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itsdianakelly 's review for:
I'm Just a Person
by Tig Notaro
Raise your hand if Tig is one of your favorite humans on this planet!
(raises hand while positively writhing with excitement)
I came across Tig's existence while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, "2 Dope Queens." (SHOUT OUT TO PHOEBE AND JESSICA, I LOVE YOU AS WELL). She was a guest star and I was completely enamored with her sense of humor and just, the way she seemed so, human. She really seemed like the cat's pajamas. (What?) I was hooked and wanted to learn more, so I picked up her book and fell even more in love.
If you want to be slammed in the face with a story that is genuine, tragic, hilarious, inspiring, etc etc etc, read this. And then listen to her comedy albums. More specifically, "Live." But also all of them.
FAVORITE BITS.
“Why can so many of us only express our true feelings onto a blank slate: a diary page, the sky, an unconscious loved one, a tombstone?”
“While you’re alive, you should feel alive. I thought about how tomorrow or a week from now, or whatever date people tell themselves is the big day—a party, an award show, a holiday—is no more important than the event of today. I thought: “Every day is the day.”
“He declared that he now realized it’s not the child’s responsibility to teach the parent who they are; it’s the parent’s responsibility to learn who their child is.”
“I cannot express how important it is to believe that taking one tiny—and possibly very uncomfortable—step at a time can ultimately add up to a great distance.”
(raises hand while positively writhing with excitement)
I came across Tig's existence while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, "2 Dope Queens." (SHOUT OUT TO PHOEBE AND JESSICA, I LOVE YOU AS WELL). She was a guest star and I was completely enamored with her sense of humor and just, the way she seemed so, human. She really seemed like the cat's pajamas. (What?) I was hooked and wanted to learn more, so I picked up her book and fell even more in love.
If you want to be slammed in the face with a story that is genuine, tragic, hilarious, inspiring, etc etc etc, read this. And then listen to her comedy albums. More specifically, "Live." But also all of them.
FAVORITE BITS.
“Why can so many of us only express our true feelings onto a blank slate: a diary page, the sky, an unconscious loved one, a tombstone?”
“While you’re alive, you should feel alive. I thought about how tomorrow or a week from now, or whatever date people tell themselves is the big day—a party, an award show, a holiday—is no more important than the event of today. I thought: “Every day is the day.”
“He declared that he now realized it’s not the child’s responsibility to teach the parent who they are; it’s the parent’s responsibility to learn who their child is.”
“I cannot express how important it is to believe that taking one tiny—and possibly very uncomfortable—step at a time can ultimately add up to a great distance.”