So many ways to end that sentence, and yet none of them seem to apply. Life for this polymath has taken a curve. I won’t say it’s for the worst because I’m living, have a job, and really…I can’t see the end of this trail, so what can I say about the destination? But it’sContinue reading “When life gives you lemons…”
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Back in black (and white)
Hiatus much? Life happens at a rate that I can barely match these days. We closed on the house on Monday, and I’m picking up the keys tomorrow night from the (now) former owner. To quote what I wrote in my boss’s baby shower card “shit just got real.” But that’s not what I’ve loggedContinue reading “Back in black (and white)”
Have I written about insomnia before?
On stretches like this, more than a night or so staying up later than I intend, I like to console myself by saying that insomnia thrives in creative people. Clearly my inability to sleep works in direct correlation to my ability to create. And, if you’ve noticed a “minor” dip in my number of postsContinue reading “Have I written about insomnia before?”
The (actual) first day of Spring
The sun showed its majestic face today, and it just so happens to be my day off. With the weather channel touting a balmy 40 degrees in Holland, I simply had to get out and adventure. I went to the lake – the first time since August, I’m pretty sure – and I was lookingContinue reading “The (actual) first day of Spring”
The most frustrating game
“The world is made up of two classes – the hunters and the huntees.” – Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game. I’d like to amend that statement. The world is made up two classes – the hunters and the sellers. And lately I have sucked at hunting. Eric and I began our more serious effortsContinue reading “The most frustrating game”
Why I’m not crafting right now: the true Holland story
If you’ve been kind enough to keep reading my blog, you’re probably thinking “where are the crafts?” I am here to answer that question. Maybe you’ve heard – or even told someone – that there is a difference between an excuse and a reason. The truth is that a reason is just a socially acceptedContinue reading “Why I’m not crafting right now: the true Holland story”
A little about winter
For 25 years of my life, winter has been a time of cold weather, probably some rain, and maybe some snow. Snow meant no school – a day off! – and hopes for more than what we usually got in Georgia. Our meager inches of fluffy white goodness were never enough to build a snowman.Continue reading “A little about winter”
An Update
It is snowing again. We’ve gotten 2 feet (approximately) in the past week. I am typing on my new Samsung laptop; my Toshiba’s motherboard crapped out during a diagnostic I had one of my fellow Agents run it through. Alas. 4 years with that computer; I bought it when I lived in Seattle, when IContinue reading “An Update”
Perhaps not the most fortuitous idea
Monday afternoon before work found me on the couch browsing YouTube. I had gone so deep down the rabbit hole that I was watching some Russian talk-show featuring Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Hiddleston (all of Avengers fame). It had English subtitles, and the actors (except for Mr. Hiddleston) were terribly awkward, watching theContinue reading “Perhaps not the most fortuitous idea”
Scratching the itch of nostalgia
My bet would be that most folks reading this blog have not danced with Windows 8 yet. I’ll admit it takes some getting used to, and mostly what I do, working at Geek Squad, is resetting computers or removing passwords because folks are returning computers. Who cares about Windows 8, you’re probably asking. 9 timesContinue reading “Scratching the itch of nostalgia”
You say Polymath like it's a bad thing... 