Perta - From Fire Valiant Vermin - Sunday Best but honestly anything by her. Been completely addicted!
I missed them last night but hoping to catch them again tonight
It's been really interesting for me to hear about similar stories happening in other states during the last few decades. Did they try to cut personal property tax in VA? Dunleavey just wants to cut and slash without doing any building up and our budget and coffers is already taking big hits because of his actions. A huge portion of our southeast communities has been literally stranded in their towns/villages because he decided it was right to shut down the ferry system. We are massive state, getting around isn't easy and the ferry was one of or the only option for a lot businesses in those communities to resupply. Which in turn makes the communities short supplied.
I was curious about it! Haha figured I'd call out and see who answered
"Lullaby" I've just always loved the way it rolls off the tongue.
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Always on the lookout for good books like this so thanks for the link! I haven't fermented any beverages before yet but I am familiar with fermented foods. Look forward to hearing the results of your cider experiment!
Ugh, that looks so good.
Happy Hub-day! I've been enjoying our games of Go! Would love to see a more detailed post on your cider. I've been gathering the equipment for a go at mead but love a good homemade cider.
Dude, you are like one of six people I follow. Keep up the posts, I enjoy your insights!
Seems strange to me that his wife would've gotten angry with him and not the media
I think you're just supposed to fill in the circumstances with nameless horror because that's pretty much all the subject seems to have experienced. When reading I was thinking about the lack of specific detail and the limitation of the main character's viewpoint being our only insight into the story's world. I would say that the goal is to put the reader on the same level of awareness as the thing in the basement and allow our minds to fill in whatever is upstairs. That is what makes it most relatable to the real world; our experiences will conjure up things we abhor to fill the gap in detail about what's outside the basement.
Long time love for Noah and the Whale. Good to see them being appreciated
Accepted!
There's a very slick tutorial/lessons sections on the site. Highly recommend.
I've only won about once or twice out of all the games I've played so far haha definitely not much hope here but I can feel myself picking up different things so it's fun to learn!
I made an OGS group for Hubski if anyone wants to join!
Done! I'm always down for a lesson! OGS has me at like 25k right now sooooo playing low but having fun haha
If you ever wanna hop in an online game. Add me on that site, it's been very accessible to find matches.
I've been devouring that site. So much fun
I've had really great matches so far and met some people who have been very helpful with learning strategy. It's set up for a vast variety of different game styles from multiday to 10min matches. I was completely clueless coming into the site. Learned a lot about it with the resources of the site too. A lot of puzzle and lessons. And it's free!
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Probably tough going to ship some chips, eh?
I plan on picking up the rest of the series this weekend!
I would say her choice is worth it if you consider revenge worthy. In the end, a lot of her decisions directly loosed Maud'Dib upon the Harkonnens and the Imperium so in that sense, I'd say hell yeah, kill Harkonnens! I also feel like by the end of the book she had lost a good deal of faith in the Bene Gesserit. She had seen their mistakes through her son's eyes and how they failed to react to a lot of pivotal points. Closing the book on her finals words of "History will call us Wives." left me thinking that she felt a deal of disappointment with the BG's handling of their own end-game. And I think you hit the nail on the head as to why the Shadout was disappointing. You'd definitely have to be pretty cunning to live that long as a Fremen.
From what I understand there are myths about other books but they should not be sought out or spoken of. Sometimes, epic time jumps are what makes a series. I'm excited to see where it goes! The ending of Dune has me thinking Maud'Dib has embraced the Jihad he foresaw.
Hhmm, I think my favorite arc might be Lady Jessica. She kind of has this pivotal point in a multitude of storylines and her becoming a Reverend Mother in a way she never thought she would was very interesting. She was obviously a supremely talented Bene Gesserit and I think her decision to bear a son indicated that she was so unconsciously connected to the BG breeding plan that it was an instinctual answer to finding the Kwisats Haderach. There were so many great arcs though, I also really, really, loved the brief glimpse into Pardot Kynes arc that was at the end of the appendices. I wish that there could've almost been a more dedicated prologue characterizing him a bit more. As for my least favorite story arc, I was pretty unimpressed with the way Liet Kynes died. I thought his death scene was well written but I wanted more from his character. I thought there was more potential with him but I think Herbert may have killed him to kind of even the playing field between Paul and the Fremen, they both lost their fathers. I also thought The Shadout Mapes was killed just a little too early. But these are relatively minor complaints. One unanswered question I have is that I could've sworn multiple times in the book it was mentioned that a side effect of Spice addiction was prolonged life and yet I was pretty sure some of the birth/death dates for some of the characters (Lady Jessica chiefly on my mind) only barely made it to a hundred years old after being on a spice heavy diet for a multitude of years.
Yes, the dedication to generational plans amidst the different factions was one of the things that stood out the most to me. Humans nowadays can barely plan for their own lifetimes, let alone putting efforts into plans they'll never see carried out. It really helped me grasp the scale of the universe.
So how did your trip end up going? I've been curious to hear the highlights!