So I haven't been posting to LJ because I feel very quiet and inwardly turned lately. But I have been posting to twitter because it takes so much less effort, and I don't have to be coherent. (It's not just LJ... I haven't been updating my green cleaning blog much either ( Read more... )

Hey all, I know not everyone enjoys the twitter posts but until apps go out - between that and teaching four courses right now, I don't have much blogging time. So it's my way to kind of keep in touch with LJ and let you know how I'm doing. :) (In 140 characters or less ( Read more... )

Does anyone want a subscription to Wine Spectator until December? We got it free for donating to NPR but have never read an issue since we began getting it. Just let me know...and I can give you my email to send me your address. :)

hippie PSA - I hope you'll recycle the issues. They're big.

I am in the library, my new favorite place to be. It'd only be better if my dogs were allowed up here and they'd actually behave themselves. I really like listening to my footsteps as I walk up S. University Ave. to the Library ( Read more... )

Meh, I dragged myself to Einstein Bagels in order to try and get some work done. Sundays are just lethal for me these days. I take Saturday off resolutely and then have trouble getting started again on Sunday. The pace that I have to set for myself during the week requires a bit of build-up ( Read more... )

I am sitting here trying to read a lot of Lukacs today, but feeling enh about it. I always enjoy the second reads a lot more than the first reads of these types of dense philosophy books... because I can read more quickly (i.e. comfortably ( Read more... )

On a day when I was cold and damp, plus had just had a meeting with my advisor that left me feeling small and vulnerable, I was drawn to the "quotable cards" rack of our University bookstore while shopping for a mother's day card ( Read more... )

Anyone have a recommendation for some earphones that can easily be stowed away in my jacket pocket (with my crusty old ipod), but that don't sound terrible?

More info:Really, I can't hear the distinction between high-end headphones and decent ones. Noise canceling would be awesome but I'm probably not willing to pay a lot for it. These are the " ( Read more... )

I am in Real Simple this month (April 2008, the issue that's green and pink) on page 244. Ha ( Read more... )

Today's pretty sweet. My mail finally came (twice in one day) after not coming for five days. It brought me deliciously scented soy wax tarts. My apartment is currently being made to smell like "lemon sugar" (Just like those lemon girl scout cookies used to smell. Seriously.) So much better than "Eau de Mei going potty on the floor ( Read more... )