Celebrating the PhD: A sister trip to Disneyland
“You just finished your PhD. What are you going to do?” “I’M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!!” That’s an approximation of a conversation that …
Flashback Friday #1
Who knew finishing my doctorate would mean going back in time? Well, that’s what it feels like tackling an overdue to-do: Diminishing …
The Easter egg tree
So the thing where I swore the Christmas tree would be down before Easter? Lies. Granted, I’ve been a little busy doing …
Thursday 13: Life in pictures
Hello! In case you wonder, despite being deep inside dissertation land, I am, in fact, alive. Barely, thank you sleep deprivation and …
Greetings from Dissertation land!
Some days, dissertation writing is exciting/productive. Other days, it looks like this! “Onnneeeee, twoooooo…” “Rock!” “Rock!” “Onnneeeee, twooooo…” “Paper!” “Paper!” “Onnneeeee, twoooooo…” …
I ate a snail and I liked it. Making friends and trying molluscs.
To hear the title’s inspiration, click here. Before heading up to Reno, I spent a few minutes poking around my front yard …
The erstwhile Christmas tree, all decked out for Valentine’s
It was a preemptive strike, my dressing the still-up Christmas tree in paper hearts of various sizes and shades. You leave the …
Braceface Chronicles: When impatience trumps vanity
Luckily, I only have braces on the top row and only on those front teeth. And if you must know, my braces …
A grateful heart: Random acts of art
A stranger shared this “random act of art” with me. For Sacramento natives, it is entitled: “Madison + Sunrise Redwoods, rocks, and …
Thursday 13: On my mind
To sum up life lately: “Time is that elusive quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it …