Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Heat is On

OK, so I have been working on my online resume. They make it look so easy! I made a QR code to link you there.  QR codes, are a great way to link people with new materials.  They also have an option for static or dynamic QR codes, dynamic being ones you can edit even after publication.  I haven't tried my hand at this yet, but I certainly will as I continue to tweak the online look of my resume.  It still isn't quite what I was hoping for but it is a start. .....  I also am going to be starting to posting reviews of the books I am currently reading.  What book am I reading currently, you may ask?

Modern Love by Aziz Ansari.  Quick literary review: this, so far, has lived up to Aziz's reputation if you are familiar with his stand up.  If you are not, you should start there! He is hilarious, in my opinion of course.  You can find him in Parks and Recreation but his best work has been stand up before the creation of his Netflix original show. The book takes a look at love in the modern world and how it compares with that of the past generations of those as old as our grand and maybe great-grandparents.  The insightful data collected coupled with his animated storytelling skills has made this book hard for me to put down! If you enjoy learning, factual insight or new case studies but find long essays with subtext and Appendixes blindingly boring- this book is for you! If you are a young adult with questions of love and what is acceptable now, give this book a try!  Co-authored by a Professor of Sociology Eric Klinenberg, this young adult (ages 20-25) is full of focus group data and interviews to show the differences in the search for love, before and after the technology revolution.  A comically insightful piece in a genre all its own, it will have you laughing and learning all at once.

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