Greetings, Internet! Forgive my months-long absence, but I am too excited and have to report that this lady is officially off the market. [Featured photo: Me, a wheelchair-using woman with glasses and dark hair, wearing a black sleeveless top and purple skort, holding my left hand up and showing a sparkly engagement ring; next to … Continue reading I’m Engaged!
Greetings, Internet! After a completely unannounced (but needed) hiatus, the blog is back! I hope that your new year is off to a fabulous start, and that you're staying safe if you live in the LA area. This is going to be a very short post, because I just wanted to provide some updates on … Continue reading Return of the Blog! And Other Updates
Greetings, Internet! This week, I really got into “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” celebrated my birthday, and ate hella cupcakes. Daily summaries below! February 17, 2023 Still loving Nicole Byer’s podcast. If you haven’t seen her hilarity, this clip from her guest host stint at “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is fantastic. Rewatched the second half of “The Last … Continue reading Week of 2/17-2/23
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I cooked for the Super Bowl, made myself Valentine’s Day hot cocoa, and went outside because it was sixty degrees in February. Daily summaries below! February 10, 2023 The weather was nice, so I got a matcha. Mmm…matcha. Worked out … Continue reading Week of 2/10-2/16
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I saw the “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” score performed live, failed my driving test in spectacular fashion, and ate consolation pie. Daily summaries below! February 3, 2023 So many phone calls. Not going outside because … Continue reading Week of 2/3-2/9
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I drank way too much wine, continued driving lessons, and celebrated my fifteen-year injuriversary. Daily summaries below! January 6, 2023 Registered for the spring semester, so the work continues! I should probably start doing some chapter revisions later this … Continue reading Week of 1/6-1/12
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I celebrated the holidays with my family (including my sister and her family!), got to experience NYC’s coldest Christmas in…basically my lifetime(?), and caught the flu. Daily summaries below! December 23, 2022 Had a catch-up phone call. Emails, emails, … Continue reading Week of 12/23-12/29
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I did another driving lesson, panic-cleaned my apartment for my sister’s family’s visit, and wrote greeting cards. Daily summaries below! December 16, 2022 Card writing! I’m trying to balance this with dissertationing, but it’s a bit harder to do … Continue reading Week of 12/16-12/22
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I continued on the dissertation chapter (while listening to holiday music!), had fruitcake from a Cistercian Abbey in Missouri, and fought bots to get tickets for a concert. Daily summaries below! December 9, 2022 Got on Zoom to watch a cohortmate … Continue reading Week of 12/9-12/15
Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I took my first driving lesson, continued dissertationing, and watched the World Cup. Daily summaries below! December 2, 2022 Had my first driving evaluation/lesson today! And holy cow, I actually drove around for 45 minutes! With hand controls! I … Continue reading Week of 12/2-12/8
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