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Oh, I had an absolutely gorgeous find on Taobao. It was a steal too!

Look at this cute handbag! It's faux leather (for less than MOP$150 / USD $19, of course it's faux).

It opens up on both sides, and already has card and pen slots, I feel so organized using this bag.

Feels sturdy too, unlike other Taobao bags I've seen that feels flimsy and will-break-anytime.

Book: Gaav’s Challenge

Gaav’s Challenge (Slayers #7)
Hajime Kanzaka
Rui Araizumi (Illustrator)
Elizabeth Ellis (Translator)
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Sheesh, when did adventuring get so complicated? All I’m after is the teensiest bit of ultimate power from the legendary Claire Bible in the Kingdom of Dils... but now I’ve got secrets I’m keeping from Xellos AND secrets I’m keeping from the rest of the group. And that’s not even touching on the fact that Dils appears to be gearing up for war. Yes, Amelia, I know it looks shifty, and I’ll admit that a demon COULD be behind it... But I’ve seriously got enough on my plate! Can’t we just mind our own business for once?!

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Fun while it lasted. Took some time to read this one because I got distracted. This is where Lina finally gets her hands on the Claire Bible. Xellos also also seems to get more “screen” time here.

And I have the same complaint: if I have to read again how Ra Tilt is the strongest of the shamanistic spells that hits the spectral aura or whatnot I’ll throw a fit. We knew that like, 5 books ago. And I suppose somebody who’s reading book 7 isn’t a new reader.

I had planned to take a break after this book to read something else (German teacher gave me a German book to read) but this literally ended a “to be continued”... so should I continue or take a breather?

Friday Five 19-November-2021

Still no sign of thefridayfive, so today's questions are from F.riday5.com.

1. What’s your favorite thing about Mondays?
I actually like going back to the office (as I kid I liked going to school too), so Monday was, and still is pretty much exciting to me. Seeing my colleagues and friends after a weekend and then catching up on what they've done? It's nice.

2. What song is most likely to make you shake your booty?
I don't particularly listen to dance music, but I do swing to a beat-y beat here and there. Just last week I went to a colleague's Poolside BBQ party, and as I arrived early, I had to stand around and wait for a bit. The DJ was playing whatever he was playing and there were a few tunes I caught myself swaying to.

3. When did you feel eclipsed by someone else?
That's always. I don't like to stand out, and I'll just let others shine if they want the attention, that's absolutely fine.

4. When were you most recently over the moon?
Why, every day when I come home, my dogs welcome me so enthusiastically, especially the Frenchie, I'm always over the moon seeing him!

5. What are some great songs with moon in the title or lyrics?
hm... Okui Masami does have a song with the title just Moon. I couldn't find the live version, I think the live version is way better than the studio version.

But then if we have to talk about Moon and songs, I think I can't stay away from something Sailor Moon. I am from that generation (the old one, not the new Korean-looking one).

Monlight Densetsu from DALI was enough to sustain DALI I think... they only had that one song hahahaha but actually, I think Moon Revenge is way cooler.

And then my favourite was Starlight wo kisu shite (kiss the starlight), a character image song for the character Jupiter. The voice for Mako back that was Emi Shinohara, and I think she's a very good voice actress in that she sings quite well. (I can make a geeky nerdy post making a comparison of Megumi Hayashibara of how while she voice acts well and has LOTS of song albums as well but really, she can't sing, IMHO, but that's for another day). Anyway, I'm going off topic. The lyrics inside here have Moon(light) as well, so I thought I'd tuck this in here :-)