Eudaemonia

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:58:19 +0000EudaemoniaAristotle's concept that the goal of life is happiness and it's to be achieved through reaching one's full potentialhttp://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/lisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)Blogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-3186953562395624329Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:17:00 +00002009-08-23T09:20:46.887-06:00Wells TowerProustde BottonCarleen BriceDavid Foster WallaceLorrie MooreBellowKatharine NoelVicki FormanSparkPercival EverettGaitskillWhat I've Been Reading and ThinkingThere's a funny thing that happens to me when I read great literature. I wonder if it happens to anyone else. I become mute. I feel incapable of communicating with other people in any meaningful way. I live in my head and I immerse myself in more literary work that knocks me out. The author who first got to me this way was Marcel Proust, but David Foster Wallace just about finished me off.I want http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-ive-been-reading-and-thinking.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-3424848542437125002Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-06-29T00:50:45.284-06:00Matthew BaldwinInfinite SummerThis Lovely LifeCarleen BriceInfinite JestDavid Foster WallaceChildren of the WatersVicki FormanThe End of Spring and On to Infinite SummerBlogging and working out are very similar in that if you stop doing either, the longer you wait to get back into the routine, the harder it is to get started again. I've been reading so many great books lately and since two of them were written by friends and published this month, I want to send some positive vibes about them out into the world.I will dedicate separate posts to each of these finehttp://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2009/06/end-of-spring-and-on-to-infinite-summer.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-8156311615335883250Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:07:00 +00002009-03-26T00:54:52.098-06:00Reading Like a WriterWhat I Look for in a Book       <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/maytrees-by-annie-dillard.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-3294572155902219977Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:34:00 +00002008-12-17T17:34:30.024-07:00The Holly And The IvyAmazing. When I think of Christmas music, it's this very traditional style I hear. What's your favorite Christmas carol?http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/holly-and-ivy.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-2931181720719358439Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:12:00 +00002008-12-17T18:31:34.025-07:00vampiresTrue BloodBecause I Don't Read and Blog All the TimeI'm a terrible couch potato and HBO and Showtime original programs are largely to blame. My new favorite is HBO's original series, True Blood. The entire first season had already aired by the time I found it, but due to the miracle of OnDemand, Scott and I were able to watch every episode. Alan Ball, the creator of Six Feet Under and the Academy Award winning writer for American Beauty created http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/because-i-dont-read-and-blog-all-time.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-1993955598294969843Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-12-15T18:27:23.267-07:00Booksreading more diverselyHow Diverse Are Your Bookshelves?This July 2007 New York Times article, by Martha Southgate motivated me to make a commitment to read a broader range of work by authors of other ethnicities and cultures. It wasn't that I was consciously reading only white American authors, but Ms. Southgate made me realize I was missing out on a lot of great work I hadn't heard of.Pakistani writer and blogger, Usman Rafi recommended The http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-diverse-are-your-bookshelves.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-6780014119763542272Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:27:00 +00002008-12-14T12:39:47.424-07:00MatrimonyJoshua HenkinI Now Pronounce You -- The WinnersBecause I am two days late in announcing the winners of Joshua Henkin's MATRIMONY, I decided to give away two copies.And the lucky winners are Elizabeth and Kelly!Ladies, if you'll send me your mailing addresses, I'll have your books to you by the middle of the week. Enjoy!http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-now-pronounce-you-winners.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-3017168566456393158Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:08:00 +00002008-12-11T14:54:41.226-07:00Am I Reclusive? A Misanthrope? Just Plain Weird?Yesterday I read about a Toni Morrison appearance and about the boring questions she got from the audience. I was nodding my head because after all, how often does anybody really come up with an interesting question for an author? Ms. Morrison was asked which authors she would enjoy meeting or speaking with and she said something to the effect that just because she liked a certain author's work http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/am-i-reclusive-misanthrope-just-plain.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-5254111594648372976Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +00002008-12-09T01:14:57.601-07:00REMhypothyroidismThe End of the World and a PSAFirst, I am covering my ears and saying, la la la la la la. Doom and gloom and layoffs and plagues and locusts, I'm not listening. We need to relax. These may be tough times, but things could be and have been a lot worse, and keeping up with the bombardment of information about the end of the world as we know it isn't helping anyone.But just to get it out of all our systems, let's all take a few http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/end-of-world-and-psa.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567668315717895367.post-449767111113177500Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:53:00 +00002008-12-08T02:03:43.422-07:00MatrimonyJoshua HenkinMATRIMONY GiveawayJoshua Henkin’s first novel, Swimming Across the Hudson, was a Los Angeles Times Notable Book of the Year. His second novel, Matrimony, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Book Sense Pick, and a Borders Original Voices Selection. He lives in Brooklyn and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn College. Visit Joshua at www.joshuahenkin.comFrom the author's website:"It http://eudaemoniaforall.blogspot.com/2008/12/matrimony-giveaway.htmllisa.eudaemonia@gmail.com (Lisa)6