Introduce Yourself Here
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That's cool! I used to take the train from Union Station to Old Town Pasadena (Del Mar train stop), so I've got that "Highland Park Station" automated robot tone ingrained in my head
Are you teaching a mix bag of subjects or something in particular?I do computer/network work for a marketing company in Playa Vista. I live in Orange County but I drive up here 3 days a week.
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Nice. While I grew up in San Diego, I lived in Costa Mesa for many years, down near the Back Bay. Love it.
As for teaching, I was hired for developmental English, but I teach creative writing and literature (mainly modern fiction).
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Hmm. Good question. I cannot do just three. These were the ten that came to mind. I didn't put any thought to the order. I just thought of the books that I loved reading and will read again. That was my criteria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Noise_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Trilogy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Stories_(Salinger)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier_%26_Clay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbo_Jumbo_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat's_Cradle
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There are other UHF owners here that live in the South like @manufc10 and @Appfaff. It really depends on your tolerance to cold. I live in Minnesota so UHF's are essential for me when temps dip below 20, but I do like likeweight flannel as well for the warmer months. UHF's really are in a league of their own and truly special. If you don't think it would get much wear then it doesn't make sense to spend that kinda money on one. You could just go with one of IH's overdyed type III's
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Hey everyone! Just doin' the introduction thing… long time fan of the brand and lurker on the board, figured it was about time I properly joined up. Nice to meet y'all!
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Thanks Giles! Just listened to your Dean Delray podcast episode last week, btw. Great stuff!
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Also @Wlemon a list that includes Don DeLillo and JK Rowling—hell yes!
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A list that includes Bukowski - fuck yeah!..
I went through a long Bukowski phase.I love his prose, but I wonder how I would feel about his themes as an "adult." I read all of his work when I was 20.
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@PV/ATX:
Also @Wlemon a list that includes Don DeLillo and JK Rowling—hell yes!
I'd say they are both in my top three. What's your favorite book(s) by them?
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Re: DeLillo I've only read White Noise and Underworld. Probably would say the former's my fave of the two!
JK Rowling-wise, I'm not sure I could pick! If pressed I might say Azkaban tied with the Half Blood Prince, but then again I really love them all. Was just saying to my gf the other day that I need to reread the whole series… it's been a while. Maybe my opinion will change, haha...
I'll also say that Kavalier & Clay is one of my all time faves! Fantastic. Have you read the Goldfinch? Those two remind me of each other a bit.
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Goblet for me is the perfect mixture of the HP series, but I can't fault either of those choices. Have you listened to Binge Mode? So good. Might have to start an HP tread. I'm doing a re-read now, actually. I'm following along with Binge Mode as they go over them. I'm at Order right now.
I haven't read the Goldfinch. Should I?
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A list that includes Bukowski - fuck yeah!..
I went through a long Bukowski phase.I love his prose, but I wonder how I would feel about his themes as an "adult." I read all of his work when I was 20.
I of all people should know if there is a books thread buts it's late and I can't be arsed looking it up. So thread rot be damned (for now).
My feelings on Bukowski are that we shouldn't get all revisionist given current context. His themes are what they are and I don't think even he liked his own feelings and attitudes towards women, alcohol etc. I tend to take everything he writes as the distilled psyche of an un-reconstructed man who who knew how to write. If nothing else it provides a window into the kind of toxic masculinity that is often mentioned but misunderstood these days. I believe Bukowski knew it was toxic but was unable to do much about it. For me his writing remains now as it was when I read him in my early 20's, a brilliant, shining, brutal and eloquently presented example of what we should all avoid becoming.
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Never heard of Binge Mode, but looking it up, it definitely seems like I should check it out
The Goldfinch is fantastic… Donna Tartt is a ridiculously great writer, and I'd probably recommend reading The Secret History first. Either one's excellent, though.
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@PV/ATX:
The Goldfinch is fantastic… Donna Tartt is a ridiculously great writer, and I'd probably recommend reading The Secret History first. Either one's excellent, though.
I haven't read the Goldfinch. Should I?
The Goldfinch is one of the most artful novels I’ve ever read. Combines the amazing prose of the The Little Friend with the plotting, characterisation and thematic brilliance of Secret History.
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I of all people should know if there is a books thread buts it's late and I can't be arsed looking it up. So thread rot be damned (for now).
This one?
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Sorry for contributing heavily to thread derailment on my first day—excellent to know I'm in good company though (reading wise, not thread derailer wise… or maybe a little of that too, haha). Once gain, nice to meet y'all.
