You know that feeling you sometimes get when you're hosting a party, and there are so many people to see and talk with that you feel like there's not enough of you to go around? Weddings are like that, but dialed up to 11 ( Read more... )

We had our annual gathering to ring in the new year, last night. We revisited a couple of traditions, and added in a couple of one-night-only rituals for the troubling year that was 2016, which included burning a cardboard effigy of 2016, and whacking a person dressed up as the evil spirit of 2016 with foam swords. My friends are kind of insane, ( Read more... )

Today was something of a bummer. I woke up feeling sick, after a week that included five photoshoots, three birthday parties, another halloween-ish party, a scrimmage, a league meeting, and a visit to the Goodwill Bins. I was supposed to have my first derby practice back with my team since going on leave, and I was also supposed to coach my first ( Read more... )

Thing I wrote on Thanksgiving, but neglected to post here ( Read more... )

So, yeah. Late last Sunday, I got robbed ( Read more... )

Possibly my least-favorite piece of feedback yet: I sent out a logo comp for a health coaching business, which included a silhouette of a female runner. It looks like a normal-sized person to me, especially when I think of someone who's fit and muscular. BUT, of course, the client thinks the runner looks "fat." (yes, that was the word the client ( Read more... )

(cross-post from the derby blog ( Read more... )

Things have been pretty excellent, as of recent.

Travel Team went down to Eugene for a three-day tournament, and I got my first taste of international roller derby, when team came all the way from Scotland for tournament, and scrimmaged me and the B Team the Wednesday prior! I had an awesome time playing, watching, and talking about derby with my ( Read more... )

It's kind of funny how much your mindset can affect the things you do. I have to admit that I approached this past weekend with a fair amount of dread, at first: on Saturday, I had a photoshoot, a birthday get-together to go to, and then Day 1 of Travel Team tryouts (ack!), and then what could have potentially been two MORE birthday parties. Then, ( Read more... )

I wrote a year-in-review for my business blog (of course). I don't think I have enough sleep under my belt to do one for my personal life, but maybe soon? I have some gnarly deadlines to kill these next few days, so I guess we'll see if time cooperates ( Read more... )