I saw this meme pop up in the landmine that is my Facebook feed these days, and like many of the memes that flood my page, I nodded and scrolled past it. But about three posts down, I found myself scrolling back up to read it one more time. I don’t chase after people anymore. … [Read more…]
I have a terrible habit of going into the grocery store knowing for certain that I only need two, maybe three, things, and thereby eschewing the baskets that sit at the front in a stack. Never mind the fact that 100 percent of the time that I enter a store in search of almost nothing, … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago after teaching a class where I erroneously stated the prevalence of colorblindness and then proceeded to do some pretty bad math while a student googled stats and called them out for me to interpret on the fly, I then launched my coffee across a chair spilling it on the stranger I … [Read more…]
I just resigned from a committee that I have been on for over a year. The committee was in an organization that I have been a part of for almost 5 years and at one point, I was in charge of. For the last couple of months, I have hemmed and hawed about whether or … [Read more…]
I recently got into a discussion with someone about our ability to effect change in the world. As you might imagine this conversation had a political component, and emotions were riding a little high. In the midst of the conversation, I was proposing that we might need to consider that we have some inherent problems … [Read more…]
This summer I’ve been in the middle of a bunch of projects, some that have been hanging around for ages, and I’m in the mood to just get them done. It’s been my battle cry for much of the summer—Get Stuff Done. Finish Old Things. Move On. Start New Ones. I’m amazed at how easily … [Read more…]
I’m inclined to believe that unless your blog or online endeavors are the way you make your living, they are likely to ebb and flow, to take breaks, to change over time. For me, at least, this is true. I find that there are times in my life when because of circumstances or emotions, I … [Read more…]
I’m getting ready to wrap up my first Kickstarter campaign for my new book (which you can see here). It is not yet fully funded, and I do not know if it will be, but as I sit here working on an email to send out and pictures to post on facebook for the final … [Read more…]
So pretty much ever since I started this blog, I have had a book in the works. It was a long journey, made longer by galavanting around the southern United States last summer for field work and then finishing my grad degree, but finally that journey has led to a book. I am so excited to … [Read more…]
Sometimes weeks and months are loaded with moments and days that are filled to the brim with what feels like minutia. My last few weeks have been full of planning and details and meetings and phone calls and sometimes it seems like the days have been piled up with anything but writing. I have been … [Read more…]