I love her so much that when she calls me this afternoon during the most restful sleep I’ve been able to procure for days (despite all attempts to sufficiently plum tucker myself out and go to bed so early), and wakes me up (and simultaneously reminds my head that Hey! I remember! I was hurting before you went to sleep!) to squeal joyously in my ear that she! has! a job interview! tomorrrow! at 12:30pm! I don’t even grumble at her at all, or give her the half-asleep voice, or reveal to her in any way that I was just moments earlier more than half-asleep, because then she will feel bad for waking me up (and anyway, she can just read about it later; that’s what websites are for!), and I want to avoid making her guilty because I am genuinely happy for her, and enjoy the fact that she called me instantly to yell me the good news, I myself being privy to the fact that this has been one of the longest days in the history of long days for her.
And besides, at the end of the day, and at the beginning, and in the middle, and during pretty much any hour of the twenty-four comprising a day, most everything else–including naps and migraines and insomnia and sleepy voices–takes a backseat to being her big sister.
This week I have been:
Writing, editing, and organizing grant proposals, and preparing gargantuan-sized grant budgets feverishly, to meet deadlines both old and new.
Snuggling with my pug and enjoying any downtime I have been able to muster.
Writing! I’m so excited about three different stories I have in the works, and thanks to a recent prompt by Danny, I’ve been sitting down daily to translate my excitement into actual words on a page. (Not unlike snakes on a plane. Only → Read more...
This post inspired by my friend and partner in movie quote crime, Home Sweet Sarah.
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Some of the most memorable places I have stood, in no particular order:
On The Great Wall of China. Next to my sister as she took her wedding vows. In front of the Kremlin in Moscow. Next to my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Priest Lake. Specifically, my family’s Priest Lake dock spot. On Mt. Seorak, South Korea. Poolside for countless summers with friends, and cousins, and awesome(ly ridiculous) bikinis. At the base → Read more...
Full disclosure: I initially considered titling this post !!!!!!!!! but Wordpress started laughing at me, and threatened to throw spam.
At this point to say I cannot contain my already typically excessive exclaiming is to understate. HOW am I going to refrain from blurting out, “Hawaii! I’m going there!” from now until I leave at the beginning of September? Better yet, Maui! + getting to see my sister in TWO WEEKS = how am I going to sleep tonight? And the → Read more...
Originally aired: January 19, 2007. Watched by Kerri Anne: August 1, 2010. Courtesy of: Netflix Instant Watch. Because: a) I was in the mood for a lighthearted, kid-centric story; b) Netflix told me I would four stars enjoy it and saw fit to leave out crucial somber-tone-revealing plot points in their synopsis; c) Netflix is a lying liar face; d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Starring: A slew of great Spanish actors you’ve probably never heard of, most notably Ivana Baquero and Maribel Verdú. Protagonist’s → Read more...