Ohai. I, uh, kinda forgot you existed there for a little while. I'm gonna blame Chrome...when I switched from Firefox, I no longer saw the LJ bookmark on my bar, and I couldn't be arsed to actually search for anything ( Read more... )

I don't really have the words right now. My favorite local store/hangout/third family, Hanks Yarn and Fiber, is closing its bricks-and-mortar store ( Read more... )

Is January really over already? It really feels like just yesterday that I was writing up my goals for the year. Overall, I'd give this month a C+/B-. It wasn't bad, but there's certainly room for improvement. Let's hit some bullet points, shall we ( Read more... )

In an attempt to blog more than once a month, how about a weekly recipe series? Here's a cold-weather favorite of Emma's and mine. I wish it had a better name, other than "That barley-mushroom thing with spinach".

IngredientsOlive oil ( Read more... )

Three Thoughts for "Framing" My Work

1. Every thing that I do leads me a step closer to Emma.
2. The harder the thing that I do, the more I prove that I am exceptional.
3. Although I may not be happy about starting this task, when I complete it, I will feel happier than if I had avoided it. I will feel all the more confident in myself.

I have ( Read more... )

Two weekends ago, I submitted my application for readmission to grad school ( Read more... )

Emma has taken a few pictures of her new apartment, now that she's moved in and has finished unpacking. It's pretty cute, don't you think?

The house is quiet, with just me and the cats. I'm not saying that Emma's loud; it's just that with every lack of another footstep and the sound of nothing coming from her office, I'm reminded that I'm here alone. Eventually I'm going to get into a rhythm, get used to being by myself in the house, but for now? It's still weird.

( Read more... )

I've been in a self-reflective mood the past few days, so when this cognitive psychology tool popped up in a friend's twitter feed I was all about it. If you don't mind, would you pop through to these two following links and contribute your thoughts? Shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Thanks!

http://kevan.org/johari?name=ScienceMonkey
http:// ( Read more... )