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I loved the Book Giveaway entries (winners coming tomorrow!) so much that I couldn’t stand letting them languish in an old post. So here is the new project; eventually, I hope to have all 900+ entries up. Check it out, submit, go crazy! adultbecause.com

Are you good at being an adult? Share your success stories with ‘Adult Because..’ We want to hear all about it!

rachelfershleiser: adulting: Hey New York adults — y’all should come! It’s going to be loads of fun. Wear your best grown-up clothes (or pajamas!) and join us. And Portland people, I hope you’re free from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 21, because there will be something fun happening. And a zillion trillion thank yous to Tumblr for putting these on! In related news: the book is out a week from tomorrow. I am trying so hard not to mention it every second, because that’s boring, but I am proud of it and other people like it too. This party is tomorrow! It is going to be hilarious and amazing! Please come! Please spread the word! Reminder! This shindig is happening tonight and YOU should totally come!
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rachelfershleiser:

adulting:

Hey New York adults — y’all should come! It’s going to be loads of fun. Wear your best grown-up clothes (or pajamas!) and join us. And Portland people, I hope you’re free from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 21, because there will be something fun happening. And a zillion trillion thank yous to Tumblr for putting these on!

In related news: the book is out a week from tomorrow. I am trying so hard not to mention it every second, because that’s boring, but I am proud of it and other people like it too.

This party is tomorrow! It is going to be hilarious and amazing! Please come! Please spread the word!

Reminder! This shindig is happening tonight and YOU should totally come!

Source: adulting

io9 says that this is “Bitchin’ Artwork That Makes You Proud to be An American Werewolf” Win an original, one-of-a-kind graphic rendering on canvas (15 1/2 x 11 3/4), signed by renowned comic book artist M.K. Perker of Benjamin Percy’s novel RED MOON which went on-sale this week! Two runner-ups will win a free copy of Benjamin Percy’s RED MOON. a Rafflecopter giveaway
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io9 says that this is “Bitchin’ Artwork That Makes You Proud to be An American Werewolf”

Win an original, one-of-a-kind graphic rendering on canvas (15 1/2 x 11 3/4), signed by renowned comic book artist M.K. Perker of Benjamin Percy’s novel RED MOON which went on-sale this week!

Two runner-ups will win a free copy of Benjamin Percy’s RED MOON.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

ADULTING IS OUT TODAY! This is THE book to read if you’re having a little bit (or a lot) of trouble transitioning from college life to REAL adulthood life. It’s tough, but with Kelly’s tips and how-to’s in hand, you’ll be ready to take on the world. Promise! Book Description: If you graduated from college but still feel like a student … if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store … if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean … it’s OK. But it doesn’t have to be this way.Just because you don’t feel like an adult doesn’t mean you can’t act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Based on Kelly Williams Brown’s popular blog, ADULTING makes the scary, confusing “real world” approachable, manageable-and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn: What to check for when renting a new apartment-Not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things. When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world- It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening. How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office — Imagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps. The secret to finding a mechanic you love-Or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind. From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this way fun comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages.
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ADULTING IS OUT TODAY! This is THE book to read if you’re having a little bit (or a lot) of trouble transitioning from college life to REAL adulthood life. It’s tough, but with Kelly’s tips and how-to’s in hand, you’ll be ready to take on the world. Promise!

Book Description:

If you graduated from college but still feel like a student … if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store … if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean … it’s OK. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Just because you don’t feel like an adult doesn’t mean you can’t act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Based on Kelly Williams Brown’s popular blog, ADULTING makes the scary, confusing “real world” approachable, manageable-and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn:

  • What to check for when renting a new apartment-Not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things.
  • When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world- It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening.
  • How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office — Imagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps.
  • The secret to finding a mechanic you love-Or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind.

From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this way fun comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages.

Congratulations to these four titles that made Amazon’s Best Books of the Month for May 2013! Top 10 Best Books of the MonthRED MOON by Benjamin Percy Best Books of the Month: Business & Leadership CTRL ALT DELETE by Mitch Joel Best Books of the Month: Humor & Entertainment MAN UP! By Ross Mathews Best Books of the Month: Nonfiction INTO THE ABYSS by Carol Shaben
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Congratulations to these four titles that made Amazon’s Best Books of the Month for May 2013!

Top 10 Best Books of the Month
RED MOON by Benjamin Percy

Best Books of the Month: Business & Leadership
CTRL ALT DELETE by Mitch Joel

Best Books of the Month: Humor & Entertainment
MAN UP! By Ross Mathews

Best Books of the Month: Nonfiction
INTO THE ABYSS by Carol Shaben

adulting: Hey New York adults — y’all should come! It’s going to be loads of fun. Wear your best grown-up clothes (or pajamas!) and join us. And Portland people, I hope you’re free from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 21, because there will be something fun happening. And a zillion trillion thank yous to Tumblr for putting these on! In related news: the book is out a week from tomorrow. I am trying so hard not to mention it every second, because that’s boring, but I am proud of it and other people like it too. It’s a GIF-itation to an awesome ADULTING party! Be sure to join us next week!
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adulting:

Hey New York adults — y’all should come! It’s going to be loads of fun. Wear your best grown-up clothes (or pajamas!) and join us. And Portland people, I hope you’re free from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 21, because there will be something fun happening. And a zillion trillion thank yous to Tumblr for putting these on!

In related news: the book is out a week from tomorrow. I am trying so hard not to mention it every second, because that’s boring, but I am proud of it and other people like it too.

It’s a GIF-itation to an awesome ADULTING party! Be sure to join us next week!

If you would like a copy of ‘Adulting’ but are poor and/or cheap …

adulting:

Goodreads is doing a giveaway!

imageImportant: there is no shame in being poor and/or cheap. And I can say this first-hand. I’m not saying I have had my debit card declined at Popeye’s Famous Chicken and Biscuits, but I’m not saying I haven’t, either. That story (and more!) in Adulting: The Book! (see what I did there?)

That’s right! Head on over to Goodreads and enter to win a copy of ADULTING by Kelly Williams Brown— out May 7th.

A note from Mitch Hoffman, editor of LIFE ITSELF: Roger taught us all so much. First, he taught us about the movies. How to watch them, how to hate them, how to love them. Later, he taught us so much more. He lived out loud, and even when cancer took away his ability to speak, he didn’t recede from public life: his voice became his writing, and he became even more prolific and influential, showing us at the same time how to confront illness and adversity with strength, elegance and grace. Publishing his memoir was a professional privilege for all of us. For those of us who were lucky enough to work with him directly, he was endlessly generous, and he approached the task of writing his memoir with constant joy. And he was unafraid to face his own mortality. As with anything else he wrote about, Roger said it best, and so I will leave the last word to him, quoted from the chapter in his memoir, Go Gently: “I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”
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A note from Mitch Hoffman, editor of LIFE ITSELF:

Roger taught us all so much. First, he taught us about the movies. How to watch them, how to hate them, how to love them. Later, he taught us so much more. He lived out loud, and even when cancer took away his ability to speak, he didn’t recede from public life: his voice became his writing, and he became even more prolific and influential, showing us at the same time how to confront illness and adversity with strength, elegance and grace.

Publishing his memoir was a professional privilege for all of us. For those of us who were lucky enough to work with him directly, he was endlessly generous, and he approached the task of writing his memoir with constant joy.

And he was unafraid to face his own mortality. As with anything else he wrote about, Roger said it best, and so I will leave the last word to him, quoted from the chapter in his memoir, Go Gently:

“I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”

#1 Mistake Women Make When Dating

by Mary Honey B Morrison

Women fall in love with men that don’t love them.

Even female dogs don’t have that degree of loyalty. A man can degrade, disown, defame, deface, disrespect, and dehumanize a woman and some women will relentlessly chase that man crying, “Please don’t go. I love you.” Only a fool would flush a piece of shit, look into the toilet, and say, “Come back.” If he doesn’t love or want you, let him go.

Too many women view themselves as sex objects believing the way to a man’s heart is through her vagina. This is why some women allow a man to enter their paradise before she knows his middle name.

There are men that know they are not the best. They lack character, refuse to commitment, and some don’t have common sense. They in designer clothes, fine jewelry, and luxury cars to attract beautiful women they simply want to sex then it’s on to the next.

What’s missing for both? True love. A woman can’t miss what she’s never had. A man can’t give what he doesn’t possess. Before the average woman knows if he’s a loser or serial killer, she’s already planning their future together. In the process of planning, she overlooks her needs. That’s her mistake, not his. 

I recommend women have fun dating. Don’t take yourself off the market until you know he’s the one. Remember, a man with his hand out needs to put his dick in it.

Best advice: Love yourself first.

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