Category Archives: birdwalking

Every workday, for the last nine months, the first thing I do upon entering my cubicle is write the date on my giant whiteboard. There’s no real reason to do it. I have a calendar on the wall (with the … Continue reading →

On Sunday, M and I went for one of our regular walks around town. Lately, I’ve been tempted to call our walks “suburban hikes”. Then I remember I’m not trying to sound like a complete volcanus1. The routes we take … Continue reading →

For the past week, I’ve been using a new wireless keyboard and mouse as input devices for my iMac and have been loving them. Both are connected to the computer using new-to-me technology called Bluetooth, which is a fancy name … Continue reading →

For those keeping score at home, this is my first blog post of 2010. To celebrate, I’m sparing no expense. This post is going to be packed with italics, links, footnotes, and bullet points. There may even be a few … Continue reading →

Autumn is here. Finally. For a while, I didn’t think it would turn up, and even when it supposedly arrived (according to the calendar), it certainly didn’t feel like fall. Fortunately, over the last couple of days, the weather has … Continue reading →

For some time now, one of my backburner dreams has been to kayak on the Merced River in Yosemite, something we’ve seen other people do at the park with what seemed like genuine joy (as opposed to genuine horror, which … Continue reading →

Yesterday, M left for an out-of-the-country business trip. She’ll be gone for a whole week — the longest we’ve been apart in a while, possibly ever. (That was nice and precise, wasn’t it? I must be exactitudinally challenged.) The original … Continue reading →

(or, News You Couldn’t Possibly Use) Perhaps you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted anything here for the past two weeks (I know I have). More likely, you haven’t been wondering at all, and that’s okay. Honestly, I haven’t either … Continue reading →

(or, Now That Something Something Took My Creativity Away) 1) I am currently in what would best be described as a creative funk. And I don’t mean the good kind funk, which everyone knows starts with a “ph”, as in … Continue reading →