I think and reflect, like many years on what has come before. But this year, too, I worry about what might yet come to pass. Now is a time when I don't want to think about the future in certain terms: after all, I have read far too many dystopian novels. I've read far too many books set in wartime, true stories or stories based on true events. I've ( Read more... )

Even my music collection on random knows what I want to listen to. I've been sitting and relaxing with Leonard Cohen songs this evening after my Pokemon GO walk and while I do read the occasional snippet of social media, there's only so much of that that I can handle this week. People from all parts of the political spectrum (both American and non- ( Read more... )

Since early in the summer, I've been poring over the genealogy records I have access to from my father and slowly (and I mean it when I say slowly) entering them into wikitree. I've been ever so pleased with this free wiki-based website, especially since it does a good job of preserving the privacy of living family members and of others, but it ( Read more... )

Since a writing prompt for today was about what makes me happy, and since I have been working really hard this week on job applications and other tasks that are not necessarily immediately rewarding... I figured I ought to make a list of ten things that make me happy. I wonder if I can actually come up with ten. In no particular order ( Read more... )

... I figured I had best write at least one blog post prior to that point. I'm not sure that I'll reach 100% success at writing a blog post every day for the month of November (especially since I'm planning on doing Extra Life this year on November 7th and I strongly suspect that that will mean I won't blog much if at all that day specifically), ( Read more... )

I will never be the same cook as my mother. This is partially true because she likes to eat different things than I do, and partially because she had to satisfy different tastes than I do when I'm cooking. But it's also because the availability of food in grocery stores has changed, I own different kitchen appliances/tools, recipes are more ( Read more... )

... and while I've spent a bunch of time during the past year not having enough energy (I really ought to be more energetic!), and not being quite as productive as I'd like to be (sure, I'm not superhuman, but this has been ridiculously different than what used to be my norm), I like to think I've come a long long way from my lowest points ( ( Read more... )

Because the world is filled with all too much negativity, I figured now was a good time to post about good things. And I would like to hope that I will do this every so often online, because gosh people sometimes need a ray of sunshine to brighten their days, online or otherwise ( Read more... )

So it feels great to have such awesome family and friends around Christmas. And as I've always thought: Christmas is for time with family (Tim Minchin's White Wine in the Sun isn't my favorite Christmas song for nothing!). While my brother is currently in South America, and won't receive his Christmas presents until he returns, I did get to have ( Read more... )

I go home to my parents' house tonight. The presents I'm bringing will arrive after me (many will be sent with my brother as I highly doubt I can carry them all). I'll bring some stuff with me to the LRT (someone will pick me up from the LRT station) but the majority will arrive afterward I believe ( Read more... )