Caroline Shea

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going to be reading horrible takes like five years from now thinking to myself "no time for dat ser lyonel." replying to every five paragraph essay complaining about the costumes on hotd with EggFrowning.jpeg

love when you can feel a phrase immediately get absorbed into your permanent lexicon

It’s okay for hard things to be hard. On the subject of AI and writing, I like the way George Saunders puts it:

@vermont_morgan that makes sense, thank you!!

@therealcshea the opening half of the first book, especially the Winterfell section, is the only time you have so many POV characters stacked in one place. I think it might catch more for you once they've split off! Winterfell is like the prelude

ok don’t kill me. given everything about me i thought i’d inhale GOT when I started the books but. i’m a few chapters in and…not quite hooked? is this a case of needing to power through the set up? big sections feel very stage direction-y to me. i want in these weirdos’ heads!!

@vermont_morgan (i have a feeling i should see how i feel once he finishes establishing more of the POVs since maybe we get to spend more time w/ each character then, though)

@vermont_morgan yes, thrones & chapter eight! Robert & co are in winterfell, Jon has met Tyrion, Joff is a dick & Arya hates needlepoint.

I don’t even think it’s a case of not liking his prose which can cause me to bounce off some popularly adapted stuff bc I LIKE the prose so far. and it’s not a case of not liking a slow build. I famously love a book where nothing happens. i just want more interiority?

@acciosandeeliz I need to check out the list and get caught up!!

@therealcshea they're ALL SO GOOD THIS YEAR

me reading all the books nominated for the bram stoker award and telling everyone about the books up for the bram stoker award

@tidaltowns (and I love reading your posts! it makes me happy to log on and hear your thoughts on books/movies/cooking/what you’ve been up to)

@tidaltowns i’m sorry it’s been bad. I’m here if you need to vent to someone/just chat and be distracted. i know this may not help in the moment but getting stuck in that dark place is not reflective of your value as a person. I know you would tell me so & have when I’ve struggled. ❤️

hey all, i want to start by saying that i’m safe now, but that things got dangerously dark for me really quickly over the past few days. maybe it was longer and i missed some warning signs, i don’t know. anyways i’m still not doing what i would call well

@acciosandeeliz ❤️❤️

@therealcshea beauty!

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@esmesayss @norabird thank you both!! I had totally forgotten about the national gallery

hello i'm back and crowdsourcing again. having trouble narrowing down the touristy things i wanna do in london but want to have time just to wander/chill too. of these museum/museum adjacent activities, what would you prioritize (or leave off/substitute)

@Mara_Webster thank you!!

@therealcshea Also if you end up in the area national portrait gallery is always a personal fave and if you don’t have time to do the whole thing the ground floor is usually modern and exhibitions so a good taste of it overall

@norabird no but i've been meaning to watch that emma forever!! i've loved her in everything i've seen her in though.

@therealcshea ugh i know PERFECT casting ugh! have you seen her in daniel deronda and emma...simply divine

@norabird sadly yes (romola seems like she'd be a perfect nora)! but have now realized i could take myself to the mousetrap. different vibe but would also be very fun lol

@therealcshea will a doll's house at the almeida have started? (it was almost sold out when i checked, but not for the start of the run)

@norabird thank you so much!!! in my imaginary world i am very much bringing all my mutuals and we are having tea & birthday cake together. and this is so helpful. seeing 1536 while i'm there but i wanna get something else in, too! (I'm SO sad arcadia will be done)

@therealcshea put me in your luggage maybe, that's an idea we can all support i think...