Today I logged out of the day job, into the art laptop, and four hours later, I started typing this sentence. I don’t, usually, work an additional half day after work. But today I was waiting on an HVAC tech to let me know when he was going to be able to fit us into… Read More Working
The Little Man rolled out of bed and hit the ground talking this morning. “Would you buy me cookie dough mix?” “Why?” “So I can make cookies.” “Why not from scratch?” “I don’t think you want me making cookies from scratch.” “Yes, I do. Why do you need cookies? Did you commit to making cookies… Read More The Privilege of Motherhood
If you’re interested in a brief take on drugs in fiction, dealing with drug discovery and cancer and aging… anyway, I have an article over at Mad Genius Club today. You may have noted there was no update last night, despite my having promised one in the morning. That’s because nothing happened. The mystery of… Read More Plot Twist
I don’t do bored very well. Or patient, for that matter. I can do both of them, although I get a bit twitchy, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. I joked the other day about being an adult meant that I could indulge in something small from time to time, but it… Read More Cultivating Patience
As I was working today, I was contemplating how much faster I’ve gotten on certain things in the short time I’ve been in the lab. There’s one task in particular that, when faced with it for the first time, I had to give it laser-intense focus, and couldn’t possibly cope with doing all the components… Read More Hurry up and Wait
So the math homework that is due tomorrow is done. I have Physics to work on, and since tomorrow I am finishing up a lab experiment, I need to do that today. In today’s post, Brad Torgersen at the Mad Genius Club talks about writerly maxims, but one of them applies to my schoolwork. Know… Read More One down, one to go