Archive for 2013
While you’re waiting for the bus
Sort of weekly list of stuff interesting enough I think it’s worth sharing. Friday Poem Can Acting in Love Help You Stay in Love? kafka and the ape Adam Fulara – Invention No. 13 in A Minor (J.S. Bach) A Parched Future: Global Land and Water Grabbing Solar Mosaic: Kind of a big deal for […]
Tuesday shoesday – Migraine fashion edition
Do you think these shades would go with these shoes? You may think that wearing enormous orange sunglasses inside over your normal glasses deducts way too many cool points to even try them. However, I can assure you that crawling across the floor in front of a coworker while vomiting actually deducts more, so the […]
While you’re waiting for the bus
Re-post: Why do we watch Doctor Who?: A fan scholar’s perspective It might not have much to do with the Doctor at all. Yes, the female characters are secondary. But that’s a production decision. And fans don’t generally let production decisions get in the way when there is still something to scavenge from the show. […]
Music for working on a proposal on a Saturday night
Getting paid
I get three paychecks a year. I accept a little wiggle room around the dates, especially since the finance office makes it clear months in advance when I should expect to be paid. I even understand that those dates may change. But it’s pretty mean to move that date out almost an entire month with […]
What to do when you can’t work
I thought I would start the new year with a lovely walk to work and a nice quiet day in the office. But I woke up late this morning with that unique combination of trembly weakness and neck stiffness that portends a migraine. I wobbled into the kitchen, took a Relpax with my oatmeal, and […]