Starling @Starling@octodon.social

Thank goodness the wind has calmed here.🍃

Oh my goodness. Family. That's all I'll say.

I need a break.

My sister's coming over this evening for a visit, and I wish I had a bit more energy to deal with things.

I might need more caffeine to get through this. It's just a shame I'm trying to cut down on the stuff.🙃

Halfway through the day, and I'm exhausted. Looks like I'm not the only one, though.

Storm Eleanor is still blowing a gale, and I didn't get much sleep because of it. I hate these kind of windstorms.

My kingdom for a full night of peaceful sleep!

@wim_v12e That sounds like an excellent idea. Names do have connotations, and this seems like a much better way of defining them.

@PeteMoss I couldn't agree more.

Looks like we've got another storm coming. Hope everyone stays safe in Storm Eleanor.

Honestly, I think I preferred it before we decided to name our storms over here.🤔

Finally, it's stopped raining. Nice to see the sun!🌞

@valdecast Thanks.🙂 I'll admit that when I can't afford to buy books full price, I'll get them from charity shops or from the library, and then upgrade to a new copy when I can afford it.

And reading books in another language is an excellent way to learn. Good luck with it!🙂

@Zoonie Ooh, that's a good idea - I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip!🙂

Rather than set myself a figure, I'm going to see how many #books I can read in a year. It'll be good research to see how much of a bookworm I am. I'll likely be sticking to #scifi and #fantasy, but there may be some #historicalfiction in there, too.

I'm beginning my 2018 #readingchallenge with something special - Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear. I was lucky enough to get this for Christmas, and I've been saving it until now.📚

Book counter: 1

That's odd... been tooted at by something called Mastodon User Matching. "Find users similar to you at...(Link here)"

*mutes and carries on regardless*🙂

Happy New Year, all! Here's to a kinder year for everyone.🙂

@sonicbooming Thanks - I think I'll definitely start doing that.

I just wish I could convince my family to come over here. That would make things easier.

I'm feeling somewhat down about all the negativity on Twitter (more so than usual) and how I really don't want any of that to bleed through onto Mastodon.

I've only been here a short while, but it's fast become a safe haven for me. Perhaps I'm still naive (even at my moderately advanced age), but I just want everyone to get along.

@KnotKnormal I can't believe how stupid that is... and I can fully see why it's illegal. That's just... wow.😶

Quite possibly the one thing I dislike about this time of year is fireworks.

I understand having them on New Years Eve, but we've got a couple of days to go until then and someone's letting them off outside right now.

I'd like to be charitable and think that it's someone's birthday, but I really don't like fireworks...

Talk about nostalgia - Labyrinth is on tv.

That brings back some memories.🙂

I keep losing track of what day it is. The only problem with an extended holiday over the festive season is that all the days seem to blend together into a blur of snacking and watching cheesy tv.
Anyway, afternoon all, on this grey and dreary Friday (I think).😉