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rachelmanija and sartorias, who just so happen to be the Author Guests of Honor for ConDFW this coming February, are doing a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) over on /r/YAwriters today. Drop in every so often and check it out!

Advent Calender, December 5th

Lychee candy! Toby's reaction here: http://myrialux.net/2014/12/06/advent-calendar-day-5/

Advent calendar, December 6th

Hi-Chew fruit chews. Japanese company name, but everything on the label was in English so I don't know if this is a brand well-known in Japan or not. Toby's reaction: http://myrialux.net/2014/12/06/advent-calendar-day-6/

Ummmmmm

I don't remember which of you mentioned the early 20th century novel _Living Alone_, but I ended up highlighting a bunch of passages in it, and I almost never do that in books. It was short and charming, although unfortunately marred by two instances of (typical for the time) racism.

However, that is not why I'm posting this. I'm posting this because Amazon obviously keeps an eye on what I'm reading on the Kindle, although its algorithm seems to be going by the title and not the content, and now Amazon is recommending books to me that would make Toby very worried if he didn't find it as hilarious as I do.

Examples:

Freedom from Loneliness
Living Alone and Loving It
Surviving & Thriving Solo
Going Solo
Single
Live Alone and Like It
The Single Woman's Sassy Survival Guide
Finding Forever Love

WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME, AMAZON?!