by Mir | Sep 18, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Job? Huh?
So, some of you know that about 8 months ago I took a new job. This turned into An Actual Grown Up Job Job (as opposed to Sure It’s A Grown Up Freelance Job But Pants Are Still Optional Job), and that’s the very abbreviated version of how yours truly,...
by Mir | Sep 16, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There’s a certain magical thing that happens as your children get older; at least, it’s happening to me. In the very beginning, when they were tiny babies, I was sure I had no idea what I was doing. Over time, I gained confidence, and ever-so-steadily...
by Mir | Sep 10, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Life! Life, you so crazy. Or maybe you so normal and my coping skills are not. Hard to know. Maybe best not to dwell! Various and sundry, because I am still suffering from the illusion that anyone gives a damn: * School has been in session for about a month. Two...
by Mir | Sep 3, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
When I’m quiet here for too long, my dad calls me to make sure no one died. I always tell him that’s just silly; if someone died, I’d have something to blog about, after all. (For some reason he doesn’t find that as funny as I do….) Life...
by Mir | Aug 26, 2014 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
And lo, it did come to pass that the edict came down from the grand high ruler of the land (if we agree that by “land” we mean “this particular science class my kids are taking”) and the charge was thus: create a poster of determinate size and...