Sarah's stuff is HOT! Agree with this if she can't s looking for erotica not romance stories.
I peel them, it's easy? Cut in quarters, peel off the skin. I dislike the "scoop it out", it leaves avocado behind and you can't get nice slices. It's never been a problem, the skin usually comes right off in one piece.
I worked with a lady who had an Akita that did this - she got a call at work one day that her dog had attacked the neighbor's dog. Had busted through the screen door, jumped OVER the pool, busted through the pool screen, jumped over the fence, and attacked the neighbor's dog, because she could see it in the neighbor's yard.
We had a Pit & another mutt - yes the pit bull was good natured and polite, gentle under normal circumstances, easy to train to be obedient to me - but she was strong as fuck, and if another dog, including our other dog, wanted to fight, she was all in, I do think they are bred to fight. Thankfully she moved out when my daughter moved down the street from us, we would have kept her or the other dog but not both of them. We still get to see her & my kid gets to see the mutt, they are practically next door, but it's better with them living in separate houses.
All that to say - yes they are just dogs, trainable and sweet. But so so strong and willing to fight, you have to be able to redirect them quickly if they see another dog get aggressive.
ETA: we never once saw her START a fight. She was a little anxious about men but not at all naturally aggressive, liked other dogs; and we trained her to accept people better. It was my other dog who would snap at her. But once it started both of them lost their damn minds. We didn't plan for two dogs, one was left chained on our porch by I don't even know who. One dog two cats is the ideal pet situation.
What does she like in other sorts of fiction?
I am a mom & the Kushiel series, main character a sexual masochist, love those books so much. Not sure they are a reasonable thing to spring on someone unprepared but man are they good.
On the more typical romantasy stuff, those Empyreon books are very good. I also liked One Dark Window & its sequel.
In general erotica, I'm not so familiar with it. But that is the word to use if looking for stories with a lot of sex, stories about sex.
Absolutely not. I was dismayed when they finally found me to send an invitation to what would have been a THIRTY year reunion, that's how long I dodged them. Really probably the worst hours of my life were high school, and I've been through plenty. It just sucked and teenagers feel everything so much. Not that I didn't have any friends, but the overwhelming feelings I have about those years are trauma & dread. Fuck no.
Much better as I get older. Both at not getting mad easily, and at thinking before speaking. I have generally been ok at the latter. Less good at apologizing after so I wait to see if I am really mad before expressing it.
If you are an omnivore foodie, gumbo. It impresses me, the depth and complexity of flavor in gumbo is delicious and very "me" if that makes sense, so it is something of myself I am giving to you.
If you are vegan foodie, a cream of mushroom soup made with cashew cream and fancy mushrooms, and some fresh sourdough bread (THE bread, as my kids put it) with a small salad of something fresh from the garden.
If you are my penultimate child and her girlfriend, apparently kimchi grilled cheese, I made them that once and they kept making it forever after, it is a ridiculously delightful sandwich.
Always something I personally like, for sure. I am a pretty experienced home cook at this point though. If you are not, I recommend the menu "Foods of Michochuan are Forever" on NPR, it has something for the meat eaters and the vegans, is outrageously good, uses ingredients that are available, and can be staged ahead of time and just reheated and make rice day of, so that you can enjoy yourself not be cooking all day. The soup I cheat with canned beans and canned tomatoes it's great.
Overnight oats are amazing though. We always called them summer oatmeal, and make them so fancy. I had some last week with pineapple tepache (so they were fermented), yogurt, cherries and pineapple and shedded coconut, this week I am doing the same, with macadamia nuts & pepitas not cherries.
Tiny house I do not. I don't think most of them are even made to code here, not gonna be safe in a storm.
Gig economy - I know that if I had a business I would never treat my workers like that, it's evil. You cannot even say your business is successful if you need slaves to make it so. It's not.
This was the popular opinion when I was younger, I love tattoos but they used to be uncommon and sort of countercultural.
I never imagined tattoos would gain mainstream popularity like they have. I think it's improved the art but at the same time made them less, I dunno, cool?


I love Neal Ashers space operas and almost never see anyone else mention them! So nice to see this!