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August 27, 2014
Top 5 Spines – T5W
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August 16, 2014
Bout of Books 11 Read-A-Thon
This is my official declaration of my sign up!
“The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team”
So… my goals for this Read-a-Thon:
The last read-a-thon I did was a great success. I read three books, which for me is something of a feat. I need to get through my slush pile of books and my continuously growing TBR, so that’s pretty much it.
Three books! I don’t have any particular ones in mind. I will probably chose a few for my TBR, but it won’t be an absolute must that I read the ones I chose. I will be vlogging the entire time to help let everyone know about my progress.
Anyone else participating in Bout of Books 11?
August 15, 2014
Anna and the French Kiss – Book Review
Here is a book review of “Anna and the French Kiss” by Stephanie Perkins.
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August 13, 2014
My Second Tarot Card Reading
Yesterday was by far one of the most interesting days I have had in a seriously long time. I was sitting in a café, one of my usual office spaces. A woman sat down next to me. I assumed because she was waiting for a woman who came in dressed rather professionally that she was going to be conducting a job interview.
Far from it.
She was a reader. She gave the woman who came in a Tarot reading. I have grown very interested in the metaphysical recently. And since I was so intrigued by her being there, one she was finished, I asked her if she could read for me. She said yes. I mean, she actually took time out of her day when she probably planned to leave and said yes! Then again, it did cost money and she probably saw an opportunity, but all the same. I am sometimes stunned when people take the time out.
She did a bit of numerology and then gave me the reading. It was SHOCKINGLY accurate and very close to what is currently going on in my life and what has been going on during previous months/weeks.
A lot was said. Basically that I got off track these past few months and now I am back on it. Very passionate, very introverted… but that my hermit time is very meditative for me and. Many other things I won’t get into, but one thing really stood out because she kept repeating it over and over.
My karmatic lesson right now is currently this: Have fun. No. SERIOUSLY, she said. HAVE FUN!
She reiterated that several times. Because I am trying to hold the weight of everything going on at home right now and it is not my responsibility. Stop feeling guilty. Stop thinking yourself responsible for everyone else’s well being and doing what you need last. Because that is why I have been suffering. So I need to get my butt out there and re-learn what fun is.
It is a running joke between me and my dad to say to one another… “Fun? I’ve heard of that term. Not sure what it means though.” Yeah, har har. But when you are caring for someone (my relative whom I have spoken about several times before), you forget that you actually have needs as well. And I have forgotten mine in recent months.
There is often a profound sense of guilt to the notion that you are allowed some “me time.” I often have to steal it. Just last weekend, I had to lie to a member of my family and tell them I had errands to run so I could get away from it all for a few hours. I went my local Fine Arts Museum and it was a total blast. The most fun and greatest escape feeling I have had in a while. But the fact that I had to lie about it was really irritating. Because normally, I would never be allowed to do such a thing without being called “selfish” by certain members of my family. Grr!!!
Anyway, lesson taken, and hopefully in the future lesson learned.
She also directed me to this amazing video by Elizabeth Gilbert who wrote “Eat Pray Love” a few years back. She spoke at the TED conference I believe it is all called. The topic pertained to the idea that artists tend to put too much pressure on themselves and we need to let go of the idea that the genius comes from within. It often doesn’t. It is outside of us and just visits us once in a while, bestowing upon us this great moment of inspiration. Given that this a pagan concept, it was RIGJT up my alley.
Here it is and I hope who ever reads this decides to watch it. Because it is one of the best speeches I have ever heard. And every single thing said here is true.
August 12, 2014
Goodbye Peter Pan
This drum is going to be beating for quite some time, so I guess I might as well put down a few of my own feelings.
I adored Robin Williams. He was (can’t believe I am having to use past tense)… okay… IS, and shall always REMAIN one of my favorite actors of all time. And comedians. And artists. I remember writing him a fan letter when I was in the 6th grade. I was devastated to learn yesterday that he took his own life. As was the rest of my family.
I don’t remember a time when there wasn’t Robin Williams. The first film I ever saw him in when I was a kid was ‘Hook.’ So he will always remain Peter Pan to me. And suddenly I have a wild hankering to watch that movie.
I have a difficult time with his death primarily because of the nature of it. As it is currently suspected that he committed suicide, I am conflicted by some of the chatter regarding it. He was said to have bipolar disorder. I have two relatives with this disorder who have both attempted or threatened suicide in the past when experiencing a low. I am no stranger to being a victim of this illness from the outside. And often times I think that the family suffers equally with this type of illness. Because while the person with it suffers greatly, the family has to watch the highs and lows as they happen. And let me just say, (say it loud, say it proud) it is devastating and profoundly painful.
I remember a quote from the behind the scenes footage of “Silver Linings Playbook. (A film I enjoyed, but have issues with because of the presentation of the nature of the illness). Someone in the footage said that the family members of those who have bipolar often have to “learn to regrow their heart one or twice a week. And sometimes every day.” Truer words have never been spoken. This resonated with me. Because when you are dealing with emotional disorders, it’s often easy to forget the ill person’s perspective (although not always logical) is dramatically different from your own.
I do not set blame on Robin Williams and I will never call his suicide “selfish” as many people tend to do concern this cause of death. Because the blatant fact is this: The perspective of someone who is ill often times cannot be altered. No matter how hard one tries. No matter how much medication. No matter what chemical imbalance. There are certain lows that are so low that there is nothing that can bring a person back up. I have seen this up close and personal for most of my life. And therefore, hope that Robin has found some peace.
I have often wondered if I should write about my personal experiences with having family members with bipolar disorder. I have been told by a few friends who know what has gone on in my personal life that my life would make a good story. I would most definitely write it under a pseudonym for privacy reasons. But as a contemporary fictional story. Because quite frankly, Pat from “Silver Linings Playbook” had it pretty damn easy compared to some of the shit that has gone down in my house.
Anyway…tangent… Hats off to one of the most amazing actors/artists/comedians I have ever had the pleasure of watching. This world was made better by his presence in it.
August 5, 2014
July 2014 Wrap Up/Mini Reviews and August TBR
Sorry that this turned out longer than usual. I went on a few tangents.
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July 16, 2014
Top Cover Buys | T5W
This week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic is our “Top 5 Cover Buys.”
I hope you enjoy!
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July 15, 2014
Quitting a Book
I had an interesting question from one of my Twitter followers recently. She asked if she should continue on reading a book that doesn’t interest her and has failed to really captivate her. I know plenty of people are on the side of “never give up on a book.” I used to be one of them. But now, I am on the other side of that equation. If the author can’t intrigue you and keep your interest within the first 100 pages, move on to something else. If an author loses you after 200 pages, move on. After 300, move on.
Something my dad said the other day, and was the perfect way to describe it. Your reading time too precious for a bad book.
In the last month, I gave up on two books. The authors lost me somewhere, or for some inane reason that is beyond my comprehension, I just couldn’t get into the characters, or the plot, or….. SOMETHING.
You are not a failure for giving up on a book. Nor are you quitting. You are just moving on and forward. There are plenty of other readers out there that will enjoy the material to make up for your not liking it. And for that matter, there are plenty of other people out there who love or hate a book that you might love or hate for whatever reason. Two people can read the same book and have two completely different takes on it.
I few years ago, a friend of mine read ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and said I just HAD to read it. I got 2/3 of the way through before closing it with no intention of ever reopening it. Because quite frankly, I have never known a girl in my life that got her boobie rubbed up and then came right then and there. I was laughing at the very idea of it. Sorry gents, but some lower stimulation has to happen as well. The very idea of that turned my off the entire book. Not even the anti-feminist stuff (which was also offensive, but I was willing to go with it). Eventually the writing was just not my cup of tea. And I say that as someone who enjoys reading erotica fiction. My friend came up to me a few days later and handed me the next book in the series that she borrowed from someone else, assuming that I would be DYING to know what happens next. I had to regretfully inform her that I didn’t want to read the next one.
The same goes for authors. Some people will love your work. Others will wonder why other people even bothered continued reading after the first ten pages. It all comes down to personal taste. And it is perfectly okay to move on to something that captures your interest. I am looking for a book that gives me the ultimate hang over and that stays with me possibly for weeks after I read it.
So here’s to finding new and invigorating books!
BookTube-A-Thon Vlog Day 1
Day 1… hope it’s not a one day surge, because we all know I am an obnoxiously slow reader.
July 14, 2014
Book-Tube-A-Thon 2014 TBR
Book-Tune-A-Thon has officially started today. So here’s to great reads, Twitter Sprints, and hoping that I reach my intended goal with all the crazy going on in my life right now.
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