I seem to be in a tidying phase at work. Many dust bunnies have been evicted. Created the Inbox Ideas section on gender and fairy tales, for Women’s History Month. Other than this I am most boring. People weep to…
Author: Traci Gardner
So here’s what I need to know. Let’s say that you just came in from outside and took off your coat, which is always full of static electricity. Even though you have parted ways with the coat, you are apparently…
Definitely made up for getting up early yesterday by staying in bed past noon. Edited Vietnam War lesson plan. Finally got Netflix out of the house (same DVDs for 3 months = bad use of $$$). I can’t seem to…
Yes, I persist in recording minutiae to “make each day stand out” as Real Simple has instructed me. Awake and functioning before 10 AM. No one knows why. Unexplainable inspiration strikes. Dress and load the car with a portion of…
So apparently it was a bad idea to get dressed this morning, and then noting that I was early, go back to bed for a nap. Make a note not to attempt naps 30 minutes before you need to leave…
Apparently The Daily Show does matter because the one night I’m tempted to go to bed early is the one night they have a piece on the SAT. I caught most of it anyway. That will teach me to follow…
Hair care really does trump everything. me + netflix = not working out Edited book pairs lesson. Cooked too many things, but ate them anyway Considered going to bed at 7pm Must stay up for Daily Show Put on The…
Got up too late. Went to work with wet hair. Again. Worked on ASP stuff. Cleared a month of stupid site maintenance to-do’s. Inspired three-year-old to want to eat branches. Restructured Captain John Smith. Wondered why if there are butterfly…
Arrived at work seconds before conference call Participated in pizza lunch meeting w/o eating pizza Beowulf, Beowulf, Beowulf Proclaim Beowulf finished. Went about non-epic activities Boss says, “Beowulf needs work.” Went home, being passed by Urbana Fire Truck rushing mutual…
So maybe yesterday’s list of interesting things wasn’t convincing. Maybe you’re back and wondering what I did today: Went to work. Attended a meeting. Wrote the Ideas column for Inbox. Left work. Worked on the Beowulf fun. Cooked dinner. Set…