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I'm feeling bleh and rather under the weather today. Not sure the problem, but yeah.
Anyway, lotsa reading this week:
First up Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill.
I’m trying to read all the stuff I can about Scientology as it just fascinates me in the same way a train wreck would, I can’t look away. I’m dutifully watching “Aftermath” and I check out Mike Rinder’s blog daily. I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to offend anyone, but…man. Just. Man.
Next up, something completely different: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. I’m pretty hip to the Greek and Roman mythology, but Norse was a different story. I find I knew more than I thought, but not as much as I could. The language was a bit tough to follow and I found myself just skipping over the names/words I couldn’t pronounce. Heck, even the ones I could I probably was doing incorrectly! It was a fast, fun read about the Norse myths and I liked putting together how they are used in our culture.
I’m not a cookbook person, but I do love me some Alton Brown. When I saw this pop up on my digital list, I had to check it out: Alton Brown Everyday Cook This time, it's personal by Alton Brown. He is one dry, funny guy. I find his recipes to be a bit…cumbersome. But that’s all on me. I do use some of his recipes, but I doubt I’ll use any of these. It was just fun to read. I like a man with passion!
There are a few classics that I’m trying to read and this is one: Peter Pan by JM Barrie. I think, if you are of a certain age, we all remember the Disney cartoon version. There is “Finding Neverland” and “Hook”. Now I get it. It always amazes me, the language used in a “children’s book” . I wish books today used such language!
I’ve read The 19th Wife and I being as I live very close to SLC and there is a large Mormon community here, I’m interested in this whole plural marriage thing. Strictly academically, of course. I don’t share. Just sayin’. Sister Wife by Shelley Hrdlitschka felt as though it was written to a younger audience. YA maybe? I did like how it juxtaposed the inuksuk idea of balance with the balancing act these young (very young!) women have to go through. Worth a read.
I'm currently reading Karma for Beginners by Jessica Blank. I'm only a few chapters in, but it's very crunchy-granola in a weird way.
Anyway, lotsa reading this week:
First up Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill.
I’m trying to read all the stuff I can about Scientology as it just fascinates me in the same way a train wreck would, I can’t look away. I’m dutifully watching “Aftermath” and I check out Mike Rinder’s blog daily. I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to offend anyone, but…man. Just. Man.
Next up, something completely different: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. I’m pretty hip to the Greek and Roman mythology, but Norse was a different story. I find I knew more than I thought, but not as much as I could. The language was a bit tough to follow and I found myself just skipping over the names/words I couldn’t pronounce. Heck, even the ones I could I probably was doing incorrectly! It was a fast, fun read about the Norse myths and I liked putting together how they are used in our culture.
I’m not a cookbook person, but I do love me some Alton Brown. When I saw this pop up on my digital list, I had to check it out: Alton Brown Everyday Cook This time, it's personal by Alton Brown. He is one dry, funny guy. I find his recipes to be a bit…cumbersome. But that’s all on me. I do use some of his recipes, but I doubt I’ll use any of these. It was just fun to read. I like a man with passion!
There are a few classics that I’m trying to read and this is one: Peter Pan by JM Barrie. I think, if you are of a certain age, we all remember the Disney cartoon version. There is “Finding Neverland” and “Hook”. Now I get it. It always amazes me, the language used in a “children’s book” . I wish books today used such language!
I’ve read The 19th Wife and I being as I live very close to SLC and there is a large Mormon community here, I’m interested in this whole plural marriage thing. Strictly academically, of course. I don’t share. Just sayin’. Sister Wife by Shelley Hrdlitschka felt as though it was written to a younger audience. YA maybe? I did like how it juxtaposed the inuksuk idea of balance with the balancing act these young (very young!) women have to go through. Worth a read.
I'm currently reading Karma for Beginners by Jessica Blank. I'm only a few chapters in, but it's very crunchy-granola in a weird way.
