“What the good news?” my parents ask to start the conversation. “We want to hear good news.”
Reading With Intense Concentration
In the opening episode of Gilmore Girls, Dean tells Rory he first noticed her while she was reading with intense concentration. An accident involving a […]
Some Mornings
Some mornings I have a headache, after a tame evening of garlic toast, popcorn, and two glasses of wine for dinner. Some evenings this is a win rather than spending money or eating chips. Some evenings getting myself to run four miles and slowly make my way home are bigger accomplishments than I could even imagine. But I do it anyway.
Four Years
I chose June 13th as my wedding day because I wanted a summer wedding and my venue didn’t do wedding dates in July or August. I wanted it on a Saturday, but the next weekend was my birthday and I didn’t want to get married on my birthday weekend. The 13th was my fiancé’s favorite number.
Love Quotes
“Someone made me Real,” he said. “That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can’t become unreal. It lasts for […]
D&D
The inevitable has happened: I’ve joined a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Going on two. Honestly, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. D&D is a melting […]
When you give me an Arthurian legend . . .
I spent three hours reading (and finishing) Once & Future this morning by my apartment pool. The new young adult novel is a futuristic re-imagination of Arthurian legend. It’s set in space and Arthur is reincarnated as a girl, Ari. It’s also fantastically queer.
My Library Spot
As I’ve spent more time writing at the Central Austin Library on weekends, I’ve also established “my spot”.
Keeping Food Boring
I think I owe a lot of my success to successfully tracking my food (for the last 270 days straight through MyFitnessPal) to not liking […]