisms survive by engaging in an almost constant exchange of information with their surroundings. I am equating matter with information because, according to Panpsychism, they are essentially identical (if we understand that any conscious experience involves both a knower [the subject] and the known [the object/information]). Organisms take in information in the form of oxygen, food and water and emit information in the form of waste and heat. Just as a nucleus cannot exist without the cellular whole, an organism cannot exist without its ecosystem. Where does the flow of information end? I do not believe that you will find any sort of “closed” information network in all of nature.

Therefore the highest level of integrated information should theoretically be the universe itself. According to IIT, we should not be conscious beings ourselves at all, it is only the cosmos that should possess awareness! This, however, is obviously not the case. Therefore IIT cannot by itself be a coherent explanation for the existence of complex minds.

I think that part of the issue is that we see the mind as a unified entity (c) and not as a combination of various knowledges/experiences (ab). If we look at fundamental particles as units of information/experience, we could compare them to pixels on a screen. The fact that they can combine to form a cohesive and coherent image does not then negate their individual existences. When we look at an image on a monitor, we are not immediately aware of the individual existences of the pixels. As a matter of fact, we may not even be capable of seeing the individual pixels and the whole image at once. Yet both exist. I will touch more on this later.

Another issue, I believe, is that we have not yet fully appreciated what it means to say that consciousness is the intrinsic nature of matter. What’s so exciting to me about this is that this implies that physical properties are not different from mental properties. Emergent physical properties, like the emergent properties of water, must therefore be emergent mental properties as well. Water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. Taken as a whole, a water molecule has physical properties (such as cohesion and adhesion) that the individual atoms do not. If Panpsychism is true, then that means water molecules possess aspects of conscious experience not held by the individual atoms. This wouldn’t make any sense unless water molecules possess a consciousness apart from the individual atoms, which would seem to be in line with IIT. However, the individual atoms within a water molecule still exist. The emergent properties of a water molecule do not “cancel out” the properties of hydrogen or oxygen, and so we cannot really say that either hydrogen or oxygen ceases to exist in a water molecule.

Physically speaking, a water molecule is neither one nor three, but both at the same time. This seems like a contradiction, which would be logically and philosophically impossible, but it is not. It is simply a limitation of ordinary human language. However, if a water molecule is both a single physical entity (one molecule) and three entities (two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom), then in the light of Panpsychism we must also be able to say that it is both one mind (the molecular mind) and also three minds (the atomic minds) at once. Any statement that is true for physical matter must also be true for consciousness, since they are fundamentally identical.

Looking at the universe as being composed of units of information (each fundamental particle being composed of both the knower, or the subject, and the known, or the object/information), we see that complex knowledges are formed on the basis of simpler knowledges that never actually cease to exist. Take the equation 1 + 1 = 2. This is complex knowledge. 1 + 1 = 2 has an emergent meaning that does not exist in any single numeral or symbol within the equation. However, each numeral and symbol within the equation retains its essential, distinct nature apart from that emergent meaning.

Further, if the physical universe is identical to consciousness, then we may take our cue on the origins of complex forms of consciousness from the origins of complex forms of matter, and this would support combination theory. A river is not identical to a water molecule and a water molecule is not identical to the individual atoms that compose it- but none of these things “cancels out” any of the others. If we can speak of “emergent” forms of matter which do not cancel out their constituents, why can we not do the same for forms of consciousness given the mutual identity of mind and matter?

The biggest stumbling block to the acceptance of Constitutive Panpsychism, as far as I can tell, is our understanding of our own consciousness, which seems to be unified and not composed of separate parts. Yet we need not see our consciousness in such a way. Buddhism, for example, has long maintained that what we feel is a unified “soul” or “self” is actually a process of interaction between various components (or skandhas) such as forms, sensations, perceptions, mental formations and self-consciousness. Each of these components can be broken down into further components, and in the end we find that the human personality is just a dynamic system of interactions without a unified self. Other cultures, such as the ancient Egyptians, believed in multiple distinct components to the soul (the Ba, the Ka, the Akh etc. for example) that coexisted within a single individual. Medieval European authors often characterized the mind as containing competing psychic forces at odds with one another (such as love and hate, to name an obvious pair).

If we were to study our own minds, we would find that any moment of experience is really a manifold set of experiences that are both integrated and distinct. I see my keyboard and hear the sound of myself typing in the same single instant, but I do not confuse my sense of sight with my sense of sound. Our experience is emergent and holistic while at the same time containing discrete aspects that do not lose their distinct identities. This is no different from the physical properties of a water molecule or the information contained in the equation 1 +1 = 2.

In “Galileo’s Error”, the combination problem is stated as such (not verbatim): if five people are in a room and each thought of a single world, no one individual among them would be aware of the whole sentence. That is not strictly true, however. They would be aware of a single sentence as soon as they spoke to one another, or shared information. This is exactly what happens between the neurons in our brains. If enough people get together and form a new system of integrated information, through intimate and regular communication, is a new “overmind” formed? It is possible we would never know, because our consciousnesses would remain our own even as they became aspects of an even larger mind. This is precisely how ancient animists thought, however, when they spoke of the genii of a city or a town.

What about the system of integrated information that subsumes all other systems within it: the cosmos? Could that be a form of even more complex consciousness? Entirely possible, though once again, we would not inherently be privy to such information as even in a conscious cosmos our own individual minds would remain intact.

All in all, I do not think we need to resort to IIT to understand complex minds, and I do not think IIT is the simplest solution for the origin of complex minds. Complex minds form when simpler minds interact and share information. Where are those simpler minds? Available and ready for observation in any given moment of our own subjective experiences, if we can analyze the “pixels” which make up our own images of reality.

#panpsychism #philosophy #phillip goff #galileo's error #IIT #information integration theory #constitutive panpsychism #combination problem #spirituality #mind #consciousness

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clutchsportsmedia · 3 years

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The NFL Free Agency 2021

We have a huge list of free agency targets that are about to heat up and shock the NFL landscape. Dak signed his long term deal and it's going to be the shocker of this free agency. Dallas paid Dak, and we now take Dak and take him off the star studded top ten free agents.

Now we have Aaron Jones the Green Bay Packers RB. I don't know what to make of the Packers letting this name get on this list. Well with the way free agency is now I wouldn't be surprised if He would be tagged just to refigure this contract.

Now with this talented free agent, we Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin who, it's been reported that He would get the franchise tag. Bucs have three defensive players that need to be resigned or restructured. So with Lavonte David , Shaq Barrett and N. Suh are the must have pieces to the Buccaneers Championship Defense. Then there is the Brady Bunch, Tom and the entourage. Gronk, AB, Super Bowl Lenny, Ryan Succop. The outcome of this free agency will be the one testament to this team if there able to bring back everyone and build off the success they had in the 2020 season.

Then the Detroit Lions who are restarting their franchise after cleaning house. Traded away the 12 year starter Matthew Stafford to the LA Rams, in exchange for Jared Goff and two number ones and a second round pick. Kenny Golladay is the Lions number one WR and the Lions could let him hit the free agency market to test out. Golladay actually passed on a payday in 2019. He played five games but the Lions could shop him around and test the market value. .

Stay tuned our next post will bring you our Clutch Top Free Agent of the 2021 NFL free agency. Deshaun Watson is not on the top free agents. Russell Wilson is not their either, and we can add Dak Prescott to the list of off the market.

#nfl #nflfreeagency #tom brady #tampa bay buccaneers #green bay packers #aaron jones #superbowl #chris godwin #antonio brown #detroit lions #kenny golladay #jared goff #la rams #youtube

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Beyond Fest 2019 in Hollywood from Sept. 25 - Oct. 8

2019 Beyond Fest poster design by ILOVEDUST: ilovedust.com — Beyond Fest returns to the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood from Wednesday, Sept. 25 to Tuesday, Oct. 8. The lineup includes 39 features including the West Coast premieres of Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, Dolemite is My Name, Color out of Space, The Lodge and the world premiere of Mister America.

The festival is one of the largest genre film festivals (horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller) in the country with proceeds benefitting the nonprofit film institution, American Cinematheque.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday (Sept. 7) at 10 a.m. SO GET ON IT: Many programs will sell out, so check out the entire 2019 program and guests, with films listed alphabetically.

Tickets run $12 - $25. Some screenings are free.

View the schedule chronologically.

BLISS Director: Joe Begos Country: USA Runtime: 80 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Joe Begos and cast in person

COLOR OUT OF SPACE West Coast Premiere Director: Richard Stanley Country: USA Runtime: 111 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Richard Stanley and Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Josh Waller in person

COME TO DADDY West Coast Premiere Director: Ant Timpson Country: Canada | New Zealand | Ireland | USA Runtime: 93 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Ant Timpson and Elijah Wood in person

DANIEL ISN’T REAL West Coast Premiere Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer Country: USA Runtime: 96 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Adam Egypt Mortimer and Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Josh Waller in person

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME West Coast Premiere Director: Craig Brewer Country: USA Runtime: 118 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Writers Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander in person

DOLEMITE Director: D’Urville Martin Country: USA Runtime: 90 min. Year: 1975

THE EVIL DEAD: REIMAGINED 4K Restoration West Coast Premiere Director: Sam Raimi Country: USA Runtime: 85 min. Year: 1981 GUESTS: Featuring live performance from Joe LoDuca

THE EXORCIST Director’s Cut Director: William Friedkin Country: USA Runtime: 128 min. Year: 1973 GUESTS: Director William Friedkin in person

THE FOG Director: John Carpenter Country: USA Runtime: 89 min. Year: 1980 GUESTS: Tom Atkins in person

GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR West Coast Premiere Director: Travis Stevens Country: USA Runtime: 93 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Writer/Director Travis Stevens, Phil Brooks and Elissa Dowling in person

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH Director: Tommy Lee Wallace Country: USA Runtime: 98 min. Year: 1982 GUESTS: Tom Atkins in person

IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS World Premiere Director: David A. Weiner Country: UK Runtime: 240 minutes Year: 2019 GUESTS: To be announced

JENNIFER’S BODY Director: Karyn Kusama Country: USA Runtime: 102 min. Year: 2009 GUESTS: Director Karyn Kusama and Megan Fox in Person

JOE BOB BRIGGS’ “HOW REDNECKS SAVED HOLLYWOOD” Special Event Country: USA Runtime: 120 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Joe Bob Briggs in Person

JOJO RABBIT West Coast Premiere Director: Taika Waititi Country: Germany | USA Runtime: 108 min. Year: 2019

LITTLE MONSTERS West Coast Premiere Director: Abe Forsythe Country: Australia | UK | USA Runtime: 94 min. Year: 2019

THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE 4K Restoration West Coast Premiere Director: Jorge Grau Country: Spain | Italy Runtime: 93 min. Year: 1974

THE LODGE West Coast Premiere Director: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz Country: UK | USA Runtime: 100 min. Year: 2019

THE LONG GOODBYE Director: Robert Altman Country: USA Runtime: 113 min. Year: 1973 GUESTS: Elliott Gould in Person

MISTER AMERICA World Premiere Director: Eric Notarnicola Country: USA Runtime: 90 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington in person

NATURAL BORN KILLERS (Closing Night) Director: Oliver Stone Country: USA Runtime: 118 min. Year: 1994 GUESTS: Director Oliver Stone, Juliette Lewis, Woody Harrelson and Don Murphy in person

NIGHT OF THE CREEPS Director: Fred Dekker Country: USA Runtime: 88 min. Year: 1986 GUESTS: Tom Atkins in person

PARASITE West Coast Premiere Director: Bong Joon-ho Country: South Korea Runtime: 132 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Bong Joon-ho in person

SAMURAI MARATHON 1855 West Coast Premiere Director: Bernard Rose Country: Japan | UK Runtime: 103 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Bernard Rose and actor Danny Huston in person

TAMMY AND THE T-REX West Coast Premiere Director: Stewart Raffill Country: USA Runtime: 82 min. Year: 1994 GUESTS: Director Stewart Raffill, producer Diane Kirman and actor John Goff in person

VFW West Coast Premiere Director: Joe Begos Country: USA Runtime: 92 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director Joe Begos, William Sadler in person

Second Screen — Spielberg Theatre

1BR (Free Screening) US Premiere Director: David Marmor Country: USA Runtime: 90 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director David Marmor and Producer Alok Mishra

BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE AND GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON (Free Screening) US Premiere Director: David Gregory Country: USA Runtime: 100 min. Year: 2019 GUESTS: Director David Gregory in person, Director of Photography Jim Kunz and Producer Nicole Mikuzis in person

DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN (Free Screening) Director: Al Adamson Country: USA Runtime: 91 min. Year: 1971 GUESTS:Actor Zandor Vorkov, Actor/Producer/Stuntman Gary Kent, Actor/Producer/Stuntman Jon ‘Bud’ Carson, Actor/Producer Ken Osborne and Cinematographer Mike Ferris in person

JUDY & PUNCH (Free Screening) West Coast Premiere Director: Mirrah Foulkes Country: Australia Runtime: 105 min. Year: 2019

KILLER CROCODILE (Free Screening) Director: Fabrizio De Angelis Country: Italy Runtime: 90 min. Year: 1989

MADMAN (Free Screening) Director: Joe Giannone Country: USA Runtime: 88 min. Year: 1981

MARY (Free Screening) Special Screening Director: Michael Goi Country: USA Runtime: 84 min. Year: 2019

MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN (Free Screening) LA Premiere Director: Alexandre O. Philippe Country: USA Runtime: 95 min. Year: 2019

MOOCH GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (Free Screening) Theatrical Premiere Director: Richard Erdman Country: USA Runtime: 51 min. Year: 1971

PAGANINI HORROR (Free Screening) Director: Luigi Cozzi Country: Italy Runtime: 88 min. Year: 1989

PORTALS (Free Screening) World Premiere Director: Gregg Hale, Liam O’Donnell, Eduardo Sánchez, Timo Tjahjanto Country: USA Runtime: 85 min. Year: 2019

SWALLOW (Free Screening) West Coast Premiere Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Country: USA | France Runtime: 94 min. Year: 2019

THE VAST OF NIGHT (Free Screening) West Coast Premiere Director: Andrew Patterson Country: USA Runtime: 89 min. Year: 2019

#beyond fest #genre film #film festival #horror #sci fi #movies #film

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uispecialcollections · 5 years

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Who Governs Hovercraft?

After a grant submitted by the Port of Oakland in connection with the San Francisco-Oakland Helicopter Airlines, Inc. to shuttle people back and forth closer to ground, an inter-agency committee was formed to determine just that: who indeed governs hovercraft. Being that these newfangled machines could transport over land, sea and through the air, quite a few different agencies held a stake in this new group, including the Federal Maritime Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Agency, the Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Customs. It turns out this hovercraft did come to fruition, according to the San Francisco Oakland Helicopter Airlines’ facebook page.

MG 148_16-343, Abe McGregor Goff Papers. Why would this be in a collection from an institution that collects predominately Idaho-related materials do you ask? Well, that is because Goff, a University of Idaho alumnus and resident of Moscow, ID, was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1958 and from 1964 - 1967 was elected Chairman and as such would help to determine jurisdiction.

#hovercraft #technology #SFO Helicopter #san francisco #oakland #interstate commerce commission #uidaho special collections

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rathertoofondofbooks · 5 years

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March is the month that disappeared! I haven’t been up to much as my health’s not great at the moment and yet the days have flown by. I have been doing lots of reading – mainly audio books as my eyes are still not great – but some print books too. I’m trying to spend less time looking at screens so apologies if I haven’t commented on your posts or shared things as often recently. I hope to get back to it soon.

Here are the 23 that books I read in March:

Ordinary People by Diana Evans

I’d had this book on my NetGalley shelf for almost a year but I finally picked it up in March and I loved it so I’m kicking myself for not reading it sooner. I will review it soon but in the meantime I definitely recommend it!

Sewing the Shadows Together by Alison Baillie

I loved this crime novel, it has such a good sense of place and great characters. I’ve already reviewed this one so click the title above if you’d like to know more.

Don’t You Cry by Cass Green

I listened to this on audio and it was an okay listen. I enjoyed it while I was listening but it’s not a book that’s really stayed with me.

Past Life by Dominic Nolan

This book is so good! It has so much depth to it and kept me hooked all the way through. I’ve reviewed this one so click the title to find out more of what I thought.

Welcome to the Heady Heights by David F. Ross

This book is so hard to define but it was impossible to put down! I really enjoyed it. My review is already up so click the title to learn more.

Entanglement by Katy Mahmood

I had this book on my NG but I also got the audio book so part read and part listened to it. I very much enjoyed this one and hope to get my review finished and posted soon.

The Guilty Party by Mel McGrath

This book is so good! It grabbed me from the first page and had me gripped right to the very end. I’ll be reviewing this one soon too!

Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward

This is another really good read! I think I read this in one sitting pretty much and love how even though I thought I had it all sussed there was more to come! My review is posted so please click the title if you want to know more.

Hold My Hand by M. J. Ross

I downloaded this on audio after reading Meggy’s great review of the second book in the series. I loved this and already have the next book on my phone to listen to soon!

Not Fade Away by John Gribbin

This was a really enjoyable book looking at the music of Buddy Holly.

Goodnight Malaysian 370 by Ewan Wilson

I got this one on my Kindle Unlimited free trial and it was an interesting read but there was nothing in it that I hadn’t already read from articles online.

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

I’ve had a copy of this on my NG shelf for way too long so when I spotted the audio book on my Scribd trial I decided to listen to it while reading. I adored the writing in this novel and will definitely be looking to read more Jesmyn Ward in the future.

The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts

This book was brilliant! I finished it a couple of weeks ago but it’s still going round in my head. I will be reviewing it once I get my thoughts together but in the meantime I recommend it!

White Lies by Lucy Dawson

I listened to this on Audible and really enjoyed it. It was gripping and I was keen to find out who was telling the lies!

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

I listened to this one on Scribd too. It’s a book I’ve wanted to read for ages and I enjoyed it but it’s not the best book by the author.

It Happens All The Time by Amy Hatvany

This was also a Scribd listen and I was engrossed all the way through this book. It’s a great read and it really makes you think as you listen to both sides in the aftermath of a sexual assault.

The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby

This book is incredible and I feel sure it will be in my top books of the year. I was utterly absorbed in the story and I feel sad to have finished it. I highly recommend it and if you want to know more click the title for my review.

C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton

I’m slowly re-reading all of this series so when I found this one on Scribd I decided to listen to it. It’s not my favourite in the series but I enjoy all of the books. Kinsey Millhone is great!

The Point Of Poetry by Joe Nutt

This book gave me some of my confidence back for reading poetry and got me to see poems I already knew in a new light. I recommend this book to everyone! Click the title to read my full thoughts.

Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech

This book is stunning! I loved every single second that I spent reading it and I’m sad to have finished it. This is also a contender for my top books of the year!

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

I’ve wanted to read this one for a while so when I saw it on Scribd I decided to listen to it. It’s a brilliant book and I now want to get a physical copy to have on my bookcase.

Milkman by Anna Burns

I had the book of this but decided to listen to the audio while also reading it and I completely and utterly adored it. I feel like my thoughts on this book will keep developing for a while but I 100% recommend it!

55 by James DeLargy

I finished this book yesterday and I’m still thinking about that ending! This is such a good read, it’ll be one that stays with me!

March Blog Posts & Reviews:

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That Was The Month That Was… February

Stacking the Shelves on 2 Mar

Mini Book Reviews of The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal, Dear Mrs Bird by A. J. Pearce, Ivy and Abe by Elizabeth Enfield and Someone Like Me by M. R. Carey

Review of The Bridal Party by J. G. Murray

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This Week in Books 6 Mar

Review of Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis Goff

Stacking the Shelves 9 Mar

Review of Are You The F**king Doctor? by Dr. Liam Farrell

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Review of Past Life by Dominic Nolan

Review of Sewing the Shadows Together by Alison Baillie

This Week in Books 13 Mar

Review of Welcome to the Heady Heights by David F. Ross

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Stacking the Shelves 16 Mar

This Week in Books 20 Mar

Review of Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward

Stacking the Shelves 23 Mar

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Review of The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby

This Week in Books 27 Mar

Review The Point of Poetry by Joe Nutt

Stacking the Shelves 30 Mar

The state of my TBR:

So I said in my February TBR update that my plan to reduce my TBR had gone somewhat awry. Well, in March it’s done waaay beyond that! Ooops! My plan was to reduce my TBR each month so that by the end of the year it would have 200 fewer books on it. At the end of February it was at 2482 and now it’s at 2500. That doesn’t seem too bad but it should be at 2387 if I was sticking to my plan. Ah well, I can’t really complain about having lots of lovely books to read. 🙂

How was March for you? I hope you all had a good month and that you read lots of good books. Did you read many books? What was your favourite book of the month? Please tell me in the comments, I’d love to know. Also, if you have a blog please feel free to leave a link to your month’s wrap-up post and I’ll be sure to read and comment back. 🙂

That Was The Month That Was… March 2019! March is the month that disappeared! I haven't been up to much as my health's not great at the moment and yet the days have flown by.

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Name: Selena Brooke Shoenoff

Nickname(s): Sel, Worthington's Girl, ROR's VP, Princess

Personality: Kind, Caring, Loving & Competitive

Pros: Very creative, Able to seduce/manipulate anyone to get what she wants, Has a high agility, Learns new scares very quickly

Cons: Easily distracted by Johnny (Especially when he's in a mood or herself.), Easy to frustrate

Race: Succubus

Gender: Female

Nationality: Monstropolis

Birthday: February 14

Age: 19 (Monsters Univerisity) ; 27 (Monsters Inc)

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 130 lbs

Blood Type: AB-

Star Sign: Aquarius

Occupation: Scare Student (Monsters Univerisity) - Scarer (Monsters Inc)

Hair: Pink

Style: Long with curls at the bottom

Eyes: Yellow

Favorite Food: Pizza & Sushi

Least Favorite Food: Tomato (Allergy of hers)

Favorite Colors: White, Black, Gold & Silver

Favorite Music: Hard Rock, Pop, Electropop, Dance

Fur Color: Pink

Signature Outfits: White leggings with her Roar Omega Roar sweater vest (Monsters University) -- Black leather jacket with a white blouse underneath, jeans (Monsters Inc)

Her views on others:

Roar Omega Roar Members

- Johnny Worthington III: Loves him dearly, but, hates it when he doesn't pay attention to her. She's also very overprotective of him.

- Chet Alexander: Hates him with a passion since he was extremely attached to Johnny when she first joined ROR. Chet also apologizes to Selena during the graduation banquet.

- Chip Goff: Doesn't mind him, thinks he's pretty chill. She tends to hang out with him if her and Johnny don't talk after a fight and loves to get drunk with him (They're the definition of party when they're drunk together.)

- Javier Rios: Doesn't mind him, she tried talking to him once, but, she didn't understand a word he said. By their final year, he learned English so she could understand him.

Oozma Kappa Members

- James P Sullivan "Sully": He's one of her childhood friends, she'd never be able to stay mad at him for a long period of time. Johnny also doesn't like their friendship.

- Mike Wazowski: When she attended MU with him, she despised him and said she'd beat his team during the Scare Games... Boy she was wrong. Now that she works with him at MI, she learned to handle him.

- Terry & Terri Perry, Don Carlton, Art & Scott "Squishy" Squibbles: Isn't fond of them in general as they were the bottom fraternity.

JOX Boys: Doesn't mind partying with them, especially with Roy (The president.)

PNK Girls: Hangs out with them a lot during the Scare Games, also loves gossiping with them. (Naomi is also jealous that she's the Queen Bee of MU.)

HSS Girls: Can tolerate them since Natasha is part of their group.

EEK Girls: Loves their attitude for being constantly positive, they sometimes let Selena join in on any activties they got going on if Johnny's busy or they're fighting.

Close Friends

- Natasha Paltworth: Enjoys her friendship with her, loves her dearly and is willing to beat someone whoever hurts or breaks her heart. Is also the godmother of her children in the future.

Status: Taken

Crush/Boyfriend/Husband: Jonathan "The Jaw" Worthington III

Kids: 3 (Twins girls and a son)

Kids' Names: Johanna "Josie" Alexandra Worthington (Eldest Twin), Sierra Zoey-Dawn Worthington (Youngest Twin, Middle Child) & Jonathan Worthington IV

Shipping Name(s): Jolena

History: As she is the third child born into the Shoenoff family, Selena was the one to get away with anything in the family than her five other siblings. Growing up, her only best friend was James P Sullivan aka Sully as her father- Mark Shoenoff- worked along side Bill Sullivan as a famous scarer. Sully and Selena were a unstoppable duo. Once she got into high school, Selena met Natasha Paltworth and Selena instantly became friends with her, after there was an a fight between Selena and one of her classmates Selena dated. Once Selena got accepted into Monsters University; Selena's father made a deal with Dean Hardscrabble; allowing Selena to do whatever made her happy and join whatever sorority or fraternity of her choice. Going against her own rules, Hardscrabble allowed it and was in charge of Selena from there on. Once Rush Week began at MU, Selena planned on joining Roar Omega Roar as they were the most Elite Fraternity on campus. Selena soon met the president whom was Johnny Worthington the Third. As she talked to him about how much she enjoyed scaring and saw herself doing that for a career and giving him a transcript of her marks throughout high school; he automatically let her in. After being in the fraternity for a month, Johnny and Selena began getting closer which lead to Johnny taking Selena on dates secretly behind everyone else’s back and being partners for assignments during Scaring 101. During Selena's exam, Sully hit the Deans canister which flew past Selena and nearly knocking her out, but, she fell of the stage, which Johnny ran over quickly to catch her. After the canister stopped moving, Selena looked at Sully and left the classroom along with ROR. Selena lost her best friend at that moment and she stayed in her room still she was to leave for the holidays to her parents. Before she left the ROR house, Johnny stopped by her room and gave her a confession that he admired her talent and that he wanted to date Selena. Selena was left speechless and said yes, soon becoming MU's Scare Couple for the games and soon dating in secrecy. By her fourth year in University she learns her fathers scaring technique which leads into ROR winning their final Scare Games Event. During the grad banquet, Johnny was to give a speech to his follow grads, but, to Selena's surprise... He proposed! Selena said yes and ran up on stage in her long red sequined dress and kissed his face about a thousand times. After they got an apartment together and worked at two different scare companies (Selena MI, Johnny Fear Corp.) They promised they'd live through it all no matter what. After Waternoose was arrested, Selena told Natasha, Sully and Mike that they'd need to run the business for 9 months.. It left them confused until Natasha figured it out that she was pregnant. 9 months later, Selena gave birth to Johnny's twin daughter; Johanna and Sierra. After 9 years later, Selena had conceived with her and Johnny’s third child— Johnny Worthington the Fourth.

- Other than scaring as a profession, Selena likes to sing for a hobby; which she has sang before in front of a crowd and the ROR boys.

- Selena & Johnny's wedding was on Selena's birthday/Valentine's Day

- Johnny's older than Selena by a few months.

- Selena likes stealing Johnny's sweater, but, he's clueless that it keeps disappearing.

- Johnny, Natasha & Sully are the only ones allowed to touch Selena; anybody else-- Back up.

Voice Actress: Laura Prepon

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The Den Fantasy League Recap: Week 9

Gentlemen,

We’re really starting to get into the belly of the beast here. Playoffs are the least of our concerns as the league is more fixated on the race to Cabana Boy. Can you blame us? It’s going to come down the wire and we’re at the edge of our seats waiting to see who will solidify their spot. On to the recap.

Inglorious Staffords v. Wilmore Cinderella

JP has had a rough couple of weeks. Heartbreak, followed by embarrassment, and now his third consecutive loss. I was in high spirits after JP’s D got -4 and his starting RB got only 4.7 points. He did surge back with great games from his Chargers, Latavius, Calvin, and both Gregs. Unfortunately for him, my team stuck around too long. With only three players in double figures, I fought and clawed my way to a victory. Disappointing games from Stafford and Lamar couldn’t derail monster games from Cooks and Kelce. Also, Kalabar’s Kurse has nothing on me. Finally, two fumbles in the first quarter sealed the victory. Can JP bounce back? Will I survive Thielen on bye next week? Who can pull away?

Kream in my Uggs v. 2-2-1 (0.500) PVO

Yuck. I mean yuck. We thought last week’s win was bad but this one was even worse for Dylan (PVO). You really couldn’t contain Jake this week after hitting almost 136 points. Jake had two players in the 20s (Matty Ice, Michael Thomas) and one in the 30s (Kreamy). Combine that with big games from Chubb and Kittle, Jake was unstoppable. Dylan had a complete letdown this week, barely amassing 50 points. Take away Goff’s monster game and AB’s tuddy, Dylan struggled all around, including only two players (other than AB and Goff) reaching 5 points. A rough day from Dylan, who earlier expressed that he will become Cabana Boy. Only time will tell for both teams.

Hank Mardukas v. VP

Two teams needing a win in the worst way were matched up against each other. Both are in contention for CB and the loser of this matchup was likely to fall into last place with E’s win. That’s exactly what happened. Vinny had one of his better weeks and was led by Mahomes and the surprising Josh Gordon, along with the recently shipped off Devante Adams. Scott’s limping his way back to last place after his fourth straight loss. Hank had good games from Fitz and Keenan and that’s really it. In fact, only two of his players reached 6 points and the rest fell short. Can Scott claw his way out of the whole? I’m not sure. Scott’s point production hasn’t been there the past few weeks and I think he’s definitely feeling the pressure of the Cabana.

The Perfect Ten v. Team Timshel

Speaking of Cabana, E has to be breathing a deep sigh of relief. Ian is officially no longer in last place after a big win this week taking down Mike. E was led by huge games from Deshaun, Julio, DeAndre, Chargers D, and J Tuck. All of that and he’s getting Leonard back. Mike has fluctuated between winning and losing and finds himself on the losing end this week. Mike had a poor week this week and only had three guys in double figures: Smith, Conner, and Graham; plus a lot of points on his bench. MIke’s record sits at 6-3 and he’s still looking to find the identity of his team.

Mr. Magorium v. Kalabar’s Revenge

“November is October 2″ - G. G handed Gabe his second loss of the season in a dominating fashion. Luckily for Gabe, Dylan was the only reason that Gabe wasn’t the Biggest Loser this week. Gabe had a decent showing, specifically Gurley and a monster Bears D game but really was left short by the rest of his team as he was the victim of the bye-blues. G has now won his third straight and looks to be a team fighting for contention. For the week, G had big games from his squad, specifically his twenty-point scorers: Tevin, McCaffrey, and Vikings D. Gabe has relinquished his spot at the top and G is trying to make some noise down the stretch.

Mixon It Up v. Virginia Reel Rockets

Rob has now won seven in a row and finds himself in the #1 overall playoff spot at this point in time. Al is looking to stay alive as he’s lost his last two. A few weeks ago, Rob put Kamara on the trade block. This week, he scored almost 30 points. Rob has also taken advantage of Sony being out and plugging in White who also put up 20+ points. Al’s team is in a limbo right now. Al can’t figure out which QB to play, leaving tons of points on his bench, and barely putting up 70+ points. Al’s finding himself in the middle of the road and, barring a collapse, seems to have locked up his playoff spot. He’ll look to build momentum down the stretch. Rob’s name change could signal a changing of the guard, or messing up his mojo in a crucial point of the season.

Week 10 Matchups

Virginia Reel Rockets (5-4) v. Inglorious Staffords (4-5)

Wilmore Cinderella (3-6) v. Kream In My Uggs (5-4)

2-2-1 (0.500) PVO (3-6) v. The Perfect Ten (2-7)

VP (3-6) v. Mr. Magorium (7-2)

Team Timshel (6-3) v. Hank Mardukas (2-7)

Kalabar’s Revenge (6-3) v. Mixon It Up (8-1)

The Biggest Loser (PVO)

It’s currently 6:55pm EST and I have yet to hear from Dylan. This is truly sad. When you build a league, you want to create one for everyone to buy in, regardless of their success, or in this case, failure.

Update: I’m sorry. You deserve better than this. Dylan didn’t want to show and is officially the biggest biggest loser. We can give Dylan the benefit of the doubt as this might be a downward spiral.

Cabana Boy Clinch:

MIU: CLINCHED MM: CLINCHED KR: 1 TT: 1 KIMU: 2 VRR: 2 IS: 3 VP: 4 WC: 4 PVO: 4 TPT: 2-7 HM: 2-7

We’re in the heat of the season and playoff seeding is still up in the air. More importantly, we’re in a heated battle for Cabana Boy. Good luck and, as always, set your lineups accordingly.

Your beloved Commissioner, Jared R. Mosqueda

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