Topic: Books You're Currently Reading?

@GirlVersusGame mine is a sad henry of Skalitz (KCD) crying at being shunned by PushSquare at christmas that ended up looking similar in colour pallette and style to Sol's AI Milo Ventimiglia-alike wizard(?)

Also, apologies I probably was due to reply to you somewhere at some point about something (others too) but i've been christmassing a bit lately. Now... If you were to read The Witcher books, you'd have my undying attention, of course 😛 and as this is the book thread I may just have to make sure I get another PushSquarian onto 'the path' but you may be the biggest challenge yet.

@FuriousMachine Fascinating place, have you been there? I've been twice, most recently last summer, and can heartily recommend it. The Orkney Islands have tons of fantastic places to visit.

• I've been to the more remote parts of Scotland, the Highlands but I would like to visit. I've been to other sites like Stonehenge, The Valley of the Kings (Egypt is one of my favorite countries for historical value) Abu Simbel, Bagann in Myanmar (dangerous, don't go there) for it's temples, Gobekli Tepe but that was very brief, a lot of the more remote sites in Syria, Israel, Iran, Kuwait. Just not a lot of Europe. Some English castles when I wanted to see where a lot of my favorite Hammer Horror movies were filmed. I followed their locations guide book and plotted a course between each one. Most are scattered around the South of England so it was easy enough. I think Syria stands out the most, there was a different energy. Past and modern resilience. The people are like those of the Lebanon, they've been through so much and they still make you feel so welcome, the men are gorgeous too, their hospitality is truly remarkable. Iran too, Persians are some of the warmest people I've met and very proud of their culture and history. They've given the world so much in art and science but people are afraid to visit, like most of the places I go.

I haven't visited many Mosques, I have what you might call agoraphobia and those particular buildings though quiet feel very open. Which doesn't help with frequent travel, there are places I'd like to visit but they are much too busy like Dome of the Rock. That's where exceptions like Madain Salih and Petra can be made. We had to get up at four in the morning just to see the Pyramids. I don't know if you know Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan, that was recent, this year. It's heavily controlled by the Taliban so you don't get tourists, but it's beautiful. Syria is so beautiful too but so many people might never visit, the same for Pakistan. There are sites like Moenjodaro that most people might not even know exists. I haven't seen many sites in Africa, nor in Asia, but I've been all over the Middle East and soaked in a lot of their history. I wanted to visit some places in Japan but again they are far too busy. I'd like to eventually visit a Native American reservation, I find their culture and folk fascinating. I've seen historical sites in the DPRK too, but those weren't 'real' and very tourist free, the whole city was.

I'd like to visit Verdens Ende in your country, I learned about it after a visit to Megiddo in Israel. I think the only place I haven't been to is Alaska. I'd like to visit Fairbanks, it's full of huskies, also Aoshima, it's an island full of cats. I don't have a bucket list, it's not tourism either, I just accompany and sometimes historical sites like that are manageable. Reading about the others fills in the gaps if that makes sense.

Actually another place that was recent that you might know was Rennes le' Chateau. I've you've read much about the history of the Templar Order or of the Priory of Scion you'd know it. If you've read Michael Baigent's Holy Blood Holy Grail it would sound familiar. It plays a key role in that whole 'Jesus Mystery'. There are more sites in Israel that I'd like to visit too but they pack them full of tourists so the sense of security is there which helps with the anxiety but there are just too many people. And of course I recently found out what's happening there now so that puts me off visiting too. I've visited a number sites in Mexico too but the names escape me, it was a different kind of energy.

If I ever go back to America I'd like to visit Wardenclyffe Tower, Nikola Tesla is a kind of idol to me so I see that site as deeply historical too. He had the same thing of looking at something and taking it apart in his mind, rotating it, then forming his conclusion. I thought everyone did that, then I found out otherwise after I started reading all of his autobiographies. Such an amazing man, he could have changed the world for the better, free energy for all, but greed prevailed. I think he was born in the wrong time.

@Ravix Also, apologies I probably was due to reply to you somewhere at some point about something (others too) but i've been christmassing a bit lately

• No apology needed, enjoy your Christmas that's what it's there for. It's a little odd knowing people who do celebrate Christmas so early, but interesting at the same time. It adds to that already 'otherworldy' feel, like a time traveler of sorts. I did celebrate a couple of times in England and it was on the twenty fifth but it felt really strange.

I will say this though, I've been away for maybe two weeks already and I've been on and off writing a post to Tjuz. Is one hundred and fifty thousand characters a lot? Would it even fit? I'm writing parts each day while I sneak away. It's very boring here and I have another two weeks to go. I've been 'outside' too.
I.E. behold the new avatar. It was minus fifteen at the time, it's gotten warmer again it's only minus one.

Last night my Government decided they wanted to ban Whatsapp now too, I almost got cut-off from my friends on those other networks, then my discord dropped because that was banned last year too and I had to keep refreshing my VPN and virtual servers. Everything is banned now, all social media, all gaming networks. It's not even me I'm worried about, it's the other one hundred and fifty million people. I can skirt the restrictions and have help to crack any network but I'll be glad when I'm back on your side of the globe. It's gotten too V for Vendetta here.

Did Santa come? with another sword or possibly a shield this time so you can really work towards home defense. I imagine there was something game related.

If you were to read The Witcher books, you'd have my undying attention, of course

• You mean these? I can link to my home server in real time and grab a book off the shelf. So technically I could, I only bought them because they are part of my gaming genre. I will try eventually.