Thank you! I think I will start with Michael Ende. Just looked at the preview of Momo Kindle version and that is exactly the level of language I am looking for. :)

Thank you! I really don't mind teen books, I mean I read Adrian Mole many times including two years ago (I am in my thirties) and still laught out loud. I just need some plot I can connect with and which drives me to find out what happens next so that the book is not just my language textbook if that makes sense.

Thank you! I tried Steppenwolf some while ago but found it a bit tought. Will go for Siddhartha. I know Hesse is well praised and I am waiting to be at the level of German to read it as he wrote it.

Regarding translations: I bought a bilingual Animal Farm with one page english, one page german and when I first opened I thought what a brilliant idea to make a book like that! But then I quickly realized that the constant difference in sentence structure pains my brain. I think that is a major obstacle when it comes to translations (especiall ger/eng).

Also, thanks for this too - I don't see Harry Potter as a children's book. It cannot be I am that old no no no :)

Youth/YA I am perfectly fine with. Thanks!

love when you guys think the whole online world is made only of Americans lol

The span between the two Mariah marathons is awfully too short

There are good answers about differentiation from stem cells, process governed by the evolutionary determined genetic information stored within the cell itself. This genetic information was/is influenced by environment but that influence tends to be slow and subtle.

I have another answer to contribute. Metastatic cancer cells. These are cells which detach from primary tumors in any part of the body, then have to break into the lymph or blood and then they in a sense "decide" where they want to settle. We now know they'll have preferences: some cancers will metastase to liver, some to lung, some to brain; but before they do so, these cells will literally circle around the body, searching for a "perfect spot". Once they find it, they settle, often entirely changing their O.G. tumorous behaviour in the process which in return makes them super unpredictable and hard to kill. And all it takes is one wandering cell.

I started Confessions of a Crap Artist by Phillip K. Dick and am not yet sure how I feel about it. Also started Tai-Pan in the urge to keep Shōgun vibe in my life after literally devouring the book, but Tai-Pan didn't feel the same. Is on hold for now till I forget Shōgun a bit.

I sometimes wish I could go back in time just to read some of the books for the first time again. Monte Cristo would be at the very top of that time-travel agenda. Enjoy the ride!

I missed this in the news, then saw link refers to Kronen Zeitung report which is not a great newspaper to cite so thought for sure it cannot be entirely true? But it is! And here another link from Die Presse (google translate works fine here) which tells us it was not a jerk dad who brought his kid to drill holes but an idiot mom.

Interesting. As women tend to combat vaginal dryness later in life, guidelines like these are especially needed there. Pretty sure you very easily fall into a vicious circle of lubing, ruining cells which produce any remaining lube -> lubing even more. I guess the bottom line is to buy water-based lubes with some sort of an organic "gel" source and avoid propylene glycol/tons of glycerine/detergets (though those are harder to detect by name).

is probably even margarine in this case

This is pretty interesting. I mean I've seen dogs dream vividly and am not quite sure how much I believe all them Babe the Pig-alike movies. :)

But I think the definition of a thought is a problem here. Everything we say (or contemplate of saying or trying to remember) is also a thought which precedes our verbal output. Those thoughts will inevitably be in a language of our preference. And actually in process of learning a new language that is often times the pivotal point - once your thoughts switch to a new language, you know you adapted it.

Also -1 here. I was convinced throughout my studies that my university was being super cheap on the projectors, getting always some shitty, soft ones. Ranted about it the whole time. Wish it was the beamers.

I think it's Lay it on me by Vance Joy. It has a part about him being sad, then there is love, and then an instrumental chorus to which I dance to (given a chance). I guess I find it pretty uplifting.

I am 10% into Lonesome Dove. Many people swear by it and to me has East of Eden vibes. I find the story a little slow but then there were a couple of scenes (all of which involved pigs) that made me laugh out loud. So far - worth it.

I'll suggest you what another user here on Lemmy suggested to me: Replay by Ken Grimwood. Topic is re-living life, there is a love story involved, relatively short and easily written but good - you won't need much brain to keep track of what's up but it is still a quality read.

I'll have to try them out now. And thanks for discovering Athlete to me, this was extremely useful.

No! I buy GAP often and never any of damn tracking engines offered me Athlete. I just checked and I can actually order it, so that great! I don't mind paying a bit more when I know it's good. That being said, lululemon I still haven't tried out due to the price. Would you recommend them? Are they that good?

Did not expect this post to survive to a point of obtaining more details. :)

• yes, I love GAP fit short. They are the most comfortable ones for me. However, they have side pockets (which I love when I am doing sports) but that gives away they are sporty. Am looking for something more versatile.
• Yes, I am. Just figured cotton(mix) might go better with shirts (big fan of oversized stripe/Hawaiian shirts + tops under)
• And am in Europe and have access to many brands, but you are correct, to the American limited.

Thanks for your time!