Xiaq on A03. EL Massey for published work.
My reps all gave me applause points (our internal reward system) for a job well done in 2025. I immediately converted them to Barnes and Noble gift cards and went on a book buying spree the likes of which I have never previously experienced. Such dopamine.
And then I pre-ordered a bunch of books as well so they’ll be nice little surprises through the year as they show up.
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#mylife #books #reading #the perks of corporate workContext: Earlier today, B said I was being adorable about something and I objected that I wasn’t adorable, I was a sexy, stoic, enigma.
Fast forward to this evening.
I’ve been rewatching Heated Rivalry with B and we’re on episode 5 and we get to the “tell me in Russian” part and I’m laying with my head in B’s lap having a quiet cry about it (as you do). And he leans forward to kiss my temple and says, so gentle, “how’s my sexy, stoic, enigma doing down there?”
An outrage.
Anonymous asked:
what’s your new years resolution?
To embrace whimsy whenever the desire strikes.
I’m going to embroider flowers on the tears in my jeans and wear sparkly eyeshadow even though I’m not planning to leave the house and put on the fairy dress and corset and crown because it’s Tuesday and I want to.
I’m going to get the dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets and use cookie-cutters to make my fried eggs look like daisies and hang prism-makers and dried orange garlands in the windows and ask to pet every dog I encounter.
I’m going to start giant puzzles on the kitchen table and slowly work on them without hurrying myself and I’ll wallpaper the kick plates on the stairs and drink water from colorful thrifted goblets and clean the kitchen by candlelight at night so I can wear my Ren Faire clothes and pretend I’m tidying up my tavern after last call.
I’m going to walk to the bar on the corner and pretend I don’t know my partner when he arrives so we can shamelessly flirt with each other before going home together. We’re going to build blanket forts in the library and have sleepovers in front of the fireplace and movie nights with the starry night projector running overhead.
And if I encounter a field with flowers and/or tall grasses you better believe I’m going to frolic like hell in it.
Am I doing this dedication thing right?
Any chance there are folks in the Denver area who’d want to have a little Heated Rivalry watch party for the finale/episode 6 on the 26th?
Me: Beloved, I sold $120 worth of stuff on FB marketplace. So now I’m going to buy $120 worth of books as a Christmas gift to myself. Is that cool?
B: …yes? But also you know if you just want to spend $120 on books you can do that without selling anything. You buying books is a tax write-off, actually. Because it counts as a business expense for your author income. Frankly, you could buy a lot more books annually, if you wanted to. You wanna see my spreadsheet?
A woman at the climbing gym flirted with B today and I’m thinking I might get serious about climbing again, idk.
I live in hope 🤞🏼😩 @here-queer-jointpain-severe
Anonymous asked:
Hello! Potentially weird question, but can you post a closer pic of the books on your dresser and the ones beside your plants on the floor? The covers are intriguing and your bookshelves are always so interesting! Maybe also weird but I’ve used your previous bookshelf pics as a rec list because ofc I’m gonna trust the English professor lol
These are my favorite special editions! (Plus bonus Grogu and signed Flower puck) Thus they get the place of honor on the dresser. I’m still trying to figure out what to do with all my other books but I’ll post a picture of them whenever I do, haha.
You know how sometimes you’ll be reading something and you get to a part that you know is going to be Really Good so you stop reading. Because you’re not in the Optimal Environment to appreciate what will no doubt be a glorious part of the story.
So you set it aside until you can facilitate Ultimate Enjoyment. And you look forward to that moment, knowing it’s coming. And then it’s time! And you’re like. Ahhh yes. Perfect.
Simple pleasures, I guess.
August reading roundup! My brain is applesauce from a fever so I shan’t extrapolate, but every book I read last month was 4 ⭐️s or above. I particularly enjoyed A Gentleman’s Gentleman and Pretty Girl County (the audiobook is excellent).