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[ SECRET POST #6523 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6523 ⌋

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I mean places like boredpanda.com or buzzfeed.

Twitter and 4chan.

Re: What non-fandom sites do you visit for reading random stuff and news?

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I am sad to admit this, but reddit and facebook. Though tbf facebook is not news, just keeping up with family and local groups.

Reddit mostly. Though, been avoiding news a lot.

Reddit mostly. Though it's more random stuff and less news.

apnews.com
Reuters.com
NPR.org
MSNBC.com
My local newspaper’s website.

I set a timer or I can lose an entire day reading the news. I give myself 40 minutes per day.

NPR.org
APNews.com
Politico.com
A few specialty sites and subreddits for specific topics (tech, science, books).

Both those would be ones I seek. I also often just do google news generally and then it gives me both actual news and links to fandom sorts of articles and such.

I get a lot of non-fannish stuff syndicated onto here; WTF Just Happened Today is a news roundup without much shock & awe. Lowering the Bar gives some truly bizarre crimes. I can't spend too much time on Not Always Right (as in, the customer is not always right in matters of behavior or entitlement, even if the customer is always right in matters of taste) but it's got random stuff levels in excess of Bored Panda

Independent online leftist newspaper for news. I don't really look for random stuff.

This is the time of year when relatives are holiday shopping, but sometimes I struggle to find stuff to put on my wishlist. It's not that there's nothing I want, it's just... the things I want tend to be way too expensive, or not really something that's practical for another person to purchase for me. I try to think of stuff that's fun or useful, that I wouldn't necessarily purchase for myself because of budgetary reasons.

So what sort of gifty type things are you hoping to get this year?

I use my amazon wishlist as a sort of bookmark for me. It has all sorts of random stuff on it. I also have two wishlists, a general one and a camping/backpacking/travel one. Hinestly the general one is like 75% books at this point with a few household/kitchen gadgets thrown in.

Re: What's on your Amazon wishlist?

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I have wishlists for all sorts of things, mostly stuff I intend to buy myself. But my most recent interest is solo board games / card games, and I have enough options that I can definitely request some for the holidays.

I got one for books, one for general stuff, and one for stuff to buy for others.

Re: What's on your Amazon wishlist?

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While I have two wishlists (books & other stuff), I really just want some quiet time to be by myself. This has been a very tough year, and I, an introverted introvert, have not had enough alone time.

Mine is mostly socks that cost $25 a pair. I also use handkerchiefs a lot in the winter for cold drip so those are on there, too. I never, ever get socks or handkerchiefs because my family really doesn’t know shit about me. So I always make sure to throw some kitchen stuff on there, too. A gravy strainer, mini food processor, cheap immersion blender, just any low cost small stuff I can easily fit in my kitchen.

Art books. I am eyeing an incredible edition of Gustave Dorè's works, but it's almost 50 euros and I dont have the courage to buy it for myself.
I hope my family will put 5 euro each and get it to me... I need it.
I'd also like art supplies, but I'm difficult to please so generally people just gift me ink bottles and call it a day lol i use a lot of ink for sketching and writing so quality can vary and it'll still get used in the end.
Painting supplies are trickier. I get artist grade colours usually so I don't trust other people to buy me them for me.

I just got an e-bike for commuting to work, so my Christmas List is full of non-essential but nice-to-have cycling equipment this year.

I have a collection of different lists for things like hobby related stuff to home goods for my own future place . I just find it so fun to casually make lists of things I may want in the future. It's fun like digital window shopping from the comfort of home.

I have books, movies, and earthquake kit stuff.

Books and yarn this year. I'm burning through my yarn stash making everyone else's gifts asldkjsaslkdj. Plus, with how long this apartment/house hunt I'm on is, the kind of cute little tchotchkes my family often finds for me, I just have no ROOM for while I'm staying in my mom's house. All my nice kitchen things are sitting in a big rubbermaid storage container, and my cute little display toys just haven't got the shelf space... Actually, DVDs as well as books, I can find room for. They're small and flat, and I love having physical media. I just come from a family of maximalists and they love hunting for little quirky decor pieces as gifts, and normally I LOVE it, but right now it's just...

Re: What's on your Amazon wishlist?

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Not strictly political so putting it here.

Who are some people you have dropped from your life or social circle and why?

Bonus points for the pettiest reasons!