I may not have previously mentioned this, but I am a writer. I write short form fiction stories and as such, I have spent/am/will be spending quite a bit of time in various fiction writing classes. While I'm not entirely sure of what exactly a mentor does (I don't think I've ever really had a... Continue Reading →
Adam Grant's book, Give and Take is an interesting angle of looking at personality classifications. As compared to classifications like the Gallup strengths assessment or even the big 5 personality test, Grant keeps it quite simple with his assertion that every person in the workplace falls into one of three categories; givers, takers, and matchers. Givers are... Continue Reading →
On March 15, 2018, I attended a talk titled "Hatred of Sex" by Tim Dean who teaches at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. To be completely honest this presentation wasn't nearly as interesting as I thought it would be. It certainly didn't help that Professor Dean began by reading from his essay on the topic, which... Continue Reading →
If you've been waiting for a more lighthearted recommendation, this week is your week! Adapted from a stage show of the same name, the Mortified Podcast is unlike anything else you've heard. The concept is quite simple, people read from their childhood diaries and journals and it's... well, it's mortifying! If you thought you were... Continue Reading →
Manhattan Beach written by Jennifer Egan is a rather long novel (approximately 400 pages) that focuses on the lives of three different people living in New York before and during the second world war. Ed Kerrigan is a husband and father of two daughters, Anna and Lydia, who is forced to engage in morally ambiguous... Continue Reading →
I know I know. I've skipped a few weeks of recommendations, and I am very deeply apologetic. But if it makes any difference I did spend a lot of time thinking about the recommendation I wanted to post. But enough beating around the bush, here's this weeks podcast: There Goes The Neighborhood! There Goes the Neighborhood... Continue Reading →
According to the Clifton Strengths Finder assessment, my top five strengths in order of significance are: Ideation: A fascination with ideas and looking at things from different perspectives. Futuristic: Derives inspiration and energy from thinking about the future. Input: Inquisitive and enjoys the collection of information from various sources. Responsibility: Tendency to take psychological ownership of anything one commits... Continue Reading →
What's this? A non-film review podcast? It couldn't possibly be? Right? WRONG! Say hello to our first podcast that isn't dedicated to the review of films and other media, in fact, that isn't anything like this podcast at all! Modern Love is another podcast I have been subscribed to for a very long time. It... Continue Reading →
The Shape Of Water By now I am sure we all know that the Shape of Water won the best picture award at the Oscars this year. I absolutely adore this film and was anxious that the Academy would commit its characteristic atrocities and give the award to a different film, thank goodness this was... Continue Reading →
Hello All! I just wanted to quickly share how elated I am that the Shape of Water won best picture at the Academy Awards! It was one of my favorite films of 2018 and was the film I hoped would win the award! I am also extremely glad that Guillermo Del Toro won best director... Continue Reading →
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