a little break

I’m going to be out of town next week, and am taking a little break (from not much, really).  Back February 5-ish.

…And Opening…

Of course I wouldn’t finish two books and not begin two more…  Three, actually, but I’m choosing not to write about Managing 21st Century Libraries, reserving the right to change my mind if it proves interesting.  I will, however, write about these two:  Schopenhauer’s Porcupines by Deborah Anna Luepnitz and The Starfish and the Spider [...]

Closing the covers on…

I thought I hadn’t been reading, but I actually have…  Finished Lying on the Couch last night — fun twists at the end, and overall happy feelings…  bad people aren’t always bad, and good people aren’t always good.  I like a book that can portray those transformations.  I’m also glad that it didn’t tie up [...]

Popular Demand

Sorry about the lack of entries last week… I had a friend in town from high school, and there were some festivities surrounding that and, frankly, less one-on-one time with the computer (which can be really good for me). The highlights:
1.) deciding not to attempt to cook and just go out or order [...]

Cooking, revisited

Seriously, with Thai Basil and Brothers BBQ at my fingertips, what is the point of cooking?  I take back the post from earlier this week.  Why do I feel like I need to cook for myself?  Nutrition, cost.  But really, is dining out that bad?
I’m exhausted.  It’s hitting that full-time work + full-time school is [...]

Last Night’s Dream

Crazy.  I think it was rooted in the 5:00 comedy on 97.3, or maybe the subsequent playing of whatshisname’s song “Cocaine.”  Anyway:  I am going to get my hair cut, and I’m somewhere on South Broadway.  I say I want it short, then shy away, opting only for those cute bangs everyone has — you [...]

Cooking

It’s time — I need to start taking better care of myself. Chipotle, I love you, but it’s just not working out. I know you’ve tried, and the salads and burrito bols have helped, but I think it’s time to close this chapter of our relationship. We can start thinking of each [...]

….And Reading

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School slows me down a bit on the pleasure reading, but I’ve managed about 2/3 of Yalom’s Lying on the Couch…  It’s pretty funny, full of deceitful people on and off the therapeutic couch who seem to think that they are wise to everyone else’s tactics (or lack thereof).  On the side: Leadership in [...]

In Defense of Generation Y

It’s amazing what being busy will do to you… I’m feeling really good today, despite being a little sleep-deprived. While I miss the freedom of half-time work, my full days aren’t so bad. I like being busy. I’m challenged, and I’m learning. I think I can do a really, really [...]

Oh, Aurélie

When I was about 11, I signed up to have a French pen pal… This girl from Limoges began writing me (in English), and we exchanged little gifts — postcards, stickers, pens. I can’t remember what we ever wrote about, but it must have been good. When I was 13, we moved [...]