Waching daily Dec 31 2016

Bibliophiles of the internet, my name is Adriana and today I'm here to share with you my November

and December book haul.

The first two books I got in November I got from my best friend Ivan, who now goes by _dovahqueer_ on the interwebs,

and the first book he got me was this hardback edition of "Uprooted" by Naomi Novik.

So a while back, Ivan had this incredible idea that we should exchange our favorite books,

but the idea was not just to send new, unread books, but that we should read them first,

annotate the crap out of them, personalize them, use a bunch of sticky notes and stickers and whatever else,

and THEN mail them off.

So this is Ivan's pick, he actually read through this copy himself and left me a bunch of goodies on the inside.

We actually plan to re-read this book in the near future, and when we do I will definitely be reading it from this edition.

And then, as a birthday gift, he also sent along the first volume of "Sunstone" by Stjepan Šejić.

This is a queer comic, it's actually like a BDSM love story about a sub who finds her perfect dom and vise versa.

It's supposed to be a really honest, genuine exploration of their relationship, not only in the bedroom,

but outside of it as well. I know Ivan LOVED it, and I've heard nothing but fantastic reviews.

Then, to round out my second collection of this trilogy, I finally got the Australian edition of "Kings Rising" by C.S. Pacat.

As many of you know, I re-read the first two books in this trilogy with Ivan during this past year,

and all I can say is that I REALLY hope we get the chance to read this one again soon.

All at once, it's been too long and it hasn't been nearly long enough.

Then, for really no apparent reason, I got "Conrad's Fate" by Diana Wynne Jones.

This is the second book in her Chrestomanci series, which begins with "The Lives of Christopher Chant,"

a book that, funnily enough, I have started, gotten over halfway through, and have not finished yet.

But once I do, I have the second book. So it's all good.

This one's about a young man named Conrad, who's plagued with a horrible case of bad karma,

so he disguises himself and journeys to a nearby fortress, which has power over his entire town,

to see what's going on.

And the last book I got in November was a long-standing pre-order, and that was "Of Fire and Stars" by Audrey Coulthurst.

This is #ownvoices queer lit. It's a fantasy story about a princess who is betrothed to the prince of a neighboring kingdom,

and when she journeys there to meet him, she falls in love with his sister.

So it's a romance between two princesses and it's everything I've ever wanted.

Moving on to the December books, the first one I got was "Gives Light" by Rose Christo.

This purchase is actually the results of a genuine, heartfelt, and very thoughtful recommendation I received

in the comments of my last recommendations video.

"Gives Light" is #ownvoices. It's both queer lit and Native fiction.

It's about a boy named Skylar whose mother was killed when he was five years old,

and now his dad has mysteriously disappeared as well, so he's being sent to live with his grandmother

on an Indian reservation in Arizona.

I read a sample of this book right away, and I just immediately connected with it so much,

to the point where it just shot to the top of my reading list in 2017.

Then I got an early Christmas gift from my friend Lily over at lilypad, who has always been much too kind to me,

and she gave me "The Blackthorn Key" by Kevin Sands.

This is a middle grade adventure story about a character named Christopher, who is the apprentice

to an apothecary, and apparently their practice is being threatened by a mysterious cult and a string of murders.

I don't know too much else about this story besides that there's a lot of puzzle-solving and code-cracking

and the like, so I'm very curious to see what it's all about.

Then, around the same time, courtesy of Lourdes from ChaptersWeLove, I also got an ARC of

"The Inexplicable Logic of My Life" by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

I'm actually currently reading this one. I'm over halfway through, and I just can't believe I get to say that.

The story is about Sal, who's been adopted and his father is gay, and lately he's been experiencing a lot of

anger and confusion that's been manifesting itself in very unhealthy or even violent ways.

This is really scary for Sal, because his father is not that way at all. He's very calm and collected

and level-headed, and up until recently, Sal took a lot of comfort from the fact that they're pretty much the same.

So all of this has Sal thinking a lot about nature vs. nurture, and how many of his internal struggles

have been inherited and how many have been taught.

Needless to say, this book is giving me so much life.

Then Book of the Month was having an incredible discount on their subscription, and part of the deal

was that you basically get to choose one of their December picks for free.

So you know I took advantage of that, and I chose "The Sun is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon.

This is #ownvoices. It's about a girl named Natasha, whose entire family is about to be deported back to Jamaica,

but just before that happens, she meets and falls for this Korean boy named Daniel, and their lives collide.

I actually really enjoyed Nicola Yoon's debut, even though I think it had some noticeable flaws,

but regardless, there was so much promise there and such great writing that I've really been anticipating

her sophomore release.

And the last two books I got in November were both Christmas gifts from Ivan, who is just the best human being,

and the first book he got me was "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman.

This story is about a grumpy, misunderstood elderly man whose wife has passed away,

and now his life revolves around a very strict routine. But all of that changes when he gets some eccentric new neighbors.

Ivan actually read this one recently, and he shared so much of it with me.

The story itself gave both of us such severe "Up" feelings,

and I know it's written beautifully, so I know I'm going to love it.

And the second book he got me was "The Palace Job" by Patrick Weekes.

This is another one that Ivan read and loved in 2016. He actually picked this one up because Patrick Weekes

is a writer for BioWare, so he's worked on games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

This story is about Loch, who is a fugitive, and she's planning to steal a priceless Elven manuscript

that used to belong to her family.

So she has to assemble a rag-tag magical team of accomplices to help her break into the floating fortress.

Again, Ivan has told me so much about this one. I know it's just a really fun, exciting, entertaining heist story

with so many incredible characters and a ton of fantastic one-liners, so I'm very much looking forward to it.

So those are all the books I got in November and December. In the comments down below,

please feel free to share your thoughts on any of them, or let me know what is a new book

that you're looking forward to starting in 2017.

But that is everything I had for this book haul today. Thank you so much for watching this video.

I really hope that you enjoyed it, and I will catch YOU on the flip-side of the page.

Bye!

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Let's Talk: 2016 - Duration: 5:38.

Hey there, how's it going?

This is my Dora the Explorer moment.

I'm actually waiting for you to answer.

Either out loud or in the comments.

Whichever you prefer.

So 2016 is coming to an end and as we all-

Ugh, finally!

What?

This year has absolutely sucked.

I'm glad that it's finally ending.

Come on, not everything about this year was horrible.

Oh yeah?

Name one good thing.

Only one?

I can name a lot more than that.

Prove it.

Okay, well for starters, you know the ice bucket challenge that everyone went crazy

with back in 2015?

Well the money raised by that actually helped scientists to locate a gene related to ALS

this year.

That's a huge breakthrough in helping us understand and hopefully cure the disease.

Wow, we found one gene related to one of the thousands of diseases out there.

Big deal.

I mean remember the Zika virus that been going around all year?

Yeah, diseases like that pop up from time to time and they can wreak havoc in underdeveloped

countries, but as medical research advances we're finding ways to combat and control

these diseases almost as fast as they can pop up.

Alright fine.

So disease isn't new or unique to 2016.

But you know what is unique?

The amount of political turmoil we saw this year.

Honestly, I don't think that's all that unique either.

I mean sure, this year was particularly frustrating for a variety of reasons surrounding our presidential

election, but I think the reason that we were all so shocked by it is because is the first

year that I and many of my friends and many of your friends have been able to vote in,

so we were all paying closer attention.

Plenty of political seasons before now have been very tense, and all in their own ways.

But as tense as this year?

I don't know!

I didn't live through them so I can't say with certainty that this year was any

better or worse than previous years.

It was frustrating, but we can't really blame the year for it.

Okay, whatever.

But what about all of the celebrity deaths this year?

We did see a lot of them this year.

As horrible as this might sound, I don't really feel too personally affected by most

of them.

I understand that they influenced the lives of people all around the world, but I mostly

feel sorry for their families who have to live without them and for the fact their families

have very little privacy with which to mourn their brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents,

cousins, friends...

The reality of the situation is that death and loss are normal parts of life, whether

50 people or 50 million people know you.

I do feel bad that they died, but not necessarily worse than I feel for the countless number of

deaths that I never even hear about every year.

That's just life, not 2016.

Well since you're so interested in just how you personally are affected, should we

talk about the messes in your personal life?

Go right ahead.

You spent half the year with no major because you suddenly realized how much you hated your

previous major and had no idea what you wanted to do instead.

I know, and that was stressful.

But it's a pretty normal thing for college kids to go through, and I did figure out a

major in the end.

Besides: the time I spent without a major is when I took my first of two photography

classes that I took this year, and I cannot believe the amount of stuff I learned and

how much I improved in photography this year.

Oh come on!

There are still so many people who are much more talented than you are.

Well I'm not trying to be the absolute best.

Besides, still having room to grow and improve is pretty fun and exciting.

Fine.

How about the dating scene?

Your attempts at dating this year left you more lost and confused than ever about what

exactly you want out of a relationship.

That's true.

I am a mess when it comes to dating…

But the good news is that there's absolutely no rush for me to have it all figured out.

And I did learn a lot about myself through it.

Besides I came out publicly which removed a lot of stress of trying to date but not

being able to talk to anybody about it.

No rush?

You have friends from high school who got married this year.

I know!

And aren't you happy for them?

Because I am.

But their timeline is not my timeline.

It's not like it's a race or something.

Oh and on the topic of marriages, my sister got married this year and she is now at graduate

school, living with the love of her life who just got a fancy new job.

It's pretty cool to be related to kickbutt people like them.

But it reminds you how you still do not have your life together.

Seriously, stop trying to turn life into a competition.

I'll get there.

Well, should we talk about the fact you have no friends?

Should we talk about how many friends got back from their missions this year so that

now I can see and talk to them whenever I want?

I am getting tired of your positivity.

Are you done?

No!

Should we talk about "Stranger Things," or what a great 20th anniversary Pokémon

has had?

Or Lady Gaga's beautiful new album?

Moana?

Or the possibility of people who have been born this year who are going to grow up to

be scientific or artistic geniuses?

People who, in 25 or 30 years, are going to change the world, possibly even inspired by

the work of some of the lives we lost this year.

The long and short of it is that life is full of positives and negatives.

And sometimes you get a whole lot of one or the other bunched up together.

But it doesn't matter what year they occurred in.

It's just up to us both individually and collectively to decide what we're going

to make of life and the circumstances we're handed.

But we don't know what 2017 holds, and we shouldn't wait a full year to reset and find

those positives.

So, at any point in your entire life, whenever things start seeming too negative, find a

way for yourself to reset and refocus on the positive things that are there if you look

for them.

I do hope that this video was able to help you at least a little, but if I'm being

perfectly honest this was more my way of resetting and focusing on the positives.

So I can't say that all of my thoughts and arguments were totally valid, but it's what

I'm going with.

If you want a much less serious video that I've made this year then go ahead and click

right there, and if you're interested in subscribing so that you know when I make new videos in

the future, go ahead and click that button right there.

But that's all that I've got for you so thanks for watching and until next time, see ya!

Yes I am in a new room.

Want a tour?

Can ya see it?

Can ya see it?

Can ya see it?

I don't know.

Wait that's not my thing.

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Street food of Dhaka | Alam Molla er Muri (Puffed Rice) Vorta | Best Street Food in Dhaka - Duration: 3:35.

You can get this cholamuri with full egg and full potato by only BDT 45 ($0.5).

-Please serve one.

-How many eggs you need everyday?

- 40.

-How long you are available here?

-5 pm to 9 pm everyday except Sunday.

-Add some Potato?

-Yes, please.

-All are homemade?

-Yes.

-By you own?

-Yes.

-How much you prepare everyday?

-About 8.5 killogram with potato.

-That means you sell a lot everyday.

-Is it lemon?

-Yes.

-This is tomato.

-Tomato. Ok. Add this.

-Shall I add Bombai Pepper? (An generic of pepper)

-Bombai Pepper? Ok, little.

-Please don't add more.

-Puffed rice?

-Yes.

-Chanachur (one kind of traditional snacks of subcontinent).

-What is inside of this?

-This is spices.

-Did you make it?

-Yes.

-Will you please tell us how you made?

-By mixing some spices together. (He doesn't tell us the procedure).

-Is that salt?

-Yes.

-This is mustard oil.

-This is tartaric juice. (One kind of fruit, endemic in subcontinent).

-Viewers, you can see that I am eating with great enthusiasm. You have also watched the procedure of making of this.

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>> SINGER: 1, 2, 3.

[upbeat music]

>> ALEX: Hey guys!

Haha.

He waved back. That's so cute!

[upbeat music]

>> ALEX: This is probably going to be a mistake.

Ahhh!

Mistake.

[upbeat music]

>> ALEX: Bye guys!

Hey guys!

So, that was just a quick little video I shot and edited a while ago when I took a trip

to, Cambria, a cute little village, and I just wanted to share it with you because I'm

pretty proud of it.

I hope you guys liked it!

I think it's pretty cool. Let me know if you liked it in the comments or whatever.

That was also a little 10,000 subscribers special!

My gerd!

That's amazing!

I'll address this more in the next Q with A video, but I just wanted dedicate that video to 10,000 subscribers.

That is amazing. Thank you so much.

That was also a little new year present, congrats for getting through, surviving 2016, heh heh.

Q with A episode 3, a new year's video, and more is come soon, so subscribe to make sure you don't miss it. Hit

that bell to get notifications. To make sure you don't miss it. That's now a thing I have to say.

And until next time. It looks like I'm part of the illuminati...

And until next time, explore on. Bye guys.

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A Free Gift: Are You Grateful (Eng Sub) - Duration: 2:26.

There Is Something Precious In Your Life

That You Do Not Earn And Do Not Own

Yet It Is Freely Given To You.

It Is Something We All Take For Granted

Not Recognising Its Importance Or Significance.

That Thing Is This Moment

And The Next Moment And All of The Moments of Your Existence.

There are no good reasons to believe that you own these moments.

You did not create the world and the life that it contains

and you played no role in bringing yourself into existence.

There are no good reasons to show that you have earned these moments

Or that you even deserve another moment in your life.

Such a blessing can never be acquired or repaid by someone who doesn't have the power to bring

himself into existence.

If someone has given you something precious that you haven't earned and something that

you don't own

Shouldn't that instil an immense sense of gratitude in your heart?

But - who should you be grateful to?

The answer is simple.

The One who created life and gave it to you.

So don't be like the one who has been given a gift, and starts thanking the gift

instead of the one who gave it to him.

Be thankful for your life, this moment, this second.

And be grateful to God, the One who created you and gave you life - and provides you

with every valuable moment of your existence.