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Fae Briona

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  1. Which is their slogan -- I've had to stop drinking anything with caffeine as it reacts with my blood pressure Rx and causes my pulse to jump by 20+ bpm. And I love coffee. 😞
  2. Tea has both theobromine and caffeine - on average, 26mg per 8oz; more in dark black tea. Coffee has, on average, 95mg per 8oz. Chocolate also contains both theobromine and caffeine. And be careful which brand of rootbeer you get as some of those also have caffine added in (looking at you Barq's)
  3. Sweet - good to see them making up
  4. I get that -- my "neutral" expression has been described as "cold" [in fact, the nick-name I had in college - that I wasn't supposed to know I had - was the Ice Queen]. I can come across as uninterested even when I'm enjoying myself; and if my joints are acting up and my pain level is high, I've had to apologize a couple of time when someone thought I was about to snap at them or was otherwise pissed at them for something.
  5. Unfortunately, we put too much power in labels -- a general human failing, that causes way too many problems. 🤔
  6. Wonderful story, that handles some difficult topics with a delicate touch. Heartwarming ending and well worth the reading.
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  7. Wonderful place to end the story. Nate's description of, "You're the part of my soul born in another body" -- I've always kind of thought they were each other's split-apart. Thank you for such a wonderful story.💖
  8. Short, touching, and beautiful.
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  9. Fae Briona

    Chapter 14

    had to look up Olafur Arnalds -- the song was beautiful
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    Chapter 8

    Makes me wonder if the pen-pal could end up being the person (or one of the persons) behind the event that made his mom tell him to scream and rant. 🤔
  11. Can be a difficult story to read in parts, but it's beautiful and enchanting in the end.
  12. Not when Aiden is around. 👅
  13. Love the chapter. Insight into how Aidan feels about his job feels right, but hopefully Stone can show him there's more to life than working your [quite lovely] ass off in a job you don't really like.
  14. I buy a lot of books for new faculty members, and this one is the best title I've seen in ages: From a Broken Bottle Traces of Perfume Still Emanate I know nothing about this book and want to read it based on that title alone.
  15. He's amazing -- but so is his mom.
  16. A "thank you" card from C's sister showed up in the mail today, to thank me for paying off the headstone. First time I've heard from her directly -- my other interactions have been with a mutual friend of C and his sis. Was nice to finally hear from her directly, but sad to know that she's still having a really really hard time with his passing. I know there are moments for me where a memory will catch me blindsided and rip my heart to pieces again, but for her it seems like that's still a constant state of being. 💔
  17. Mmmmmm..... the joy of a mind-blowing full-body orgasm. 👅 Okra's not my thing but is one of those foods where it's either really good or disgusting. There is no "just ok" okra. Don't like any kind of wilted green either, whether that's "greens", spinach, cabbage, or wilted lettuce
  18. Hot & sexy
  19. Short, sweet, and beautiful.
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  20. Was going to say the same thing -- that he was definitely talking about more than just pictures when he said that.
  21. Well.... what a, um... "charming" person the Aunt is.
  22. If they both had blocks that strong, I can see where it would have made the sex meaningless while they were both in place.
  23. Need a vacation -- too much stress. Reading "Between the Shadow and the Soul" has brought back memories of my cub. Wish I knew where he was, but he stopped talking to me a couple of years ago. My cub is the one person I've loved with all my heart who I knew would never love me back the same way. He stayed in my apartment for about a month while he was trying to get things together. Always tried to be circumspect about when he was going out, to not hurt my feelings, but I always knew. Thing is, I loved him enough that I wanted him to be happy -- even if that happiness wasn't with me. It would have still killed a little bit of my soul had he found it though. Enough maudlin memories for the night.
  24. Rarely a need to be uncivilized, and never a need to start the conversation that way. I prefer the old definition of "gentleman", occasionally, but probably incorrectly, attributed to Oscar Wilde: "A true gentleman is a man who is never unintentionally rude." Think the only time I've gotten hostile with a service person on the phone is when began the conversation that way -- there were having a bad day i suppose.
  25. Uncle Farid should never be treating close family / friends -- its' a severe violation of the APA ethics code for client welfare. He should understand where Greg is coming from with wanting some distance from Nate -- being around someone you love with all your heart and soul, who is never going to love you back the same way, is both emotionally and physically painful. I've been there, and watching him go out, even though he tried to not be obvious about it, was like a knife into my heart.
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