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Apr. 5th, 2023 09:28 pmDiscovered a perk that I did not know I had - because I work for the government, I can become a member of TDF and get cheap discounted Theater tickets! (I thought only performing artists got this perk - but someone at church who is just a freelance writer, and someone at work got it - so I decided to investigate. And Voila!) This means for an annual membership fee of $40, I can get discounted tickets for Broadway shows at $35-50, sometimes even cheaper.
What is TDF ? It's the Theater Development Fund - a non-profit organization that works towards making theater more accessible to all people.
I love live theater - and have been missing it. I may try to see Jessica Chastain's show and Anthony Rapp's. We'll see. But I'm excited.
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Crazy Workplace
Well, we got another person for our team. She hails from the Bronx, is allegedly stationed in Manhattan, has a lap top, and is being trained. I told her that anything she needed - my door was always open. And sent her documents to get started with. Poor thing - it's her first day here and she's confused.
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The Artist Way is...like most self-help books a bit too black and white for its own good. ( Read more... )
I was on the subway this morning on the way to work - and struck by the fact that the man across from me was reading a thick paperback novel. ( Read more... )
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The other book that I'm slowly making my way through is Brene Brown's I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) : Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy and Power by Brene Brown - unfortunately it's read by someone other than Brene Brown, but oh well.
It is good though. At lunch, I listened to it for a bit - and she was delving into the psychological movement of "perception trumps reality" or "you can change your reality by changing your perceptions of it" or "you can control your own reality" and "blaming the victim" - she stated how dangerous and psychologically damaging this movement truly was, and how it resulted in shaming and blaming the victim.
I felt validated. ( Read more... )
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Started, My First Year of Type 2 Diabetes - Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker and Alison Goldfine
It points out that Diabetes is different for everyone. Also it is not linked to weight. It is often genetic. And can happen to anyone. There's a lot of stigma surrounding it. And it's not your fault. People didn't bring it on themselves.
Our society has a tendency to shame people with illnesses. In particular, illnesses like diabetes.
( Read more... )
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Still reading the fictional fantasy novel, A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross. I think my difficulty with it - is she skips around in too many points of view, and doesn't give me enough time to really care about any of her characters? It feels jarring at any rate.
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Wales loved my latest watercolor and thinks there's definitely an art show in my future. I think I'm a little afraid of having one. Art is so in the eye of the beholder? And NY is wickedly competitive - when it comes to well anything really.
What is TDF ? It's the Theater Development Fund - a non-profit organization that works towards making theater more accessible to all people.
I love live theater - and have been missing it. I may try to see Jessica Chastain's show and Anthony Rapp's. We'll see. But I'm excited.
***
Crazy Workplace
Well, we got another person for our team. She hails from the Bronx, is allegedly stationed in Manhattan, has a lap top, and is being trained. I told her that anything she needed - my door was always open. And sent her documents to get started with. Poor thing - it's her first day here and she's confused.
( Read more... )
**
The Artist Way is...like most self-help books a bit too black and white for its own good. ( Read more... )
I was on the subway this morning on the way to work - and struck by the fact that the man across from me was reading a thick paperback novel. ( Read more... )
**
The other book that I'm slowly making my way through is Brene Brown's I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) : Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy and Power by Brene Brown - unfortunately it's read by someone other than Brene Brown, but oh well.
It is good though. At lunch, I listened to it for a bit - and she was delving into the psychological movement of "perception trumps reality" or "you can change your reality by changing your perceptions of it" or "you can control your own reality" and "blaming the victim" - she stated how dangerous and psychologically damaging this movement truly was, and how it resulted in shaming and blaming the victim.
I felt validated. ( Read more... )
**
Started, My First Year of Type 2 Diabetes - Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker and Alison Goldfine
It points out that Diabetes is different for everyone. Also it is not linked to weight. It is often genetic. And can happen to anyone. There's a lot of stigma surrounding it. And it's not your fault. People didn't bring it on themselves.
Our society has a tendency to shame people with illnesses. In particular, illnesses like diabetes.
( Read more... )
***
Still reading the fictional fantasy novel, A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross. I think my difficulty with it - is she skips around in too many points of view, and doesn't give me enough time to really care about any of her characters? It feels jarring at any rate.
***
Wales loved my latest watercolor and thinks there's definitely an art show in my future. I think I'm a little afraid of having one. Art is so in the eye of the beholder? And NY is wickedly competitive - when it comes to well anything really.