Math panic.
Okay, I hired a tutor. After three days of going through the provincial curriculum for Math and Physics 12, I realized that I need help. Like, professionally. It’s not just anxiety, it’s that I...
View ArticleSupervisor-kitty ensures success
Ballou decided to supervise my studying last night, as I prepared for the exam that I wrote first thing this morning. In between the moments I captured in the photos below, she was rubbing against my...
View ArticleAs I Hiked One Early Spring Afternoon
Oh, the flowers! Blooming everywhere... Typical Sunday night insomnia. It’s not anxiety-driven this time, which is a relief… I’m simply thinking too much to go to sleep. Usually I take some...
View ArticleSummer hit hard
Summer hit hard a couple days ago, with sun and heat and days that seem to go on forever. At this time of year, I completely lose my ability to guess what time it is, because it’s just as bright at 6...
View ArticleI couln’t look for a job today because I had to build a sunporch for the cat
And I built it entirely from scrap, including a window and some old wood that we’d hauled along in the move to this house last fall, plus some bamboo harvested from the overgrown patch along the street...
View ArticleI turned 30 years old last week
I turned 30 years old last week! Oats woke me at 7 am with breakfast in bed, and in the interest of full disclosure, I feel I should tell you that I did not react well. I wanted to sleep, and told her...
View ArticleBirthday butch, beer, books, berries, bear
It was a certain butch’s birthday this past week, and to celebrate, we went camping at what turned out to be the raddest spot ever. It was quiet and remote, on a lake with a dock, lots of trees and a...
View ArticleSelf-sufficient in greens! (I hope).
Earlier this week, I had an unexpected (and unpaid) day off, and I immediately threw myself into garden tasks. You’d think I’d have relaxed and found a friend to hang out with or treated myself to a...
View Article6 weeks, or sooner if a spot opens up
Ladder to a roof, which I've climbed too many times to count. After a short week of looooooooong shifts, I got today off from work. So far I’ve spent most of it cooking and cleaning: Things that get...
View ArticleGiddy at the dawn
It’s the second day of winter, and I’m at home, doing laundry and making food in preparation for a feast with friends tomorrow night. Oats and I celebrated Solstice a couple nights ago, and as our...
View ArticleI turned 30 years old last week
I turned 30 years old last week! Oats woke me at 7 am with breakfast in bed, and in the interest of full disclosure, I feel I should tell you that I did not react well. I wanted to sleep, and told her...
View Article6 weeks, or sooner if a spot opens up
Ladder to a roof, which I've climbed too many times to count. After a short week of looooooooong shifts, I got today off from work. So far I’ve spent most of it cooking and cleaning: Things that get...
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