but specifically in baltimore. i've spent the last 2 hours tweaking bits of my blog while re-watching emily in paris. also updated my now page and realized i'm not "making" anything and that was disappointing. note to self: make things. reply to this post.
i’m traveling for work and i chose to take the train, but it’s HOT and American infrastructure is crumbling so it’s been delayed three times!! i did have a handful of great interactions with strangers, so it’s not all bad. also sent out some snail mail too. ok, train is finally boarding! reply to this post.
i’m trying to meet my quota of 3 days in the office, but man.. it’s exhausting. i commute 88 miles round trip and then have to be “on” for hours. getting an electric car has definitely helped, but most days i get frustrated because what is the point? this way of living leaves little time for the people and things that matter. i love what i do, but dislike the industry i’m in; it’s only getting…
I'm never good at taking vacation time for extended periods, but I did it for my birthday week and it was, by far, the most relaxing week I've had in years. My twin brother came to visit from Florida, and it was a weekend of healing for the both of us (I left home so young and he had to handle so much alone) and I'm better for it. My husband made me a zebra birthday cake with chocolate cream…
i finished the rabbit hutch 1 and (one of) my very first thoughts when closing it was “what a deeply human book.” it’s been hard for me to tell folks what the book is about because saying “it’s a book about people trying to survive in a post-industrial town in the midwest” feels reductive and, truly, that’s only a small portion of it. so, sure: it’s about surviving in the midwest, but it’s also…