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Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 34

November 6, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Well, this has been a week. I went from being annoyed with the volume of campaign emails in my inbox to freaking the hell out over election coverage to feeling kind of ill (and then actually ill). Daily summaries below! Day Two Hundred and Thirty-Two (10/30/20) Placed a very large Sephora order because … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 34

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 33

October 30, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. My absentee ballot is in, my MIDI controller is up and running, and I actually made some dissertation progress! Daily summaries below! Day Two Hundred and Twenty-Five (10/23/20) The Board of Elections has received my absentee ballot! Huzzah!I think I know where to … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 33

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 32

October 23, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as possible. I’m on the mend from last week’s ER trip, ordered and received my MIDI controller, and rediscovered my love of Radiohead’s OK Computer. Daily summaries below! Day Two Hundred and Eighteen (10/16/20) And we’re back on the road to Princeton to deal with … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 32

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 31

October 16, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as possible. This week has been quite a doozy. I had a bit of a fever, thought it was nothing, then thought it was a UTI, and then ended up in the emergency room with a skin infection. Daily summaries below! Day Two Hundred and Eleven … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 31

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 30

October 9, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as can be. Holy moly, we’re at week thirty! I started back at Push to Walk, got my flu shot, and finished “Hannibal” just in time to binge the last season of “Schitt’s Creek.” Daily summaries below! Day Two Hundred and Four (10/2/20) First time … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 30

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 29

October 2, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. I finally wheeled outside my apartment for more than a couple of blocks (there were many “for rent” signs), almost finished “Hannibal,” and sat in during the most infuriating disability in higher education webinar I have ever witnessed. Daily summaries below! Day One … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 29

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 28

September 25, 2020 ~ Val ~ 4 Comments

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be (while also fostering a healthy dose of anger that is being directed productively). I went outside a couple of times this week (once for a cookie haul), binged “Hannibal,” and it’s finally technically fall! Daily summaries below! Day One Hundred and Ninety (9/18/20) … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 28

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 27

September 18, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe, healthy, and sane as they can. Did an Instagram live, watched lots of tennis, and have just been in a songwriting mindset all week. My genre is “anger,” and that’s fine by me. Daily summaries below! Day One Hundred and Eighty-Three (9/11/20) My brother-in-law came over to fix … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 27

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 26

September 11, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Well, we’ve made it to the half-year mark. I hope you’re staying as safe and sane as possible. This week I can finally share a song I wrote (here’s the SoundCloud link!), finished “The Umbrella Academy,” and finally got to see my bestie in person after six months of only seeing her on … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 26

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 25

September 4, 2020 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as healthy and sane as they are able. It’s been a week. We lost Chadwick Boseman and Tom Seaver. Everything kind of pales in comparison to that, along with the other generally terrifying things that are happening on a near-daily basis. But I suppose I can report on the bright … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 25

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PhD candidate of medieval history at Princeton University. Also a dessert fanatic who happens to use a wheelchair.

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  • “The Secret Life of a #Finfluencer” (GofG)
  • “Becoming the Representation” (MIGA)
  • “Google Maps Makes a Modest Attempt at Wheelchair Accessibility” (Hyperallergic)
  • “Applying to College as a Wheelchair User” (Inside Higher Ed)
  • “My Life with Paralysis, It’s a Workout” (New York Times)
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