NS January 14th, 2009
PSA alert: It does not make you look cool when you call things or people “pussies” or “girly” or “gay” when they do not meet your criteria of manliness. It’s even less cool when you apply these terms to your children in an attempt to force those preconceived notions onto their impressionable little selves. In fact, it makes you look like a giant jerkface. Please stop. And if you don’t do it but your friends do, tell them to knock it off too. Or are you too scared of being called a pussy? Ho ho, the irony.
This post is dedicated to testosterone.
NS January 14th, 2009
The Brinkster told me about the School of Life in London and I have to say, I’ve been intrigued. I think it’s an interesting concept and I would love to take some of their classes if finances allowed. One thing that really struck my fancy was the ‘bibliotherapy’ they offer. From the site:
Once upon a time, it was easy to find books that you could enjoy and felt were relevant. Now a new book is published every 30 seconds, and you would need 163 lifetimes to get through all the books offered on Amazon. That’s why The School of Life has set up a bibliotherapy service: the perfect way for you to discover those amazing but too often elusive books that can transform and illuminate your life.
Make an appointment to meet one of our therapists – either in person or by phone or email – and you can discuss any area that you would like some books to shed light on. Perhaps you are looking for a set of books to help you think about your career options, or you’d like to fathom an aspect of a relationship. Maybe you want to spend six months reading history books or you have a demanding five-year-old for whom you’d like to put together a small library for the year ahead.
Whatever reading needs you have, we’ll take exceptional care and effort to create a reading prescription that’s perfect for you.
I now know what I want for my birthday and also what my new career should be. Can you imagine being able to say that reading books and suggesting them to other people is your job?! Le sigh.
I even have a little joke to use when I go in for my first session: Biblioanalyze this.
You may commence groaning.
