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I remember a lot of these stories—have I read this book before? Is this a compilation from other books? Anyways, I love Anne Lamott so I gladly listened again.
I only read pieces of this book since I was looking for a specific thing. But despite the tabloidesque title, I think the book is full of practical steps and advice. One thing I appreciated was the chapter on the theories as to why these personality "disorders" exist: the author makes a good case that they are only considered disorders in peaceful societies and are actually an asset during wartime. The theory on how people's personalities develop in this manner completely jives with the histories of people I know personally. Interesting!
My favorite work by Tillie Walden. Such creative storytelling and the artwork is meticulously gorgeous. I was completely emotionally invested in this found family <3
Wow, I honestly didn't expect these essays to be so good. I'm not sure what I was expecting, actually. It's just rare to find an anthology that is so well put together.
The essays were diverse, colorful, inspiring in the sense that they opened my imagination to see possibilities, and eye opening. There were many things I've never thought about before.
My favorite essays were:
- The Antiabortion Bill You Aren't Hearing About by Rebecca Cokley - Conversations about abortion that both the political left and right are ignoring
- Common Cyborg by Jillian Weise - Assistive tech, tryborgs vs cyborgs, and cyborgs in media vs reality
- Radical Visibility by Sky Cubacub - How fashion and design can be used in radical countercultural ways
- Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability by Jessica Slice - On "mombods" and ignoring the instagram narrative of how to be a mom
- Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time by Ellen Samuels - Living when your body forces you to be out of sync with Western society's sense of linear time
"The Future is accessible."
The essays were diverse, colorful, inspiring in the sense that they opened my imagination to see possibilities, and eye opening. There were many things I've never thought about before.
My favorite essays were:
- The Antiabortion Bill You Aren't Hearing About by Rebecca Cokley - Conversations about abortion that both the political left and right are ignoring
- Common Cyborg by Jillian Weise - Assistive tech, tryborgs vs cyborgs, and cyborgs in media vs reality
- Radical Visibility by Sky Cubacub - How fashion and design can be used in radical countercultural ways
- Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability by Jessica Slice - On "mombods" and ignoring the instagram narrative of how to be a mom
- Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time by Ellen Samuels - Living when your body forces you to be out of sync with Western society's sense of linear time
"The Future is accessible."
This is great to help intermediate folders (like moi) move to more advanced models. Robert Lang is just the best; I'm a huge fan and will one day buy all of his books. Lang tries to make realistic looking animals with the correct number of legs/fins/appendages. Lots of origami artists can make an approximate shape and the viewer gets the idea of the animal, but they are generally less anatomically correct. The other cool thing about this collection is that each animal has some real-life fact that goes with it. It's a nice touch.
The Great Courses are always so well designed and produced. I listened to the 12-lecture/6-hour course but I plan to listen to the 12-hour course as well to take a second pass at the material. This was a very brief overview and I didn't have the guidebook so it was hard to keep everything straight.
Though it was brief, I think the professor did a great job of showing how Buddhism started and evolved through different times and cultures. It's such a large, diverse religion and philosophy that I think the task of reducing it to just 6 hours must have been daunting.
I feel more compassion for people who are attempting to learn and enter a new religion. It's easy enough when you have grown up in a culture that is predominantly saturated in your family's religion. But learning a different religion means learning an entirely new system of thinking and being in the world, which affects the very core perception of the self. It's hard! So it doesn't surprise me that I got a little lost when I was listening to these lectures.
This is a comparative religions course, so at points the prof contrasts Buddhism with Christianity, Daoism, Shintoism, and other schools of Buddhism to bring out the highlight of what is unique or innovative. This is quite effective for me, and these examples are what I retained the most from the course, along with the parables and anecdotes.
Though it was brief, I think the professor did a great job of showing how Buddhism started and evolved through different times and cultures. It's such a large, diverse religion and philosophy that I think the task of reducing it to just 6 hours must have been daunting.
I feel more compassion for people who are attempting to learn and enter a new religion. It's easy enough when you have grown up in a culture that is predominantly saturated in your family's religion. But learning a different religion means learning an entirely new system of thinking and being in the world, which affects the very core perception of the self. It's hard! So it doesn't surprise me that I got a little lost when I was listening to these lectures.
This is a comparative religions course, so at points the prof contrasts Buddhism with Christianity, Daoism, Shintoism, and other schools of Buddhism to bring out the highlight of what is unique or innovative. This is quite effective for me, and these examples are what I retained the most from the course, along with the parables and anecdotes.
2022: Rereading this was great bc I had completely forgotten about everything that happens. I came for the drama and it did not disappoint! Plus my vocabulary and reading comprehension have improved a lot since 2014, so I could enjoy it more overall.
2014: The abusive madness of the characters was interesting and suspenseful. I am going to read some critical analysis and maybe reread this book. The themes and metaphors are cleverly layered.
2014: The abusive madness of the characters was interesting and suspenseful. I am going to read some critical analysis and maybe reread this book. The themes and metaphors are cleverly layered.
2022: Why didn't I continue reading this series before?? Still cute and well written ^_^
2016: Loved this updated version of Cinderella so so much! I don't even care that it was totally predictable. It was also totally cute.
2016: Loved this updated version of Cinderella so so much! I don't even care that it was totally predictable. It was also totally cute.
Incredible! This course covers the first 400 years of Christian history and I learned so many things about the development of Christian doctrine. Many, many doubts were clarified re: disparities in different books of the Bible.
The first half is about the life of Jesus and what his disciples did & believed in the immediate aftermath of his death. The second half focuses on philosophical arguments about the Trinity and nature of Christ, so I don't think it would be appealing to people who don't already have a basic interest in and understanding of that subject.
The course overall was fascinating because few teachers and preachers in churches are willing to approach these subjects with depth and honesty, so nearly all the material was fresh to my ears. An alternate title could be Myth Busters: The Early Church, haha. I'm definitely going to need to listen to this again and take notes the second time round.
The first half is about the life of Jesus and what his disciples did & believed in the immediate aftermath of his death. The second half focuses on philosophical arguments about the Trinity and nature of Christ, so I don't think it would be appealing to people who don't already have a basic interest in and understanding of that subject.
The course overall was fascinating because few teachers and preachers in churches are willing to approach these subjects with depth and honesty, so nearly all the material was fresh to my ears. An alternate title could be Myth Busters: The Early Church, haha. I'm definitely going to need to listen to this again and take notes the second time round.
