This is my first blog, and I can't say what will come of my assertions from this point on. I like art, music, food, books and entertainment. I will likely draw my topics (or mantras) from this slew of categories. So, if you like art and don't mind me sharing my opinion on it, this is your stop! I will try to get around to different venues in the Big Country as well as continue reading, viewing, and sustaining.
As for new things...I am soon to start a new book, Voluntary Madness by Norah Vincent. The book just released December 22nd, and I am quite intrigued to say the least. In her first book, Self-Made Man, Vincent went undercover as just that--a man. Upon that breach as a woman, she fell into a deep depression and checked into a mental hospital. It was then that she decided to write her next book on the ins and outs of mental institutions. She stayed, undercover, in three different facilities over the course of a year. I will let you know what I think about the book when I finish it.
To suggest a good read that you have likely never read before, The End of the Road by John Barth is a favorite of mine. It beautifully portrays what people with minor but tormenting mental illnesses face everyday, while intertwining fictional and disturbing methods of overcoming the disease. Read it. See which character is most like you.
If you have any suggestions for my blog or something you think I should check out, let me know. I love input.
Until next time...
Cheers.
I liked it when you were on the news desk. will you be doing it again or is that all?
ReplyDeleteEmarosa is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI want more mantras!
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