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Embrace Change
The late author Howard Hendricks and long time professor at Dallas Theological Seminary once wrote that people go through three stages when faced with change:
1. Resistance to change.
2. Tolerant to change.
3. Embrace change.
As an observer of the human condition it seems that most people remain in stage one. Some are able to accept stage two. And fewer yet actually move to stage three and …
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2023 Book List
Another good reading year for the books! This year I embarked on my first experience with a book club which has been a life long desire of mine! I can confidently say that in participating in it, I've been pushed to be more consistent in my literary pursuits as well as broaden the genres of books I normally gravitate towards.
My goal this year was to read 40 books which I'm happy to report I have surpassed! Last year, I reached for an ambitious 50, in which I sadly fell short. Moving forward, 45 seems to be the sweet spot for my reading habits.
This year, I've decided to split my reviews into genres of books to cover more ground and give a more focused scope.
1: Biographies:
This year I read a wide range of people's stories from the hyped up "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jenette McCurdy to Spare by Prince Harry, to lesser known titles such as Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones and Invisible Boy by Harrison Mooney.
Notable reads for me were Untamed by Glennon Doyle, I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy, The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre for there strong writing, concise story, and depth of emotion.
2: Reese's Bookclub Picks
Anyone who knows me, is aware of my deep love of Reese's book club picks. She just never misses on the books she recommends and I've become an avid follower of her for this reason.
The ones I read this year are: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister, and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng.
All of them were great.
3: General Modern Romance
Perhaps one of my favourite genres, I read a great many books in this category.
Honorable mentions for great characters and story are The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, Beach Read by Emily Henry, Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez, A Wedding in Provence by Kate Fforde, The Wake Up Call by Beth O'Leary, and The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.
4: General Thriller
This is also a fun category for me and the ones that stood out this year for good twists were All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda, The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, and Greenwich Park by Kathrine Faulkner.
5: General Fiction
One of my proudest accomplishments this year was reading Dune by Frank Hubert. Other standouts were Weyward by Emilia Hart and The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall. Both told captivating stories of nuanced people and circumstances.
As always, thanks for following along my reading journey.
You can follow along on Goodreads under the username: Laura Marazzi which can be found here: Laura Marazzi - Abbotsford, BC, Canada (378 books) | Goodreads
Happy reading!
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2023 Blue Ink Award Winner Announced
by Blues | Feb 10, 2023 | Blue Ink Playwriting Award, News
Congratulations to Kristoffer Diaz, winner of the 2023 Blue Ink Award for Things With Friends.
As part of the award, Diaz receives a $2,500 cash prize, a staged reading at American Blues Theater, and the opportunity to further develop his script with our artists.
Kristoffer Diaz notes, “It’s truly an honor to receive this year’s Blue Ink Award. Wendy Whiteside and American Blues have been an important part of my career dating back to before I even really had a career to speak of. It’s fantastic to come full circle. Even though my life and work are based on the east coast these days, I’m proud to consider myself a Chicago playwright.”
“We are thrilled to announce Kristoffer Diaz as the 2023 Blue Ink Award winner,” notes Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside. “Diaz’s voice resonates through every page. He has the ability to surprise through character descriptions and actions, word choice, punctuation, and reveals details only as needed.”
About Things With Friends
Manhattan. Burt and Adele are hosting a dinner party. Steak is on the stove. The George Washington Bridge has collapsed into the Hudson. Kristoffer Diaz has written a play about it. I’ve already said too much.
About Kristoffer Diaz
KRISTOFFER DIAZ is a playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and educator. His play The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Other full-length titles include Welcome to Arroyo’s, Reggie Hoops, Hercules, and The Unfortunates. His work has been produced, commissioned, and developed at The Public Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, ACT, Center Theatre Group, The Goodman, Second Stage, Victory Gardens, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, among many others. Awards include the Guggenheim, Jerome, Van Lier, NYFA, and Gail Merrifield Papp Fellowships; New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award; Lucille Lortel, Equity Jeff, and OBIE Awards; and the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant, among others. As a screenwriter, Kristoffer has developed original television pilots for HBO and FX, written for the first season of Netflix’s GLOW, and adapted the musical Rent for FOX. Kristoffer teaches playwriting at New York University. He is an alumnus of New Dramatists and a member of its Board of Directors, and the current secretary of the Dramatists Guild Council.
Other 2023 Blue Ink winners
2023 Featured Finalists: Audrey Cefaly (Trouble), Victor Lesniewski (Cold Spring), Gloria Majule (Uhuru).
2023 Finalists: Amanda L. Andrei (Mama, I wish I were silver), Kimberly Dixon-Mays (When Given a Choice, Bleed), Emma Gibson (LUMIN), Keiko Green (Hells Canyon), Monet Hurst-Mendoza (Blind Crest), Deepak Kumar (House of India), Matthew Libby (Sisters), Tlaloc Rivas (DIVISIDERO), Nia Akilah Robinson (The Great Privation: How to flip ten cents into a dollar), Elaine Romero (Hoverland), Marcus Scott (There Goes The Neighborhood), SEVAN (You, The Fire, and Me), Liba Vaynberg (The Matriarchs), LaDarrion Williams (Bridging the Gap).
2023 Semi-Finalists: Jaisey Bates (Real Time remix), Cris Eli Blak (Brown Bodies on a Blue Earth), Brendan Bourque-Sheil and Madison Smith (Dogrose Patrol), Laura Maria Censabella (Beyond Words), Aaron Coleman (Tell Me I’m Gorgeous at the End of the World: The Last Gay Play), Nelson Diaz-Marcano (When the Earth Moves, We Dance), Ramón Esquivel (¡O Cascadia!), Gina Femia (lisa; a fantasia), Alyssa Haddad-Chin (Off-White; Or the Arab House Party Play), Darrel Alejandro Holnes (Franklin Ave), Jessica Kahkoska (In Her Bones), M.J. Kang (The Battle of Saratoga), Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj (stop killing black people), Zizi Majid (They Came In The Night), Eric Marlin (and come apart), Josie Nericcio (619 Hendricks), Peter Pasco (Yoli, Alfredo, y la vida), Jason Gray Platt (Homeowners), Audley Puglisi (The Misplaced Saints), Andre R. Hogan II (The Hot Wing Special), Iraisa Ann Reilly (Saturday Mourning Cartoons), Lia Romeo (Greek Tragedy), Phillip Christian Smith (Riverside Drive), Jonathan Spector (Best Available), Gina Stevensen (Breakfalls), Steven Strafford (The Model Congressman), Ellis Stump (Once on Rumspringa), Caridad Svich (Joan of the Dockyards), James Anthony Tyler (Into the Side of a Hill), Hope Villanueva (Brackish), Mary Weems (Crack the Door for Some Air), Deborah Yarchun (Great White).
About the Blue Ink Award for playwriting
The nationally-renowned Blue Ink Award was created in 2010 to support new work. Since inception, we’ve named 13 Award winners, 129 finalists, and 203 semi-finalists. Nearly $10,000 in cash and prizes will be distributed to playwrights in 2023.
Each year American Blues Theater accepts worldwide submissions of original, unpublished full-length plays. The winning play will be selected by Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside and the theater’s Ensemble. The 2023 winning playwright receives a monetary prize of $2,500. Cash prizes are awarded to finalists and semi-finalists too. All proceeds of the administrative fee are distributed for playwrights’ cash prizes.
Submissions for the 2024 Blue Ink Award open August 1, 2023. All submissions must be received by American Blues Theater by August 31, 2023 at 11:59pm. Playwrights may only submit one (1) manuscript each year for consideration.
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Head Canon: Part Two
They have interacted with a Cara Buono character
They are highly intelligent, super smart, figure stuff out about social dynamics, and have a love for elaborately styling their head-turning titian hair
They have bad luck with knives
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They have loving, devoted albeit old-fashioned moms
They can be painfully aware of how men can act like jerks (Joan especially)
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#MadMen#StrangerThings#joan holloway#barb holland#headcanon#redheads#christina hendricks#shannon purser#elisabeth moss#natalia dyer#cara buono#peggy olson#nancy wheeler#karen wheeler#Dr Faye Miller#faye miller#cynthia barrett#christine estabrook#gail holloway#marsha holland
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The Little World of Don Camillo, by Giovanni Guareschi, or really any of the Don Camillo books if you’re looking for some wholesome comedy, You Are Not Alone, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen if you’re up for a thriller in the vein of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman.
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African and African Diaspora Classical Singers: An Incomplete List
For quite a while now, I’ve been contemplating a series of posts about opera and other classical singers, grouping them into various more-or-less arbitrary “identity” categories, as an antidote to the pernicious fiction that classical music is in some way exclusionary. I had envisioned something quite elaborate, with numerous small photos of the kind that require placing multiple photos in the same file (which would mean learning how to create such a file... ). Something like that may yet happen, but I wanted this one to be at least somewhat timely, so for the time being I’m simply giving you a list.
Some of these artists are up-and-comers; some of their careers were at their height in the 1970s, when I first began paying attention; a few go back further than that. I’ve included a few of the younger ones solely on the basis of reputation, without having heard them. Not all are or were A-listers, but they are all people who sing or sang Western classical music for a living, or taught others to do so, or a combination of the two. (And the list is definitely incomplete: I’m posting this later than I had planned because I kept remembering names to include.)
Please note: I have not included Paul Robeson here because (a) he appears to have received no formal training whatsoever and (b) his repertoire was at best on the outer fringes of classical music. As brilliant an artist as he was, he is more accurately described as a folk singer.
The country given is that of the singer’s birth, not necessarily where they’ve made a career.
I invite you to learn more about these and other artists:
Adele Addison, soprano, USA
Roberta Alexander, soprano, USA
Marian Anderson (1897-1993), contralto, USA
Martina Arroyo, soprano, USA
Kathleen Battle, soprano, USA
J’nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano, USA
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, USA
J’nai Brugger, soprano, USA
Measha Bruggergosman, soprano, Canada
Julia Bullock, soprano, USA
Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano, USA
Vinson Cole, tenor, USA
Philip Creech (1950-2017), tenor, USA
Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015), soprano, USA
Christiane Eda-Pierre, soprano, Martinique
Simon Estes, bass-baritone, USA
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano, USA
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone, USA
Reri Grist, soprano, USA
Roland Hayes (1887-1977), tenor, USA
Barbara Hendricks, soprano, USA
John Holiday, countertenor, USA
Soloman Howard, bass, USA
Isola Jones, mezzo-soprano, USA
Kimberly E. Jones, soprano, USA
Sissieretta Jones (1869-1933), soprano, USA
Will Liverman, baritone, USA
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano, Canada
Blaise Malaba, bass, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jamez McCorkle, tenor, USA
Robert McFerrin (1921-2006), baritone, USA
Leona Mitchell, soprano, USA
Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi, soprano, South Africa
Fikile Mvinjelwa, baritone, South Africa
Jessye Norman (1945-2019), soprano, USA
Eric Owens, bass-baritone, USA
Leontyne Price, soprano, USA
Luthando Qave, baritone, South Africa
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano, South Africa
Gail Robinson (1946-2008), soprano, USA
George Shirley, tenor, USA
Kevin Short, bass-baritone, USA
Russell Thomas, tenor, USA
Camilla Williams (1919-2012), soprano, USA
Shirley Verrett (1931-2010), mezzo-soprano, USA
William Warfield (1920-2002), bass-baritone, USA
Sir Willard White, OM, CBE, baritone, Jamaica
Roderick Williams, OBE, baritone, UK
Pretty Yende, soprano, South Africa
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Normal People: A Novel Audiobook Online
[Book] Normal People: A Novel Audiobook Online by Sally Rooney
NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).
ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE—Entertainment Weekly
TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—People, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson
AND BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country
Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins.
A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.
Normal People is the story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t.
Praise for Normal People
“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—The Washington Post
“Arguably the buzziest novel of the season, Sally Rooney’s elegant sophomore effort . . . is a worthy successor to Conversations with Friends. Here, again, she unflinchingly explores class dynamics and young love with wit and nuance.”—The Wall Street Journal
“[Rooney] has been hailed as the first great millennial novelist for her stories of love and late capitalism. . . . [She writes] some of the best dialogue I’ve read.”—The New Yorker
Read Normal People: A Novel Audiobook Online by (Sally Rooney)
Duration: 7 hours, 35 minutes
Writer: Sally Rooney
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Narrators: Aoife Mcmahon
Genres: Aoife Mcmahon
Rating: 3.92
Narrator Rating: 4.17
Publication: Monday, 01 April 2019
Normal People: A Novel Audiobook Online Reviews
Linda M.
An intimate story about an Irish couple whose relationship is basically a close friendship, dips into being a couple, and never really attains a steady state. Well written and worth listening to or reading. The narration is excellent.
Rating: 4
Jodie F.
Very enjoyable read, I was completely sucked into the story and finished within a week! Excellent narration, 5 stars!
Rating: 5
Jennifer C.
Listening to this book was better than reading it and there is so much to unpack for such a small novel. Class, education, timing, mental health, abuse, sexism... it’s al there in this tender conversation on love
Rating: 5
Claire M.
Good read and well written. Narration was spot on. The story line definitely kept me engaged and wanting to know what would happen next.
Rating: 4
Claude M.
I loved this book. I listened to the audiobook twice in 2 days. I am a Sally Rooney fan.
Rating: 5
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Asks: 50, 72, 80, 81 !
Twoo! fun!
50. Favourite colour to wear?
black! and red
72. Are you a shipper? List your otps, if so
the only pairing for which i actually consider myself a shipper is Richard Hendricks x Jared Dunn from Silicon Valley HBO ... that’s the only real OTP haha but some other fictional pairs that i enjoy (just not to the same rabid fervour) include: zutara, (come to think of it i actually tend to enjoy all canon romances in scott westerfeld’s books, he writes them very well/enjoyably), scarecrow/fox from matthew reilly’s books because like COME ON RIGHT how can you not. oh and jim and pam from the office are great. also dinfoyle is great and i enjoy hallfoyle too :)
80. What video games have you played? Which one’s your favourite?
hahha yikes get ready for a very sparse list: Animal Crossing New Horizons is my current favourite ... other things I’ve played include: Untitled Goose Game, Overcooked, Beat Saber (on Oculus VR it’s incredible i love this too) ... and that’s about it for the ones that most people would consider video games lol. also: Tetris (classic), Snow Brothers (played on a 1991 console), N (flash game, it’s great), SUPER MARIO (the 90s version)
81. Your favourite books (manga also counts)
alright strap in, here they are in no particular order, i recommend these to EVERYONE
the following by Scottt Westerfeld: Uglies trilogy (Uglies, Pretties, Specials); So Yesterday; Peeps (followed by The Last Days); Impostors (after reading Uglies trilogy); Shatter City (after reading Impostors)
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
the following by VE Schwab: A Darker Shade of Magic (and presumably the other two in that trilogy but i’ve not read them yet); Vicious (followed by its sequel Vengeful)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
So Super Starry followed by So Super Stylish by Rose Wilkins
Animorphs series by KA Applegate
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski (this is a non-fiction sex therapy book primarily aimed at cis women, like, it’s not a Favourite book for enjoyment but it’s been quite impactful/good from a sexual/mental health standpoint so i recommend this to all cis women friends haha)
Old Kingdom/Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (followed by Stiletto)
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah (best autobiography I’ve ever read)
ok thank you for these they are great <3
asks, because why not
#please keep sending me more so i can use them to procrastinate/take breaks while i pack up the kitchen#for moving house this weekend#hhhhh#asks because why not#anon#asks
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Le multi-sportif-acteur Willie Gault (1960) a interprété le nettoyeur Willie dans la série Le Caméléon.
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Il s’agit pour lui d’une seconde carrière, artistique, après sa première carrière, sportive, olympique et aux Championnats du Monde, puis au Super Bowl avec son équipe des Bears !
En 1985, après l’une de leurs victoire, Willie Gault créé le rap “The Super Bowl Shuffle “, qui sera même enregistré et commercialisé. Cette chanson sera classée à la 41ème place du Billboard Hot 100 et recevra une nomination aux Grammy !
Avant de porter le n°23 dans le Tennessee, il a en effet porté le maillot n°83 pendant 11 ans avec l’équipe des Chicago Bears puis des Los Angeles Raiders pendant 5 ans. Il a joué dans la Ligue Nationale de Football américain et a été reçu avec son équipe par le Président américain Barak Obama.
Le 07 juin 2019, il a participait, et c’est rare, à une convention de fans avec les Bears. Puis le 25 janvier 2020 il est honoré au BOSS Awards.
Comme ses fans peuvent le voir sur les réseaux sociaux, le sportif-acteur s’entretient, en participant régulièrement à des tournois de golf, des courses... Il bat encore des records en athlétisme dans ses catégories d’âge (2006, 2008, 2011 etc.). Très souvent, ses sorties publiques sont ainsi en lien avec le sport et les événements sportifs, quels qu’ils soient, bien qu’ils soient en majorité en lien avec l’athlétisme et le golf :
- 04 janvier 2020 : 7ème Annual Gold Meets Golden
- 02 juin 2019 : tournoi caritatif de golf Marcus Allen
- 29 août 2021 : Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic VIP
- 2019/2023 : Cedric The Entertainer Celebrity Golf Classic VIP
- 03 octobre 2022 : 22ème Annual Emmy's Golf Classic.
- 01 mai : 15ème tournoi de golf annuel organisé par la fondation caritative George Lopez
Le multi-sportif-acteur utilise également sa notoriété pour lever des fonds pour des fondations ou des associations caritatives, comme en 2019/2021/2022 aux Galas annuels de la Fondation Harold et Carole Pump durant lesquels on apprend qu’il connaît depuis plus de 20 ans la famille de l’acteur Jamie Foxx.
Le multi-sportif-acteur fait également partie de l’équipe qui entraîne l’athlète Blake Leeper, lui aussi multi-récompensé en compétition.
L’acteur a également gardé des contacts avec le monde des médias (TV/Cinéma), en participant par exemple en 2020/2022 au Debbie Durkin’s EcoLuxe Lounge et en 2020/2021 aux Festival Annuel du Film de NewPort Beach.
Il a 2 enfants, dont l’un est peintre... comme un certain Michael T Weiss !
Autres sorties :
- 13 octobre 2022 : Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 75th National Youth of The Year Gala.
Son actualité 2023 :
- 13 août : Once a Raider, Always a Raider
- 01 mai : tournoi de golf annuel organisé par la fondation caritative George Lopez
- 25 mars : 15ème Anniversaire de La Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery
- 21 février : 54ème NAACP Image Awards Golf Invitational.
- 04 février : Annual Gold Meets Golden
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Son actualité 2024 :
- 08 février : tournoi de golf Touchdowns on the Green
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Alias le nettoyeur Willie dans la série Le Caméléon.
Filmographie :
2021 - Bienvenue chez Mamilia (Ep. 3.01)
2017 - American Fumble (doc) --- le présentateur
2006 :
- Sideliners (TV) --- Roshod Smith
- Shut up and shoot ! --- Monaco
2005 - Gigolo malgè lui --- homme à l'aéroport
2004 - Cellular --- detector operator
2003 - S.W.A.T. unité d'élite --- newscaster n°2
2002 :
- La somme de toutes les peurs --- sportscaster
- Cottonmouth --- Eddie
- Témoins mis à nu --- Détective Greg Dalton
2001 - Room 302 --- Victor Hendricks
1999 :
- Millénium man (TV) --- Lieutenant Dunne
- Complot génétique (TV) ---
1998 - Mister G. --- Nordic Track Guy
1997 :
- Night vision --- l'agent du FBI Coleman
- Malaika --- Sergent Harrison
1996 - Run for the dream : the Gail Devers story --- joueur Domino
1990 - Sporting Chance (TV) --- joueur de football
Série-TV :
2005 - Fat actress --- officier de police n°2
2004 :
- Une famille presque parfaite --- lui-même (Ep. 2. 22)
- Ned ou comment survivre aux études -- sportscaster n°2 (jusqu'en 2007)
2002 - Parents à tout prix --- Hugh
2001 :
- Girlfriends ---
- The Steve Harvey show --- Trent
2000 :
- A la Maison Blanche --- Agent n°2 (jusqu'en 2004)
- La loi du fugitif --- Sergent Cameron
1996 :
- Alerte à Hawaï --- le père de Willa
- Cooper et nous --- Clifford
1995 :
- Vanishing son ---
- Le rebelle --- Harlan
1993 :
- Dans la chaleur de la nuit --- Troy Davis
- Les contes de la crypte --- un policier
1992 - Enquêtes privées --- Détective Carter
Production :
2012 - Frank & Chip: The Olympic Experience (documentaire)
2006 - Sideliners
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Having dinner with my husband Alan Pressman, @stewartmschulman, and Gail Cohen at Hendricks Tavern in Roslyn, NY (at Roslyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSAuzPtsb6Z/?utm_medium=tumblr
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A to Z Book Rec Tag
Thank you to the lovely @that-quirky-girl for tagging me, she recognises the book weakness in me. These books are all linked on goodreads, where I have an account, linked HERE.
# - #Junkie and #Rev by Cambria Hebert
A - Adorkable by Sarra Manning
Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry
Alan Partridge: Nomad by Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan)
The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
All the Single Ladies by Jane Costello
And Call me in the Morning by Willa Okati
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Austenland by Shannon Hale
B - The Backup Boyfriend by River Jaymes
Beauty by Robin McKinley
The Best Corpse for the Job by Charlie Cochrane
Between Ghosts by Garrett Leigh
Big Mouth, Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
Blame it on the Mistletoe by Eli Easton
Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote
Breathe by Sloane Parker
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Bridesmaids by Jane Costello
Brighton Rock by Graham Green
C - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan
The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jessica Rothenburg
Caught! by JL Merrow
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
Chance to be King by Sue Brown
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Clear Water by Amy Lane
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Cold War by Keira Andrews
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Collide by Riley Hart
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Corkscrewed by MJ O’Shea
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Crossroads by Riley Hart
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Crush by Richard Siken
D - The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Dash & Lily’s book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney
Devoted by Sierra Riley
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
E - Eclipsed by Dominic Holland
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Emma - Jane Austen
Epic Fail - Claire LaZebnik
The Epic Love Story of Doug and Stephen by Valerie Z Lewis
Every Move he Makes by Barbara Elsborg
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande
F - Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Filthy Little Secret by Devon McCormack
Fish Out Of Water by Amy Lane
Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford
Flash Burnout by LK Madigan
Flawless by Lara Chapman
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer
The Future of Us by Jay Asher
G - Gangsta Rap by Benjamin Zephaniah :
Girl on the Run by Jane Costello
Glass Tidings by Amy Jo Cousins
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
H - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey
The Heart of Texas by RJ Scott
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Helping Hand by Jay Northcote
A Hero at the End of the World by Erin Claiborne
Him by Sarina Bowen
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Holly Lane by Toni Blake
Hostile Ground by LA Witt
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Hottie Scotty and Mr Porter by R Cooper
How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
A Hunted Man by Jaime Reese
Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
I - I Love the 80s by Megan Crane
If Only in My Dreams by Keira Andrews
Illegal Contact by Santino Hassell
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Inseparable by Chris Scully
An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley
J - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
K - A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson
L - Law of Attraction by Jay Northcote
Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
Liam Davis & The Raven by Anyta Sunday
Light from the Dark by Mercy Celeste
Lima Oscar Victor Echo and the Truth about Everything by Suki Fleet
The Little Book of Vegan Poems by Benjamin Zephaniah
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
M - Mark Cooper versus America by Lisa Henry
Mark of Cain by Kate Sherwood
Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter
Merry Christmas Mr Miggles by Eli Easton
Midwinter Night’s Dream by Eli Easton
More than This by Patrick Ness
Motel. Pool. by Kim Fielding
Mrs Warren’s Profession by Bernard George Shaw
My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey
My Single Friend by Jane Costello
N - The Nearly-weds by Jane Costello
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
North of Beautiful by Justina Chen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Nothingness of Ben by Brad Boney
Noticed Me Yet? by Anyta Sunday
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Off Base by Annabeth Albert
Open Tackle by LC Chase
Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
P - Passing Through by Jay Northcote
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Pressure Head by JL Merrow
Pride and Modern Prejudice by AJ Michaels
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Private Eye by SE Culpepper
Promised Land by Adam Reynolds
Promises by Marie Sexton
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Q - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
R - Rattlesnake by Kim Fielding
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Rock Solid by Riley Hart
Roughing the Passer by Alison Hendricks
S - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Shiny by Amy Lane
Shrinking Violet by Danielle Joseph
Shut your Face, Anthony Pace by Claire Davis
Silent by Sara Alva
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Skellig by David Almond
Skin Deep by Laura Jarratt
Slam! by JL Merrow
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
Sock it to me, Santa! by Madison Parker
Someday by Sierra Riley
Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake
Spencer Cohen by NR Walker
Splintered by SJD Peterson
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Starter for Ten by David Nicholls
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Stay With Me by SE Harmon
Strong Side by Alison Hendricks
Sugar Creek by Toni Blake
Superhero by Eli Easton
T - The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
The Time of Our Lives by Jane Costello
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Tonight by Karen Stivali
Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane
The Two Gentlemen of Altona by Lisa Henry
U - Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
V - The Vintners Luck by Elizabeth Knox
W - Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Walls of Troy by LA Witt
The Waste Land and Other Poems by TS Eliot
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
We were Feminists Once by Andi Zeisler
A Weekend With Mr Darcy by Victoria Connelly
Where he ends and I Begin by C Cardeno
Where the Lovelight Gleams by Kiera Andrews
Whiskey Business by Avon Gale
The Wish List by Jane Costello
Wonder by RJ Palacio
X - X-It by Jane George
Y - Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan
You Against Me by Jenny Downham
Z - Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville
#Its longgggggggggggggg dudes#Amber I am sorry it took so long I couldn't narrow down so#this is the thing I made
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A TV detox gives me back my books
So I did a thing.
The thing is crazy to many, normal to others. For me, it was needed and originally hard, but ultimately became easy and exactly what I needed.
What was the thing? I went on a TV detox for the month of December. Yep, no watching television. Which included anything that could be played on the flat screen in my house or streamed on my computer or iPhone. So, no regular channel surfing, no Netflix or Hulu, and absolutely no watching sports…for 31 days.
I can’t exactly explain why I decided to turn off the television for a month but after binging a full season of Sugar Rush Christmas and staring at my TBR (to-be-read) pile—that stood at nearly 20—I woke on December 1 determined to go the full month without zoning out to television.
I didn’t think it would be too hard. I only have the one television in my house; I don’t have one in my bedroom or the kitchen. I don’t wake up and turn it on while getting ready. I like sound—think fans, heat vents, washer and dryers, and airplanes—but not noise. I drive to work in silence 99 percent of the time and I usually prefer reading without any background noise.
I quickly found out it would be harder than I thought.
Finding things to fill the days and hours (651 hours to be exact)—that didn’t include the old standby of television—was an adjustment. (Truth time: the first day I broke down and turned the Green Bay Packers game on. I did turn it on late in the first quarter, fell asleep by the second quarter and woke up in the fourth; so I am still claiming a full month without TV!).
I started to adjust though and besides having the television on for my adorable 8-year old Dachshund Baby while I was at work, I never again turned it on for myself.
I filled my time reading books, listening to music and scrolling through social media (couldn’t curb that habit).
I’d love to tell you that the month helped me to be more social...I mean, If I could cut out television for a month I surely could go on one date, right? Not so much; I am still who I am after all.
The month away from television, did however, help me in other ways. I started to notice I wasn’t stewing about work as much and the ‘Sunday Scaries’ weren’t as scary. I was more engaged with Baby, giving her more play time and longer walks—when the Wisconsin weather allowed—and found time to bake for the holidays.
What I enjoyed most about the month were the books I read. I love reading but prior to my TV detox, I was struggling to get into any book. In December, that changed, and I consumed 10 books. The pages of these books took me to many different places, had me laughing, had me in full out tears more than once and gave me characters I still don’t want to give up or leave.
Ultimately, December allowed me to find my passion for reading again and helped me remember the fulfillment it gives me.
A new month started today and I did turn on the television. Nothing earth shattering happened when I did. It is nice to have the option to binge whatever I want or watch my favorite sports teams again.
But here is the thing. I am already itching to open another book and meet new characters. So, the TV is off again and I’m diving into Sold on a Monday.
Thanks December. I owe you one.
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The 10 books I read in December were part of the 29 I read in 2019. Below are a look at the books I read, in case you are looking to add to your TBR pile!
Favorite books
Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate
Bringing Down the Duke, by Evie Dunmore
Daisey Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Giver of Stars, by Jojo Moyes
This Tender Land, by William Kent Krueger
Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
Well Met, by Jen DeLuca
Worthy reads
Dear Edward, by Ann Napolitano
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman
How Not to Die Alone, by Richard Roper
How to Walk Away, by Katherine Center
Lock Ever Door, by Riley Sager
Normal People, by Sally Rooney
One Day in December, by Josie Silver
The Good Daughter, by Karin Slaughter
The Last Time I Lied, by Riley Sager
The Rest of the Story, by Sarah Dessen
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris
Enjoyed but not as much as the others
If Only I Could Tell You, by Hannah Beckerman
Necessary People, by Anna Pitoniak
Nothing to See Here, by Kevin Wilson
Things to Save in a Fire, by Katherine Center
The Lies We Told, by Camilla Way
The Proposal, by Jasmine Gulliory
The Wife Between Us, by Greer Hendricks
The Winter Sister, by Megan Collins
The Wives, by Tarryn Fisher
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It’s not a Fangirl Fury December without the End of Year Book Survey! This survey was created by Jamie of the Perpetual Page Turner. The End of Year Book Survey is always the perfect way for me to look back on my bookish and bloggish year.
Number Of Books You Read: 121
I just wanted to note that this is the most amount of books that I’ve read in one year! My final count will come on January 1, as I of course plan on reading as many books as I can during winter break.
Number of Re-Reads: 5
Genre You Read The Most From: Contemporary
Best Book You Read In 2019? Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett and Ninth Houseby Leigh Bardugo
Maybe I’ll narrow my final favorite answer to one book chosen by the time my favorite books of the year post comes out.
Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
You’d Be Mine by Erin Hanh
Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?
Good!: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Best series you started in 2019?The Off-Campus Series by Elle Kennedy
Best Sequel of 2019? Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowelll
Best Series Ender of 2019? The Goal (Off-Campus #4) by Elle Kennedy
Favorite new author you discovered in 2019?
Jenn Marie Thorne
Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
Crier’s War by Nina Varela
Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?Catwoman:Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
Book You Read In 2019 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Favorite cover of a book you read in 2019?
American Royals by Katharine McGee
Most memorable character of 2019?
Astrid from Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians #3) by Kevin Kwan
Most beautifully written book read in 2019?
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2019?
All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Courtney Jolie
Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2019 to finally read?
Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2019?
Shortest: Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks – 209 pages
Longest: The Toll by Neal Shusterman – 627 pages
Book That Shocked You The Most
The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring
OTP OF THE YEAR:
Sweetie and Ashish from There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Darcy and Marisol from The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
Favorite Book You Read in 2019 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Septeys
Best Book You Read In 2019 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure/Bookstagram, Etc.:
Eleanor Olpihant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2019?
Tuck from The Goal by Elle Kennedy
Best 2019 debut you read? Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale
Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2019?
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
Hidden Gem Of The Year? The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames
Book That Crushed Your Soul? Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Most Unique Book You Read In 2019? Unpregnant by Jenni Hendricks and Ted Caplan
New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2019?
I’m actually going to with a podcast, which is Bad on Paper. I especially loved their episodes with Katharine McGee on American Royals and with Carly from Carly the Prepster.
Favorite post you wrote in 2019?
2019 FAVORITE READ: Serious Moonlight Review & Inspired Recipe
Favorite bookish related photo you took in 2019?
Best bookish event that you participated in?
Book Expo 2019
Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2019?
Jenn Bennett sharing my Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie recipe inspired by Serious Moonlight on Twitter.
Ahoy! @fangirl_fury has a CHOCOLATE CHIP PIE inspired by SERIOUS MOONLIGHT on her blog. 😲🥰😋 The book comes out next week, but you can make her recipe NOW! See it here: https://t.co/D3Aj3xHbiA pic.twitter.com/DoJRXCleTz
— Jenn Bennett (@Jenn_Benn) April 9, 2019
Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
Towards the end of 2019, I feel like I wasn’t dedicating as much time to blogging as I would have liked. A lot of this had to do with my busy fall semester, but even when I did have free time, I found myself just wanting to relax and not really in the mood to write. I was able to upkeep my weekly schedule of 3 posts per week, but I didn’t have as many ‘back-up’ posts or posts written in advance as I normally like. I know that it is important to give myself time to mentally relax, especially since I know that I do my best blogging work when I’m 100% in the mood for writing/blogging.
Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
NEW ADULT FAVORITE: Red, White and Royal Blue Review
Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
Holiday Baking Recipe: Inspired by Christmas at the Cupcake Café
Best bookish discover?
I’m changing this one to my best blogging discover, which is Trello! Trello was recommended by Kelly of Another Book in the Wall. I try to do a lot of my blog post outlining and scheduling in a notebook, but it is by no means organized. Trello is such a great one-stop place for me to keep track of my ideas,available posts, published posts, and what I need to write.
Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
I completed my Goodreads challenge of 70 books, I got to all the books in my 2019 release 5 star predictions, and I made a lot of progress on some of the series on my TBR.
One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2019 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2020?
Rebel by Marie Lu
Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2020 (non-debut)?
Contemporary:We Are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian
Fantasy: House of Blood and Earth by Sarah J. Maas
2020 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2019?
Girls with Razor Hearts (Girls with Sharp Sticks #2) by Suzanne Young
One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2020?
Continue to keep balancing the reader-blogger life with my other commitments and interests.
A 2020 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone:
Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning
What book are you most anticipating in 2020? What were your favorite reads of 2019?Have you read any of the books I mentioned? Share in the comments!
End of Year Book Survey 2019 It’s not a Fangirl Fury December without the End of Year Book Survey! This survey was created by…
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By Shay Hendricks
As I take a moment to sit and listen,
I hear my Grandma say,
“Take your time”
This has grown to mean so many things to me
Those words advise me to have patience
With the world
And myself
Through the gaps of Gail’s smile and into my ears, a song soars
The song is about grace
The song is a code
It encrypts the story of my family
A patchwork pattern of bodies with no place to call home
No land
No resting place
The hymn is a tale about fortunate misfortunes
How clocks don't exist to the wind
And why things never last forever
7 trumpets tell me to take my time
Tell me my mark is too divine for leases
My deed is to memories
Each part of me is proof that I've been here before
The blood in my veins, make me a vessel
I carry so much pain and joy
So many moons and suns
Malika, Gail, Henrietta, and Yaffa took time and made galaxies out of me
Put a world of terrors and triumphs in my hands
Told me to take hold of it
And make a melody worth histories of listening to
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