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katie-girl-wanders: a-thousand-words: thesleeperssky: buzzfeed...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:38:16 -0700

a-thousand-words:

thesleeperssky:

buzzfeed:

The books that will move you, inspire you, make you cry, make you think, make you laugh. Are there any books that you would add?

Note for later

^^ (as above, for when i get out of my current dystopian phase. I’ve read The Hunger Games trilogy, the Divergent books, The Matched trilogy, The Delirium trilogy, the Uglies and currently reading Marie Lu’s Legend. Any recommendations for after those?)

Reblogging for future reference!

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:21:31 -0700

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS:

katie-girl-wanders:

literally the funniest thing i have read in a REALLY long time. i sprayed spit all over my phone. i would rarely describe my laugh as a ‘guffaw’… but for real. guffawing to the max.

it’s basically the exact same experience i had with my first hot yoga class, minus the aggressive penis adjustments.

annfriedman: In my ongoing quest for the perfect framework for...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:41:49 -0700

annfriedman:

In my ongoing quest for the perfect framework for understanding haters, I created The Disapproval Matrix**. (With a deep bow to its inspiration.) This is one way to separate haterade from productive feedback. Here’s how the quadrants break down:

Critics: These are smart people who know something about your field. They are taking a hard look at your work and are not loving it. You’ll probably want to listen to what they have to say, and make some adjustments to your work based on their thoughtful comments.

Lovers: These people are invested in you and are also giving you negative but rational feedback because they want you to improve. Listen to them, too.

Frenemies: Ooooh, this quadrant is tricky. These people really know how to hurt you, because they know you personally or know your work pretty well. But at the end of the day, their criticism is not actually about your work—it’s about you personally. And they aren’t actually interested in a productive conversation that will result in you becoming better at what you do. They just wanna undermine you. Dishonorable mention goes to The Hater Within, aka the irrational voice inside you that says you suck, which usually falls into this quadrant. Tell all of these fools to sit down and shut up.

Haters: This is your garden-variety, often anonymous troll who wants to tear down everything about you for no rational reason. Folks in this quadrant are easy to write off because they’re counterproductive and you don’t even know them. Ignore! Engaging won’t make you any better at what you do. And then rest easy, because having haters is proof your work is finding a wide audience and is sparking conversation. Own it.

The general rule of thumb? When you receive negative feedback that falls into one of the top two quadrants—from experts or people who care about you who are engaging with and rationally critiquing your work—you should probably take their comments to heart. When you receive negative feedback that falls into the bottom two quadrants, you should just let it roll off your back and just keep doin’ you. If you need to amp yourself up about it, may I suggest this #BYEHATER playlist on Spotify? You’re welcome.

A maxi skirt is the legging of my spring.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:52 -0700

A maxi skirt is the legging of my spring.

April 8-14

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:34:47 -0700

M: am yoga + pm gym / T: yoga / W: gym / Th: am yoga + pm gym / F: all the work / Sa: am yoga / Su: all the hangover

" … [H]ot yoga is the shit … [a]nd I managed to make it through a PhD dissertation and a..."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:12:50 -0700

“” … [H]ot yoga is the shit … [a]nd I managed to make it through a PhD dissertation and a job search in a jobless field with a minimum of stress and no significant breakdowns (a little white wine crying, no big). I feel confident and agile and powerful and ommm with little to no feelings of ridiculous.””

- Hot Yoga Changed My Life, Body, and Spirit Animal

Preach.

April 1-7

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:19:38 -0700

M: gym / T: yoga (integrated shooting back to plank from forward fold) / W: yoga (fell out of a baby crow, started to conceptualize how side crow works) Th: am yoga (new teacher, suffered a yoga wound) + pm gym / F: gym / S: MS Walk + gym / Su: 0

Yoga fail: when “floating” to the top of your mat to forward fold, try not the slice...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:14:05 -0700

Yoga fail: when “floating” to the top of your mat to forward fold, try not the slice your wrist with your toenails. This is both gross and painful. Nothing like sweating into an open yoga wound for another 45 minutes. Salt in the wound. So literally.

Time to listen to my body and get a pedicure stat.

Getting pretty darn close to getting into crow. Close enough to fall out the second my legs get high...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:16:08 -0700

Getting pretty darn close to getting into crow. Close enough to fall out the second my legs get high enough off the ground, that is.

Spring break is only over for one us. Guess who.

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:53:57 -0700

Spring break is only over for one us. Guess who.

Back at the westlaw searching. Building another database. Trying to get through 100 a day. So. Many....

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:08:26 -0700

Back at the westlaw searching. Building another database. Trying to get through 100 a day. So. Many. Cases.

Slower than a SDA, faster than an ethnography. Content Analysis for the win.

Been trying to get in a handstand since I caught yoga bug 2013 in January. At my Tuesday class with...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:16:02 -0700

Been trying to get in a handstand since I caught yoga bug 2013 in January. At my Tuesday class with my favorite instructor of all time, I got my legs high enough with enough hang time to be (audibly) concerned about getting down out of the pose without dying.

Today, at home, I got high enough to flip over into an accidental backbend and then land on my bum. Knocked the back of my head sometime during my split second of graceless yoga, but no damage. As I learned on Tuesday after my panic session mid-air, a backbend is actually the preferred method of getting out a handstand. I still have a (lot) of grace and intentionality to master with all aspects of yoga, but that ish was crazy.

Good thing I had already ordered the lulu bang buster headband. Or head banger. Whatever. Rock on.

Photo

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:49:39 -0800

Pilates kicked my core today. Doing it right, I guess.

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:58:17 -0800

Pilates kicked my core today. Doing it right, I guess.

Pulled the trigger and I Am So Excited! Sacrificed color...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:49:19 -0800

Pulled the trigger and I Am So Excited!

Sacrificed color preferences for coupon code + ebates savings. Adulting?

Finding my place in the academic conversation is so hard. Turns out grad school is just like high...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:55:00 -0800

Finding my place in the academic conversation is so hard. Turns out grad school is just like high school. My research is trying really hard to find table to eat lunch at and experiencing a lot of theoretical rejection and just wants to curl up and take a nap.

Lit reviews — a soul crushing exercise.

Too many pounds and too little money means tracking my finances and my calories again. Especially if...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:09:35 -0800

Too many pounds and too little money means tracking my finances and my calories again. Especially if I want to fit in my red party pants again and continue to entertain a yoga studio membership after my groupon expires in April.

Reality. You are a cruel mistress. Ughhhh.

I’m not catholic. Like at all. Like I actively disagree with much of the official Vatican policy....

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:55:03 -0800

I’m not catholic. Like at all. Like I actively disagree with much of the official Vatican policy.
But.
D is. Kind of. More cultural identify than religious that I’m trying to wrap my mind around for him and for us and I guess for me too and the kids we may have.
For now, we’re starting with lent. D is giving up a vice.
I’m gaining mindfulness.
Be more mindful of my words to others, my thoughts to myself, my actions to the world, and my body.
Be mindful of what energy I project. Ultimately, I aspire to project love. There’s enough pain and hurt and bad out there. Le(n)t me do my best to contribute something better.

Just coded my first case. Open coding for the win, I think?

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:59:55 -0800

Just coded my first case.
Open coding for the win, I think?

Fate. Still waiting to upgrade my mat…

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:02:17 -0800

Fate. Still waiting to upgrade my mat…