Coldplay's Speed of Sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMOOHGhB_b4 The musicians say this song is about the euphoria and sense of being able to do anything that the lead singer felt when his wife became pregnant and he felt the joy of becoming a father for the first time. Seems fitting with New Year's :)
Khaled Hosseini's Kite Runner. Definitely. Beautiful, detailed descriptions of Afghanistan before and after the Taliban - and a very interesting story with lots of twists and turns. Everything was very well structured and organized but written in such a way that we readers got hit with the shock along with the characters. The movie is great too - loved the opening credits and the music.
I can never remember when I read what. xD;; But I'm pretty sure I read Eat Pray Love this year. It was a beautiful, inspiring book. I remember one part, she talked about how you can lessen the collective suffering of the world and make it a better place simply by making sure you yourself are happy. Maybe everybody else already got that memo, but I found the idea that I have a responsibility to be happy revolutionary.
I also loved Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair, but I love her blog even more. Crazy Aunt Purl has been my faithful companion and comfort during a crazy, stressful, insanely dramatic summer, and I relate to her problems recovering from divorce far more than a forever-single 20 year old should. XD She's a wonderfully silly and sweet writer.
A short little book called Coffee with the Buddha (it's part of a series of "Coffee With [insert famous person here]) also had a surprisingly profound effect on me. It helped answer a lot of my questions about Buddhism, so while I wouldn't call myself a
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Oh, don't resist the Dalai Lama books! I own several of his, including Happiness at Work, to help me through office jobs. What's your favorite of his
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Popping in to say "Happy New Year's!" to everyone! Not that anyone knows me yet, but I guess parties are a great way to meet people. Speaking of parties, it's only 8:21pm here, and I'm off to a RL party. Then Rose Parade in the morning, woohoo! So I hope you all have a great time, and I'm sorry I can't stay longer!
So you were at the Rose Parade? Fun! Do you go often? When did you get there this morning?
This was only my second year seeing it live. I went last year and had a blast, and so decided to go again this year with the same group. We got there around 5 in the morning, and since all of us had had so little sleep, we were a lot more tired than the year before. So we spent the time before the parade mostly sleeping/trying to sleep rather than hanging out. But it was still so much fun, and I loved the parade!
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Coldplay's Speed of Sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMOOHGhB_b4
The musicians say this song is about the euphoria and sense of being able to do anything that the lead singer felt when his wife became pregnant and he felt the joy of becoming a father for the first time. Seems fitting with New Year's :)
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*passes you some soy yogurt and delectable fruit cocktail*
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What's the best book you've read this year?
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How about you?
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I also loved Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair, but I love her blog even more. Crazy Aunt Purl has been my faithful companion and comfort during a crazy, stressful, insanely dramatic summer, and I relate to her problems recovering from divorce far more than a forever-single 20 year old should. XD She's a wonderfully silly and sweet writer.
A short little book called Coffee with the Buddha (it's part of a series of "Coffee With [insert famous person here]) also had a surprisingly profound effect on me. It helped answer a lot of my questions about Buddhism, so while I wouldn't call myself a ( ... )
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*pops back out*
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Love your icon, by the way...very cute!
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This was only my second year seeing it live. I went last year and had a blast, and so decided to go again this year with the same group. We got there around 5 in the morning, and since all of us had had so little sleep, we were a lot more tired than the year before. So we spent the time before the parade mostly sleeping/trying to sleep rather than hanging out. But it was still so much fun, and I loved the parade!
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If you're still around, I'd like you to answer esotaria's question about favorite books, if you like ;)
Sorry to take so long to get back to you - fighting a slow Net connection tonight :(
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