#16

First off, I have to say that I couldn't leave this book cover-side up.  It grosses me out.  Those arms just make my skin crawl when they are on Tina Fey's body.  I don't know if it's the arms or just in conjunction with Tina...but it's so gross.
Fancy deduction may have let you know that book #16 is Tina Fey's Bossypants.  Overall, I enjoyed this book.  There were times when I was like, "I don't care."  But I loved her smarty-artie, in-your-face humor, so even the "I don't care" parts were entertaining to read.  What really struck me is just how normal famous people are.  How we all react in very human ways ~ I never really thought about the personal back-lash Tina felt when she was portraying Sarah Palin.  Let me just share some of my favorite quotes:
pp 84-85 The Rules of Improvisation ~ (I am just listing...not typing out the whole two pages)
1.  AGREE
2. say YES, AND.  You are supposed to agree and then ADD SOMETHING of your own. To me YES, AND means don't be afraid to contribute.  It's your responsibility to contribute.  Always make sure you're adding something to the discussions. Your initiations are worthwhile.
3. MAKE STATEMENTS.  Whatever the problem, be part of the solution.  Don't just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.
4.  THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, only opportunities.  many of the world's greatest discoveries have been by accident.  I mean, look at the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, or Botox.
p96-97  {when talking about the fire on the cruise ship during their honeymoon ~ kinda familiar story...} About thirty minutes later Dan Dan the Death Man comes back on, saying that thanks to the excellent work of the firefighters on the crew, the fire is out...He says the heat from the fire sent off every fire alarm on the ship and so every chamber must be checked...Most people take this as good news.  But I'm too smart for that.  I know that extreme heat plus a burst fuel pipe means that the ship is going to explode now.  While people around me start to relax, I keep my eyes on the sea, waiting to be rocketed into it on a wave of fire.  I'll be ready for it to happen and that way it won't happen.  It's a burden, being able to control situations with my hyper-vigilance, but it's my lot in life. {Tina and I have so much in common}
 p 183 *Actually that only happened to me once that I know about.  A coworker at SNL dropped an angry C-bomb on me and I had the weirdest reaction.  To my surprise, I blurted, "No.  You don't get to call me that.  My parents love me; I'm not some Adult Child of an Alcoholic that's going to take that shit."  And it never happened again...that I know of.
p187 new favorite word:

p194 "The Days Are Long and the Years Are Short"  {no kidding}
p234 One of the worst parts of all of this was that I learned what it felt like to be a lightning rod.  I got some hate mail, and there are definitely people out there who will dislike me for the rest of my life because of "what I did" to Sarah Palin.  On an intellectual level, this doesn't bother me at all.  On a human level, I would prefer to be liked. {Certainly, I can relate!}

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