Creamy and light butternut squash macaroni and cheese even a squash-hater can enjoy
Rarely, if ever, do I make dishes that feature ingredients I both love and loathe. (Love and tolerate, certainly. How do you …
A rebel nerd just RSVPd for the NaNoWriMo party: How I plan to write my dissertation in a month
Photo credit. “Just write it.” Mr. T’s words echoed in my memory as I sat staring at the form my dissertation committee …
Braceface Chronicles: Siri hates Invisalign
Mr. T and I enjoy asking Siri strange questions like: “Where can I hide a body?” She pulls up local options like …
Thursday 13: Early Fall snapshot
“I’m really angry with you,” I spat while simultaneously trying to shovel falling noodles into my mouth and protect the mizithra-covered strands …
Coffee conversation: Chicken flavored patriarchy
Photo credit. “Gotta go,” Mr. T says as he walks to our bedroom to finish piling on the trappings of businessman life. …
The Daily Pixel: Fun with filters (and a few other things)
She showed up at my house unannounced at 9 p.m. on a Sunday. Ostensibly there to conduct a job interview, she proceeded …
Talking about death and dying: Whether you’re 22 or 82, make your end-of-life care decisions now
I would prefer to be cremated and sprinkled. Preferably at Pebble Beach. The year? 2003. Senior year of college. I was visiting …
Who forgets their blog birthday??!
Photo credit. Earlier this week I was scrolling through old posts looking for a recipe. When I came across this post, I …
The Daily Pixel: A week of “Fall”
This morning I submitted my first academic job application. (Ah!) I add the notation “academic” because my historical experience applying for jobs …
Applying “The Power of Habit”: Making exercise a “keystone habit”
Want to know the secret to excellent dental health? Reading. Yep, reading. Over the last several years of grad school, I realized …