Forget all that stuff I said yesterday about not being able to get my shit done. I got plenty done today. I also did some really great things for my mental health. And rewarded myself for it with a small Read more…
What follows is unscripted rambling. I was thinking a lot today and trying REALLY HARD not to roll my eyes too much, so the thoughts & feelings are both many and confused. FIRST: It is hard to work for me, Read more…
Wasn’t it just the other night that I was in a schlubby motel in Moab? Tonight I am in the luxurious Tempe Mission Palm Hotel. With an H. I plan on taking full advantage of the gym. And the writing Read more…
I woke up almost early at an anonymous motel in Moab. Now I am sitting in my parents’ dining room. At times it felt like I was not traveling, so much as hurtling. The desert exploded red around a bend Read more…
Usually I set my GPS for shortest route on ass-busting drives like this one (Laramie to Phoenix) but somehow the setting was changed to stun–as in most stunning route. I took I-70 clear across Colorado. I drove over Loveland Pass Read more…
I do not have knife skills, or even sharp knives. (I REALLY need to get my knives sharpened, like wow.) So, chopping things is the biggest time suck as far as my cooking goes, and for the longest time it Read more…
1. Because of Madeleine, who in the 5th grade, and after my first diet, said I looked “almost normal.”2. Because of that boyfriend, the one who liked me just the way I was until I lost 5 lbs. “How much Read more…
I want to be clear: I am going to enjoy this break. But shit needs to be attended to, as well. It’s all about doing my best. Ornithology class: study bird calls, transcribe notes from two missed classes, read the Read more…
I’m starting to feel a sort of fundamental tension in my shoulders and I think it is because I only have one summer and one more Fall semester before they kick me out of grad school. This spring I am Read more…
Have you watched Bad Writing yet? I watched it on my phone over a couple of days recently (I think I may have missed some of the “big screen” nuances, but I was impatient) and there’s a scene where Vernon Read more…