A resolution of sorts
I have a confession. I’ve always sort of looked down on people who make New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never understood why resolutions should be the sort of thing made only once a year, or why it’s okay to put off doing something you know you should be doing, like getting healthier. I’m a person of [...]
On being a woman
Outside Tribune Tower is an enormous statue of Marilyn Monroe. She straddles a giant replica of a subway grate, bent over, head thrown back in the classic Seven-Year Itch pose. (It’s become a favorite game of mine, when I need a break, to go to the lunchroom and see how many people in a fifteen-minute [...]
The sound of Christmas
If you haven’t seen XKCD’s take on Christmas music, you should go look at it now. It’s an amusing, and all-too-true, chart of when the most popular Christmas songs originally aired. The majority are from what’s colloquially called “the mid-century.” You know, the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. The guys and I were discussing this at [...]
Anybody, any time, anywhere
Anyone who knows me well knows that sports are something I enjoy about as much as woolen underpants. I don’t understand most sports’ rules, I can’t sit still that long, and I don’t like the thought of people ripping one another apart over a ball. Despite that, just for a moment, let me raise the [...]
Things I’ve Learned, Chicago Edition
It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Adjusting to a new pace of life is weird and hard. I find myself working late just because if I come home, I don’t know what to do with myself. (My dishes, floors, and bathroom should be much cleaner than they are as a corollary to this.) [...]
The impossible dream
Today was a very rough work day. It wasn’t the length of the day: I don’t mind putting in 11-hour shifts if that’s what gets the job done. It wasn’t the productivity of the day: I got what I needed to built. It wasn’t the solitude of the day: I got to work with several [...]
Norway, I love you.
Yesterday, I sat in complete shock as I scrolled through The Atlantic’s photos of the devastation in Norway. I’d seen the bombed buildings and a few shots of people bleeding, but sadly that hadn’t registered much emotion with me. So much of that happens in the world. News of another car bomb is hardly novel. [...]
Faith
Sometimes I get very impatient. Okay, usually I am very impatient. I want what I want, and I want it now. Because at the time, I think I know exactly what it is that I want. Often, I find out eventually that, wow, that was not at all what I wanted, and I’m very glad [...]
Today I am a ma’am
(apologies to the Mary Tyler Moore Show for ripping off one of the episode titles) Today I turned the corner of my 20s. I’m now closer to 30 than I am to 20. On one hand, I’ve always acted older than I am. So in a way, my age is just finally catching up with [...]
It’s the little things
It’s been a stressful few days, and sometimes that gets me sort of down and hormonal. This afternoon, I took a walk down to The Mudd House, a coffee shop/cafe that had been recommended to me. (The coffee, all organic, was good, but still not of Royal-Giant excellence.) On my way back, I took a [...]