Anne Lamott On Coming Back After Tragedy.
"I realized I wasn't hungry for what I wasn't getting and achieving, I was hungry for what I wasn't giving, for the inability to just be, just be, instead of to do, or impress." Can't wait to read her new book.Image: art work of kirsten sims.
This weekend I read Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship by Gail Caldwell. My God, I loved this book. I loved it as a woman with deep female friendships, I loved it as an introvert with a passion for solitude, I loved it as an adult transplant to Cambridge and Boston, I loved it as one who has experienced someone I love getting a serious illness.....I just loved it this book. Heart-wrenching for sure, but so clear-eyed and wonderful. Throughout, I thought again and again of this Rilke quote (which, to be honest, I could not remember was Rilke, but just heard vaguely echoing through my head): "Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other." With "Let's Take The Long Way" Caldwell lays bare the intimacy of her incredible relationship with her best friend and soulmate, vividly portraying the ways in which they broached, and pushed through, and protected each others solitude. This memoir is an incredible act of love, of bravery, and gratitude, and humility, and it is truly a gift to us all.
Does anyone have a favorite granola recipe? I've tried a few, and really like homemade granola more than the store-bought stuff, but I feel like there's room for improvement....open to any ideas.
I admit I was dubious about this because, modeling, who cares - but, my bad. This essay is awesome.
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I really enjoyed the article by Casey Legler. As a former model, I can relate to her commits about the fashion and beauty industry's ball and chain that is racism and sexism. While we are seeing more people join the exhibition of gender-bending role models across multiple industries, obsession with certain body prototypes still exist. Does seeing a whippet thin, European woman with short hair and a chiseled face on the catwalk really help the 40 percent of LBGTQ youth in NYC (one of the largest melting pots in the world) or anywhere else identify with themselves? I'm not so sure. However, I think that Casey's assertion about making gender-bending trendy and the implied danger of that for people who live their lives this way is valid. The examples of other pioneer women who were living fiercely at different points in our history is also helpful but narrow (again) and doesn't support her entire argument about oppression not just for gender differences but also race and class.
oh yea, and check out Mark Bittman's recipe for spiced granola. I made it years ago and it's been my favorite homemade version ever since. http://markbittman.com/recipe/granola/
You are awesome, Itsjesspatrice, thanks for the comment! While Casey's article and role certainly aren't cure-alls, I appreciated the discussion of not only gender and oppression, but also capitalism (and the money to be made by those cashing in on the "trend" of gender queerness)....
And thanks for the recipe heads up - I'm on recipe two so far, and still perfecting....but enjoying the testing process....
I haven't clicked through to read anything yet, but I love this granola: http://www.thevintagemixer.com/2010/10/best-granola-recipe/
Can't wait to check out the Bittman version.
Oooh, thanks, Catherine, that one has pumpkin seeds in it, which I've been adding and loving to the ones I've tried...
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