Wise Collector of Books

She/her. Finally with a completed PhD!!!!! At the moment, lots of hockey, OMG Check Please!, Good Omens, The Old Guard, and BLs.

[wisecollectorofbooks]

Help me get my cat the surgery she needs?

Donate to Help Callie get lifesaving surgery!, organized by Allison Tyler

Hi, my name is Allison, and I am raising money to pay for surgery for my cat, Calli… Allison Tyler needs your support for Help Callie get l

Hi everyone, I know times and money are tough right now, but if anyone can spare a few dollars/pounds/whatever currency, please help me save my cat? She's survived longer than anyone expected after being diagnosed with an incredibly rare condition, a chylothorax, where fluid is leaking into her chest from her lymphatic system. The vet has already removed 100ml of fluid from her in a one-off drainage, but she would need repeated drains for the rest of her life to prevent respiratory failure.

There is a surgery that can fix this, but my vet care plan does not provide any financial support for the between £8000 and £9000 cost, and with the diagnosis I have no options for finding a new plan that would cover it as it is now "pre-existing".

If you are able to help, even a bit, or just share this with anyone you know who might be able to, I would be incredibly grateful. My cats got me through a lot of things in the last 7 years I've had them, and they were the most important part of my move to the UK 3 years ago.

[highdefinitions]

sidney crosby you are a national treasure and i will love you forever

[tpwrtrmnky]

"For mature audiences" not as in "legally allowed to see a boob" but "can see a fictional character do a bad thing and not immediately go on a crusade against the author"

[intheupside]

the pittsburgh penguins announce their schedule with a great the pitt parody 👀

[ehghtyseven]

devastating

[yabagofmilfs]

[thebroccolination]

KRISTSINGTO REACT TO THE FRIDGE SCENE

[source]

Despite swearing up and down that he'd leave the room during The Fridge Scene, Kit bravely withstood the firsthand embarrassment. Hiding under a blanket. While peeking over it.

Just a reminder: he designed this scene. He acted in it. But of course it's one thing to do something and another to watch it on film. He watched their earlier kiss scenes just fine, but I guess this is his blushing limit.

A turtle's gonna turtle. :>

[thebroccolination]

He’s both icon and mortal, our Kitkit.

Unbothered and anguished both.

[wisecollectorofbooks]

I am loving this series so much

[prettysweetprettysweet]

yeah tog2 was bad. the whole plot could have been written by a ten year old - but, critically, a ten year old who never saw the first film and was directed to a Wikipedia summary of it that he only kinda read and didn’t like so he decided to make some changes and additions to the lore that are shockingly arbitrary juvenile and lazy and subsequently ruin both movies in the process

with that said….i would love to have gay sex with every single character in this series, and isn’t that, really, a more meaningful measure of a film?

[wisecollectorofbooks]

The hilarious thing is it was written by the guy who wrote the comic and the first movie. I honestly think that, while I like how the story goes, he did write himself into a corner by having Andy lose her immortality.

[saintlioncourt]

everyone has already pointed out some of the biggest flaws of this movie but one thing I keep coming back to is nile not realizing her dreams of discord might be important?? after the emphasis they put on how they dream of each other in the first film?? and especially cause its NILE. she's so perceptive!! in the first film she clocks Andy as the oldest immediately, realizes Booker has double crossed them, etc etc. you're telling me she had random dreams of an ancient library and a man being stabbed and thought nothing of it????

[wisecollectorofbooks]

I was going back and forth on this, but I think she was actually dreaming about Tuah. Since Discord no longer is immortal... why would Nile dream of her? I know this is different from how the dreams were portrayed in TOG, but she never mentioned dreaming about Tuah, so... I don't know. I need to rewatch both

[icedbatik]

My husband (last week) said, "Snow tomorrow."

Dude, it was 65 degrees F.

My husband (last night) said, "Snow tomorrow."

Strange, the weather forecast calls for a 1% chance of precipitation with temps in the 30s and 40s.

I'm starting to wonder if this is some sort of mind game, just to keep me from considering going out of town this weekend.

The other possibility? He didn't say where there would be snow. Just that there would be snow. I'm guessing there's snow falling today somewhere on the planet.

[wisecollectorofbooks]

In Colorado, it could be 65 F in the morning, and nearly 1 ft of snow by bed time. I miss home...

[lambylin]

hey this week is monumentally awful so you should reblog and tell me in ur tags if ur pets like being picked up or not for me

[icedbatik]

Training camp, Day 3

[wisecollectorofbooks]

i see this and my only thought right now is "since WHEN do we have Sebastian Aho?????"

Also I was watching a Steve Dangle video today and it was about a game when the Pens still had E-Rod. I miss him, and want him back

[intheupside]

@penguins: THE CAPTAIN IS COMMITTED.

The Penguins have re-signed Sidney Crosby to a two-year contract extension, running through the 2026.27 season and carrying an average annual value of $8.7 million.

“There are no words to properly describe what Sidney Crosby means to the game of hockey, the city of Pittsburgh and the Penguins organization,” said Dubas. “Sidney is the greatest player of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His actions today show why he is one of hockey’s greatest winners and leaders. Sid is making a tremendous personal sacrifice in an effort to help the Penguins win, both now and in the future, as he has done for his entire career.”

The three-time Stanley Cup Champion (2009, ’16 & ’17) will be entering his franchise-record 20th season in a Penguins uniform and 18th with the ‘C’ on his sweater, trailing only Detroit’s Steve Yzerman (19) as the longest-tenured captain in NHL history. Crosby is the Penguins’ franchise record holder in games played (1st, 1,272), even-strength goals (416, 1st), even-strength points (1,025, 1st) and game-winning goals (90, 1st), and trails only Hall-of-Famer Mario Lemieux in every major category in Penguins history including goals (2nd, 592), assists (1,004, 2nd), and points (1,596, 2nd).

of course he’s signing for $8.7m

[afurtivecake]

Ok look, I maintain that the Immortals series (Tamora Pierce) is the best female power fantasy because the protagonist gets to:

talk to all animals (including whales)

befriend dragons

raise an army of dinosaur skeletons

single-handedly overthrow a government in a fit of rage

[wisecollectorofbooks]

Wild Magic was the first book by Tamora Pierce I ever read, and now, some 28 years later, it is still my favorite book. I read it several times a year

[thememedaddy]

[romantasyreader28]

Hell yea I do

[finnglas]

#it’s the adhd babey!!!!! <- Y E P

[wisecollectorofbooks]

I do and am now happy to know I'm not the only one...

[lifelinebooks]

What's your audiobook speed(pick the closest option)?

1x

1.25x

1.5x

1.75x

2x

higher?

Voting ended onAug 21, 2024

I'm really curious if anyone listened to audiobooks at 1x speed, since everyone I've already asks has said 1.25x or above.

[wisecollectorofbooks]

For non-fiction audiobooks I listen at 1.2-1.3 speed usually. But for fiction I typically listen at 1x. However, my fiction to non-fiction audiobook ratio is heavily skewed to the non-fiction side, so I went with that

[ahellalottafandoms]

"Don't look at me!"

"I've got to look at one of you!!"

The way Oliver just goes from Buck to British and all it took was one look at Ryan, who just started laughing! 🤣

[wisecollectorofbooks]

It's Oliver's going "I've got to look at one of you!!!!" that just kills me. Every time.