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Ji FU

fu@millefeuilles.cloud

Joined 2 years, 9 months ago

Trying to find a better way to track books I want to read than a random spreadsheet. I had used readinglog.info which was provided by my local public library until they shut down the program. Luckily, I regularly backed it up via their CSV export. I've used Library Thing for years, but adding books for "To Read" really screwed up a lot of the other features of the website, like recommendations, etc. I really love Free Software & the Fediverse particularly. My primary social media account is on Friendica @fu@libranet.de

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2026 Reading Goal

70% complete! Ji FU has read 28 of 40 books.

Jerold J. Kreisman: I Hate You—Don't Leave Me (Paperback, 1991, Avon Books)

"AM I LOSING MY MIND?"

People with Borderline Personality Disorder experience such violent and …

Countertransference refers to the therapist’s own emotional reactions to the patient, which are based less on realistic considerations than on the therapist’s past experiences and needs...He may even enter into a sexual relationship with the patient “to teach intimacy.”

I Hate You—Don't Leave Me by  (Page 154)

From the chapter Seeking Therapy.

Oh this certainly doesn't make me want to seek out therapy. While I suspect it is far more common with female patients with male therapists, the idea that such a thing ever occurs is messed up.

Ernest Cline: Armada (AudiobookFormat, 2015, Books on Tape)

It's just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring …

I've only got like 2 CDs left and it really feels like it is not going anywhere. The ending is going to make or break it.

Jerold J. Kreisman: I Hate You—Don't Leave Me (Paperback, 1991, Avon Books)

"AM I LOSING MY MIND?"

People with Borderline Personality Disorder experience such violent and …

"SET"–Support Empathy Truth—is a three-part system of communication. During confrontations of destructive behaviour, important decision-making sessions, or other crises, interactions with the borderline should invoke all three of these elements. ... "Support," invokes a personal statement of concern. " I am sincerely worried about how you are feeling. . . ." "Empathy" attempt to acknowledge the borderline's chaotic feelings: "How awful you must be feeling" ... "Truth"...should be expressed in matter-of-fact, neutral fashion ("Here's what happened. . . . These are the consequences. . . . This is what I can do. . . . What are you going to do?")

I Hate You—Don't Leave Me by  (Page 100 - 101)

reviewed Syrup: A Novel by Max Barry

Max Barry: Syrup (Hardcover, 1999, Viking)

When Scat comes up with the idea for the hottest new soda ever, he's sure …

Way better than the movie

I really really liked Syrup. I finished in only 3 days, but it wasn't as long as the 294 pages would lead you to believe what with huge margins and so many stylized paragraph headers. Maxx Barry's style of corporate humor started here, and backstabbing, and is it romance is it not, kept it moving. I never thought advertising could be anything but soul crushing. He even did a great job at portraying the nerds in editing, and the artists in film.

After reading Syrup I tried watching the movie but I turned it off not even half-way as it was so bad. Maybe having it not be Coke in the film made that much different? It just seemed weak sauce. So read this one and keep the DVD on the shelf.