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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more