Thursday, May 31, 2012

Tonight I saw the first firefly

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Tonight I saw the first firefly this almost summer The moon already shining My vision still clouded from my dilated pupils If I were a p...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Eight Years Old

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Today my youngest turned eight and, embarrassingly, I didn't remember it was his birthday until 11 am! His party was back on Mother'...

From Sun and Wind to Bed, Bathroom and Drawers

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It's much more work than doing regular laundry (with a dryer), but I just love the feeling of bringing armfuls of clean, sweet-smelling ...

The Longest Hosting Long-Weekend Ever!

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Between Thursday 5/24 and Monday 5/28 twenty-six people had meals at our house and seven people slept over. The most incredible thing is t...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Scheduled... or Kissing Contact Lenses Goodbye (after 22 years!)

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... if you've been wondering about last Friday , you might be surprised, or maybe not, but I scheduled my LASIK surgery for next week on...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

LASIK Visit & Test Drive

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Today I have an appointment to verify whether I'm an eligible candidate to have LASIK surgery. I'm glad that they don't charge f...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Accomplished Husband Update: Ivy League Admissions, Grants, etc.

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I sometimes like to joke that K is my "trophy husband," but given that "trophy wife" has really negative connotations (p...

it went well

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Thanks for asking , B* ! The phone interview went well, I think. I was over-prepared, since K not only passed on to me all the questions as...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Phone/ Skype Interview (!)

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I've got a phone/skype interview (for that job application I sent). They actually wanted to do it tomorrow, but thankfully it'll b...
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TSA Waste -- outrageous!

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Dooce posted this a while back and I've been meaning to post it. As a once or twice a year (this year will be more than that) air travel...

robbed and stranded

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don't be alarmed! it's not as bad as it sounds, but still pretty annoying and depressing. Edited to add  (11:13 am Friday) : I thi...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Breastfeeding in the Media (AGAIN!) - Time Magazine Cover

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I thought I'd just make very quick commentary on this week's Time magazine cover  (although I don't want to engage in the "...

2 months without twitter (March 16-May16)

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Yesterday, after I received a "direct message" on twitter from my friend  Anjali , I logged back into my twitter account after a l...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Catching up: parties, applications, surgeries

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Today is effectively the very first day of my "summer vacation 2012" -  3 months of not much work & no paycheck. I didn't ...
Friday, May 11, 2012

Oh! It's probably an "inside hire" search!

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The day I learned about the position I emailed a couple of colleagues/friends who know a bit about the school in questions. When my colleag...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Amazon just did WHAT??? Get refunded and keep the book?

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WOW... I'm blown away right now, seriously. I only buy books at Amazon* (I know, I should be supporting local bookstores, etc... but I l...
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"She's sweet, but scatterbrained..." or how can one teach with a neurobehavioral issue?

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please bear with me today as I throw a small pity party for myself. It gets a little better towards the end of the post (I hope!) I told ...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Melissa: The Shoes of My Childhood & Present, Now Available in NYC! ;)

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I just wanted to let you know that I endorse this Brazilian product of my own will   and have not been sponsored in any way to write this. I...
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Free!! Just to be immediately perturbed...

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I love to live dangerously , OK, irresponsibly, and I finished grading less than a couple of hours before final grades were due. I checked e...
Monday, May 07, 2012

Rainbow Love or... I wish I didn't know this existed and that I weren't so "in love" with it :(

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I just pinned it in Pinterest, but this deserves a blog post too. A quick one as I take a breather from grading. It's going well, but it...
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