I went to McDonald's today and got a Filet-O-Fish combo with a bacon cheeseburger on the side. I was eating it in my vehicle in the parking lot and listening to an audio book when I glanced up and saw the McDonald's worker I ordered from outside having a cigarette.
She waved at me and I nodded and had to wait 7 minutes before she went back inside and I could eat in comfort again. I don't think that employees should be bothering or even trying to socialize with customers outside of the McDonald's restaurant or drive through, but that is another story.
I went to McDonald's for dinner tonight and got a McChicken combo with a bacon cheeseburger on the side. As I was driving to the second window the same girl was still working. She was acting somewhat obsequious and attempting small talk when she asked, 'why don't you come eat inside instead of in the parking lot where it is cold'.
That really bothered me for many reasons. First of all, I don't want my routine or actions to be tracked by a fast food employee. Secondly, she should not try to tell me how I should live my life. I do not want to eat inside because I find it less comfortable and would much rather be inside my vehicle listening to an audiobook and enjoying myself and my privacy.
How do you feel about eating in your vehicle in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant versus eating inside the restaurant?
you have autismo, harry.
>>8159356
>tfw there was a brutal murder at my local mcdonalds by a staff member, and they are closing it after 7 except for drive through
I cant even discuss audiobooks with latin qts
>>8159356
>not socializing with your female fast food workers
>eating fucking McDonalds
You have been officially awarded the /fit/ seal of disapproval
This is it /lit/, the time to make a choice! You are locked in a room for the rest of eternity, you are allowed to bring one book with you. What is it?
The Holy Bible :^)
>>8159354
Infinite Jest
>>8159354
Joege Luis Borges' Collected Fictions probably.
I didn't finish it.
Did any of you?
Thoughts?
I'd give my two cents but I'm not even close to being an avid reader and I don't believe I would have anything of value to say.
If you're /lit/in for the gim-gims, read Borges, or, even a lesser hack like Calvino will suffice.
>>8159329
What're the gim gims. Help
It's alright. Seemed more romantic than frightening, which I hear is common. Not top-notch literature but fairly good art as a whole.
Was he a shit author?
Should have stayed in the cupboard desu
>>8159295
he was pretty good in Better Call Saul
i actually set out to read "Battlefield Earth" at one point. there were a few places where it was actually approaching not that bad - like when the Psychlos were concealing the circuitry for their teleporter behind other circuitry that didn't do anything..
. and there were places where the text seemed like it was written by a twelve-year-old, like when the protagonist was breaking into a building through the revolutionary technique of smashing a fucking window. it's almost like he wrote the shit parts and got a hack in to write the rest.
What are some books about the crushing realization of having lost years of your life to browsing 4chan?
my diary desu
>>8159213
Huehuehue
It's all meaningless anyway
This is the most boring piece of shit i've ever read
k
How? The structure is interesting enough alone to read it.
>reading translations
I didn't really enjoy this. Are his other works better?
>>8159179
Eeee Eeee Eeee might be fun to read if you're drunk or high. Everything else though? Not even once.
Yes, very. I enjoyed Shoplifting, however. Taipei is a masterpiece. Read his short stories too. A lot of people on this board shit talk him because they don't understand his place in literature, so I'll give you like a "primer."
The Sun Also Rises>The Book of Disquiet>Joy Williams' Honored Guest>Lorrie Moore's Like Life
>nonwhite author
Any one out here uses the Kobo store?
If so, how does it work? If I buy a book there, will it always be associated with my account for me to download it whenever I want?
Also, I'm also thinking about ordering a Kobo Glo HD from their website. Are they reliable and fast in shipping them?
Kobo is gay, buy kindle
>>8159297
I don't fancy being stuck to Amazon's shitty DRM, sorry.
>>8159304
the one that doesnt exist?
t. 7 year kindle user
Hey /lit/,
I'm looking to do a PhD in Old Norse. I have a BA in History and Archaeology and a MA in Medieval Icelandic. Can any of you guys recommend me a university to study? Also, any suggestions for a thesis topic (I'm particularly interested in Kings' Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, Runology, and pre-Christian Religion)?
translation recommendations please
>>8159140
Ertu íslendingur? Ef svo er, ætti ekki háskóli Íslands að bjóða upp á doktorsgráður í íslenskum fræðum eða einhverju skyldu?
>>8159156
>translation recommendations please
Anything by jesse Byock.
The reviewer gave me a 4/10, which is basically toilet-tier, even though it seemed like they liked parts of it. I've had really positive feedback up to now, and don't think any less of my own stuff - but I don't know, feel like a dumb ass.
Anybody else get bad reviews on their first shit? Feel like I've been punched in the gut and know I'm being a pussy but can't help it.
Who has stories of first-work reviews?
>>8159012
Did they give specific details about what they didn't like?
Who gives a fuck about reviews for anything?
90% of the people that review shit just want to trash things and are functionally retarded.
>>8159012
good
don't steel yourself
let people's dislike affect you as motivtion, but only to work harder
>There are two kinds of people in this world
>>8158888
No
No
No
No
>people who don't understand binary
Hello /lit/, medfag here. I've been growing tired of studying Medicine from a purely biological and statistical standpoint, so I decided to get into philosophy because it might help me view Medicine from a different standpoint.
I decided to start with Kant. I read the first 50 pages of this and gave up because I didn't understand it very well. Any advice on what to do to understand it better?
>>8158767
>starting with Kant
You went do and done did goof'd
>>8158767
greeks
>>8158793
lol
Guys, I'm really interested in writing my own comics and graphic novels, but I feel like I'm a pretty mediocre writer. I'd like to be able to at least write some good short stories before I tackle my own comics.
What are some essential resources for beginning writers?
Articles, books, videos, blogs, exercises; anything helps, really.
>>8158747
Read good shit if you want to write good shit. Reading A Game of Thrones is like sitting around eating ice cream all day and expecting to get buff.
read Dubliners to see someone conquer short stories in real-time.
Read Ovid's metamorphoses for sick references and the mastery of segueing
write stuff and get someone who has read more than you read it and hurt your feelings
don't let go of the hurt
let it consume you
congratulations you'll be able to write serviceably
>>8158747
If you want to write comics, Scott McCloud's instructional comic series are absolutely essential. Bendis' Words for Pictures vis very helpful as well.
Understanding short story structure is obviously important and there are many comic anthologies you could search through. Image's Island Magazine is a good one.
I write comic scripts as a pasttime and I love it, even if I bang my head against the wall over it.
Just read this and thought it was absolutely beautiful. Read it, /lit/.
>nyrb
Yeah, it's probably good.
ok
Come on, give us some more details. You bothered to make a thread but can't be arsed to write one sentence about why you liked it or how it's special?
What are some alternative universe world books with completely different laws of physics that actually matter and are explained deeply?Also I'm open for "strange" and avant-garde books in general so feel free to post books like that too.
>>8158703
Why?
>>8158691
I'm not a /lit/ regular by any means but this is one of my favorite books