I did part of a writing class today from the Duke Health Humanities Lab. (More info if you want it.) Here’s what I wrote before I had to run off to another meeting. Prompt: Write about your deepest thoughts and feelings about COVID-19– thinking about how it has affected relationships, Read more…
Captain’s log, stardate 4275.3 I fear that my crew and I will not survive in isolation much longer. Well. My crew might. He’s a resourceful little cat, and I should I perish, I’m sure he would take it upon himself to eat me before I spoiled. I, though, am not Read more…
I don’t even know where to start. I just finished stress-eating half a big bag of Doritos. The crisis communications part of my job is still not over and I’ve lost track of how long it’s been now. It feels like years. I think it’s only been 2 weeks. Stuff Read more…
Everything really was horrible yesterday. But then I found an online trivia game to play with some friends and it felt like hanging out at a bar, almost. And I went for a walk. And I FaceTimed with my sister and nieces. And I washed my hair. And I played Read more…
By the end of yesterday, I was grumpy. By the time I went to bed, I was weepy. Today, I have been frustrated. I’ve been chained to my computer since 8:45 a.m., waiting for a Very Important Announcement That Refuses to Be Announced. We do this a lot on the Read more…
It’s been a week of things I never saw coming. We’re about a week into the COVID-19/Coronavirus stuff here in the U.S. A quick timeline of events: Last week, Tuesday: The university where I work announced that spring break will be extended for a week and classes will go online Read more…
The world is a nutty place. Politics are completely screwed up. People are mean to each other. Non-mutant single people can’t manage to find love. So what are a pair of women on vacation in Austin for the weekend to do? Embrace the weird. There’s some famous graffiti in Austin Read more…
You know how sometimes you have something that you’re thinking about, and you think and think, but it just spins in your head and you can’t ever come to a conclusion? And you know how sometimes all you have to do to actually make a decision is stop thinking about Read more…
I’m writing this in notes on my phone on the plane because after half an hour of searching, I finally found the power plug and don’t have to worry that my phone will die before I land and I won’t be able to Uber to my hotel. I’m going to Read more…
Neither Tom nor I are particularly religious people, but The Grotto came recommended from Tom’s mom as a pretty place to visit. So we started our adventures by walking to the Pearl, and Old Town, and Chinatown, and then catching MAX to The Grotto. The Grotto was mostly a beautiful Read more…