Hey there! I am still working on the “tips for partners of people with autism” bit (I know, it’s been a while… did you expect anything less? Sidenote: I found a great post about ADHD time and our cycles of productivity that are so mind-blowingly accurate I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me before. […]
Category: Writing
ER Visits in the Time of Corona
This is not about a trip to the ER, but it could have been! I’ve been raging against all those “if you don’t come out of quarantine without having cured cancer / solved world hunger / negotiated world peace… then you don’t lack time, you lack discipline” posts. I think they’re obnoxious at best and […]
Suddenly “Homeschool”: Information for Parents in WA State
So. Our area (King County) has closed all schools until April 24. This whole thing is mind-boggling and surreal, but as someone who’s homeschooled for the last two years… our daily lives haven’t really changed. I thought I’d offer up some advice for parents who are worried about school curriculums and how this will all […]
Home Reno Update: Part 3
We’ve come a long way, baby! The main bathroom floor and the shower floor are done! Our handyman, The Greatest Handyman on Earth, came by to do it this morning. If you remember, I was going to do all the tile work myself, but then he showed me that our floor slants ever so slightly… which means […]
Home Renovation Update: Bathroom, part 2
[ Read part one here. ] I think these masks are starting to leave permanent marks on my face! I’m not gonna lie, tearing stuff up and working on the house is my very favorite way to spend a weekend. And this next thing that I’m about to tell you… if you know me, you’ll […]
Home Reno Update: Bathroom
For those who’ve been following (and asking about) my bathroom demolition adventure, here’s an update: So yes, we went all in with the smashing and the power tools and then… I went quiet for a couple weeks. It’s NOT because we gave up or lost steam. I went quiet for two reasons: one, we found […]
Я говорю по-русски
I was already learning Russian and doing pretty damn well with it. I had actually started to learn a long, long time ago, and was obsessed with all things Russian when I was a teenager. I’ve always had a love of languages, and Russian always seemed like The Ultimate Language to learn. But back in […]
kids ‘n tech
Technology’s been a pretty big part of my life for as long as I can remember. My mother was a speed typist and worked in data entry, and I loved to imitate her typing when she sometimes had to take me to work with her. (I wound up “inheriting” her typing skills with well over […]
Fainting Goat Gelato (Seattle)
I think it’s now safe to say that every single person who knows me, no matter how well, knows that I have an intense love of dairy. Butter, cream, cheese (glorious cheese, the more pungent, the better), and ice cream. I eat a lot of stuff in the realm of ice cream. I’d say I’m […]
Populus Coffee: Berlin / Neukölln
Of all the coffee spots I went to during my month in Berlin, Populus Coffee was my favorite, zweifellos. They were one of the cafes on the list that I’d put together, weeks before I was even set to head to Berlin, and they did not disappoint. Since this trip was part of a study abroad […]
Wieder zusammen
Husband has been asked to be on the jury of the International Sound Awards in Hamburg, Germany—he’s kind of a big deal in the sound design world. Of course I’m going to tag along. As I’ve been moving into translation and localization, I’ve been trying to make strategic decisions about which languages I should focus […]
Songs for Summer Evenings
By way of procrastinating on a post about giftedness and ADHD, I finished up one of my 200 playlists-in-progress. (So meta.)