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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: Today at 11:47:34 AM »
Am I am so thankful you logged!

The 24-hs thing worked and revealed that my diastolic pressure was often high, but not so much the systolic one,  which was...not what I expected. The doctor added another medicine, this time a diuretic one, but in a mild dose, I think. I have to make a new appointment in 2 weeks. I had not checked my pressure since then.

JB began writing Mirror Mirror! In his official page it says he is 14%. Also, there is a Twelve Months' first chapter sample somewhere. I read it. This is going to be a difficult book to read. 

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DF Spoilers / Re: List your top 5 Dresden files books
« on: Today at 03:02:42 AM »
My top five also changes with my mood, but in general:

1. Turncoat
2. Skin Game
3. Small Favor
4. Summer Knight
5. Dead Beat
Bonus
Probably BG

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DF Spoilers / Re: Twelve Months, chapter one
« on: Today at 02:58:42 AM »
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I think some readers tend to forget that all of these books are technically Harry's Journals. He wrote them. So therefore there are going to be issues like this, especially someone who is impacted by this much trauma.
Additionally, it feeds into an ongoing theory that Harry is not a reliable narrator. This is something that pops up every now and again.
I also feel like the books are getting closer to (Harry's) present time. The early books often read like they are furtner in the past, while as we creep close the end, they feel more "current".
Just one mans opinion.

That is the point. Harry is not a reliable narrator. We know that, at least since Shiela, his fire spells and, well, who hired the killer in Changes. But it is not always so clear when he is writing the files. He has been distressed before, but we had not seen him in writing. Like, we know when Susan happened he was a mess. He told us so. But his actual words were tidier and clearer than now.

BTW, Jim is already writing Mirror Mirror and I am happy to hear that, as I hope it is a funnier book. We know is necessary for Harry to live through the twelve months, but being with him won't be easy.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Twelve Months, chapter one
« on: November 02, 2025, 08:12:11 PM »
Quote from: CrusherJen on November 02, 2025, 03:50:25 AM
It sounds like this will be a painful book to read... but I'm too much of an addict to let it pass me by.

I agree, of course I will read it. But I think it will be difficult.
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DF Spoilers / Re: Twelve Months, chapter one
« on: November 01, 2025, 07:24:43 PM »
Ugh, GS is one of the books I don't like as much.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Twelve Months, chapter one
« on: November 01, 2025, 07:50:19 AM »
The link that RobReece put in the first post worked for me.

Well, this is more or less what I expected. Something to have the ball start running.
Specifics:
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Robreece
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The rest I frankly do not remember.


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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: October 30, 2025, 12:27:10 PM »
I link to another post of mine because I think you can find it interesting but perhaps Weird people does not wander for all the threads in the forum.
https://www.paranetonline.com/index.php/topic,55267.0.html

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DF Books / List of influencing SF and Fantasy authors
« on: October 30, 2025, 12:23:41 PM »
I am not sure where to post this. I hope this is the right place.  It is a link to reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1oj5lsj/top_100_most_influential_fantasy_and_scifi/

That person use a system based on links to measure the influence of sci-fi and fantasy authors and created a ranking. Jim Butcher is 284.

I post the first 20 for people who does not want to go to the link
Rank   Author   Number of Wikilinks
1   J. R. R. Tolkien   8381
2   Oscar Wilde   6498
3   Stephen King   5721
4   Edgar Allan Poe   5564
5   George Orwell   5457
6   Isaac Asimov   4820
7   H. G. Wells   4662
8   Arthur C. Clarke   4224
9   J. K. Rowling   3930
10   H. P. Lovecraft   3903
11   C. S. Lewis   3699
12   Neil Gaiman   3484
13   William Morris   3395
14   Ray Bradbury   3325
15   Lewis Carroll   3283
16   Robert A. Heinlein   2987
17   Jules Verne   2895
18   Toni Morrison   2889
19   Ursula K. Le Guin   2870
20   Mary Shelley   2832

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: October 30, 2025, 11:37:13 AM »
Hi Weird!
Yes, the government got an unexpected victory and most of us are super confused. The main consequence is that they plan to do changes in the labor laws. In short, they are changing the model of country we have. It was a model basen on the right of the workers and the solidarity and now it will be based on individual productivity. It will be more akin to the US model. They still have to pass the bills in the Congreso (Parliament?) by now they have lots of representatives, which was not the case until now.

Having new beds is always excellent news!

It is so interesting what you tell us about your husband knowing one actor, and even you've been offered to work too  :). Great, keep enjoying it.  Sorry but the video you linked is not available in my country.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: October 26, 2025, 08:53:17 AM »
Hi Regen!! So good to see you here.
Glad you enjoyed your food. I am (allegedly) allergic to fish, but I had a chicken with salad yesterday that was delicious too.
I hope you enjoy your plethora of books. I bought the Thursday Murder Club but I barely began reading it. I've been super busy. And I am also in the mood for playing some computer game. Did you ever played some of the Phoenix Wright games? The one I am playing not it is inspired but those,  with the same game mechanics, but it is not part of the saga. I think I will begin a new case today.

Also, today we have elections. Not to president but to parliament representatives. Time will tell what happens...I don't think any party will have much difference above the other. I will tell you later.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: October 19, 2025, 06:17:07 PM »
Today is Mother's Day in my country, so congratulations for all the mothers that are forumites and for the mothers of the forumites  :)

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: October 12, 2025, 08:49:05 PM »
Regen, you are alive!
Congratulations about the family news, especially mini's internship. I am sure you will miss having her around all the time, but at least Denmark is not too far away from you.
Hello Don! I am so pleased you came back. I am doing well except for some health issues that are not terrible but not ideal. For example, I had a very high blood pressure, so we are trying a new drug and last Wednesday I did the horrible 24 hours pressure measuring thing. I hope it worked (I mean, it had correctly readings. I had some bad experiences about that). It was not so bad. Also, hubby and I are recovering from some cold and both of us still have an annoying random coughing.
I've been dictating some classes I don't usually do, so it iwas fun. And this week I have to evaluate some doctorate students (they have a plan, and they around half of it, so we have to evaluate if they are doing well, if we think they are going to finish in time or perhaps they should change some things, we do some suggestions, things like that.

TV and movies: I watched Wednesday, i liked it. This season more than the first one, I believe. I also watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which was a hit of miss with some good episodes and some terrible ones. I also watched two super heroes movies to comment here. Thunderbolts (Marvel) and Superman (DC). Thunderbolts was ok. No pretensions, not big deal. Superman was...pleasant to watch but too many things had no sense, and I was not delighted with some casting (but I am ok with Superman and Lois). Also, there is Krypto!
Last, I watched two more serious/darker shows. The girlfriend, which was very disturbing but interesting and well done and We were liars, which was mesmerizing. I liked it.

And yay!  the book is coming! I heard JB was in a conventions these last days.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: October 08, 2025, 01:11:54 PM »
*makes a note to replace the bulbs for something more efficient*

*Realizes that she forgot Don's birthday*
*sighs*
Hi Don! When I posted the belated birthday thread for MSD and others I was ready for making your thread in a couple of days. And then, time decided to just run. I forgot many birthdays in the meantime. I am sorry.
I will make those thread later, because right now I have to run myself.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Murphy
« on: October 07, 2025, 11:00:39 AM »
It is a good theory and I would like it.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Murphy
« on: October 05, 2025, 07:45:17 PM »
Do you think Chandler is in the Mirror dimension?

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