Alabaster Asterre
@rampantRoyalty
Fencer. Enjoyer of Literature. Scarf Fan.
No book for today. I’m tired and lazy and busy. Today’s review will be for my bed. It’s quite large, with good linens and a quality mattress. But it’s missing something. As in it’s missing my girlfriend. I’m counting the days until she returns. Fuck I’m so sappy. Ugh. Whatever.
The book for today is "The Emperor of Ice-Cream" by Brian Moore. It's short, a bit funny, and overwhelmingly tragic. I'd recommend anyone with a few hours on hand to give it a read. I honestly don't want to say much else about it, since I feel the more I say the more I'd ruin the book for others. It's rather old, so I'm sure you can find a PDF of it online somewhere. #book #bookreview #isitwrongforabritishmantoenjoyabookthattakesplaceindublin
I lied about lounging around. I spent all day fencing. Oops. Not my fault the thrill of the duel is so alluring. Time for a bath, perhaps a bubble one? Feels rather fuckin childish but hey, all work and no play makes Alabaster a dull boy.
me too brother. a nice bubble bath and a glass of wine is all i need
I’ll have to see if I have any on hand. Thank you for the suggestion. Hope you can take a bubble bath too soon.
if you dont, ill just send you some, trust. and i think i will once my sister stops hogging the bathroom
No book review today. Sunday is a day of rest, I've heard. Going to spend my day drinking tea and lounging around.
--Enjoy your time off! You deserve it.
(• - •) There's a lot of people asking to be fixed. I hope all of you get well soon. I'm sorry you're suffering. ⚘
♰ truly pitiable... ♰
(• - •) I didn't know so many trolls suffered on the nightly. It makes me feel a little less unfortunate, as bad as that sounds. ⚘
♰ never forget it darling... most of it feign it for the attention :) ♰
...i posted mine in jest, but the amount of serious ones are rather worrying.
(• - •) I guess a bit of them do sound non-serious. Jokes like that are hard to understand for me, so I got a little worried. ⚘
...most peop𝓁e 𝓁ike to exaggerate on socia𝓁 media, i think. whi𝓁e i am 𝓁ooking forward to my nap, i do not think it wi𝓁𝓁 ‘fix me’. the issue with chittr is that i rea𝓁𝓁y cant te𝓁𝓁 whats hyperbo𝓁e or not… i wish you the best of 𝓁uck in deducing that.
Christ. I forgot to post about a book today. Read a book. Any book. Read words either on paper or an e-ink display. Your phone doesn’t count. Palmhusk or desktop or husktop or whatever the fucktop doesn’t count either. This is your daily PSA to engage in literature, fine or otherwise. Thank you. #books #reading #pickupafuckingnovelandengagewithit
Saw something I desperately wished to rechitt, but could not for the sake of common decency. Never until now have I had to fight so hard to not click a single button.
Fancying a tea right about now. Maybe a walk in a garden. It's rather cold out but the call of nature remains alluring.
...I miss her. She isn't dead, just working.
Being in F--E--ELINGS wit)( someone t)(at deep must be so wonderful.
↗️GOOD.↗️
﹌ It truly is. }(OuO){ He is the very illuminating human sun to my Alternian moon beams. ﹌
I know, I know, but your work is important, and I don't wish to disrupt your flow. Doesn't help the commute is... rather long. Makes the yearning worse.
It truly is. A younger me could never fathom me feeling this way. It'd be a pleasant suprise to him.
I will steer this ship for as long as my hands can grip the wheel and wind fills my sails.
No book review for today, I’ve been so busy there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to finish anything. Instead, I will promote a simple appreciation for the art of fencing. #nobookstoday #fencing #iloathework
Reading House of Leaves is what I imagine getting metaphorically skullfucked by psionics has to feel like. I've never written down so many annotations trying to make sense of it all. Excellent read though, makes me wish my residence was as bloody interesting as theirs. Can't say I feel the same jealousy towards the life of Johnny Truant, though. Good fucking luck to that guy. #books #isitashameienjoywritingthesefrivolouslylonghashtags
c0|\|sid_eri|\|g i lit_erally pr0t0typ_ed th_e b00k i|\|t0 my sprit_e a|\|d J0h|\||\|y cam_e 0ut 0f it, dar_e I say, y_eah, his lif_e suck_ed.
> 1 managed t0 snag a c0py 0nce 0n a tr1p and 1 have never read s0meth1ng s0 1nc0mprehens1ble. human med1a scares me s0met1mes but l1ke 1n a g00d way
Well, when our lives are so mundane compared to the common Alternian, a unique sort of madness begins to fester within.
> understandable! 1t's /fasc1nat1ng/ t0 l00k 1nt0 y0ur creat10ns, y0u all have an 1ncred1ble am0unt 0f creat1v1ty
I have no words. Save for "Why the fuck would you do that" and "I'm sorry that happened", I guess.
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Anyone have any good book recommendations, actually? I prefer fantasy or historical fiction, but I'll read about anything.
https://a.co/d/00g8MU9k
the song of achilles at swim two boys as meat loves salt fire from heaven (book 1) the persian boy (book 2) the catch trap
I was going to say this is a visual novel and not a book, but the genre quite literally has the word novel in it. Maybe.
I am sensing a very particular through line in all of these stories that makes a lot of sense considering your post history. The setting of the third book is interesting, at least.
Rather busy today, but I figured I should at least try to keep the habit of bookposting continue. Only issue is I haven't read anything new. Can't exactly finish a book a day. Well, I could, but I'd have to neglect everything else and that wouldn't bloody work out for me would it. Instead, I do recall a while ago I dabbled in a bit of gaming and beat Final Fantasy XV, and what is a game but an interactive book? I think the main character is a marvelous representation of what a King should be, and found myself quite touched by the ending. I'd recommend giving it a play if you have about... 36 hours on hand. #book #actuallynothisisafuckingvideogamenotabookbutitstoolatenow
Been reading a particularly intriguing novel as of late. Storm Front by Jim Butcher. It's about a Chicago-based Wizard who solves crime. Not that the writing is anything to mail home about, nor are the characters, but I do find the magic system within to be quite interesting. Modern day settings aren't really my cup of tea, but I see no issue in trying something new from time to time. Am I supposed to give this a hashtag or something? I don't bloody know. #book #books #reading #ihavefuckingeyesandcanperceivewordsonapagebecauseimnotanilliterategit
﹌ Wonϡerful hashtags, my love! }(OuO){ ﹌
Thank you dear. Quite a fan of that last one, maybe I'll use it more.
shut up, y♡u're actually s♡ b♡r1ng. are y♡u d♡ne dat1ng my s1ster ♡r what??? she needs a REAL altern1an. n♡t s♡me l♡ser human.
Oh Christ you're on here too? Kurage can make her own decisions, so unless you have something to contribute other than being a simple pest can you kindly #fuckoff #annoying #ugh #surelyyouhavesomeraveorguttertobedancinginaboutnow
Not particularly sure why I decided to make an account for this site but fuck it, why not. Could be good fun or a ceaseless fucking headache. Guess we'll see.
Seems we're in the same boat, then. How have you fared so far?
Lovely, if someone was being rude to you I fear I'd have to teach them a lesson.