Unconscious Mutterings 777

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Cheap :: thrifty
2. Brace :: support
3. Delicate :: fine, gentle
4. Era :: time
5. Naked :: nsfw
6. Bad TV :: boring
7. Gift :: present
8. Forgive :: peace
9. Staple :: basic
10. Last :: end

Unconscious Mutterings 765

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Biography :: book
2. Twitter :: tweet
3. Circumstance :: situation
4. Welcome :: greeting, home
5. Partner :: fiance, dancing
6. Trick :: treat, halloween, magician
7. Disease :: illness
8. Inform :: to tell
9. Weekly :: repeated
10. Shred :: tear

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Outbreak :: illness
2. Outerwear :: coat
3. Game :: playing
4. Lift :: pick up
5. Kneel :: down on one knee
6. Recede :: fall back
7. Spice :: cooking
8. Ship :: ocean
9. Winter :: snow, cold
10. Peel :: orange

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Blinded :: can't see
2. Spectacular :: amazing
3. Heat :: fire
4. Tony :: name
5. Courtesy :: kindness, etiquette
6. Handling :: holding, taking care of
7. Shut up :: quiet, SHUSH
8. Awards :: prize
9. Listen :: music, pay attention
10. Privilege :: benefit, not a necessity

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Virus :: illness
2. Checkbook :: bank
3. Cackle :: witch, laugh
4. Tooth :: mouth, smile, dentist
5. Uber :: taxi-lite
6. Breach :: wash-up, takeover
7. 2020 :: future, hindsight
8. Pod :: container
9. Website :: internet
10. Suspicious :: intriguing, conspicuous, mystery

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Tweet :: twitter, bird
2. Fortify :: strengthen
3. Nonsense :: gibberish
4. Good :: positive
5. Defined :: detailed
6. Recreation :: exercise, outdoors
7. Want? :: desire, wish
8. Need :: necessity
9. Parks :: outdoors, children, playground
10. Should :: ought

Oracle Readings Received: Psychic DJ Oracle (Aug 30 2017)

We asked, "What do I need to know to find the way out of this housing snafu I'm in the middle of?" Gwynne Michele's Pandoracle said, Golden Earring's "Twilight Zone"

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Slipping :: sliding, mistake
2. Thin line :: border, ambiguity
3. Blur :: unclear, fast
4. Dream :: hope, ideal
5. Love :: romance, connection
6. Full :: complete, filled
7. Attempt :: try
8. Breast :: woman, chest
9. Hang :: death, hold on
10. Gill :: fish

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Anticipation :: anxiety, excitement
2. Insecurity :: anxiety, unsafe
3. Forgive :: let go of suffering for self
4. Positivity :: happiness, optimism
5. Disappointment :: unhappiness, regret
6. Birthday! :: party, baby
7. Purchase :: shopping
8. Sentimental :: emotional
9. Lurk :: sneak, wait
10. Superstition :: supernatural mythos

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Broken :: not working
2. Compromised :: made an adjustment
3. Delayed :: late
4. Ligament :: body part that holds joints together
5. Dramatic :: over the top, exaggerated
6. Fanatic :: joy, obsession
7. Exotic :: different, wild, uncommon
8. Weeks :: a bit of time
9. Walk it off :: calm down, normalize
10. Bruised :: hurt

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Headache :: pain
2. Leftover :: food
3. Corrupt :: evil
4. Vent :: rant
5. Equipment :: tools
6. Jack :: Jill, car mechanic tool
7. Business :: work
8. Joint :: bendable spot on body, MJ
9. Intership :: unpaid work for experience
10. Pain :: discomfort

Oracle Readings Received: Jodi Chapman's Soul Clarity Card Draw (Aug 1 2017)

Hi Emma! Your card is: Let go – You don’t need to hang on so tightly. Just release and be free. Hugs!

Unconscious Mutterings 756

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Baby:: vulnerable, pregnancy
2. Hoops :: basketball, skirts, needlework
3. Vulnerable :: child, weakness
4. Literally :: exactly
5. Relationship :: between people, romance, friendship
6. Best :: top
7. Aggressive :: angry, forceful
8. Comfort :: sooth
9. Tunnel :: dark, narrow
10. Cancer :: zodiac, illness, sad

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Delete :: erase
2. Late :: night, behind
3. Rambling :: rolling, wandering
4. Popular :: important, friends
5. Significant :: important
6. Slither :: snake
7. Spicy :: chili
8. Joyous :: celebration, party
9. Detailed :: focused, minute
10. Rabbi :: jewish faith leader

24in48 Intro Survey

1. Where in the world are you reading from this weekend? Boston, MA
2.  Have you done the 24in48 readathon before? Once before but i didn't read for a full 24 hours  (I'm not gonna read for a full 24 hours this time either)
3. Where did you hear about the readathon, if it is your first? N/a not my first 
4. What book are you most excited about reading this weekend? Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
5.  Tell us something about yourself. I'm 29 years old, a plural system, a creative and tarot reader who volunteers as a teacher assistant in an adult education program for people with psychiatric disabilities  (I'm helping teach a walking meditation and writing class this term and I'm a student-mentor in a reiki meditation class). I also volunteer as a cat caretaker at an animal shelter.
6.  Remind us where to find you online this weekend. I can be found here at The Dreamwriters Dreaming  (blog), @dreamwriteremmy  (Instagram), @thedreamwriters (twitter)

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Adopt :: don't shop, take in
2. Therapy :: self-care
3. Money back :: return
4. Lotion :: soft
5. Feeling :: emotions
6. Surgery :: medical procedure
7. Ashen :: pale, grey
8. Wrist :: body part, joint
9. Pronounce :: announce, how to sound out a word
10. Vaseline :: like lotion, medical supply

Oracle Readings Received: rootsofthestories one card draw (jul 12 2017)

rootsofthestories's one card draw (jul 12 2017)

We asked for a card from the Divine Circus Oracle.


The two cards I pulled for you were Guest of Honor and Pixie Pierrot.

Read together, I think these cards are saying you need to let yourself thrive. Let yourself be authentically you, whatever that may be, and surround yourself with the people who appreciate you for that. You are good, you are lovely, you are a creature that is entirely unique and with that comes your own ability to show people all the things you have inside you. Let yourself get int ouch with the things you've left behind too, the things you thought weren't worth it, or that you cast aside as childish. THese are things that are important, these are the things that will help you express yourself to those who want to hear you.

Embrace who you are, what you've done and all the things you can give to the world around you.

Oracle Readings Received: Hitokage's Tarot Tuesday (Jul 11 2017)

hitokage's Tarot Tuesday Jul 11 2017

We asked for a Light and Dark  2-card reading from the Black Tarot.


Sorry for the delay! Because you asked for the Black Tarot, which tends to be a dark deck, I've switched the placement of the cards, darkness first.

The Dark: XVIII The Moon
The strong warrior, empowered by the light of the moon. As that which holds you back, this card speaks to cycles of change and growth, but also the habit to doubt, to feel as if one is on uncertain, shifting footing. She is strong but cautious, uncertain in herself.

The Light: XVII The Star
The victorious champion, the paladin of light, watched by a thousand eyes of wisdom. As that which pushes forward, this card speaks to the eternal search for knowledge and the call to share what we've learned with others. She is bold, fearless, but also wise and compassionate.


I've done several readings with this deck, so the fact that a well shuffled spread still pulled two of the Major Arcana, in order, is significant. Something BIG is either in progress or about to get going. A third card pulled the Knave of Chalices, which bodes well for a positive conclusion to BIG THING, though you may (will?) have to fight for it.

Oracle Readings Received: Psychic DJ Oracle (July 12 2017)

We asked as per usual, "What's next?"
Pandoracle says, Nelly ft Kelly Rowland - "Dilemma"

Unconscious Mutterings 753

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Webbed :: Duck feet 
2. History :: the past 
3. Musical :: fun, entertaining  
 
4. Husband :: wife  
5. Stayed :: remain  
6. Drug :: medicine  
 
7. Structure :: plan  
8. Complicated :: complex  
9. Plot :: story frame
10. Coma :: unconscious  

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Mentor :: guide, teacher
2. Stitch :: sewing, alien
3. Twirl :: dance
4. Spoken :: words, talk
5. Scar :: cuts
6. Clients :: patient
7. Tragic :: sad
8. Private :: personal, hidden
9. Thousand :: a lot
10. Produce :: vegetables, create

Oracle Readings Received: Psychic DJ Oracle (June 28 2017)

We asked as per usual, "What's next?"
Pandoracle says, P!nk ft. Lily Allen's "True Love".

Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say
Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face
There's no one quite like you
You push all my buttons down
I know life would suck without you

At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're an asshole but I love you
And you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you, I really hate you,
So much, I think it must be

True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love,
It must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you

Just once try to wrap your little brain around my feelings
Just once please try not to be so mean
Repeat after me now R-O-M-A-N-C-E-E-E
Come on I'll say it slowly (Romance)
You can do it baby

At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're an asshole but I love you
And you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you, I really hate you,
So much, I think it must be

True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love,
It must be true love
And no one else can break my heart like you

(I love you, I think it must be love, I love you)

Why do you rub me up the wrong way?
Why do you say the things that you say?
Sometimes I wonder how we ever came to be
But without you I'm incomplete

I think it must be
True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love,
It must be true love
And no one else can break my heart like you (like you)
No one else can break my heart like you (like you)
No one else can break my heart like you

Unconscious Mutterings 751

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Honor :: respect
2. Adopt :: don't shop, shelter
3. Record :: music, tape recorder
4. Birthday :: party
5. Sensational :: out of the ordinary
6. Favor :: gift, request
7. Twist :: dance, plot twist
8. Panel :: speakers, conference
9. Backtrack :: re-do
10. Pretzel :: yum, cheese, salt

Unconscious Mutterings 750

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Basketball :: sports, slam dunk
2. Traffic :: delay
3. Relationship :: unsteady
4. Phoenix :: rise from ashes
5. Tapping :: EFT
6. Young man :: address for a younger man
7. Hulk :: smash, Love is for Children
8. Whiskey :: drinking
9. Market :: shopping
10. Career :: job

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Validation :: acknowledged
2. Bruised :: hurt
3. Collect :: games
4. Water :: drink
5. Peanuts :: elephant
6. Injured :: hurt
7. Pregnant :: baby
8. Fruitty :: sweet
9. Cute :: aww
10. Wrinkled :: old

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Boredom :: "I'm boooooooooored", nothing to do, stircrazy
2. Lifestyle :: things about life -- hair, nails, food, clothes, housekeeping
3. Adopt :: don't shop!
4. Foolishness :: silliness
5. Backtrack :: go back over it
6. Plastic :: hard
7. Debt :: uncomfortable
8. Flag :: IMPORTANT!
9. Unique :: not like anything else, individual
10. West :: East, cowboys

Oracle Readings Received: Jodi Chapman's Soul Clarity Card Draw (June 1 2017)

Hi Emma! Your card is: Help yourself – What do you need? Lovingly offer it to yourself. Hugs!

Unconscious Mutterings 747

Unconcious Mutterings

1. Laundry :: too much
2. Stoke :: build up
3. Zombie :: monster, no motivation, going through the motions
4. Parliament :: uk government
5. Instilled :: put in a belief
6. Ache :: pain
7. Muscle :: exercise
8. Sniff :: nose, smell
9. Crude :: rough
10. Effort :: work

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Corner :: street
2. Establish :: steady
3. Cartoonish :: silly
4. Request :: ask
5. Disappointing :: unhappy, regret
6. Recluse :: hermit
7. Anti- :: nope
8. Jeans :: blue, jazz
9. Ridiculous :: silly
10. Soul :: spirit

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Priest :: religion
2. Lincoln :: president
3. Mother :: taking care of, mom
4. Board :: plank, group leadership
5. Surgery :: medical
6. Barbecue :: campfire
7. Marina :: marine biology, ocean, goddess Character in Harvest Moon
8. Squeeze :: squish
9. Award :: recognition, prize
10. Stopping by :: visiting

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Climbing :: hikin
2. Unpack :: coming home
3. Emotionally :: feelings everywhere
4. Scatter :: separate
5. Worm :: garden
6. Graduate :: school
7. Slide :: playground
8. Pinch :: ouch, focus
9. Debated :: argument
10. Show :: entertainment

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Wax :: candles
2. 50% :: half
3. Speaker :: talking
4. Robot :: android
5. Nail :: fingers, hammer
6. Contour :: shape
7. Pin :: accessory, sharp
8. Sex :: not gender
9. Batteries :: energy, power
10. Echo :: repetition

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Unconscious Mutterings 742

1. Improve :: make better
2. Brothers :: siblings
3. Crystal :: clear, stone
4. Zoo :: wild animals
5. Second :: pause
6. Sell :: shop
7. Death :: change, end
8. Current :: sea
9. Pain :: ow
10. Value :: worth

Unconscious Mutterings 741

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Field :: park
2. Ding :: bell
3. Teenager :: wild, reckless
4. Podcast :: Night Vale Presents
5. Vibrator :: buzz
6. Radio :: host
7. Brat :: spoiled
8. Dwell :: live, linger
9. Piano :: classical music
10. Perish :: expire, death

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Awkward :: uncomfortable
2. Reality :: now, here
3. Yoda :: "Do or do not; there is no try."
4. Medication :: self-care
5. Headache :: pain
6. Sensation :: Feelings
7. Sneeze :: allergies
8. Historical :: older
9. YouTube :: videos
10. Polka :: dance

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Sticky :: gross
2. Purpose :: plan
3. Foul :: ball, baseball
4. Unbelievable :: shock
5. Currently :: now
6. Resume :: begin again
7. Media :: books, tv, radio
8. Quick :: fast
9. Quit :: done
10. Joyless :: dull, unhappy

Oracle Readings Received: Jodi Chapman's Soul Clarity Card Draw (April 1 2017)

Hi Emma! Your card is: Speak your truth – Honor your voice, and let it be heard. Hugs!

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Aggrivation :: typo, annoyance
2. Two-faced :: black and white
3. Postmark :: mailed
4. Chip :: snack
5. Failure :: defeat
6. Plant :: garden
7. Termination :: end
8. Improvise :: invent
9. Course :: class, part of a meal
10. Western :: cowboys

Unconscious Mutterings 737

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Describe :: detail
2. Blast :: explosion
3. Scratch :: itch
4. Limber :: flexible, fast
5. Spring :: grow
6. Ridiculous :: silly
7. Commute :: transit system
8. Aches :: pain
9. Tissue :: paper, sneeze
10. Frost :: cold

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Acquired :: gained
2. Helpless :: assistance needed, despair
3. Pirate :: arr!
4. Itchy :: scratchy
5. Neon :: signs, parties
6. Primate :: monkey
7. Single :: alone
8. Buffy:: the Vampire Slayer
9. Storage :: shed
10. Unpacked :: moving

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Birthday :: party
2. Habitat :: animals home
3. Foil :: comparison Literary device, fencing
4. Drowsy :: sleepy
5. Training :: program, exercise
6. Career :: job
7. Howard :: person, leader
8. Keyhole :: keys
9. Secret :: hidden
10. Camera :: photography

Oracle Readings Received: Jodi Chapman's Soul Clarity Card Draw (March 1 2017)

Hi Emma! Your card is: Connect with others – Let others in. Your heart will leap with joy. And their hearts will, too. Hugs!

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Argue :: debate, fight
2. Surprise! :: party, shock
3. Telescope :: stargazing
4. Shopping :: things, discomfort
5. Button :: on, decorative
6. Certifiable :: proven, respected
7. Blind date :: discomfort, surprise
8. Relationship :: partners, friends, family
9. Appreciation :: honor, respect
10. Station :: place, stop

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Mini :: tiny
2. Tantrum :: anger
3. Grown up :: adult
4. Hollywood :: movies
5. Dance :: ballet
6. Invest :: money
7. Page :: read
8. Sparkle :: shine
9. Communication :: talking
10. Proud :: accomplishment

[Review] Year of Yes

Shonda Rhimes's "Year of Yes" was recommended in an entrepreneur group I'm in last year. I saw it on the shelf at my library last week and decided that since I'm working on visibility this year, that it may well be time to read about an introvert learning to be visible. It's a really interesting read and I'm definitely finding a lot of the things she mentioned true.

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Haunting :: ghosts
2. Mattress :: sleep
3. Speculate :: curiosity
4. Climb :: mountain
5. Diana :: Goddess
6. Runner :: Five, Zombies
7. Grim :: Solemn
8. Nightmares :: monsters
9. Kitty :: cute, fuzzy
10. Chrome :: shiny, computer

[Review] Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Robin Sloan's "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore came onto my radar over the summer with some Facebook friends remarking about the fascinating beliefs meme of Codex Vitae which was inspired by the book, which I find interesting as well, but i had other books to read. I wandered around my library and picked it up last week to read and finished it in a couple of days. The narrator who works the overnight shift at Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore has a geeky quality like Magic Ex Libris's Isaac Vainio and a team of geeky friends who help him solve the mystery surrounding the bookstore. It's a fascinating intersection of history, Literature and computers that surrounds the book. :)

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Online :: friends
2. Balance :: tree pose
3. Grunge :: messy
4. Beacon :: light
5. Laughing :: joy
6. Comedy :: show
7. Animated :: excited
8. Campaign :: politics
9. Heather :: grey
10. Comma :: punctuation

Why we signed the Split Movie Hurts Us All Open Letter to M. Night Shyamalan

We’re Emma Hryniewicz and the DreamWriters and we signed the Split Movie Hurts campaign’s Open Letter to M. Night Shyamalan. I didn’t actually write-in our reasoning in the Split Movie Hurts website because I wanted to articulate a very long response and I wanted it to come from the blog we’re working on. Which is our Medium blog, though this is also being crossposted to several of our other blogs as well. We consider ourselves fairly average on the activist/change agent scene. We tend to be closer to the slacktivist/artist side of the Spectrum of Resistance, rather than showing up at protests, walks and rallies. We don’t talk a lot, but when we do talk, we have a lot to say. Words are powerful. Stories are powerful. We identify as plural, but not DID. Mostly because while we do believe we originally split from a traumatic experience with a suicidal ex-friend, our system also believes we have metaphysical and naturalistic origins, depending on who you talk to. Many of us just walk-in and stick around because we want to heal and share OUR stories and we get a lot out of this world even if it isn’t where we’re originally from. And others of us developed for specific situations in our lives as we learned what we needed to get our life on track in our recovery journey. We decided after a long debate to sign the letter with our legal name and our professional system name. There are a lot of reasons for this. We have a foot in and believe in so many different organizations and perspectives. We support and identify with the Icarus Project, which has some feet in the radical antipsychiatry movement BUT not all of us who identify with them are radicals — I like the Icarus Project movement’s focus on creativity as a tool personally and their self-care and community action zines are beautiful resources. We support and identify with To Write Love On Her Arms which believes in the importance of story and more importantly in music because music comes from NOW — from both the dark places and the hopeful places. We also have a solid love for the Peer Recovery movement because we see it as our Dumbledore’s Army, the place where we found out how to be comfortable as a person and grow. Without Recovery-Oriented Services and Programs, we wouldn’t be writing this article, working as part of a team at conferences, or seeing our abilities as a writer, storyteller and artist, and as a connector and weaver of resources as superpowers. We believe that it’s possible to be diagnosed with DID and be in recovery. We have friends with DID who while they still struggle, they are doing good things and helping others. We believe that non-DID plurals are able to be in recovery as well. We believe that recovery is possible for everyone struggling through a mental health challenge or other significant loss. We believe that there will be something to look forward to tomorrow even when today’s hard. We believe that horror movies and journalists portraying people with any mental illness as horrible dangerous monsters hurts everyone. It reinforces ignorance, leading to prejudice and discrimination. Don’t get me wrong, I have a love-hate relationship with the horror genre and jump-scares. I grew up with a horror/thriller movie buff, so I enjoy horror even if I spend the whole performance aghast and terrified. But I’m very tired of this old trope. It just perpetuates a myth that is not true for the vast majority of its stereotype. And it tends to make us less likely to speak out because we don’t want the scary monster label. It ends up perpetuating self-stigma for those of us who hear this message too often. I don’t like it when own voice stories are pushed back to the margins by stories like these, where the facts have been twisted for the sake of ratings and a story. I want to hear your stories and your voices, not the media’s. All our voices matter and we need everyone right now. No one should have to stand alone.

Unconscious Mutterings 730

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Boots :: Rain
2. Flames :: Fire, Warmth
3. Resign :: Step down
4. Move :: travel
5. Stream :: calm
6. Champagne :: celebration
7. Slid :: slip
8. Bangs :: hair
9. Trailed :: "..."
10. Woods :: nature

[24in48 Readathon] Hour 48: Closing Survey

01. How many books did you read? Pages? (If you didn’t keep track, tell me that too!) I read 6 books from end to end, and two chapters of a 7th. Didn't keep track of the pages, though. 02. How many hours did you read? 10 hours and 32 minutes. 03. What do you think worked well in this readathon? I liked how spaced out the mini-quests were, even if I didn't participate in most of them. And I really appreciated the wide scope of where people were reading from. 04. What do you think could be done to improve the readathon for next time? I honestly can't think of anything right now. 05. Will you participate in a future 24in48 readathon? I think so. :)

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Guards :: watchmen
2. Resign :: give up
3. Blink :: flash
4. Curvy :: road, woman
5. Ripple :: wave
6. Benefits :: Support
7. Too much :: intense, discomfort
8. Stone :: touch
9. Funny :: joke
10. Receipt :: store

[24in48 Readathon] Hour 8 and 22min: If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?

It's now hour 8 and 24 minutes and I just finished Matthea Harvey's "If The Tabloids Are True What Are You?" which is a combination of mixed media and poetry inspired by the artwork. Some bits are fascinating, others less interesting to me. It's still pretty cool, though.

[24in48 Readathon] Hour 6 and 5 min: The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook

Now I'm on hour six and a bit and just finished "The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook" by Soman Chainani. I love good in-universe meta that expands the canon universe and the School for Good and Evil series is a very interesting branch off of fairy tale retellings. This didn't disappoint in that regard especially in expanding the universe of the books post-series as well as the history behind the series. If you enjoyed the School for Good and Evil series and wanted to know what happens after, pick it up!

[24in48 Readathon] hour 3 and 45min : The Dear Remote Nearness of You

45 minutes after hour 3, I just finished Danielle Legros Georges's "The Dear Remote Nearness of You". It's a very intriguing and diverse collection of poetry. I love the variation in rhythms, and styles. Some of them are more prose-poems but they're all fascinating snapshots of life.

[24in48 Readathon] Hour 1-3 Book: You Can Heal Your Life

For the first 3 hours (9a-12p) I decided to catch up on one of my Facebook group-based self-study reads, Louise L. Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life". So I spent 3 hours reading the first two chapters and doing the exercises in the second. It's pretty relevant to my life right now. I'm trying to make a lot of big changes this year in the hopes of finding a job that I would like to do. And one of them is trying for less negativity. So this is a good book for starting to unpack that stuff.

[24in48 Readathon] Hour Zero Intro Survey

Hi everyone who's visiting from the 24in48 Readathon!

So I'm actually already 3 hours in but I forgot to say hi! I'll post a short bit about what I read for my first 3 hours in a second.

But here's my Hour Zero Intro Survey.

01. Where in the world are you reading from this weekend?
Hi I'm from Boston, Massachusetts in the USA.
02. Have you done the 24in48 readathon before?
Nope this is my first year.
03. Where did you hear about the  24in48 readathon, if it is your first?
I saw it browsing around Twitter. :)
04. What book are you most excited about reading this week?
Right after I do my post about my first 3 hours book, I'm going to start reading the one of the one s I'm most excited about, Danielle Legros Georges's "The Dear Remote Nearness of You", which is a poetry collection.
05. Tell us something about yourself. Since I can't say just one thing here's a speed bio I did from a recent friending meme on Dreamwidth:
Hufflepuff. Taurus. Plural. Writer. Artist. Reiki Practitioner. Advocate. Activist. Intuitive. UU - eclectic pop culture pagan with Christian and Correllian Nativist Wicca influences. Adult learner taking classes through a day program for people with disabilities, MOOCs and self-study. 

06. Remind us where to find you this weekend.
You can find me here on The Dreamwriters Dreaming, and on Twitter @thedreamwriters and Instagram @dreamwriteremmy

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Boarded :: get on
2. System :: lines
3. Favor :: doing something for someone
4. Sphere :: ball
5. Priorities :: to do list
6. Chips :: snack
7. Lighting :: storm
8. Hopes :: dreams
9. Standing :: stillness
10. Interest :: curiosity

Oracle Readings Received: Jodi Chapman's Soul Clarity Card Draw (January 1 2017)

Hi Emma! Your card is: Slow down – When we hurry, we miss so much. Take time, look around, and see the beauty. Hugs!

Unconscious Mutterings 727

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Farmer :: agriculture
2. Ambition :: focused lofty desire
3. Dinner :: meal time
4. Blind :: unseeing
5. Privacy :: safety
6. Listening :: paying attention
7. Portrait :: painting
8. Flannel :: shirt
9. Responsibility :: to be able to respond
10. Idea :: thought