"Next of Kin" is fabulous - the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Center is actually just an hour drive from me (on the campus of the college my brother went to) and while I've never been (ironic), it's on my to do list for sure. A fantastic read, though. Strange as it sounds, it gave me a lot of inspiration and hope when I was teaching special ed, particularly with my non-verbal students who had a vocabulary of...well, one or two signs. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
Akin to your first comment thread, but apropos precious little else in this post, I just have to remark upon your LJ. I found it while randomly surfing and what caught my eye was the non-gendered pronounscaught and held it long enough to read through most of your "essential" posts and skim a couple hundred daily entires. What I've found has been food for so much thought
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I had so much fun at the PJ Harvey concert! Your pictures came out MUCH better than mine did. I only got one where you could even tell what was going on, but then I didn't really try to take that many.
Also, I am completely in awe of your amazing organized bookshelf. I have had tons of books scattered everywhere (my room, boxes in my garage, living room, closet) for forever, and I REALLY need to do something like that. This post may have just inspired me to do so. Hehe.
Also, I read most of Life of Pi and then finished it on audio book on my way to North Carolina and it is so, so, so good!! I think you would love it. It's just one of those books that really makes you think about how all life is spiritually connected...and how nature is so horrible and beautiful at the same time in this constant cycle of life and death...creation and destruction. And everything is life and everyone is divine...and just...yeah. It really touched me. :)
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Also, I am completely in awe of your amazing organized bookshelf. I have had tons of books scattered everywhere (my room, boxes in my garage, living room, closet) for forever, and I REALLY need to do something like that. This post may have just inspired me to do so. Hehe.
Also, I read most of Life of Pi and then finished it on audio book on my way to North Carolina and it is so, so, so good!! I think you would love it. It's just one of those books that really makes you think about how all life is spiritually connected...and how nature is so horrible and beautiful at the same time in this constant cycle of life and death...creation and destruction. And everything is life and everyone is divine...and just...yeah. It really touched me. :)
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