Many good things happened today ( Read more... )

Last couple weeks I sort of avoided reading or watching or thinking too much about the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9/11. I was partly annoyed at the thought that people will capitalize on it to sell magazines and such. But also I feel like I don't really have a right to get too upset about it because not only did I not lose anyone I loved that ( Read more... )

This morning Jack and I used a Living Social coupon ($10 for $20 worth of food/drink) at a cafe in Oakland. We sat in a corner with a small bookshelf that had a bunch of historical books, a small globe, and a Where's Waldo book. I haven't seen one of those in years. We enjoyed grilled chicken salads and berry smoothies and talked about the ( Read more... )

When I was a child I thought I wanted to be a nun (and, ultimately, a saint ( Read more... )

After only 8 years I am putting together my scrapbook from L'abri. Here is an excerpt from an email I sent ( Read more... )

Monica - Advisor (Greek ( Read more... )

Friday after work Jack and I went to see HP 7.2 for our second time, but this time in 3D. The 3D added a little bit in some scenes, but so far I find 3D makes the most difference in animated movies. I was still glad to see it a 2nd time, first of all because this may be the last time I can watch an HP movie in theaters, and secondly because I ( Read more... )

So I had a dream that I was going to have lunch with Jenny Westervelt and then she asked me to bring my friend Dat, which I thought was strange since a) I thought it was supposed to be just the two of us and b) how did she even know I have a friend named Dat ( Read more... )

For the record ( Read more... )

I started my new job as a paralegal about a week ago. My supervising attorney hired me partially because she was impressed with my scientific background, but I had no idea how often that would come up. My first day I toured the firm with two other new paralegals/law clerks, and several of the people we were introduced to said they had already ( Read more... )