So…the beach photos? They like to drag their feet. Walking in sand, you know, is very slow going. However, this happened: Then I had a brief love affair with a bag of potato chips. Or several. (The relationship may have been polygamous.) Returning, I became an at-home professional in a new “office”: The world ended.Continue reading “This is August, Y’all”
Category Archives: Quirky Afternoon Thoughts
This is August
I’m back.This is me. (This is also an open letter of apology to any human being who encounters me today.) My beverage of the morning is a venti dark roast from Starbucks. Black. Kindly ignore the fact that I haven’t shaved my legs. I moved yesterday. My nose is blue, and I’m not a Smurf,Continue reading “This is August”
In Shakespeare’s Company
I’m sitting in a narrow hallway outside a coffee shop and bookstore called Shakespeare & Company. The door of this coffee/beer/wine/book/cooking supply shop has not one but five Christmas jingle bells hanging from the knob, to be certain the proprietors don’t miss a guest’s approach. (The bells’ effectiveness is undermined somewhat by the fact thatContinue reading “In Shakespeare’s Company”
A Look Back at 2011…
10…typically causes one to crash into 2012 with unfavorable results. [and other bits of wisdom I’ve garnered in the past year] 9…A cough should not last a month; however, repeating the refrain, “I’ll get it checked out tomorrow” for 29 days is likely to produce this outcome. 8…Remembering to take a picture of the odometerContinue reading “A Look Back at 2011…”
Open Letter to DrP
You know what, DrP*? If you’re going to play this commercial every five minutes on Hulu, there are some things you should know. I am a woman. I enjoy action movies.I do not drink diet soda.I dislike most rom-coms. You know what else? You can keep your DrP10. That’s all. *And by refusing to typeContinue reading “Open Letter to DrP”
Keep Breathing
Dearest lungs of mine, Please know that in this I mean no offense. I know you are doing your job, and I greatly appreciate your efforts to clear out the remains of my Thanksgiving illness. I just wanted to let you know that I’m very much looking forward to the moment when I can takeContinue reading “Keep Breathing”
Symptoms
Do you ever have those days when you just feel incompetent, no matter how many things you do well? Symptoms of one of those days: Failing to check off one of the two items on your to-do list Being late to a tutoring session Spilling tea on your pants Handing the wrong exact change toContinue reading “Symptoms”
Making a list, checking it concurrently
Sometimes, getting through Monday involves a little creative finagling of productivity tools. Rather than making a checklist, I’m making a list of all the things I have already accomplished this morning. Today, I: Heard the alarm clock. Got out of bed. Made the bed. Did something with my hair. Cleaned my room, including the stackContinue reading “Making a list, checking it concurrently”
Departing Boston, Epic-Style
A perfectly epic trip to Boston last weekend ended in what was, for me, a perfectly ironic flight home. Ladies and gentlemen: exhibit A. Flying from Boston to a stopover in Washington, D.C., I found myself sitting beside a vivacious and precocious middle schooler. Now, ever since I tried to color a Snow White cartoonContinue reading “Departing Boston, Epic-Style”
Happy Halloween!
Finally, a year with trick-or-treaters!! I know what made the difference. This guy was really bringing them in.
Snark on the Side 