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Out Today: Chicks Unravel Time!
I’m pleased to announce that Chicks Unravel Time is out today, featuring my essay “How the Cold War Killed the Fifth Doctor.” I’m super excited to be featured in another Mad Norwegian Press book. A big thank you to Deborah … Continue reading
Because you’re awesome
I’m having one of those days when I want to grab someone by her shoulders and shake her until she can tell me how awesome she is. But I realize this is counterproductive, and that shouting is sometimes just shouting … Continue reading
Posted in work processes, writing
Tagged feminism, Geek Girl Con, life and the meaning of it all, sisterhood
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Serenity near home: Treehouse Point
Sometimes what you need is a little fresh air. Lately, I’ve been pretty stressed out and on-the-go. Plus, I’ve been having health problems of the you-so-don’t-want-to-know variety. Friday was ExOfficio’s creative launch, and I went with the team to Treehouse … Continue reading
Posted in personal, photography
Tagged ExOfficio, getting back to nature, navel gazing, photography, seattle
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My Trip to Virginia and Washington D.C.
From October 2nd to the 10th, I was on vacation. (And sadly, I’ve been sick since my trip ended due to flying in a human petri dish.) I pretty much scheduled everything back to back. Thanks again to Jason’s parents, … Continue reading
Posted in personal, photography
Tagged navel gazing, photography, politics, travel across the globe, Washington D.C.
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Adventures in the Windy City
I went to Chicago last weekend. Jason’s cousin Heather was getting married and we took the time to have a mini-family reunion as it’d been a while since we’d seen Jason’s parents and brother. We then took part of Sunday … Continue reading
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Recap
The Olympics were awesome. Jason and I drove up to Vancouver on Monday to my friend Sarah and her sweetie’s home. (Unlike all those suckers who waited in long border crossing lines on the weekend, we breezed through.) They were … Continue reading
Facebook — To delete or not to delete
I think a lot about deleting my Facebook. I don’t use it for networking; that’s why I have LinkedIn. I don’t use it to contact my close circle of friends. We have face-to-face visits, phones, e-mail, and other methods of … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, family, navel gazing, privacy on the internet, social networking to the future, writing
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More Snow
We survived the Snowpocalypse ’08, only to see more snow last night. And freak out. Thankfully, the warm sun has melted everything. But here are some photos from the last snowpocalypse. The one that caused me to work from home, … Continue reading
I’m Still as Pretty as a Turtle
Saturday is my 25th birthday. I’ll be a quarter of a century. Wow. (Yes, this picture is of me when I was a baby.) My mom is here visiting with my fake!daddy in tow. This time, she let him get … Continue reading
I Do Dream of Electric Bunnies
I’ve been thinking about solace, and the times I had solace. Solace is something that I want in my life. I want a “happy place” to go to. When I was growing up, I largely did two things for solace … Continue reading
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