A lot of time, my motivation for doing things comes from other people. I'm not especially well motivated from within, but if people ask or push me to do something, then I generally will do it. Annika has been my sole motivator this weekend and entire season. I've been tired and not wanting to do … Continue reading December 16: motivation
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September 28: Boats and Brrrrrgrass
We could see our breath this morning and we can see it again now. We're sitting out in the field by the river, listening to The Lil Smokies right now. Annika has crawled into the back of our pop-up shelter, curled up in a blanket, and fallen asleep. I don't know how she is sleeping … Continue reading September 28: Boats and Brrrrrgrass
September 21: Autumnal Equinox Bedtime Dance Party
Annika and I listened to disco music and danced while we were supposed to be going to bed tonight. I was looking for a song, then got sucked down the magic vortex of playlists on Amazon music and we ended up sampling songs for longer than we should have, even though it's Friday night. I … Continue reading September 21: Autumnal Equinox Bedtime Dance Party
May 22: Lyrics twitter in my head
I was perusing Twitter and found a thread where someone asked what the best Paul Simon lyrics are of all time. There were so many great lines! It got me thinking about my own favorite lyrics, even though I can't remember all of them right at the moment because so many just sit back in … Continue reading May 22: Lyrics twitter in my head
May 19: Music Flashback
I went to a shoe store and they were playing old music and Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet" came on and it brought me WAY back. So tonight, when I got to play DJ with Annika (she played DJ last night), she Definitely got introduced to Bjork's music: "Human Behavior," "Army of Me," "Big Time … Continue reading May 19: Music Flashback
May 16: This has all been wonderful, but
I have Phish stuck in my head. I was flipping through the Sirius XM channels on the way to work and came across Jam On, the jam band channel, playing "Down With Disease" and it was a total flashback to early college. When I was a college freshman, my friend and I hitch-hiked to a … Continue reading May 16: This has all been wonderful, but
May 5: Date Night
Dak and I went on a real date tonight! We went to the Trampled by Turtles concert at the Palace Theater, a venue neither of us had been to before. The Palace Theater feels like a nice venue: it has various levels so that people can have good sight lines and it's a nice size. … Continue reading May 5: Date Night
April 6: I Contain Multitudes
I love those lines: Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes)I wrote them from memory, so I'm not exactly sure if they are quite right, but it's probably my favorite sentiment from literature, because it totally fits who I am. I am full on contradictions. My thoughts … Continue reading April 6: I Contain Multitudes
January 3: Meet Me Halfway
All day today I've had that Kenny Loggins song stuck in my head: Meet me halfway / Across the sky... Mind you, I haven't had the verses there, just that chorus. All day. Walking up the stairs to my classroom in the morning, unthawing: Meet me halfway. Rushing to the bathroom between classes so I … Continue reading January 3: Meet Me Halfway
Adventures in Distraction 