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On writing under a deadline
I've been writing a book chapter for the past 1.5 months for a real, professional book that other people might read. It was supposed to be due tomorrow, but thank ye gods the publisher gave me another month. Because of this deadline, I've tried to keep the interwebs from distracting me. So I haven't been posting here and I've totally lost track of ( Read more... ) -
Bargains and White Sands make everything better
Ok, I think I shed some anger with that last post. I ended up going for that Friday morning run with the other friend, who eventually came through. From now on, I think I will just assume I'm running alone unless someone else also shows up. Makes my life easier ( Read more... ) -
Now I know what it feels like to be a mom; or, In Which The Ninja Whines
This evening, I am feeling very crabby. Some of my friends are making me feel like some kind of nagging mom whilst at the same time they are blowing me off, and I'm feeling resentful about it. I just have to vent a moment before letting it go :P ( Read more... ) -
Back on the wagon (I hope), the state of the Ninja
This week I've been making a large effort to get back on my optimal sleep schedule, because from there all other goals may be accomplished. My other goals include going running regularly and making significant progress towards another journal paper. I seem to be doing fairly well on the running front--I started the Couch to 5k program and have been ( Read more... ) -
Lists n stuff
I'm sitting here at my desk and looking at the list of Things I Must Do. Unfortunately, I haven't been very good at crossing things off this list. Part of my problem is that instead of going to bed at 10pm and waking up at a reasonable morning hour, I've been staying up late watching the dang Tudors on streaming Netflix in bed, and then researching ( Read more... ) -
Back from Houston, food poisoning is a bitch, I <3 Tallis
I made it back from the sketchy place in Houston last weekend--hooray! I set a personal driving record for myself: almost 700 miles in one day. I just really wanted to get back ( Read more... ) -
Coming out of hiding (I hope!) on Pi Day!
I really did try to start posting here on a regular basis, but MAN things in my work life have been so nuts recently! I've missed all of you LJ folks--I hope everything has been good for you over the last ~2 months I've been missing! Let's see if I can summarize my happenings over this time ( Read more... ) -
Finally, a slow moment
So much has happened since I last posted--I don't know where to begin! Making it a bit more difficult is the fact that I'm feeling exceptionally lazy right now and don't feel like explaining anything well right now. So, some bulleted highlights ( Read more... ) -
And ninjas don't embarrass easily
I have ~5 minutes before I need to leave for yoga, and I feel the need to share this absurd story from my day ( Read more... ) -
Accepting the small gifts that come my way
Today I was working in my favorite cafe as usual. I decided to sit in a new location just to mix it up: the loveseat next to the piano in the corner. Usually I avoid the soft seats because they can be a bit too comfortable to be productive, if that makes any sense, but today I was kind of tired and just felt like slouching. A very pretty girl ( Read more... )