Thinking seriously about the possibility of moving to Bangladesh. The job I interviewed for today is at a new school Asian University for Women, and it looks like my dream job. The mission, the design, the people - faculty and students - all seem excellent. I don't think I could have designed a place that would be a better fit for me, except for ( Read more... )

so on the 1st, i saw some posts on my Seattle friends' Facebook pages that indicated something was up with Jennifer's girlfriend, like she was in the hospital. i had been debating sending jennifer a note via FB (i don't have any other way to contact her) to say i'm here if you need anything. i hesitated, though, because from the comments of hers ( Read more... )

Your result for The Classic Dames Test...
Katharine Hepburn


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i want chocolate ( Read more... )

it took my OB two ultrasounds to give me the same diagnosis that my naturopath gave me after one (albeit long) conversation: that i have a hormone imbalance. people wonder why our healthcare spending is so outrageous ( Read more... )

i am so proud of my sweetie, big_britches, first, for going to talk to his mother yesterday about her meltdown, and, second, for keeping his cool, responding calmly to her, and getting across the point we agreed upon, which is that we need to communicate more to see if we can work out our differences. Who knows if it will change her, but it is really good for ( Read more... )

Miles's daycare provider gave him a truck for his birthday today. He was thrilled: "Big truck!" After i put him in his car seat, i opened the box and gave it to him. Driving home, i heard ( Read more... )

so the last few months i've been getting off my butt and doing the stuff i've been knowing i should do. somebody said, "instead of 'should,' say 'could.'" that somehow made all the difference in my sense of agency versus my whininess ( Read more... )

Shambhala training Level One: The Art of Being Human ( Read more... )

There was a good article on the front page of the Washington Post today about Martin Luther King, Jr. Almost made up for how irritated I was at the article on the increase in immune system and nervous system disorders that failed to mention a link with vaccines. I've been getting the actual paper since December, and this morning made me love it all ( Read more... )