Hard Choices | 
pickReview of Jodi Picoult‘s audiobook CHOICE (not title tagged since Litsy doesn‘t have): PICK.
What if cis-gender identifying males were the only humans (suddenly!) to have a uterus? (I think that is the accurate question considered here.)
Reminds me of once asking my husband what he would think if he saw only women in (favorite) movies and on television (ie ESPN) - he told me not to be ridiculous. His brain couldn‘t even comprehend.
so-soI did like this book, but I didn‘t looooove it. It‘s not well written, and some of her stories are a little cheesy. Not exactly riveting. BUT... I have a new and strong appreciation for what a good Secretary of State can accomplish for the US. I surprised myself as I read with how ignorant I was about the job. The chapter on human rights is A++.
Today‘s early morning read is special because I‘m home alone! I‘d better read fast before they all get back! 😂
Sunday morning reads... Can you believe I had this ebook on hold for over a year!?
pickSo yeah, I haven't read What Happened yet or I would probably be rec'ing it here, but I read this prior to the happening (or during, I guess). My feelings about Hillary are super complicated. I admire so much of what she has accomplished but don't really support much of her stance as a politician. I def think she has been treated unfairly; she is wholly a status quo politico and judged far more harshly than her ilk. But we don't need status quo.
so-soFinished listening to this audiobook on the way to and from the women‘s march because it seemed fitting. While it‘s well written and I learned a lot, I think I understand how she lost the election. There are successes from here that she touted in her campaign that I don‘t think the average American cares about, and some I never heard of until listening to this book that she should have been talking up.
God bless the library book sale. #StrongWomen #IReadWomen #LoveMyLibrary
Costco run to buy a book for my sister's birthday. Unfortunately, they no longer had what I was looking for... but they did have these two which I was not looking for. 😬
Hey, Littens! I am about to meet up with a work book club I have started in association with my company's women's network. I thought I would ping you all to get some suggestions for our next choice. What would be a good recently published book for a group of professional woman to read and discuss? Fiction or non-fiction.
Two of my #currentreads qualify for #chunkster status. #splashintosummerreads
I hate road work 🙄😒What should have been a 3 hour drive ended up being closer to 5. We left Roanoke around 6pm, and didn't get to our hotel in Raleigh until close to 11pm. Time to read and wait for the midnight re-air of Rachel Maddow. #currentlyreading
Today has been rough, diabetes wise. I'm coming down with a lovely summer cold and my blood sugar is all over the place. It's time to curl up in the bed with a book and some tea. #currentlyreading #memoir #hrc
Starting out my week in Wash DC with crab cakes from Legal Seafood before we even leave the airport. They are SO good! Listening to Hillary's Hard Choices #stillwithher. Need some recs from littens for fiction set in DC. If you aren't yet following historical fiction author @theladygreer , she is doing a cool thing for #womenshistorymonth by posting daily #womenshistoryreads
I've had this out from the library for months but have been too sad to start it. Today finally I'm not sad; I'm proud and inspired. I hope somewhere out there tonight, Hillary is too. I owe her this read.
I am a highly motivated individual....but for the past three years I have put of sitting for the LSAT and applying to law school. Mainly it was the cost...but honestly I think it was the fear. But after November I feel more fired up then ever to become an attorney. You know what's wild; is I have always wanted to be a Civil Rights attorney. With a focus on the 8th amendment and the death penalty. Time to get to work! #goals
*Books Bought in December.......I plead the 5th! 😱
... but I got new bookshelves in December too, so that's ok, right? 😉
I should probably have been reading today, trying to finish up books I've started or finish out 2016 challenges, but nope I'm calling it. I did manage to finish 2 smaller challenges and top my original Goodreads goal of 100 books, up my goal & top it again. #BlameItOnLitsy. However, I fell short on Read Harder (by 2) & PopSugar (by 4), but I can't really regret it. I'm happy for the new things I read and the wonderful way my reading led me astray.
Normalerweise bin ich nicht für Politikerbiographien und 'schwere Kost', aber nach den letzten Wahlen ist das Interesse doch geweckt. Malala hab ich direkt mitbestellt, um mich auch hier einzulesen.
Normally I do not read politician biographies or other 'heavy reads', but after the last election I am interested in this subject. I also ordered Malala, because I want to read it as soon as I can.
pickLove or hate her, this is an excellent book that will give you background into politics & conflicts around the world, as well as some insight into how our gov't & foreign gov'ts operate in the most combustible of situations. It has smuggling dissidents into embassies, making deals to preserve stability & peace, lots of careful tact & tough negotiations, conflict areas worldwide, & barging in on 'secret' meetings! Now I need to read all SOS's books
#TBRTuesday Working on these 3 books yet.... I was hoping to finish all three in November, but it isn't looking like that's going to happen. Sorry #NaNoReadMo, but fingers crossed for this week yet.
#TBRTuesday Still working on this list I made for #NaNoReadMo, and I am so glad I included a bunch of comics and short stories so I can feel accomplished, even when my reading is actually more sporadic this month. Right now I'm reading A Visit From the Goon Squad and I'm going to head back to Hard Choices and see if I can finish those up this month yet. So about one more week, and then it's time for a whole new list...whoo hoo📚📚
Saturday Night Live pays tribute to #LeonardCohen and #HillaryClinton in this chillbump-raising rendition of Hallelujah-- I cried https://youtu.be/Vb_qC3mWXys #WeHoldTheLine #StrongerTogether -- The photo is from our wedding day.
I wanted to share an article that eloquently explains the heartbreak I feel after the election: http://johnpavlovitz.com/2016/11/09/heres-why-we-grieve-today/?utm_campaign=cosc... -- maybe it will resonate with you, or help you understand why some of us are still weeping. #WeHoldTheLine #MidtermElections2018
Yesterday, a stranger gave me a flower. I guess they could tell I needed it. Today we keep going. Keep learning. Keep making art. Keep being kind and inclusive. Keep showing up for the people you love, for the causes you support, for the marginalized, for the needy. Keep working towards the future you want to see. It may not feel like it today, but there are millions of good people in the world, and it will get better. #ImWithYou #StrongerTogether
Thank you, Hillary. I look forward to reading your future book about all this. #hillaryclinton #strongertogether #imwithher #stillwithher
From her speech today. Still powerful and moving words to me, and to many of us. #ImWithYou #IStandWithYou and we will all be #StrongerTogether. Support each other today, and every day going forward. 💜
From Hillary's speech today. I cried like a baby, but it made me realize that even though we lost and hatred won, we can't stop going. We've got another important election in 2018 and then an even more important one in 2020 to correct this mess, so there's still work to do. We've got this, guys. #lovetrumpshate
A long, sad night. I shed many, many tears and will probably continue to do so today. There's no shame in that. I know you're feeling the same. We're shocked, disappointed, scared ... but we are not done. There are too many of us that still believe in equality and helping each other. We WILL get louder!
I am horrified. I've already unfollowed one person, and if you're pleased with the way this played out please let me know because I want nothing to do with you.
I feel sick. Seriously sick. #HateTrumpedLove
(Misogyny had a lot to do with it too)
The world makes no sense right now.
Excuse me while I cry for days.
I am proud to be with this hardworking, intelligent, tenacious woman who dedicated her life to public service. It is a heartbreaking day when those traits cannot prevail in the face of an ignorant, misogynistic, racist, self-serving bully. I am terrified for what a Trump White House with a Republican Congress will mean for America, for the world, and yes, for me as a gay Hispanic woman in a same-sex marriage. May we fare better than Germany 1933.
I am so freaking ashamed to be here right now. Sorry but you know what, I am about to puke. This is a sad day in human history and a sad day for America if this man wins office. My daughters are just a few votes away from being second class citizens.
This election is giving me anxiety 😰 I can't even concentrate on reading! I know I'm not the only one! I am thankful for the wonderful community we have here on #litsy though, friendliest bunch on Election Day 😊 #election2016 #imwithher
This is my "I Voted" face. #proudtobefemale #pantsuitnation #imwithher #madamepresident #nastywomen
I posted a selfie on Facebook and used the hashtag #imwithher. Now I've got some hard choices of my own to make, like whether I should block, unfriend, or just unfollow the angry relatives sending me hate in my dm's. What would Hillary do? 🤔
It has been *tense* around my place, Littens - but I am SO looking forward to tomorrow, and to Book Riot Live! I brought a photo of my mom with me to vote today - and I voted. Fired up! (And if you need a pick me up, watch Black Mirror's "San Junipero" ??) #ImWithHer #butalsosleepdeprived
panA most disappointing book.
It was an easy choice for me to vote for HRC, but the point is: VOTE! 🇺🇸
Rise and shine, America! Today's the day. Get out there and make your voice heard. 🇺🇸✌️️
GO VOTE. STAY IN LINE, EVEN IF IT'S AFTER POLLING HOURS. BRING A SNACK AND SOME WATER. WOMEN, GO VOTE. MINORITIES, GO VOTE. THEN GO HOME AND DRINK A BOTTLE OR THREE OF WINE.
This election is too precious and important to sit out. #imwithher #madampresident
It's the last weekend before the US presidential election, and I was thinking about Hillary's last book, and its title. Funny, but I feel like this Tuesday should be the easiest choice. I hope more people feel that way. #ImWithHer #vote
Early voting win! Good luck to all those who will be at the polls Tuesday! 🇺🇸
Now I get to spend the rest of the night relaxing, with some wine and a book. 🍷📖
Sneaky ebook reading at my family's tonight! I couldn't celebrate my bday w/my family last weekend so we did tonight & celebrated like we do in the south: beef brisket, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, & pot pie.🍷🎂
I brought an appropriate ebook that I've been slowly working through bc my dad & I don't see eye to eye on politics & I'm a rebel. Required reading to make it through dinner. Not pictured: my official HRC shirt to stoke the fire. 😬😂
