Optimisticnad:
What do you think of as schooling and what do you think of as education?
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Optimisticnad:
What do you think of as schooling and what do you think of as education?
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Originally Posted by Omniglot
Absolutely, and along with too little time also too little cash. The books I am mostly seeking are often aren't in print anymore and rarely offered in the local libraries and if they are they're dubiously missing from the shelves.
And the internet is a powerful opiate for timewasting. Some one please pry me from this accursed thing.
Hey just wanted to say hello, new here to this page and all that. I love writing, reading, and anime. From PA and work as an aide. That's it for the most part.
Hi to all new people in this forum! I hope you folks enjoy your stay over here. :)
So hi, my names Jade.
I've been searching for a decent poetry forum for ever. Ok, thats a lie. I've only been looking tonight, but I went through a million different sites, so that counts as forever. Anyway, so came accross this one. It looks pretty cool. Only browsed for a second, but I managed to find my way around easily, which was not the case with the others :p Got lost pretty easily on other sites.
Um. I write poetry, and stories. The stories I usually keep to myself though.
But yeah.
Forgive me, but I might not be so active. I'll try my best though. :D
I dont read poetry books much.. Or ever infact. I dont really read poetry, but I try giving feed sometimes.
Anyway, thats me, for now.
Got any questions, just ask. :)
Welcome Shadow. In addition to posting and getting comments, we have several contests to tst out your poetry and stories. Have fun. I think you will like this place.
Hello to all. I have been posting like crazy for the last few days, enjoying this forum very much. This is the coolest place, so full of information, wit, interesting posts, nice helpful people, the list goes on.
My writer's name is Karalynne Ducharme, though this is not to imply that I have done any publishing, etc. That is just the name that I go by on the 'net. I use Kiz_Paws cuz I thought it was a catchy take on my real name, and the paws thing is, naturally, a reflection of my absolute love for animals.
My avatar is that of Jean Harlow. I chose that because my hubby and I went to a costume party once and I dressed up in the style of Harlow, and I really loved it. What a glamor style back then...
I play piano, at a moderate to advanced level, depending on the day (grrr!). I really love the Ballades of Chopin, but as well, his Nocturnes and Waltz.
I am a softy -- if I hear touching music, you will see a tear in my eye. If someone is downtrodden, their story grips my heart and I want to fight for them. I get quite caught up in movies, even though I try to just be a spectatre (sp).
I have a love for languages, English is my first language, but I am not too shabby in French, and I have taken a year of Icelandic studies (still suck at that, mind you, lol!)
I am a health-nut, as proclaimed by my family, and try to keep an eye on my diet (though I do worship the cacao plant, lol).
I am married and because I often feel that my better half doesn't understand my thought processes, I refer to him as the Linear Thinker. We have this joke about it, and perhaps it is a little snide of me, but anyhow, he's ying and I'm yang in this chapter of life...
I would love to post a picture of me and my pup, Pepper, but I have not grasped the how-to's yet ... don't worry, it will come. But a mental image? Well, I am 5'3", petite in build, and have blonde hair. I laugh a lot, cuz they say that laughing will make you live longer (and it is a whole lot more fun to go through life this way).
Pepper is a miniature schnauzer, all black, with perky ears and a nubbed tail (dang those breeders and this clipping business...). She never leaves my side when I am at home, which can be annoying when I attempt to pretend that I can cook (another story, lol). Despite this fact, when I try to cuddle my dog, she is aloof and standoffish -- as far as dogs behave this way.... I don't know why she is like this, and I steal hugs and kisses from her anyhow. But it is funny because when I pick her up off the ground (an absolutely forbidden thing for her to endure in her way of thinking), when I place her back on the ground, I have to 'pay her' by means of a carrot coin (that is the 'treat' that she gets, because too many dog treats make dogs chubby, which means a shorter life, and all that jazz). I have never met a dog that quite has the same expectations for apples and carrots that mine has.
All right, I am off on the pet tangent, sorry! Hope that this intro gives some insight into my world, thanks for this opportunity!
Karalynne (Kiz_paws)
i guess it's only proper that i put something here....but i'm horrible at introductions.
i'm from the northshore, massachusetts. i moved to paris a little over a year ago to further my studies. my french is still terrible. i'm not sure how long i'll continue to stay in paris because i feel like i'm maxing out on what it has to offer at the moment. i'm dreaming of england instead.
i basically have a split personality when it comes to literature - i love the classics and their poetic, flowery sentences (henry james, bronte sisters, dickens, etc) but i also love the harsh, minimalist styles of contemporary writers (palahniuk, vonnegut, salinger, etc). it totally depends on what mood i'm in. i'm also beginning to get introduced to literature from the beat era which i find interesting as well (although really depressing after reading it consecutively for awhile).
hmmm...what else to reveal? i spend a lot of time browsing in the dozen or so little english bookstores here and i buy way too many books than i could ever have time to read. i go to the theater frequently, although since my french is still horrific, i can't understand what they're saying half the time. i love classic movies from the golden hollywood period up to the 60s. in my "spare time" (haha), i play around with cameras and attempt to do some photography. i also paint but i'm not too good at that either.
i'm glad to have found this forum because you all seem to be a great group of people. i'm looking forward to discussing books (and other things) with everyone. if anyone lives nearby (or in the UK) and wants to get together for coffee or tea, i'll up be up for that. well, i'll be visiting the UK sometime this year i think so it'll be nice to meet people from there.
Hello Booksandtea! It was nice to meet you, and look forward to having great conversations with you and everyone else. You and I share a love for Wilde and Hesse, though for Wilde, I have only yet read The Portrait of Dorian Grey.
What was your favorite Hesse novel? (I can never decide between The Steppenwolf or Siddhartha) Presently I am reading Pictor's Metamorphoses and Other Fantasies and will get to The Glass Bead Game. (hmm, you can easily see which author I idolize, lol)
Anyhow take care, and fear not for the French language, it will come quickly because you are very immersed in it (I am jealous, but in a good way). :)
Hello, Lit Lovers!
I'm new here and will be sharing my experience with new authors, etc. Haven't read many classic books in my 51 years, but am looking forward to "settling down" and learning from all of you. A friend recently read my book manuscript I'm working on, and suggested I should become familiar with Tolstoy's short stories. Well, I did a search for him online and found your forum! So, if anyone has experience with dear Leo and wants to recommend a place for me to start, lemme know, okay?
For now, thanks for being there, and I look forward to reading and posting here from time to time!
Blessings!
Hello everyone,
Discovered the site a while back but only recently noticed the forums. Currently living in the UK, desperate to travel and see the world. Love reading - as I suppose does everyone else here - although I have a very haphazard way about it in that I'll devour book after book for a while, and then read nothing at all sometimes... My favourite writers are Edith Wharton, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, J. D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, Albert Camus, Joseph Heller, E. M. Forester, Haruki Maurakami, Tennessee Williams, Henrik Ibsen and Arthur Miller. I also like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Miller, Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, etc., etc.
So many books I have yet to read and not sure how I will ever get through them all!
Hi aydin, kiz_paws, Shadow and Trantorian! I hope all of you enjoy the time spent over here. :)
Hello everyone. I'm from Australia and I'm starting to grow a little library in my house. I love fiction and literature or pretty much anything that is recommended reading. I'm currently reading "Last Exit To Brooklyn" by Hubert Selby Jr.
Thanks, Pensive, and a warm welcome to the other 'newbies'! :)
Hi all Thank u for welcoming me here. Im sure i will have fun staying here. And im looking forward for meaning to friends.:)