just another day in the office

I’m probably in violation of some kind of confidentiality clause, but I don’t know the names of anyone involved, so I couldn’t divulge them if I wanted to. The background: a complaint was recently filed against a researcher here for unethical conduct. Not sure what the details are with that, be it mistreatment of animals […]

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probably that seventh one

Often in my life I’m struck with this hard-to-pin-down urge or craving for something. And I can hardly ever figure out what it is I want or need, but I do know I want or need it badly. There’s a number of things I neglect in life—I’m rarely balanced—and when these cravings strike, I know […]

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Twilight

I would be more embarrassed about how much I’ve loved these books, if I wasn’t so consumingly in love with them. I should be at least a little embarrassed because I’m definitely not the key demographic they’re written for. The Twilight series are young adult books written about high schoolers, vampires, and werewolves. Yikes. I’m […]

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I want your garbage

I’m not the most green-living oriented person I’ve ever met, but I try to do my part. I go out of my way to recycle (there’s no collection in my apartment community), I’m a vegetarian largely because of energy concerns, my lightbulbs are funky-shaped, I pay an extra $5 on my electricity bill that presumably […]

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indie hipster shit

Last night I went with mom and the twins to the Derby concert at Waterfront park. Brett Dennen, Mason Jennings, and some other guy. It was great—the weather was nice, everybody was sitting in the grass, very groovy. I loved Brett Dennen even before seeing him live (for free) but last night really solidified our […]

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