Are you there, Blog?
Hi. Yeah. It’s me. I guess I’m back. At least, I mean to be back. I’ve missed you. Does that count for something? Surely it must. (Though, dear ones, I’m on Twitter pretty much every day because it’s so much …
I swear I didn’t see it coming
Out of nowhere, I swear, I have the sudden strong urge to learn to play the ukelele. I know…they’re everywhere now. Maybe my brain finally reached optimal uke saturation or something. But mostly, it’s Amanda Palmer’s fault. Check out this: …
Meanwhile, back at the home office…
The Revolution of Every Day is done. Started October 2005, finished October 2011. Eight drafts. I printed it out, gave it a big wet kiss, and sent it out into the world. Fingers crossed, yeah? This means I get to …
Occupy Oakland was raided today
Today, presumably under orders of Oakland, CA, mayor Jean Quan, police used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a completely peaceful demonstration. Here’s an account posted by a journalist on the scene. Here you can read the Twitter …
My friends write books.
In all my non-blogging, I failed to let you know that two of my friends have new books out. Rachael Herron has two books out now: Wishes & Stitches is the third book in her Cypress Hollow series. Rachael is …
Occupy!
Been a long time gone, hunh? Life gets in the way of blogging sometimes. But no worries. All is well. Life is good. I’ve been somewhat preoccupied with the Occupation of late. I’ve been discussing the Occupy movement on Twitter, …
A birthday gift for myself: Couch to 5k Graduate!
Today is my 38th birthday. Yesterday, I completed the final run of Couch to 5k. That’s nine weeks, going from huffing and groaning through 60-second running segments to comfortably running for 30 minutes without stopping. It may not seem like …
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My microbial obsession
Confession: I’m newly obsessed with fermenting. I’ve been fermentation-curious for a few years now, but just this week I’ve finally taken the plunge. I thought it would be hard. I thought it might be messy. (I had heard rumors of …
Gold Toes for Kiddo
Last night I finished the first pair of socks I’ve made for Kiddo since he learned to walk. See, wool socks are crazy slippy and we’ve always had wood floors, and… Little kids and very very slippery socks on wood …
Random
1. Sock Summit: didn’t get there, even though I could have walked there (a long walk, but not an unreasonable one) from my house. I was way too tired after a month of relentless freelance and too little sleep and …