#Im picky but thats ok

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

I'm piggybacking a bit off of the last ask of asking for writing tips but I have an odd question... Am I the only person that struggles actually PICKING a book? It's the absolute bane of my existence because I feel like I can be so picky... Don't get me wrong, I love being a bookworm, and I'm trying to get back into reading physical books but it's so difficult to find a real taste of what the book is like without being completely spoiled or something... I miss when backs of books had an actual summary and not just NO.1 NEW YORK BESTSELLER!!!! It's so frustrating... I've been trying to get back into it by re-reading fond chapter childhood books read to me (The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane & A Wrinkle In Time). But at the same time I'm also trying to get into more "adult" books that isn't... Well, you try googling "adult books" and see how that goes, I didn't think too hard about what a poor decision THAT was. But I'm working up the courage to read Cat's Cradle right now to start with "Classic Authors" I guess!

Anyway I'm rambling here, I guess my question is... How do you pick out the books you read? I don't really have friends that read many books to recommend to me :')

Thank you in advance, Bog! I hope you get a callback from that interview soon!

no ok actually you've mentioned something that's been bothering me for a while - What The Hell Do Y'all Mea, Books Don't Have Summaries Anymore???? i have not once in my life found a book that didn't have a summary. i was in barnes & noble recently and everything i looked at had a summary. i have literally never seen a book without one in my life of reading & looking at new books on a regular basis

softcovers have theirs on the back. hardcovers are on the inside of the sleeve - lift the cover and it should be printed right there on the inside flap! summaries aren't legally required but both the author and Especially the publisher(s) know that no one's gonna buy a book without a summary. trust me, all books worth reading have a summary. if a book doesn't have one, it's probably not worth your time anyway. you just gotta know where to look!

so my answer to how i choose books... i read the summary lmao. if it seems interesting, ill either write it down to get later or ill get it there and then.

Before the summary though, i look for any titles that jump out at me from the shelf. then i look at the thickness. i like a bit of meat in my literature, so i tend to shy away from thinner books. thicker ones grab my attention more easily. then i look at the cover - if it interests me, then ill read the summary. i don't have specific tastes in title or cover. as long as it makes my brain "hm" thoughtfully, ill take a gander!

and really, if you have access to a bookstore (chain or not, ive found plenty of bangers in tiny used bookshops) or library, the best way to find a book is to physically browse. even if you dont buy anything, you can take pictures of books / write them down to buy online. but going to the store lets you search them out, examine the length, cover, title, summary - and easily put it back on the shelf or keep it. i hate shopping online bc there's ads, you can't examine the product, nothing really stands out since it's all portrayed similarly, there's limited pictures instead of the physical thing, and photos can lie.

plus, everything is (typically) meticulously sorted by genre & age range. when you go into a section with literature aimed at adults, you'll find exactly that instead of smut novels lmao. real life bookstores can be more accurate than online searches. & there's just something so good about walking through shelves, searching for that one book before you know it exists, smelling the paper... yeah...

#like for example i recently bought priory of the orange tree #ive been wanting it for a while and havent read it yet since im finishing something else #BUT! i remember when i first saw it #nothing had gotten my attention for a while #but then i saw the thickest fucking book ive seen in ages - which was automatically very sexy of it #and then the title was unique - priory of the orange tree??? whoah! what the fuck does that mean!!! #so automatically there was the interest of neat title + a new word that i get to learn + the implications of the word now that i understand #and then i picked the book up and it was deliciously heavy - & there was a Dragon on the cover. which. YES PLEASE #then the summary was fascinating!! the book was immediately seared into my brain! im very excited to read it #so thats a highly successful example of my book choosing Process #it checked all of my boxes so it was a win #most books dont check all of my boxes but as long as it hits most of them im down to clown yk yk #but yeah im picky too so! nothing wrong with being picky or having high standards! #rambles from the bog #my shelves are fuckin Full of books ranging from 'it was ok' to 'I WILL RECOMMEND THIS TO ALL WHO WILL LISTEN' #and then i have a drawer filled with books that i just could not care less about / dont like #but dont have the heart to throw away bc. well putting a book in the trash kills a part of my soul #i need to donate them... #but yes! i hope that helps! #and Thank You! i hope i get a callback as well...

[sonknuxadow]

legally required to be a hater about sonic shipping on valentines day

#im joking . im joking #and i know its technically not valentines day yet but i dont care #YES i KNOW its ironic for me to say stuff like this while having the url that i have ive heard it a million times #my relationship with sonic shipping is complicated i like it but also i dont because i hate it but its ok when i do it #and im also really picky about the ones i get super attached to #and theres a lot of popular ones i cant stand and/or think everyone is wrong/annoying about #Idk !!!!!!!!!!!!!! #sonknux is true and real thouhg . when i say i hate shipping im never talking about them #there are other exceptions but thats the main one . theyre my special little guys

[dooxliss]

note for the unaware: 100 gold coins = $1 and i have 625 so whatever i get will detract $6.25 from the total price

#lakimusings #ballot time #picky men #hehe mario #pokey man #pikmin #pokemon #poll #ghost trick #ok other information: ive played the demos for pikmin 4 and ghost trick and love both #i already have pikmin 3 but on wii u #and technically i dont have to buy violet bc i can just borrow it from my local library #thats what i did this summer and was able to keep it from june-august and nearly completed everything #so i feel like getting violet isnt the best idea when i did most of the 3 storylines anyway #i have never owned 3d world ever #ive only played it at other peoples houses #and i borrowed tok somewhere else but basically got through the opening thing and thats it #mostly torn between ghost trick and pikmin tho but remembered i dont own any of the other games so put them up for voting #i have no interest in getting totk im nowhere near close to finishing botw #whatever i do end up getting it’ll be like an early birthday gift to myself ig

[rosysins]

OOC.

in class right now and i haven't eaten anything yet all day and it's 14:00pm cause i was rushing this morning to not be late :''D

#♡. 「 ooc 」 #im about to ascend to a new state of being boys #im about to make choices i'll regret forever #HBERBFBHJERF #im joking but im kind of not? #cause if i dont eat smth soon i might #pass #im starting to see my late mother in the classroom #HBRBHFBHERBHF #anyways i might finally start pandora hearts #lee if u see this i hope ur proud of me #after pandora hearts....what else should I do? #humu humu... #i dont really wanna start tokrev or bsd... #HNNGHHH #i wish to return to the version of myself #thats not so picky with this shit !!!! UGH #ok its ok #baby steps #i'll finally continue reading VNC then after ph #what else should i read umu umu... *shuffles through my little book list* #oH BUT I DO WANNA DO MANHWA RP 🥺🥺 #the question is. #who and who will write with me.

[fern-mage]

its that guy who looks broody all the time looking, broody. woah

#dungeons and dragons #dnd #triton #dnd oc #my art #oc #lyrron #genuinely have no clue if doing the shading etc like this looks good or bad im leaning towards bad but thats ok #im so picky i dont want my stuff to look too messy but i also dont want it to have the Clean Digital look. but like this im like. oh its too #messy its impossible to tell whats happening here. (its not messy really i just have Issues of undiagnosed varieties)

[venomgaia]

what's good about a pilot falcon?

HI! The Pilot Falcon (older generations were sold in the US as the Namiki Falcon for whatever reason) is a japanese fountain pen manufactured by Pilot!

it's often referred to as the best modern flex pen, or the best gold nib for a beginner! Tldr for people who aren't pen nerds, a flex pen is a pen that...well, flexes! Most pens have some sort of "flex" to them that results in some sort of line variation, but flex pens can handle a relatively higher amount of pressure. Think like a G nib used in a lot of manga. Old pens were the MASTERS at this, and a good bit of that is due to the nibs being made of gold, which naturally has a "bounce" to it that modern steel nibs have a really hard time living up to. Most people wax poetic about Waterman or other vintages like that because of it. Even modern gold nibs can't really keep up with the gold nibs of yore, but the Falcon is considered to be one that can. I do think legally it's considered a "soft" nib, meaning it's not truly a flex pen but has a lot of flex qualities to it, but some terms that get used are used interchangably so. idk. True flex nibs aren't really a thing in fountain pens these days outside of Noodler's Ahab and Konrad (which are their own nightmare and a half tbh).

The Falcon prized amongst artists for it's very fine nib, which Japanese pen manufacturers like Pilot and Platinum are known for. A Japanese Fine is comparable to a Western (Kaweco, Lamy) Extra fine, and a lot of these pens come in an EF, F, and M. It gets alot of nice line variation despite being so small, and is really an all-around great pen, if legend is to be believed :] An alternative to buying the Pilot Falcon would be getting the Pilot 912 FA, which has something called the "Falcon Nib," not to be confused with the actual pen. They actually look pretty different. The FA nib (right) has these weird cuts on their side that help with flexing and allow it to mimic a full-flex nib, but again. According to legend, modern pens don't flex like vintage pens do, but it IS pretty close.

(sources mentioned in alt text)

I've never used either myself, but I'm pretty picky about my pens and so I don't know if I'd ever pay upwards of $200 unless I got familiar with the nib first tbh....The falcon's nib isn't offputting to me like many feel about it, but I'm particular about aesthetics and the feedback on paper and I can't tell if I like them just from looks alone lol. Right now, I don't have much experience with pilot nibs, but if i were to get a pilot pen, tbh I'm looking at the Pilot Elite/e95s in a fine or medium, or a vintage platinum pocket pen.

Anyways that's that and this is also that. *twirls so elegantly and then collapses onto the ground in slapstick fashion*

#im a dweeb #im picky enough about pens that if the nib isnt particularly pleasing (good examples are Visconti Pelikan or Parker nibs) #or particularly unique (examples are Regalia Crossflex and Trilogy or most Music Nibs) #im not particularly drawn to them. superficial and so on #I really like inlaid/inset nibs like the Platinum Carbon or old Pilot desk pens. or the aforementioned Pilot Elite #The Shaeffer Quasi-imperial is PARTICULARLY sexy in design with the diamond inlay tbh #a good flexy or at least bouncy pen can be EF or F for me (sometimes F is actually too large like with the Platinum Preppy) #i tend to benefit from thin nibs anyways (and gold but bouncy steel is good too) because the inks i use are wet #so im not always picky about nib size. but i AM also rlly picky about pen body shapes and a lot do NOT speak to me #I like desk pens bc of the tapered tail but they really aren't suited for travel. but i dont care much for the classic cigar shape of pens #i like how twsbi pens are shaped. i strongly dislike lamy's shape these days. flat top and torpedo pens are better imo #Benu makes both beautiful and gaudy pens and the dream would be a regalia crossflex in either a benu or something truly atrocious #like a custom fountain pen themed after my lonesome cowboy by takashi murakami. no i wont elaborate no dont look that up #alas fountain pens are an expensive hobby and ppl can be a bit dickish about 'lower quality' pens so its not very newbie friendly #esp on reddit. some ppl are so obnoxious tbh. i like the tumblr fp fans way better theyre a lot more helpful and not married to brands #OK THATS ENOUGH SORRY YOU GOT THE RAMBLINDS OF A LUNATIC ITS MIDNIGHT GOOD NIGHT ANON #not art

[hongluboobs]

i should start tagging for my fav characters on this blog... sometimes i just need to see angela photos on my phone

#pachiposting #i lvoe angela but unfortunately scrolling tags for her can be scary bc i am somewhat picky. she is a Certain Way #and sometimes ppl don't see her that way. which is sad #hong lu too i guess but i get him injected in my veins constantly and im Less picky #its very funny. bc i love both of those guys a Lot. but the ways i love them are very different #both so dear to me. i absolutely play favorites and thats ok

[florida3exclamationpoints]

My mom was complaining about Beyonce making a country album as revenge or smth and not bc she actually likes country music and she said she doesn't like Texas Hold Em and I was just like 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️ idk man I'm having fun

#i dont love the jolene cover :/ #but she was talking about a bunch of drama and controversy like it was common knowledge #and as a fan of country music / casual observer of beyonce / person who does not listen to the radio / fairly engaged with pop culture #i hadnt heard any of it 😭 on either side #and personally .. I listened to the album without outside influence #and mostly liked it !! #ans im VERY picky and critical about country music #i wouldn't say its Classic Country like 90s george strait #but its not Bad New Country like bro country #its definitely pop/country but ?? thats ok! its fun! im having fun idk ! 😭

[todayisafridaynight]

there's only two things on this godless fuck of an earth i care about and one of them is kazumaji and the other is minedai which means half the time i am eating well and thriving and living my best life and the other half of the time i am clinging to your blog like a lifebuoy and devouring anything even slightly minedai related i see so what i'm saying is thank you for existing and doing what you do, it keeps me sane

my god you really are starving i'm so sorry my sweet summer child i'll do my best to take care of you. very happy to have you around Very Joyed to hear i can keep you afloat my brother

#snap chats #just posted a minedai fic so i mean. if pwp your speed go have fun go check that out LMAO #NO BUT REAL IF YALL LIKE MINEDAI BUT ARE LIKE. /ALSO/ 'PICKY' LIKE ME WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER #despite minedai technically being one of the more popular ships in RGG its just... not really portrayed in a way i like #i could just be really particular tho cause there are minedai fics i absolutely love to bits #tbh it just the n/sfw thats never done in a way that i like BUT that's why we learn to cook yk cooking's a life skill #gotta make what you like <-- cannot write for his life #like Truly most of the sfw minedai fics i read i love so much theyre so cute and lovely or hit me in just the right way #otherwise tho there really is not. minedai stuff huh #like there IS and i am also slorping and sucking on the crumbs but yeah compared to kazumaji uhhh good luck LMAOOOOO #JPN twitter comes in clutch tho they keep /me/ fed.. love the art over there so much UGH i bust at 6AM #and anon my dear im so sorry you gotta see my cringe msada| postings when i do them. unless you got that tag blocked then gg AHA #very unfortunate the western freak makin a bulk of minedai stuff is also cringe very sad day we're all mournful about it #i do love minedai tho. theyre special to me.. i feel immensely about them.. #ok i have to speedrun my morning jesus christ i have to drive two hours back to school uuGHHHGH I DONT WANNAAAA #I HATE DRIVING DRIVING SUCKS

[bobmckenzie]

just thought of... 🤡🤡🤡🤡 UHGAUGAHGA of Bob calling me sweet tooth for a petname as a play on sweetheart because I have an extreme sweet tooth... and so I call him... candyman...

#hes my sweet talking sugar coated candy man 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 #be my candy be my sweetie baby candy man 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 #oh my love i know you are my candyman you are my lolipop sugar sugar top 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 #ok thats all the cheesy songs about candymen that i know of #im sooo picky about petnames but this... these CHEESY ass petnames are just. destroying me. 😀 #caitiechat #peanut butter and jelly donut

[magioffire]

vali doesnt have enough enrichment in his enclosure who wants to jump in and provide themselves as enrichment

#ooc #he has more than enough enrichment hes just picky as shit #what an UNGRATEFUL little bug #tbd. #anyway im gonna attempt some drafts tonight #my muse: looks at my many drafts* hmm...no...i want something HIGHLY specific #me: ....ok.....*provides highly specific thing* #my muse: hmm...no.... #UGHHHHH #thats it

[sixosix]

can u guys recommend me songs PLSS!!!!!!! im not picky

#like do u guys know the song Checklist by MAX thats my taste #BUT I ALSO LISTEN TO Wozwald by Yuu Miyashita along with that song!!!! so im rlly not picky i dont have a specific music taste #i just want catchy songs #ok i say im not picky but i dont like listening to slow songs sometimes #i just want to jam thats my preference #sixosix

[tianshiisdead]

Tbh I think *** wang yao is so unpopular in my main ships that I almost never have any reason to complain so most ppl prob dont know how annoying I get when I see smthn I cant filter 😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒 I do wish ppl would tag t/b if they r gonna be publishing fic on anonymous ie cannot be blocked from tag results by author, like there r other ways to block things u don't want to even look at from search results but they do take longer than a simple tag filter or -(author name)

#diary #hater tag #in general...... i am v picky abt tb #if u think its homophobic to care................ sure whatever yk ok #but i (lesbian) have strict tastes so thats how it is #god i was reading and then bam b.ak t.wy like ill never scrub that from my brain . hate it #i cant even get up now i gotta cleanse my brain or ill die i hate everything #LOFTER MY BELOVED u would never trick me with incorrect or non existant ship tagging #i literally have this horrible image overlay3d onto my beloveds now im gonna be ill #writing quickly to fill the eng iggychu tag with my beloved 朝耀

[avo-kat]

its so nice to discover new music u actually like aaaahhhh what a blissful feeling!

its like rediscovering music on its own

its new EMOTIONS and its so MOVING and AAAAAHH

(beach bunny - cloud 9 and some of their other songs)

if anybody has any music recs pls tell me! i mainly like energetic & happy music. no slow songs. most of the year i only listen to old kpop, with a bit of vocaloid and a few ""indie"" artists in there

#anyway the song has like 29mio views so im late to the party sob #i just have a hard time finding new music because i dont use spotify and im so picky #and even tho i totally like contemp pop music a lot of times it becomes boring so fast #and i occasionally listen to more like indie/alt-vibes pop artists that arent actually indie #but a lot of time those have a lot of sloooooow songs and thats not my deal at all #i hate slow songs #i hate ballads #i want energetic and happy music!!! #i used to only listen to metal music in my teens when i was super depresed #i was also goth #but then i learned that its ok to like happy things and colors and then i started to only listen to happy & energetic songs #started with anime songs #vocaloid and then kpop and occasionally some “”indie“” artists thrown in #and ive tried listening to metal again but most of it is just such a BUMMER and it rly drags my mood down #rip i wanna be a cool goth poser but alas i never liked goth music and theres only a few metal artist i like but i dont rly listen to them

[daandori]

its so so cruel and unfair that i cant spend as much time as i want reading fic in bed

#the talkies #or in the bath im not picky #thats all i wanna do ok i dont wanna think abt my life

[torchiiko]

i dont get why ppl complain abt picky eaters like. sorry i like less food than u ig??? but i just had my fav brand of personal microwave pizzas after having the Worst brand last week and im convinced i could eat these forever meanwhile some ppl complain if they have 2 eat leftovers

i could eat the same few foods for so long if i had the right rotation ok there have been times where ive eaten the same cereal 4 every meal at least 2 days in a row. im gonna move out and my kitchens gonna be full of just all my fav canned spaghetti, cereals, and microwaveables and perhaps a few frozen foods for when i have the patience to wait longer than 2 minutes, not 2 mention the Treats !!!

#the Treats are just various meat based snacks like salami sticks and beef jerky #my process of deciding what 2 eat dpeneds on how specific a desire is #do i want smth Specific or do i just want smth Warm? do i want smth with milk? can it be a snack or does it have 2 be more of a meal? #also im way less picky than my sister i have a decent handful of foods i like. she doesnt like normal waffles only choccy chip #also disclaimer idk how 2 Cook ok. if i cant make it in the microwave or toaster or oven with minimal prep its not happening #im gonna need my parents 2 write me a cookbook. in theory i know how 2 make steak in a pan but ill need 2 ask what what 2 do every 5 secs #i can make. french toast and spaghetti and also meatballs but thats like It #no one reads tags right #torch chatter