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Oct. 5th, 2024 05:47 pm1. Took a walk. Bought a few groceries - did not use debit card. I'm restricting use for a bit - so I can track purchases. Swung by the book store, and ran into a woman, who apparently was behind me in each store. We ran into each other at the book store - when we both got interested in a tote bag with the words "READ BANNED BOOKS" in bright colored letters across the front. Then we walked together for a bit discussing books, creativity and Rick Rubin, who is a famous music producer that she'd heard interviewed on a podcast. I asked her the name of the book, but promptly forgot it when we parted ways. I did get her first name at least - Susie and I have a visual of her in my head, I could probably draw her.
Ah found it. She'd showed it to me, apparently she loved it so much, she bought two copies of it.
The Creative Act : The Way of Being
It reminds me of Julia Cameron's the Artist's Way. The current trend is artistic inspirational. Which is a definite improvement over self-help entrepreneurial. What's nice about Rubin - is his view is anything can be creative, from gardening, to put together a nice meal, to cleaning out a closet. I kind of like that take on the world.
It's a lovely day today. Blue sky. Crisp air. In the 70s. I wasn't quite up to a long walk. Lack of sleep and the foot is still slightly sore.
2. Good Reads asked on Twitter: "Would you marry or date someone who didn't read?"
No. Definitely not. That's never happening.
3. The television show "Nobody Wants This" is annoying in how it represents Jewish/Gentile relationships. 90% of the men that I've dated in my life were Jewish, my brother is married to a woman who is Jewish - we didn't have ANY problems. No one cared that my brother and I were raised Catholic. Granted they weren't rabbis, but still.
The inter-religious marriage is only an issue for the orthodox religions. These aren't orthodox.
I keep getting jarred out of the story.
4. Friday Five is about Flowers..
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5. I picked up two more books yesterday via Amazon Kindle. One was advertised by Joe Hill (horror writer of Lock & Key, Nostreftu, and others), and one by Good Reads. I flirted. Said no. Flirted again. And gave in. Damn.
* Withered Hill by David Barnett - a dark and unsettling British Folk Horror Novel, that takes place in Lancaster.
* Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - which I actually got on sale via Kindle points. It's a haunted house horror novel.
Both are my weakness. I love folk horror and haunted house. Anything with ghosts, or folklore.
I love books. It's one of the many things I adore about NYC - it's book country. I have two book stores in my area now, and two libraries, plus one in the basement, and all the little libraries around the neighborhood. And book festivals galore. I also have art and music fests, art museums, and people playing music everywhere. If you are a culture junkie? There's no where better than NYC.
Ah found it. She'd showed it to me, apparently she loved it so much, she bought two copies of it.
The Creative Act : The Way of Being
It reminds me of Julia Cameron's the Artist's Way. The current trend is artistic inspirational. Which is a definite improvement over self-help entrepreneurial. What's nice about Rubin - is his view is anything can be creative, from gardening, to put together a nice meal, to cleaning out a closet. I kind of like that take on the world.
It's a lovely day today. Blue sky. Crisp air. In the 70s. I wasn't quite up to a long walk. Lack of sleep and the foot is still slightly sore.
2. Good Reads asked on Twitter: "Would you marry or date someone who didn't read?"
No. Definitely not. That's never happening.
3. The television show "Nobody Wants This" is annoying in how it represents Jewish/Gentile relationships. 90% of the men that I've dated in my life were Jewish, my brother is married to a woman who is Jewish - we didn't have ANY problems. No one cared that my brother and I were raised Catholic. Granted they weren't rabbis, but still.
The inter-religious marriage is only an issue for the orthodox religions. These aren't orthodox.
I keep getting jarred out of the story.
4. Friday Five is about Flowers..
( Read more... )
5. I picked up two more books yesterday via Amazon Kindle. One was advertised by Joe Hill (horror writer of Lock & Key, Nostreftu, and others), and one by Good Reads. I flirted. Said no. Flirted again. And gave in. Damn.
* Withered Hill by David Barnett - a dark and unsettling British Folk Horror Novel, that takes place in Lancaster.
* Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - which I actually got on sale via Kindle points. It's a haunted house horror novel.
Both are my weakness. I love folk horror and haunted house. Anything with ghosts, or folklore.
I love books. It's one of the many things I adore about NYC - it's book country. I have two book stores in my area now, and two libraries, plus one in the basement, and all the little libraries around the neighborhood. And book festivals galore. I also have art and music fests, art museums, and people playing music everywhere. If you are a culture junkie? There's no where better than NYC.