I went outside for “a bit” yesterday and the bit ended up being ~20 minutes long. 20 minutes is about how long it takes me to sunburn. So I’m currently a literal redneck. It feels like the sun never sets in the middle of summer here – I don’t think I could live somewhere that […]
Summer refreshment: friday five
Some people like to say “I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.” I am the opposite: I left as fast as I could because I am Not a Summer Person. I wilt even under our relatively mild Montana summers. But I’m certainly not spending all summer indoors, so […]
On changing plans when your goal becomes a bad idea
At the beginning of the year I set a goal to run a 38K trail race in July. As you probably guessed, I’m not running it. The first reason is just that I won’t actually be in town that weekend, but for right now finding a similar race is also a bad idea. Trouble actually […]
Week in review: back at it
I’m back for a weekly review/wrap – but first, a random question prompted by this morning’s experience in (not) waking up. Do you ever get stuck in dream loops? This happened to me semi-frequently when I lived alone, but I hadn’t had one in years until this morning. I woke up when my husband’s alarm […]
Books I Read: May 2017
I seem to remember saying that I’d be doing more reading once the semester was over. But between travel and, um…sleeping?…yeah, it was probably sleeping, I actually only read 4 books in May (and I’ve already equalled that in June). So hey! Short post! I have affiliate links below, but please support your local library […]
Week in review: it’s summer
I know it’s not technically summer yet; also it’s currently 50 degrees and thunderstorming here. But we had unseasonably hot weather all of last week. I wilted and whined. I also accomplished some stuff, so let’s get to that and ignore how I was MIA for, um…. 3 weeks? Grew some biofilms. They’re attached to […]
Week in review: 1,500 miles
Those miles: I drove them. It may have been closer to 1,700-1,800 actually, I didn’t keep track very well. I’m at my parents’ house in Texas for a couple weeks. It’s summer here. I might melt. In other news this week: Ran all the errands. As one does before one leaves for a trip. And […]
Books I read: April 2017
I read 7 books in April – well, more like 6, because I started one in March and finished another in May. Heavy on the fiction this month – I’ve got a bunch of non-fiction I’m ready to get started on now that the semester’s over. (But also more fiction – always more fiction.) I’m […]
“Vibrant India” cookbook review
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review. You won’t recognize many of the recipes in Vibrant India from your local Indian restaurant (unless it’s a South Indian restaurant – lucky you!) I am not familiar enough with South Indian food to give you a thorough explanation, but fortunately the author provides that in […]
Week in review: so that’s over
On paper last week was productive; but also super stressful and I’m glad it’s over. I feel like a daily rundown is the way to go, so here it is: Monday: took my qualifying exam. The purpose of a PhD qualifying exam is basically to make sure you learned stuff in your undergrad classes. So […]