I am both ashamed and delighted to report today... First, some context. Aside from a fabulous yoga retreat, some excellent rest and relaxation and companionship, there's mischief afoot in the Yucatan.
That's because I'm here in 'reader-ville'... here at Maya Tulum there is a lot of down time. You can catch up on your reading, while just dozing out on the good views.
I didn't want to carry a lot of books down here, and only brought ones I was willing to leave on the 'share shelf'. On the plane down, I finished off one book, in the first two nights here, another. So, getting short on reading material, I headed over to the 'share shelf'... it's really a delightful experience to surrender to what is, and to have that monkey mind that is willing to read something versus nothing.
So, there is Dostoyevsky "The Idiot", although it's in German... there are a few other random somewhat interesting titles, also in other languages. What I can find available here is "Catching Fire" - can't wait to see how ridiculous Katniss and the post-apocalyptic kinder-killers are up to (full disclosure, only been disappointed by a film thus far - can't imagine the writing is going to redeem it); the other choice is a very blown out, humid and bloated (double entendres intended) version of 50 Shades. I only know about this book from the derision and scorn that it has garnered from folks I know.
The title of this post is how it has been described to me - sometimes I'm so totally out of it, I don't get some of the cultural references (and I go to bed early). So, I was really delighted to be directed to this SNL skit that mocks and derides it. Oh, and ladies, while I'm a huge proponent of and recommend everyone to develop one, this is not what I mean when I talk about 'home practice'!
Stay tuned, I'm sure I'll be so grossly offended (not by porn, or attempts at porn) by how banal and ridiculous this exciting bowl of vanilla ice cream is. And, I will share what I experience, perhaps only as a service to save any of you from having to waste the time to understand the hype...
And, if you really want to read about this subject matter, there are so many great choices: here's just a few for you, experience it for yourself.
The Story of the Eye - Georges Bataille
Macho Sluts - Pat Califia
The Story of O - Pauline Reage
(sorry, tried to get you links to Amazon, but the internet is fuzzy! Check them out yourself!).
Why waste your time on pop, when you can really rock!! Thoughts, suggestions, praise for 50SoG?
Give thanks and praise, and keep reading - whatever you like!
That's because I'm here in 'reader-ville'... here at Maya Tulum there is a lot of down time. You can catch up on your reading, while just dozing out on the good views.
I didn't want to carry a lot of books down here, and only brought ones I was willing to leave on the 'share shelf'. On the plane down, I finished off one book, in the first two nights here, another. So, getting short on reading material, I headed over to the 'share shelf'... it's really a delightful experience to surrender to what is, and to have that monkey mind that is willing to read something versus nothing.
So, there is Dostoyevsky "The Idiot", although it's in German... there are a few other random somewhat interesting titles, also in other languages. What I can find available here is "Catching Fire" - can't wait to see how ridiculous Katniss and the post-apocalyptic kinder-killers are up to (full disclosure, only been disappointed by a film thus far - can't imagine the writing is going to redeem it); the other choice is a very blown out, humid and bloated (double entendres intended) version of 50 Shades. I only know about this book from the derision and scorn that it has garnered from folks I know.
The title of this post is how it has been described to me - sometimes I'm so totally out of it, I don't get some of the cultural references (and I go to bed early). So, I was really delighted to be directed to this SNL skit that mocks and derides it. Oh, and ladies, while I'm a huge proponent of and recommend everyone to develop one, this is not what I mean when I talk about 'home practice'!
Stay tuned, I'm sure I'll be so grossly offended (not by porn, or attempts at porn) by how banal and ridiculous this exciting bowl of vanilla ice cream is. And, I will share what I experience, perhaps only as a service to save any of you from having to waste the time to understand the hype...
And, if you really want to read about this subject matter, there are so many great choices: here's just a few for you, experience it for yourself.
The Story of the Eye - Georges Bataille
Macho Sluts - Pat Califia
The Story of O - Pauline Reage
(sorry, tried to get you links to Amazon, but the internet is fuzzy! Check them out yourself!).
Why waste your time on pop, when you can really rock!! Thoughts, suggestions, praise for 50SoG?
Give thanks and praise, and keep reading - whatever you like!
