Quirky Afternoon Thoughts – Page 8

That’s Fluorescent

Today marks the end of my first (full) week of graduate school. It’s a momentous occasion. I celebrated by catching the toe of my shoe on a larger-than-average gap in the sidewalk and doing a very un-graceful “caught myself before nose-planting in the concrete” move. I knew there was a reason I didn’t wear shoesContinue reading “That’s Fluorescent”

Fussy Fan Fridays

So, now I can no longer tell the sounds my computer makes apart from either the air conditioning unit outside or the man with the leaf blower in the street. Houston, we have a problem. Baby, hang in there for a few more weeks. Just a few more. You can do it.

Computer Language

Computers bring out so many wonderful things from each of us: high-speed communication, world-wide shared writing, community networking, and the ability to learn new languages…or express old ones. Come to think of it, that last one has been a key outcome of my time on the computer in the last week, and it’s not alwaysContinue reading “Computer Language”

A Poem About Loss

I moved recently. When you move, you lose stuff: Like your address book, And thank you cards, And office supplies, Including stamps, All things which, seemingly, Would be in the same box, But are nowhere to be found. A sad story: Sad, but true, Like a poem someone writes While standing in an animal shelterContinue reading “A Poem About Loss”

The Trash Conundrum

There’s something about a full trashcan that really wreaks havoc on the moving process. It’s as if the entire system of cleaning, packing, and moving suddenly gets constipated. The solution is so simple: take out the trash. And yet, when I’m feeling a little a lot overwhelmed with life, it’s much easier to collapse onContinue reading “The Trash Conundrum”

Why Having a Blog Is Like Pet-Sitting

Having a blog is like pet-sitting. Maybe you’ve been there – remember that cute little animal face peeking out at you from behind your friend’s leg. You’ve always wanted a _______ (hedgehog, hairless cat, fainting goat). It’s all the rage, everyone is talking about how fun they are, and here’s your chance to get inContinue reading “Why Having a Blog Is Like Pet-Sitting”

High on a hill was a lonely…sock

Sometimes life is just like that. You lose a sock somewhere in the deep recesses of space-time, otherwise known as BusyLifeMessyRoomSockEatingLaundry. You hang on to the poor, widowed sock for a suitable grieving period, in hopes that its MIA partner will soon be found. But then, you just have to cut it loose and sendContinue reading “High on a hill was a lonely…sock”

30 Degrees of Perspective

Sometimes, I do strange things when I’m sleeping. Sometimes I remember them. Sometimes I just wake up with a really sore neck. Like today. I’m currently walking around with my head tipped 30 degrees to the right because it hurts to keep my head upright, tilt it 31 degrees to the right or tilt itContinue reading “30 Degrees of Perspective”

Misleading book titles and my lack of patience

Taking a break from my heavier reading list, I recently decided to pick up The Inheritance “Trilogy” by Christopher Paolini. Friends who know I enjoy fantasy had recommended it to me, and I’d had a copy of Eragon I purchased at a library book sale sitting on my shelf for almost a year. Knowing thatContinue reading “Misleading book titles and my lack of patience”

Further proof is in the texting

You know for certain that you’re an English major geek if you become insanely frustrated by your inability to type apostrophes on your cell phone, and you stop sending text messages that require the words “it’s” “I’m” or “we’ll”. Large interstates have gas stations every few miles, right? So why can’t they have dancing stationsContinue reading “Further proof is in the texting”