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☆ Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries series got nominated for the 'Best Series' Hugo. Nice! I hope it wins. (Of course I say this on the strength of reading only two of the novels, but you know, I liked those a lot and plan to read the rest, so... there is that.) Speaking of Murderbot, I should put the third book on hold....

☆ Work continues to be absolutely crazypants. I've been trying to train somebody, but we haven't received all of the resources that we're supposed to get, so it's been kind of slow going. Meanwhile, I have double the volume of work that I might at other times, due to the season. Fun. ;P

☆ My houseplants are enjoying how bright it's been outside lately. I have a peperomia amigo and a zygo cactus by my front window; they seem to be easy enough plants, though who knows. I'm usually not... very good with plants, really - I mean, I'm excellent at taking care of them in industrial conditions (I worked in a garden centre for a while, and apparently the place has never looked so good as it did when I worked there!) but small-scale "taking care of one plant in a pot in my apartment" is another thing entirely.

☆ Webcomic rec: The Witch Door. About two neighbours who meet by chance. Once of them is a witch! A witch whose balcony door is actually a portal to other locations both mundane and supernatural. (The prologue starts in a supernatural place, but most of the story takes place in the regular world.) Not super long at this point - I read through it in a handful of hours - but there's enough to sink your teeth into, and the art is nice, and I'm enjoying some of the characters quite a bit. Ended up adding the feed so I can keep up with it, because its posting schedule is such that I wouldn't remember to check.
[*Note - one of the characters is experiencing biphobic bullying at work, so that subject does come up - I feel it's worked into her story well but it hits close to home in some ways, ouch, wouldn't want anybody to be blindsided by it]

☆ Very brief thoughts on MAG 140-143
+ I liked Martin and Daisy's little talk. IDK, felt it gave some... insight? Into their relationships with the other two and how they feel about everything, it was just very nice to see?
+ Ditto Jon and Basira's collaboration, I like the way they work together, even though the whole mission seemed like a bad idea.
+ Speaking of Jon: Jon, no
+ Seriously Jon, could you not with the... creepy thing that you're doing
+ (I mean, speaking as myself, I find it kind of hot when he's creepy and basically viewing other people as food, but in logical terms it's really bad!)
+ I'm not usually very into The Dark but Manuela's description of everything to do with it has a very compelling aesthetic. It's very goth.
+ Helen showing up at the end: HELEN, MY LOVE. "She needed a door." -> I can't help but imagine her saying this with a mouth full of shark teeth. ...However. Jon said yes to using her door to go back to the Institute? EXCUSE ME - I mean, yes, it's Helen rather than Michael, and she's been helpful before, but that just seems like a really terrible idea. I wonder what Basira thought of it.