Came across this post on chronic pain (specifically wrt getting a PhD, but I think it has larger implications and is not just about pain per se, but living with a chronic illness) and thought immediately of
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First things first, the to do list:

clean up in kitchen
make challah
bake cookies
photograph tallis and make post about it
beta story
read to DD1's class
do a little writing
do a little sewing
make black beans


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ETA: I just wanted to say that I'm feeling increasingly dissatisfied with Once Upon a Time.  I feel like Rumplestiltskin isn't as grey as he used to be and where they are going with the women (they are all turning into warriors now?) is a bit disheartening.  I'd like to see some women be strong in a quiet elegant way (the only woman who comes to ( Read more... )

I was rewatching 1.01 of Privates last night and squealed with delight at this scene.  Found on tumblr here.

( scene in gifs behind cut )

As you all know, I've been making little quilts and now my mom wants me to make pillow covers for her in this style. Great! I'm very excited to do so, but for one of the covers she has requested a sea fan.  I am pretty bad at free motion quilting, otherwise I'd just go for that option because that's obvious.  Any ideas for something else that ( Read more... )

I'm slowly working my way through the Remix Redux 2012 Merlin stories.  Go read them.  There are only nine and they are fabulous (so far).  I keep worrying that I'm going to de-anon myself and don't want to comment on any of them because of that!  Seriously, go read them and then come back and tell me which one you think is mine.  Reveals are on ( Read more... )

Everyone needs to read this article about gaslighting.

Ok, yesterday's poll was regarding something I read in a book having to do with the marketing of princess stuff to girls and how it's limited their creativity ( Read more... )

If you have a young daughter, please ask her "If I were a [blank], I'd [blank] to the store" and let me know what she filled in the blanks with. I will tell you what my girls said later and why I'm asking.