Cactus and Pines

It’s been a while, but I still don’t feel like I have much to say.  Much of last weekend was spent driving, to the hometown, then from there to Phoenix with my parents.  I am always surprised at how much warmer it is there, and rarely prepared, regardless of the time of year…  This time [...]

Dear Diary

Christmas 1988 was a unique one. My mom had my brother in late November, and wasn’t really into shopping that year, so my sister and I got pretty much the same things, ordered from Lillian Vernon, Discovery Toys and the like, in different colors where possible. Here’s one example:

Actually, this is the one [...]

Some Candies are Vile but Cute

These candies should not be consumed.  Not ever.  But it is acceptable to play with them.  The Washington Post had a contest for Peep dioramas, and today they’ve posted the finalists and semifinalists.  This one, by AmeriCorps member Carrie Wolfson, 23, of Washington, was possibly my favorite, but it was a tough call…

I just hope [...]

Songs are Like Seashells

It’s been feeling spring-y for a couple weeks now, but today is the first official day.  I just read an interesting, old article on Spring, and why the date might differ depending on your time zone and/or the year.  Also: I was a little sad to learn that one of my top two seasons (Spring) [...]

Happy Exhaustion

I can’t catch up on sleep, it seems, but it’s okay.  The week away was really good for me, and it’s been followed by the quiet week that is spring break (students (except those who choose to work) and faculty vacate, but not for so long that it gets lonely).  It’s a week for getting [...]

I am fighting off a little possible cold!  Fighting it so hard!  The eating out, drinking wine, and not quite sleeping enough is not helping.  But it’s been a lot of fun to catch up with friends — the aforementioned Colorado crew (a couple of whom are kind of conference superstars because they work at [...]

You Stay Classy, San Diego

What I’ve seen of San Diego is pretty nice. And what I’ve seen of San Diego so far is the inside of a really nice hotel, probably the nicest I’ve ever been in. It almost makes me feel guilty, as I’m not paying for it. Also, I usually have a roommate, but [...]

Friday Morning, Far Away

These are some pictures my mom took on Friday about 25-30 miles from our house (their house, I guess?):

Last weekend there was an article in the New York Times about the “secular sabbath,” which is one day a week where you don’t use modern technology.  I’m thinking of doing that — choosing a weekend [...]

Details

I’ve lived in this apartment longer than I’ve lived anywhere since 1999 — that’s nearly a decade of moving from apartment to apartment, not really being settled.  Anyway, I’ve been here almost two years, and today I noticed for the first time that the bricks between the windows on the exterior of the building are [...]

End in Sight

I’m so, so ready for this quarter to be over!  We turn in our group paper on Friday (I think I need to rewrite part of it sometime between now and then)…  The visiting scholar thing that has been driving me crazy for a few weeks will also end on Friday.  And the quarter will [...]