[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I just started Slewfoot! I won't read the spoiler but am definitely feeling the sluggish part. It's still holding my attention though.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

It was good and held my attention. Pace and dialogue felt right and the mystery didn't feel too cliche. I was dumb and read the plot for the next two books so I'm not as eager to continue, but I am looking forward to how the next season of the TV series goes.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah definitely that's how I understood it, but now it sounds like they are categorizing Hispanic as a race not an ethnicity.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Just finished Wool, first book in the Silo series

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

I know this isn't that important in the grand scheme of things, but I will always be confused on what to put for myself. My family comes from Central America (I have dual citizenship), so I should pick Hispanic, right? But my family is also white Hispanic, my cousin's have a range of blonde and red hair, light eyes. I also have some Asian Hispanics in my family.

Hispanic really isn't a race and it feels like I'm not supposed to pick it on the census because I don't have the right skin color.

Whereas someone who does look Hispanic the way people think of, but maybe their family hasn't lived there for generations, they get to be considered more Hispanic than me. It's just confusing.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yes! In the spirit of posting, some of the things I'd like to see more engagement in (and I'll do my part) are television, movie, and book communities. On reddit I loved discussing the latest episodes of my favorite shows or hearing about theories in the books I'm reading.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

White Lotus nooo!

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

If it's to hang out with friends then those private karaoke rooms are a lot of fun

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the great write up! You have some good suggestions I haven't tried. I'm encouraged.

41
submitted 10 months ago by TicaVerde@lemmy.world to c/boardgames@feddit.de

I swear I'm smart and have pretty ok reading comprehension...but when I pick up a new game I have the hardest time understanding the rules and mechanics by just reading the instructions. Watching videos is helpful but I still really only pick it up while playing the game and going through the motions.

So I'm slowly collecting games that I can't play until I find people who know how to play.

How easily do you pick up new games?

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

I just discovered Ground News. It's interesting because they rate news articles from sources based on their biases and factuality.

So for example they will post a headline and list all the news sources reporting on it and rate how left or right leaning it is overall, plus they seem to do a good job with rating how factual it is. I've found it helpful and what I was craving from the news.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

This makes me think of the time I went to a haunted maze type place. The friend I was with was pretty terrified (normal reaction) and when one of the costume monsters chased her into a corner with her hiding her face and screaming, a bunch of random people started filming her and putting their phones basically in her face. I yelled at them to leave and they just started filming me.

I just imagine how many YouTube and TikTok videos we are in without us knowing.

1
submitted 11 months ago by TicaVerde@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

I've been in a horrible reading slump for years. I was fine with audiobooks and podcasts but just couldn't concentrate on reading.

Finally I've found that Agatha Christie novels hold my attention - they are fast paced, not overly complicated, and got me interacting with the story as I played detective while taking notes on the clues in the story.

Now that my reading muscle memory is coming back, I'm able to branch out to more complex books.

What type of books break your reading slump?

1
submitted 11 months ago by TicaVerde@lemmy.world to c/ghibli@lemmy.world

I'm currently reading the book series that Howls Moving Castle is based on and it's so charming! Some big differences but I feel like the tone is similar. I'm curious what other good ones are out there based on other Ghibli movies.

[-] TicaVerde@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I always suspected a majority of posts in AITA the sub were fiction (either human made or AI). So anything to get away from that I'm all for.

view more: next ›

TicaVerde

joined 1 year ago