Joseph L. Persia's Blog, page 20
September 25, 2013
"Instant Karma's gonna get you,
Gonna knock you off your feet."
John Lennon
A down and out homeless...
"Instant Karma's gonna get you,
Gonna knock you off your feet."
John Lennon
A down and out homeless guy's karma is dramatically altered when he comes into contact with a well off arrogant son of a bitch. The short 5 minute film shows karma at its best.
Gonna knock you off your feet."
John Lennon
A down and out homeless guy's karma is dramatically altered when he comes into contact with a well off arrogant son of a bitch. The short 5 minute film shows karma at its best.
"Instant Karma's gonna get you,Gonna knock you off your feet."John LennonA down and out homeless...
"Instant Karma's gonna get you,
Gonna knock you off your feet."
John Lennon
A down and out homeless guy's karma is dramatically altered when he comes into contact with a well off arrogant son of a bitch. The short 5 minute film shows karma at its best.
Gonna knock you off your feet."
John Lennon
A down and out homeless guy's karma is dramatically altered when he comes into contact with a well off arrogant son of a bitch. The short 5 minute film shows karma at its best.
September 24, 2013
Sex Advice from Famous Authors
There are many authors giving advice, but some of the most famous authors...
Sex Advice from Famous Authors
There are many authors giving advice, but some of the most famous authors have even given advice on sex.
So, would you seek advice on sex from your favorite author?
Judy Blume :
“There are so many kinds of longing. The longing to fit in, the longing to figure it out, the emotional longing for friendship and being accepted — these are all as important as physical longing. Before all the hormones start raging, it’s the emotional longing that is most important, and boy, you have to learn to figure it out…”
Neil Gaiman:
“The last time I was actually in a hotel and flicked up a porn movie, there was this horrible feeling that these people were really just going through the motions. They had their list of twelve things that had to happen, and they were just ticking them off, and it was joyless.”
Erica Jong:
The Fear of Flying author is no stranger when it comes to writing about sex, but according to her daughter (writer Molly Jong Fast), she didn’t dole out sex advice at home. However, when Molly (then 11 years old) asked mom how to choose her first sex partner, Jong amusingly offered: “Make sure he’s really nice and won’t talk about you to other people.”
Toughts?
http://flavorwire.com/416485/sex-advice-from-famous-authors/view-all/
There are many authors giving advice, but some of the most famous authors have even given advice on sex.
So, would you seek advice on sex from your favorite author?
Judy Blume :
“There are so many kinds of longing. The longing to fit in, the longing to figure it out, the emotional longing for friendship and being accepted — these are all as important as physical longing. Before all the hormones start raging, it’s the emotional longing that is most important, and boy, you have to learn to figure it out…”
Neil Gaiman:
“The last time I was actually in a hotel and flicked up a porn movie, there was this horrible feeling that these people were really just going through the motions. They had their list of twelve things that had to happen, and they were just ticking them off, and it was joyless.”
Erica Jong:
The Fear of Flying author is no stranger when it comes to writing about sex, but according to her daughter (writer Molly Jong Fast), she didn’t dole out sex advice at home. However, when Molly (then 11 years old) asked mom how to choose her first sex partner, Jong amusingly offered: “Make sure he’s really nice and won’t talk about you to other people.”
Toughts?
http://flavorwire.com/416485/sex-advice-from-famous-authors/view-all/
September 23, 2013
Stephen King slams Twilight franchise as 'tweenage porn'
Prolific bestseller horror novelist, Stephen...
Stephen King slams Twilight franchise as 'tweenage porn'
Prolific bestseller horror novelist, Stephen King dismisses Stephenie Meyer. In a rare interview, King shows contempt for modern contenders to his sales domination, dismissing the Twilight franchise as "tweenager porn" and calling The Hunger Games dull and derivative.
There are many fans of both Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer in the community. Many authors might also agree with Stephen King. However, there has been a resent crack down on authors slamming authors on some large sites that offer reviews. I thought I would put the question to all of you on what you thought of Stephen King using his celebrity in an interview about a book he has coming out to brush off other authors.
Because Stephen King is a bestselling author, does he get the pass for his opinions?
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/21/stephen-king-twilight-tweenage-porn
Prolific bestseller horror novelist, Stephen King dismisses Stephenie Meyer. In a rare interview, King shows contempt for modern contenders to his sales domination, dismissing the Twilight franchise as "tweenager porn" and calling The Hunger Games dull and derivative.
There are many fans of both Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer in the community. Many authors might also agree with Stephen King. However, there has been a resent crack down on authors slamming authors on some large sites that offer reviews. I thought I would put the question to all of you on what you thought of Stephen King using his celebrity in an interview about a book he has coming out to brush off other authors.
Because Stephen King is a bestselling author, does he get the pass for his opinions?
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/21/stephen-king-twilight-tweenage-porn
September 22, 2013
Reshared post from Marlo Angelo Tito:
Original Post from Marlo Angelo Tito:
The.We're.Almost.There.Yet.Circle
The reboot of this circle is still on the process! And people, i really need your help right now. Tag amazing people you know in the comments for some of them (including you) will be part of the circle reboot. :-D
And don't worry, nobody was cut this time, only that few members were added.
Don't you want to see new faces? Well i think we all do :-)
Note: not receiving a notification doesn't mean you didn't make it. Kindly check the circle out and see your name and if not, check it again. And if you received a notification, then you don't have to. :-D
So people, this is a group of astonishing engagers of Google Plus. From which they post great stuffs and of course, they engage with people. And don't worry, they don't bite ;-) Hahaha!
SongS for the week!
[MUSE] Starlight Official Music Video (US Version)
Panic! At The Disco: The Ballad Of Mona Lisa [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Have an amazing Sunday!
#circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #add #addmetoyourcircles #addcircle #shared #sharedcircles #sharingiscaring #sharingcircles #justanaverageteenagerwhoexpresseshisopinionsovertheinternetcircle
September 20, 2013
This experimental film shows people acting on default mode, following the same trends and rituals, which...
This experimental film shows people acting on default mode, following the same trends and rituals, which causes them to lose their individuality and originality, but very Orwell like in what it calls, bovinized or in my case just another day at the office.
September 19, 2013
Question on the Author Etiquette of Thank You.
You just published your book and readers are being to...
Question on the Author Etiquette of Thank You.
You just published your book and readers are being to take notice. You have gotten reviews based upon the merit of your hard work. You are beginning to show up in the readers to do list on varies reading sites.
Question, do you send the reader a thank you for their intention of reading your book?
You just published your book and readers are being to take notice. You have gotten reviews based upon the merit of your hard work. You are beginning to show up in the readers to do list on varies reading sites.
Question, do you send the reader a thank you for their intention of reading your book?
September 17, 2013
Portrait of a Girl in Pairs
Link to film short here:
http://vimeo.com/couchmode/channels/9......
Portrait of a Girl in Pairs
Link to film short here:
http://vimeo.com/couchmode/channels/927/sort:preset/74573072
September 16, 2013
Don't Date a Girl Who Reads!
”Do those things, because nothing sucks worse than a girl who reads.”...
Don't Date a Girl Who Reads!
”Do those things, because nothing sucks worse than a girl who reads.”
”Do it, because a girl who reads understands syntax.”
"Date a girl who doesn’t read because the girl who reads knows the importance of plot."
"Don’t date a girl who reads because girls who read are the storytellers."
I don’t believe this article written by Charles Warnke is an insult to intelligent women. The piece is obviously a respond in a quick, clever, or humorous way to the idea that life should not be about appeasing. The POV is tongue-in-cheek and deliberately opposing the narrator’s actual perception of the reality. It is an example of retort used in a grammatical style asking a complex question that is sometimes too audacious for the embarrassed, having done something foolish or wrong.
What do you think?
http://sean.terretta.com/dont-date-a-girl-who-reads-charles-warnke
”Do those things, because nothing sucks worse than a girl who reads.”
”Do it, because a girl who reads understands syntax.”
"Date a girl who doesn’t read because the girl who reads knows the importance of plot."
"Don’t date a girl who reads because girls who read are the storytellers."
I don’t believe this article written by Charles Warnke is an insult to intelligent women. The piece is obviously a respond in a quick, clever, or humorous way to the idea that life should not be about appeasing. The POV is tongue-in-cheek and deliberately opposing the narrator’s actual perception of the reality. It is an example of retort used in a grammatical style asking a complex question that is sometimes too audacious for the embarrassed, having done something foolish or wrong.
What do you think?
http://sean.terretta.com/dont-date-a-girl-who-reads-charles-warnke
September 13, 2013
When was the last time you went to your local brick and mortar library?
As writers, I am sure we all...
When was the last time you went to your local brick and mortar library?
As writers, I am sure we all can agree as to the importance of libraries to what we do. The system of shared borrowing to shared ideas is something we all have benefited from for close to one hundred years. As a matter of geographic fact, yours truly, is about an hour’s ride away form America's first public library. Although it is true, on July 1, 1731, Ben Franklin and a group of members from the Junto, a philosophical association, drew up "Articles of Agreement" to form a library it wasn’t until the Town of Franklin, Massachusetts did it that The Franklin Public Library became America's first public library in 1778.
The reason I ask when was the last time you went to the library is that it’s all happening at the library. What we often times discuss in this writing community and I wish I could say it was all good happening there. The little good there of course, unlike some book retail outlets is that your town library is still open, for now. The bad that is happening there is that your librarians and you the taxpayer are paying $60-80 per book, or more, to publishers to include current release titles in their collections. You know the same publishers who blame eBooks for The Black Death, or The Black Plague of publishing in general.
I like to call it what it is. I like to call it The Bluebonnet Plague. I could not come up with a more sublime image than the iconic blue bonnet to counter the strategy of a carefully planned and placed, boo! Especially, when the strategy works so well for big publishing and startles you into looking in the other way, not at them.
If you have been to the library, lately, you may or may not know that e-books are only being lent to one library card holder at a time, meaning your libraries are trapped by the publisher into buying a dozen – or more – of these overpriced text-files. Libraries must buy these books with DRM on them. Your local library incurs further expense and must invest in expensive, proprietary collection-management software. Big multinational profit centers like publisher HarperCollins insists that your sweet and helpful librarian destroy their e-books after they are circulated 26 times. Hey, while their in your small town, why not go for the whole boat and pitch the parallel to the fact that many library books eventually disintegrate and have to be chucked out.
I'll let you read the link now and ask you, when was the last time you set foot in your public library and what do you think is really endangering the existence of your public library system?
I'll bet it’s not the eBook you have been working on or the eBook you put out there.
http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2013/09/cory-doctorow-libraries-and-e-books/
As writers, I am sure we all can agree as to the importance of libraries to what we do. The system of shared borrowing to shared ideas is something we all have benefited from for close to one hundred years. As a matter of geographic fact, yours truly, is about an hour’s ride away form America's first public library. Although it is true, on July 1, 1731, Ben Franklin and a group of members from the Junto, a philosophical association, drew up "Articles of Agreement" to form a library it wasn’t until the Town of Franklin, Massachusetts did it that The Franklin Public Library became America's first public library in 1778.
The reason I ask when was the last time you went to the library is that it’s all happening at the library. What we often times discuss in this writing community and I wish I could say it was all good happening there. The little good there of course, unlike some book retail outlets is that your town library is still open, for now. The bad that is happening there is that your librarians and you the taxpayer are paying $60-80 per book, or more, to publishers to include current release titles in their collections. You know the same publishers who blame eBooks for The Black Death, or The Black Plague of publishing in general.
I like to call it what it is. I like to call it The Bluebonnet Plague. I could not come up with a more sublime image than the iconic blue bonnet to counter the strategy of a carefully planned and placed, boo! Especially, when the strategy works so well for big publishing and startles you into looking in the other way, not at them.
If you have been to the library, lately, you may or may not know that e-books are only being lent to one library card holder at a time, meaning your libraries are trapped by the publisher into buying a dozen – or more – of these overpriced text-files. Libraries must buy these books with DRM on them. Your local library incurs further expense and must invest in expensive, proprietary collection-management software. Big multinational profit centers like publisher HarperCollins insists that your sweet and helpful librarian destroy their e-books after they are circulated 26 times. Hey, while their in your small town, why not go for the whole boat and pitch the parallel to the fact that many library books eventually disintegrate and have to be chucked out.
I'll let you read the link now and ask you, when was the last time you set foot in your public library and what do you think is really endangering the existence of your public library system?
I'll bet it’s not the eBook you have been working on or the eBook you put out there.
http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2013/09/cory-doctorow-libraries-and-e-books/
