Ever since we moved into the house at Sasha Court, I’ve been using home ownership as an opportunity to try out different pastimes and hobbies. Some of these, like painting birds and other wildlife through the house, are things I’ve done before but haven’t tried recently due to being in a rental. Others, like composting,… Continue reading In the (Container) Garden
Category: Misc.
The Weird, Wonderful World of Holiday Stores
A few weeks before our wedding Brandon and I were out running errands when we saw this sign outside a vacated shop: It wasn’t the first time either of us had seen such a banner. On the contrary, we’d been expecting one to pop up somewhere in town. Like the turning of the foliage itself,… Continue reading The Weird, Wonderful World of Holiday Stores
A Star Wars Blanket for Brandon
I need to make one thing absolutely clear about today’s post: I did not grow up a Star Wars fan. I didn’t see any of the movies until I was in my thirties, and didn’t know any of the characters beyond the really famous ones. I’ve caught up on a lot of the media since… Continue reading A Star Wars Blanket for Brandon
The Imagery of the Archive: Letterhead
If you’ve been following this blog in any capacity for the last few weeks, you’ll know that I’ve been making my way through hundreds of documents associated with the Walker Art Center. Like any archive, it’s got its quirks in terms of inclusions and omissions, but one thing that’s stood out to me from a… Continue reading The Imagery of the Archive: Letterhead
Deleting Facebook
In the spring of 2008, shortly before I graduated from college, I made my initial foray into social media by opening a Facebook account. Fourteen years later, I deleted it. If Meta is to be believed, it was permanently erased on July 31. I had several reasons for deleting my account, from concerns over privacy… Continue reading Deleting Facebook
A Story About Pedagogy
Brandon and I traveled to Florida last week for his grandfather’s funeral, so here’s a post from the stash I keep handy for when I don’t feel up to writing. Today, we’re going back in time, to the 1996-1997 academic year, and an experience I had in fifth grade. Overall, I remember fifth grade as… Continue reading A Story About Pedagogy
We Bought a House, Part II
Last week I talked about the process of buying our first house. Today, I’ll share how we’ve started making this place our own. As I had mentioned in that previous post, the house itself was structurally sound, and Brandon and I liked the overall layout. Although it’s about the same square footage as our old… Continue reading We Bought a House, Part II
We Bought a House, Part I
In my final post from 2021, I mentioned that Brandon and I bought a house. Let’s talk about that. Contrary to my rather abrupt announcement, this wasn’t a spontaneous decision. It’s been on our long-term list of goals for a few years now. Initially we imagined we’d buy a house after I finished my PhD,… Continue reading We Bought a House, Part I
Writing about Dragons, ca. 1999-2003
I’ve been thinking recently about writing. As readers we tend to categorize it as good or bad, and as writers we tend to be self-deprecating, but I’ve been thinking about how classifying writing as one or the other, as good or bad, can sometimes overlook its intended purpose. Different kinds of writing do different kinds… Continue reading Writing about Dragons, ca. 1999-2003
Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful
Usually when I post an art update, I talk about my own work. I’m in the midst of a project that I can’t share right now though because its intended recipients might accidentally see it, so today we’re going to focus on another facet of my creative practice: visiting art exhibitions. As I learned in… Continue reading Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful