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You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)
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I listened to it with my partner and loved it. It was great to hear some "behind the scenes" moments from the Guild. I could also totally relate to her over-achiever attitude in college and her experiences with anxiety and awkwardness. This probably sounds cheesy, but it really has helped me get out of a place in my life where I felt stuck and unhappy with my job and general outlook on life. Hearing about her process and all the great stuff she's done really got me motivated to create positive change in my life and go back to doing the things that make me happy. Not to mention, of course, that it was HILARIOUS. The excepts from Young Felicia's diary might have been the best!
I loved the book and I don't think it is cheesy to say that it helps with your outlook on life Leigh because I had the same feelings. I have always had trouble with anxiety and social awkwardness especially in the last few years (socially awkward people and hospitality jobs don't go together) and reading Felicia's book has made me feel like I can go out and be myself and push that little bit harder to do what makes me happy. It also makes me want to pick up my violin again, but my partner is very against that idea haha.Even without that aspect of it, Felicia's book is a great read. It is so easy to relate to as well as being incredibly funny. My partner wants to read it now as well.
My name is Frakked and I'm a recovering online addict. After running to the internets to find someone, anyone, to talk to about the season three ending of Battlestar Galactica, I got sucked in. (None of my real life friends were watching it, even after all badgering. Losers.) It started off small -- A few comments here, a TOSser flame war there. Next thing you know, it's daily uploads of bomb (aka pics) and hanging out with stoopids all night. (Including covert logins from work.)
Then, a friend turns me on to Second Life -- a game that's not a game. It's a magical place where you can wear impossibly high heeled virtual shoes and buy loads of amazing hair! This game was my crack.
SL took over my life for a while. You see, I used to have a Sex InThe City type life -- minus money and sex. But, when I moved back to my home State, my life got much smaller. Everyone was married and/or dropping kids. The jobs were less fulfilling. Then the second Bush recession hit and there was no job. I was in a bad place and "gaming" was a great escape.
On the up-side, I met some really amazing people and created up a storm. On the downside, I was a shut-in with no First Life. That's why I loved The Guild so much. I could relate to Codex. And, it's also why I loved the book, Your Never Weird.
It was the people on the SyFy forum that turned me onto geek culture. Its how I found The Guild and Dr. Horrible.
I have few regrets about the time I spent in world. It helped me find my true self. But, like Felicia, I had to go cold turkey so I could rebuild my life.
I'm in a good place now. Great job, good friends, only a slight addiction to Pinterest. And YouTube. And possibly online poker again. But, way better.
So, about the book... LOVED.
The Chick-ins meet up group rocked! I'm even more inspired to help a friend start her business. I'm going to buy the book for another friend who's in a rut. We really need to support each other!
My favorite chapter of the book had to be the last. I remember learning about the doxing. I abstractly knew it was terrible, but I really had no idea just how terrible. Ms. Day took these turds down! Mainly, by just shinning a light on them. I admire her so having the audacity (of hope) to try and change the culture. And not just online culture. This is a really big deal!
OK. Wrote way to much here. Flashbacks to the skiffs forum days. "Who needs sleep! I must express!" But, I just had so many feels reading the book. Had to get some out.
I've just bought the audiobook for this, but now I have to wait till my birthday before I get the Kindle Fire...I've been a little addicted to reading since getting my kindle, but its a few years old now and I freak every time I drop it that that's it, it won't work again. I've decided to ask for money for my birthday as I'm determined to get the Fire so I can start "listening" to this book :)
Mikana wrote: "I've just bought the audiobook for this, but now I have to wait till my birthday before I get the Kindle Fire...I've been a little addicted to reading since getting my kindle, but its a few years o..."I just pro-ordered the new Kindel Fire that is only $50. I can't wait until it shows up! They have such nice screens. I have audible on my phone. I had it hooked up so I could listen in the car.
It was fun hearing her read it. highly recommend it.
I finished this book recently - I absolutely loved it. I feel like I read it when I really needed to - when life was kind of kicking me in the face and I was struggling with anxiety. I still haven't fully processed this book and how it makes me feel. I do know I need to read it again, but it was an extremely entertaining book to read and I loved every minute of it.
Nearly every sentence I read of this book, I was like, yes, this! Her addiction to gaming, her procrastination, her perfectionism, and her depression...I felt a lot of the time like she was writing about me, but with a few quirky details added and with a more glam career. :)Felicia's it's-hard-but-it's-worth-it approach to being successful at something she loves is utterly inspiring. If I wasn't already working at my dream job, I'd be going out to get it after reading her book.
Also? I wish she was my friend. Because I'd love some awesome real-life friends like her.
I finished the book a little while ago. It was amazing, I felt like every page had some piece of inspiration. It was also incredibly hilarious!! I love when I pick up a book and know I will laugh for a majority of it.Everyone needs to read this book for the fun and inspiration, but also because it is really just awesome!
Hadn't heard about the book, but it sounds like something I would totally relate to. So many experiences online!For several years I was online with Tribe.net. Wonderful place with great people. We even had live get-togethers. Then Facebook killed it, and today the site is a ghost-town, being co-opted by sleazy types. Those were the days!
I just read it over the weekend. I found it hugely inspirational. I have PTSD from sexual trauma among other experiences (past drug addiction, an abusive ex-marriage, and having placed 3 kids up for adoption after trying to raise them) and tend to be really depressed most of the time. Not much really inspires me in a way that I find helpful and healing, but this book did. I kept thinking, "Finally! Someone as neurotic as me! Someone as nerdy as me! Someone who gets it!" I have always had difficulty getting along with other females, as they tend either not to like me or we have very little in common, but I found myself actually thinking, Felicia is someone I could stand hanging out with. So that's a win, in my book (err...in her book? sorry...puns). Plus, the About the Author section led me here to Vaginal Fantasy, which I can't believe I never knew existed. Loved reading the words of such a funny, brave, unapologetically real woman.
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