Humour in reading/not-reading.

[Denise Rogers]

No: HPFGUIDX 3365

It's sorta funny, here we are talking about reading deprevation, and someone asks for a reading list of good books!  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peg Kerr 
  To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 8:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] OT: Artist's Way (was Re: Merchandise and reading deprevation)


  Joywitch wrote:

  > Peg wrote: "if anyone is moved to try this, I'd be interested in

  > how the
  > > experience went for you.  For me, the whole week was an unpleasant
  > and
  > > rather unnerving, but eye-opening experience."
  > >
  > > From the extract that you gave us it seems it is depravation of all
  > input
  > > that they ask you to try. This seems an amazing idea. I think I
  > would go mad
  > > very quickly. Of course, as I have little artistic ability, I doubt
  > the
  > > whole scheme would do any good.
  >
  > Sounds like torture to me.  This no reading for a week thing sounds
  > like a contrived way to cause yourself some spiritual pain.  I know
  > pain is supposed to be good for the soul, but couldnt you just drop
  > an anvil on your toe and get it over with quicker?
  >
  > -- Joywitch
  >

  Your message made me laugh.  Seriously, the book is worth a look, if any of
  you (esp. you aspiring writers) are interesting in exploring your
  creativity.  Some of the exercises are really fun.  One was to make a
  collage out of pictures ripped out of magazines.  I put a picture of Harry
  Potter repelling dementors at the center of mine, one which I'd printed off
  the Internet, with the phrase "Expecto Patronum."  (It seemed a fitting
  slogan for passing my 40th birthday.)

  Here's the picture I cut out and pasted in my collage:

  http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/e/a/eagle/expecto_patronum.jpg.html

  here's the Amazon reference to The Artist's Way:

  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874776945/qid=971400996/sr=1-1/102-3241445-3847353

  What you get out of this book depends what you put into it.

  Cheers,
  Peg




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