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week #4 recap

yes, it’s late for this. i know. but it doesn’t matter, because last week was an illusion. it was all in your head. that being said, i may or may not have:
finished a couple more swatches for the sweater figured out how to talk to my fictional characters. (now if only they’d give me some […]


i just found this facinating. the fact that it hap…

i just found this facinating. the fact that it happened in 1676 just increases my awe tenfold:
The first quantitative estimate of the speed of light was made in 1676 by Ole Rømer, who was studying the motions of Jupiter’s satellite Io with a telescope. It is possible to time the revolution of Io because it […]


so my reading agenda is currently to finish Winter…

so my reading agenda is currently to finish Winter’s Tale sometime soon. don’t quite know why i’ve stalled on it, but i’m hoping to pick it up again and finish it. it’s not that i’m disinterested, i just keep getting distracted. when that’s complete, i’ve got Anjelica by Sharon Shinn sitting on my shelf. she’s […]


doh! it’s been a little while, hasn’t it? so sorry…

doh! it’s been a little while, hasn’t it? so sorry!
all the little tidbits of my creative life are now scattered throughout the internet. there is a lot to keep up with, but it’s definitely keeping me on my toes. i’m more aware when i’ve missed something than i was before. lists, multiple blogs and deadlines […]


topic #13 - the works progress administration

an interesting program aimed at getting the unemployed back to work, the works progress administration (WPA) was formed as part of the “New Deal” in 1935. not limited to building bridges and other public works, the WPA also sponsered writers and artists. it was an interesting concept that may or may not have been successful, […]


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sometimes i lay in bed before getting up and dream up the ultimate computer network for our house. it involves a computer-run media center, many redundant terabytes backup drives and a big networked laser printer.


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