I heard "California" the other day, which set me on a Joni kick, and now that it's her birthday, I think it's a sign I must read Girls Like Us.
Looked it up but I don't think that was it. No brother and Shakespeare was a major part of this book.
I have one that's been burning my brain for years. Girl's parents are obsessed with Shakespeare, name her Portia, but I can't recall anything else of the plot. I remember the character complaining that there are no good nicknames for Portia, which I thought as a 10 year old was pronounced Por-tia, so it didn't make sense to me that she wasn't known as Tia.
Science and improv! Two of my favorite things. A fellow improviser in one of my troupes is on the PhD track in Something Science-y and I think it's the coolest thing ever.
Nicole, I loved this. The horse analogy is spot-on. My doctor blew my mind this past spring with the simple truth that no matter what I do, I'll always carry weight in my stomach area because that's just how I'm built. I knew that, of course, but I was so sucked up in the illusion that I could like someone else if I would "just" work at it. It's honestly been life changing to just accept myself as me.
I am not a scientist, I'm just excited that this is going to exist. SCIENCE!
Adore that move, adore this piece. I had that copy of Seventeen, which I recall came with promotional Ever After postcards (!!). I wish I had it now.
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