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May 28, 2012
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heartsafireandhappy: Definition: Contrary to what most people think, an introvert is not simply a person who is shy. In fact, being shy has little to do with being an introvert! Shyness has an element of apprehension, nervousness and anxiety, and while an introvert may also be shy, introversion itself is not shyness. Basically, an introvert is a person who is energized by being alone and whose energy is drained by being around other people. Introverts are more concerned with the inner world of the mind. They enjoy thinking, exploring their thoughts and feelings. They often avoid social situations because being around people drains their energy. This is true even if they have good social skills. After being with people for any length of time, such as at a party, they need time alone to “recharge.” When introverts want to be alone, it is not, by itself, a sign of depression. It means that they either need to regain their energy from being around people or that they simply want the time to be with their own thoughts. Being with people, even people they like and are comfortable with, can prevent them from their desire to be quietly introspective. Being introspective, though, does not mean that an introvert never has conversations. However, those conversations are generally about ideas and concepts, not about what they consider the trivial matters of social small talk. Introverts make up about 60% of the gifted population but only about 25-40% of the general population. Love to all the introverts in my life. I need a shirt that says this.

heartsafireandhappy:

Definition: Contrary to what most people think, an introvert is not simply a person who is shy. In fact, being shy has little to do with being an introvert! Shyness has an element of apprehension, nervousness and anxiety, and while an introvert may also be shy, introversion itself is not shyness. Basically, an introvert is a person who is energized by being alone and whose energy is drained by being around other people.

Introverts are more concerned with the inner world of the mind. They enjoy thinking, exploring their thoughts and feelings. They often avoid social situations because being around people drains their energy. This is true even if they have good social skills. After being with people for any length of time, such as at a party, they need time alone to “recharge.”

When introverts want to be alone, it is not, by itself, a sign of depression. It means that they either need to regain their energy from being around people or that they simply want the time to be with their own thoughts. Being with people, even people they like and are comfortable with, can prevent them from their desire to be quietly introspective.

Being introspective, though, does not mean that an introvert never has conversations. However, those conversations are generally about ideas and concepts, not about what they consider the trivial matters of social small talk.

Introverts make up about 60% of the gifted population but only about 25-40% of the general population.

Love to all the introverts in my life.

I need a shirt that says this.

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May 27, 2012
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30 Day Book Challenge Day #5- Desert Island

If you were stranded on a desert island, which five books would you take with you? Include one reason for each.

I’ve chosen books that I would be able to immerse myself in and not go insane. Also, as I complete the book challenge, I realize that I don’t remember a whole lot about a good chunk of the things I’ve read. This concerns me.

1. The Collected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver. I don’t think this book exists, yet, but I would need to have as many of her poems with me as possible.

2. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. It’s on my to-read list and I would need something this lengthy and involved to entertain me.

3. The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor. I would need some wackiness in my life.

4. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. If I had all the time in the world to read (and only 4 other books with me), I would go straight through this.

5. The Holy Bible ESV. I’d take this because (as with the Shakespeare), I would like the opportunity to read this and really spend a lot of time with it. And when I was rescued, I would have a lot more reading to do in terms of theology.

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May 27, 2012
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30 Day Book Challenge Day #6- The last year

I’m posting this now because I already know I may not have time tomorrow.  I’ve been kinda crazy on the accuracy of my posts anyway.

The best book you’ve read in the last year:

I’m tweaking this. You cannot ask a writer to choose just one book.

Poetry: The Common Man by Maurice Manning

Nonfiction: Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Fiction: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, and The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

Young Adult Fiction: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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May 27, 2012
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30 Day Book Challenge Day #4- Characters you hate

Characters you have and which books they’re from:

1. Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling- Did anyone like her?

2. Anna Karenina from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy-  I know, I know. I love, love, love this book, but not the character Anna.

3. Aloma from All the Living by C.E. Morgan- I don’t really hate this character completely. Much of this book is beautiful and I recommend the book, but I don’t think I’ll ever recover from the fact that Aloma doesn’t leave in the end.  Despite all of her spunk, strength, and determination, she’s no different than any other Appalachian woman.

4. Amy March from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. 

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May 25, 2012
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30 Day Book Challenge Day #3

My favorite characters and which books they’re from:

-Hermione Granger and Molly Weasley- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

-Katniss Everdeen- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

-The Grandmother- A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor

-Anneth and Easter- The Coal Tattoo by Silas House

-Puck- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

-Jane- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

-Anne Elliot- Persuasion by Jane Austen

-Holden Caulfield- The Catcher in the Rye by Jd Salinger

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May 25, 2012
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30 Day Book Challenge Day #2

Your 5 Least Favorite Books of all Time:

1. Moby Dick by Herman Melville

2. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

3. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.

4. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

5. She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb

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May 25, 2012
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30 Day Book Challenge Day #1

10 Favorite Books of all Time: (in no particular order)

1. Dream Work by Mary Oliver

2. A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

3. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

4. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

5. On the Bus with Rosa Parks by Rita Dove

6. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

7. A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

8. Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett

9. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway   REVISED: The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (I don’t know how I forgot this book the first time I did this because it has always been one of my favorites, so much so that I did a psychological analysis of Holden for my honors Intro. to Psychology course in college.  Anyway, The Sun Also Rises has been bumped to #11. Sorry, Papa.)

10. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

—I realize that I’ve left off a lot of things here because it’s hard to choose just ten.  Jane Austen isn’t on there because I couldn’t choose between 2-3 of her novels.  Some people might note the lack of female writers, or that Hemingway and Dickens are both on there twice, but I can’t help that.  I absolutely love them both. I also left off Flannery O’Connor because I’m a huge fan of her short stories, as well as Daphne du Maurier even though I love Rebecca as much or more than Austen’s novels. This was a hard list to write. 

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May 23, 2012
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Mlle Hazelwood: 30-Day Book Challenge

cumulonimbuscastles:

30-day book challenge!
  1. Your 10 favorite books of all time.
  2. Your 5 least favorite books of all time.
  3. Your favorite characters and which books they’re from.
  4. Characters you hate and which books they’re from.
  5. If you were stranded on a desert island, what five books would…

Let’s do this.

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May 22, 2012
A Message to Girls

I shared the link to this article (thanks to my friend A for posting it first) on Facebook. I almost didn’t share it and I’m a bit worried it will cause a storm of comments or gossip, and I’m not sure which is worse, but I think it’s a good article. So, read it.

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May 14, 2012
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randomhouse: Ultimate reading nook! onnectinginvisiblelines: I would love one of these in my house! (Taken with instagram) iWant.

randomhouse:

Ultimate reading nook!

onnectinginvisiblelines:

I would love one of these in my house! (Taken with instagram)

iWant.