Okay, One Last Summer Reading Review (for Now). This One Was Hilarious, And I Read It In My Local B&N
Okay, one last summer reading review (for now). This one was hilarious, and I read it in my local B&N cafe in one sitting while waiting for a wedding reception. (It was one of those things where the wedding is in the afternoon, and the reception is at night, don't you hate those things?) Anyway, sorry B&N, I didn't pay for this one, but I bought lots of other books, and had a soy milk latte, grande size.
Winston writes short essays mostly about her ex-boyfriend, who said she has a fat ass, actually the largest one he has ever seen, and then he wrote a book about it. Obviously an ex. Of course I googled who her ex is, his third book is about to be published. None of his work appears to be my cup of tea.
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Jason Collins : I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.
“The first relative I came out to was my aunt Teri, a superior court judge in San Francisco. Her reaction surprised me. “I’ve known you were gay for years,” she said. From that moment on I was comfortable in my own skin. In her presence I ignored my censor button for the first time. She gave me support. The relief I felt was a sweet release. Imagine you’re in the oven, baking. Some of us know and accept our sexuality right away and some need more time to cook. I should know — I baked for 33 years.
When I was younger I dated women. I even got engaged. I thought I had to live a certain way. I thought I needed to marry a woman and raise kids with her. I kept telling myself the sky was red, but I always knew it was blue.
No one wants to live in fear. I’ve always been scared of saying the wrong thing. I don’t sleep well. I never have. But each time I tell another person, I feel stronger and sleep a little more soundly. It takes an enormous amount of energy to guard such a big secret. I’ve endured years of misery and gone to enormous lengths to live a lie. I was certain that my world would fall apart if anyone knew. And yet when I acknowledged my sexuality I felt whole for the first time. I still had the same sense of humor, I still had the same mannerisms and my friends still had my back.
The most you can do is stand up for what you believe in. I’m much happier since coming out to my friends and family. Being genuine and honest makes me happy. Some people insist they’ve never met a gay person. But Three Degrees of Jason Collins dictates that no NBA player can claim that anymore. Pro basketball is a family. And pretty much every family I know has a brother, sister or cousin who’s gay. In the brotherhood of the NBA, I just happen to be the one who’s out.
“Never become so enamored of your own smarts that you stop signing up for life’s hard classes. Keep your conclusions light and your curiosity ferocious. Keep groping in the darkness with ravenous desire to know more.” Melissa Harris-Perry outlines her life advice for graduates.
Hoda, from Hoda and Kathie Lee fame, said she loves watching commencement speeches when she is feeling blue. Me too, Hoda, me too...
Stunning, and she could double as Melisandre on GOT.
Florence Welch performing on Chime for Change: The Sound of Change Live on 1 June 2013, HQ
This is disgusting.
Gun group holds rally with AR-15s to congratulate Congress for blocking background checks.
Where I want to be: Glastonbury
Where I am: Not at Glastonbury
It is never too late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot
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