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SoDu Book Club reads Amy Poehler

1/29/2015

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Last week we got together to discuss Amy Poehler's autobiography "Yes Please" as many of us got it for Christmas! Brandywine Cellars in SoDu was our host, and wow, do they have some wonderful wine. 
It was a great night, with discussions on the myriad of things she covers, from divorce to improv to motherhood to careers. We decided the book was more like a bunch of appetizers than a four course dinner but there are nuggets of wisdom in the meandering tale, from our loveable comedienne.
Some of our favorite quotes...
  • "Fighting aging is like the War on Drugs. It's expensive, does more harm than good, and has been proven to never end."
  • "Stop whining about getting old. It's a privilege. A lot of people who are dead wish they were still alive."
  • "I think we should stop asking people in their 20s what they 'want to do' and start asking them what they don't want to do. Instead of asking students to 'declare their major' we should ask students to 'list what they will do anything to avoid.' It just makes a lot more sense."
  • "Nobody looks stupid when they are having fun."
  • "You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look."
  • "That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. 'Good for her! Not for me.'"
  • "If it's not funny, you don't have to laugh."
  • "Some people hate the word, and I understand how 'bossy' can seem like a sh*tty way to describe a woman, but for me, a bossy woman is someone to search out and celebrate."
  • "If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks."
  • "Saying 'yes' doesn't mean I don't know how to say no and saying 'please' doesn't mean I am waiting for permission."
  • "Shame makes people abandon their children and drink themselves to death. It also keeps us from true happiness. An apology is a glorious release."
  • "When you are pregnant you can get away with a lot of sh*t. Women really are at their most dangerous during this time. Your hormones are telling you that you are strong and sexy, everyone is scared of you, and you have a built-in sidekick who may come out at any minute."
  • "If you can surf your life rather than plant your feet, you will be happier."
  • "Please don't drive drunk, okay? Seriously. It's so f*cked up. But by all means, walk drunk. That looks hilarious."
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So great discussions were had and delicious wine was drunk, but it gets better. I tweeted about our book club meeting and lo and behold what happened later?
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Yep, that's right!!! Amy Poehler's organization Smart Girls at the Party favorited our tweet!
Amy famously doesn't use social media but her partners clearly saw our mention of them on twitter and loved that we were having a book club! I couldn't believe it. How flattering!
But it still gets better! I tweeted a picture of that tweet and how geeked out I was about it, and then this...
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I mean wow. Color me impressed. So cool. 
So join us for our next book club - maybe the author will retweet us next time, or even join us. 
Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?



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