It’s time for a biweekly check-in!

I’ve made these into posts that only go up once every two weeks, and yet I still was late posting this one. Whoops! 😅 July has been a doozy of a month.

On the 4th, I somehow broke a back molar at the jawline and landed myself in absolute agony for over a week until a dentist could get me in (they have no idea why it broke, and they didn’t think it was really salvageable). I dunno how many of you have been through adult molar extractions and/or jawbone grafts, but WOW, that sucked. 🥲

Then, as soon as my tooth started feeling better, Echo was playing and accidentally scratched my eye, leaving me mostly unable to function due to pain and blurred vision for a few days.

And THEN, last night I was finishing up my site migration from my old host to my new one (I wasn’t happy with Bluehost, so when my sub was almost up, I switched to Dreamhost on a friend’s recommendation) and almost accidentally deleted 7 years of blog posts!

… so, you can see why this post is late. 🥲

I’ve finally been getting back into reading every day! I think I’ve only missed reading one day in July so far, and I’ve finished a few things over the past two weeks:

• Whalefall by Daniel Kraus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Beast of Burden by Judith Sonnet ❌ DNF ❌
• Wrestling With Werewolves by Hazel Mack ⭐⭐💫
• Give Unto Us by Justin Lutz ⭐⭐⭐💫
• You Like it Darker by Stephen King ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie ⭐⭐⭐ DNF

📚 current reads 📚

I finished a few current reads and started a few more, so I’m only down to 14. 😂My goal was to get down to 6 or less by the end of July, and you know… I just don’t think that’s going to happen, lol. But it’s okay, because I’m enjoying what I’m reading right now and that’s what matters most!

• The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington → 62%
• Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent → 36%
• That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming → 15%
• The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland → 61%
• Gather Round: The Internet’s Scariest Campfire Stories edited by Dan DeLuise → 50%
• Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox → 32%
• Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton → 3%
• Why Didn’t You Just Leave edited by Julia Rios & Nadia Bulkin → 9%
• My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen → 19%
• You’ll Leave This World With Your Butt Sewn Shut by Robyn Grimm → 29%
• Beloved by Toni Morrison → 7%
• The Comfy Cozy Witch’s Guide to Making Magic in Your Everyday Life by Jennie Blonde → 17%
• Little Deaths by Nenia Campbell → 17%
• The Haar by David Sodergren → 40%

I am ridiculously obsessed with Palia. 😂 I don’t remember the last time I was this addicted to a game! Steam says I’ve already logged about 100 hours and I’ve only been playing it for just over 2 weeks. That is a LOT of gaming time for me, but I haven’t been able to pull myself away. In fact, I’m going to load it up for a few minutes before bed as soon as I finish scheduling this post!

What are you reading right now, or what did you recently finish? Is anything exciting happening in your life? Let me know in the comments!

— destiny ♥

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