‘Round here we’re in the midst of a celebration. This week I’m celebrating vacation, Christmas (as it means to me), and this:
What are those, you say? Why those are the last applications, all of which I sent out on Saturday. To me, that is reason enough for a national holiday.
Happy Holidays!
I have a strange story to tell you. This story really starts three years ago when John and I walked into a big-box electronics store. We pointed to a couple of shiny cameras, sacrificed our savings accounts, and drove home to snap pictures of our feet. A year later I browsed through the lengthy reading [...]
John: Here, sit down. Just listen. Some of it’s good.
Me: And some of it’s hip hop.
John: It’s not all what you think. You just haven’t been exposed to the right stuff.
Me: Okay.
John presses play on his media player and I listen for about two minutes.
Me: Did he just say he threw her against a wall?
John: [...]
I like the idea of a “life-list,” as in, big goals for this lifetime. Maggie Mason has created an impressive life-list that she calls the Mighty Life List on her personal blog, Mighty Girl (along with Mighty Goods, Mighty Haus and Mighty Junior). To top it all off, Intel is sponsoring her for a few [...]
It’s my camera’s fault I don’t post anymore. Ever since it was snatched** from my car I’ve had a blogging limp. Posts with words and no pictures? Lame. Except for the ones that are really funny or well written, those can take it without visual aids.
You could say it’s John’s fault, because I rely on [...]
I was going to post today, but I’ve decided to nap instead. A sleep expert and The New York Times say it’s just as important as exercise.
I’ll take that to mean I can nap instead of exercising, okay?
(Just kidding. I went running a few hours ago and I took a shower, so I’m all healthy [...]
I just did something big. And I mean BIG. I just, are you ready for this? No way. We need prepare better, so sit down, and grab a glass of water. You’re going to need it. Okay. Now put your feet back and lean a little, like you’re comfy. Even if you’re not. Are you [...]
I was listening to the radio, to Pandora, to be exact and it was lovely. It was guessing my present mood pretty well as I guided it along giving thumbs up or thumbs down to particular tracks. And then, after about fifteen minutes, a commercial for P.F. Chang’s came blasting through my speakers. Excuse me, [...]
Many people are afraid of robots. If not outright afraid, they’re wary and suspicous and even resistant. Not me. I want them. I think the dishwasher is a brilliant invention, as is the washer, dryer, clocks, and the Roomba. These are all mechanical devices we use to help us out. There is nothing in these [...]
I didn’t mean to abandon you, really. It’s just with work, researching grad schools, and now putting up a shop on Etsy, I’ve been a little out of time. In fact, lately my days have pretty much run out of ways to run out of time. But the cost of just applying to grad school [...]
