Michael Crichton, million-selling science fiction writer, dies at 66
I remember a time in high school, when I was inconsolably lonely, where I tried to read every single novel Crichton wrote. Some I cared more for than others (Sphere and Terminal Man stick out, don't read anything after Airframe), but I enjoyed them all for the most part.
The summer before I moved to LA I read Crichton's Travels. It was his account of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro that inspires me to go there someday myself.
While I did not always get on board with his writing, I can say that he wrote well and that he possessed a great imagination.
The world has lost a star. I hope his writing has inspired at least a few to write, to direct, to act, and to imagine.
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
This Is Really Beautiful
The last days of David Foster Wallace
I have a lot of sympathy for those who choose suicide. There is no tougher decision to make than that final one.
People who are not sympathetic, who think it's a selfish act, just don't "get it".
This tribute article is poignant. Read it.
I have a lot of sympathy for those who choose suicide. There is no tougher decision to make than that final one.
People who are not sympathetic, who think it's a selfish act, just don't "get it".
This tribute article is poignant. Read it.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Book Review - If Love is a Game, These are the Rules
Most self-help books aren't worth the paper they're printed on. Most of them are filled with some of the most unloving language possible, blaming the other sex for your relationship problems, immature coping techniques, etc. Most I think create more drama than they resolve.
I'm most probably not the most emotionally mature 24 year old on the planet, and the past month has certainly not been a good one for me in terms of maturity. However, at least I see that flaw on me and I know it's something I can work on.
I first read major portions of If Love is a Game, These are the Rules in Barnes and Noble about a year ago. This book is without a doubt the most honest, truly open book on fixing ourselves and by extension our relationships. How do we authentically get the love we truly want and deserve? How do we build a sense of our own self-worth? How do we maintain love once we've found it? This book will teach you that and more.
It's worth more than its weight in gold-pressed latinum. Worth much more than all the other books on who wants who, who's right, who's wrong, who needs to change to make you happy. Go out and get it. Even if you're in a solid relationship, the insights in this book are invaluable.
I'm most probably not the most emotionally mature 24 year old on the planet, and the past month has certainly not been a good one for me in terms of maturity. However, at least I see that flaw on me and I know it's something I can work on.
I first read major portions of If Love is a Game, These are the Rules in Barnes and Noble about a year ago. This book is without a doubt the most honest, truly open book on fixing ourselves and by extension our relationships. How do we authentically get the love we truly want and deserve? How do we build a sense of our own self-worth? How do we maintain love once we've found it? This book will teach you that and more.
It's worth more than its weight in gold-pressed latinum. Worth much more than all the other books on who wants who, who's right, who's wrong, who needs to change to make you happy. Go out and get it. Even if you're in a solid relationship, the insights in this book are invaluable.
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