tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post3410489689970430374..comments2023-09-28T06:43:37.134-06:00Comments on The Elixir of My Mind: If You Don't Like Reading, Your'e Doing it WrongAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-7731616769709679932013-10-30T22:20:38.559-06:002013-10-30T22:20:38.559-06:00Had a small hiatus, but thank you Mr. lover of oce...Had a small hiatus, but thank you Mr. lover of oceans and memories. Hopefully you have since perused a few of my more recent posts. I hope that with time my writing has improved, if only very minutely. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-47885671405084281092013-06-09T19:24:32.165-06:002013-06-09T19:24:32.165-06:00"No matter the book, if I come across a word ... "No matter the book, if I come across a word I do not know, I do not read another page until I have looked up said word and written the definition in the margin. Even if I have a pretty good idea what the word means from context, I look it up to homologate my suspicions. Why be unsure if we can be certain? In reading works of history I omnivorously look up subject matter, whether it concerns names, geography or organizations. Why just learn about something if you can become expert in it?"<br /><br />I could have shortened the quote, but the entirety is important. This is something I once did. Believe it or not, the business of figuring out what I want to do when I grow up got me away from this, first, and reading next. Especially in my three attempts at college. I "don't have time" to spend that long on books. I need to read them and move on with learning the things I need to regurgitate for the test/report/paper. <br /><br />And just today I was thinking about how much I missed reading for pleasure and also looking up things I didn't know as I came across them. I learned a TON about ancient Greece while doing that for Homer's "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey." So in thinking today, I have decided to do that again. Thanks for being there to reinforce that desire!~Oceanmemorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704666043235252268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-45388894952080649952013-04-04T13:42:17.187-06:002013-04-04T13:42:17.187-06:00I'd say you were already starting with about 1...I'd say you were already starting with about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 points, give or take a few 100,000,000 pts... :)M. Seitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251810704328385460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-31900587588665477952013-04-02T01:19:06.671-06:002013-04-02T01:19:06.671-06:00Hmmm how many points was I starting with?Hmmm how many points was I starting with?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-54113923028701098922013-03-31T22:45:05.163-06:002013-03-31T22:45:05.163-06:00You already know my opinion on guys who read. 1,00...You already know my opinion on guys who read. 1,000,000,000,000+ hot points. Fo sho. :) M. Seitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251810704328385460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-58730422350164400922013-03-31T21:04:08.260-06:002013-03-31T21:04:08.260-06:00Thanks Gaviota, stay tuned for some new stuff very...Thanks Gaviota, stay tuned for some new stuff very soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-49045174010184323352013-03-31T19:39:52.832-06:002013-03-31T19:39:52.832-06:00Berenice, you were right...Great post!Berenice, you were right...Great post!Gaviotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729941490418008806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-23751227989907970742013-03-30T15:50:00.617-06:002013-03-30T15:50:00.617-06:00Well said... because well... you're well read,...Well said... because well... you're well read, ta don ching! (Drum, then snare sound, not a Korean quote).<br /><br />Proud Pops<br /><br /><br />Road trippin with my bud, I can feel a blog post a commin...Steve Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700209256303207114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-47001144172925389912013-03-29T03:36:38.040-06:002013-03-29T03:36:38.040-06:00Oh awesome, I am glad the link on my Instagram has...Oh awesome, I am glad the link on my Instagram has produced even minimal traffic. Well I appreciate it. I am still new at this blogging business, so any feedback is good. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-41120745892510508092013-03-28T11:30:13.350-06:002013-03-28T11:30:13.350-06:00I'm pleased to read that you liked my words. I...I'm pleased to read that you liked my words. It's always nice to receive positive comments on the things we write, especially if we deserve it, and you definitely do.<br /><br />Answering your question, I'm sure we have a friend of a friend who's friend with one of our friend's friend (talk about six degrees of separation), but that's not it. Sorry. Here's how I knew about your blog. Excited as I am about going to BYU next Fall (I'm going for my master's in Hispanic Literatures), I'm all the time searching for #byu, #provo, #whatever in Instagram. So a couple of weeks ago I think you were tagged in picture or one of your pictures went there, and, upon putting on my Instagram-stalker costume, I ended up in your profile, which in turn was linked to your blog. And that's how I found about it. I love reading good blogs, and I hardly ever comment on them, mainly because the blogs I follow that deserve commenting are massive ones, and I just assume the author won't even notice what I said. But then I came across yours, and you had just started it, which was new to me, start reading a blog from its very beginning. So there you have it. Sorry about my verbiage.<br />Berenicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927925066683783041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-329553729762360052013-03-28T05:09:35.979-06:002013-03-28T05:09:35.979-06:00Hey how did you here about my blog by the way? I a...Hey how did you here about my blog by the way? I assume we have a friend in common, or perhaps a friend of a friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-66225091581854506182013-03-28T05:02:54.601-06:002013-03-28T05:02:54.601-06:00Thanks Berenice, I love your kind words. I am abou...Thanks Berenice, I love your kind words. I am about 30 seconds away from looking up intertextuality.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859142793556959258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800346854526912339.post-61399568261817920282013-03-27T15:17:11.566-06:002013-03-27T15:17:11.566-06:00I'm astounded by your steadfastness. Even thou...I'm astounded by your steadfastness. Even though I've loved reading since even before I learned how to read, you're way ahead of me. Your late-blooming took you to a great happy ending that will most probably never end. I love your outlook on the subject and identify with more than a couple things you've said. L'Amour's words reminded me of intertextuality, a passioante subject for me. If you haven't read about it, do it. <br /><br />Great piece!Berenicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927925066683783041noreply@blogger.com