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Well, that’ll teach her.

Sydney has gotten much better as she's gotten older about begging for & stealing food. But she still will try to sneak a bite off a discarded plate from time to time. Like just now. My dad left to do some errands, and before he went I had him make me up a plate of [...]


Wrapping up the semester

I just have to say... I am so freaking proud of myself at the moment. This semester, more than any other in grad school or as an undergrad, I stayed organized and on top of my work from the beginning in order to avoid that last-minute, procrastination-induced manic 96-hour writing binge the last week of [...]


New Christmas Music

A selection of new Christmas music added to our family collection over the weekend.


Asked and Answered: Black Friday

Helen Boyd of en|Gender asked: Did any of you go shopping yesterday? We didn't go out shopping yesterday... crowds suck, and prices will just drop as the holiday gets closer anyway. My parents did take advantage of Black Friday to go buy a new dishwasher on sale -- I guess that counts. I actually did [...]


Family traditions: Christmas music

I offer you a taste of my family's traditional Christmas soundtrack. Some of these albums are, objectively, really pretty bad, but were hardwired into my brain as a kid; others are selections that I've picked up on my own over the years and have become part of the tradition.


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