In the last five years I:
Taught at three different colleges in three different states
Hosted two French teenage girls in my 1-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn for 2 months
Moved from Brooklyn to the Eastern Shore of Maryland
Discovered my colors and revamped my wardrobe
Watched my sister be diagnosed with the same cancer as my mother, with much happier results
Left the Ivory Tower to work for The Man
Moved to San Francisco
Went hiking in West Texas, Oahu, Southern Utah, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Big Sur
Welcomed more incredible in-laws to the family
Lost the 20 pounds gained since my surgery in early 2004
Finally applied to
The Amazing Race
Paid $20000+ in student loans
It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
megan walker - May 15, 2009 9:37:14 am PDT #19715 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
msbelle - May 15, 2009 9:42:07 am PDT #19716 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am about to make a kick-ass filing system. Color-coded and all typed out labels. YAY!!
erikaj - May 15, 2009 9:42:55 am PDT #19717 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I haven't done very much.
shrift - May 15, 2009 9:43:27 am PDT #19718 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
shrift! The name of your company does not contain a comma, correct?
You are correct. It does not contain a comma!
-t - May 15, 2009 9:44:30 am PDT #19719 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just bought a label-maker. I am kind of excited about it.
erikaj - May 15, 2009 9:47:26 am PDT #19720 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Ok, I did write a novel. I entered a contest and lost. I learned to blog.
Cashmere - May 15, 2009 9:49:15 am PDT #19721 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
msbelle, don't tell my husband. He'd drop me for you in a heartbeat.
Calli - May 15, 2009 9:55:10 am PDT #19722 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
A novel is definitely something. I don't think I've written more than a five-paragraph article since 2004.
Tom Scola - May 15, 2009 10:01:01 am PDT #19723 of 30000
hwæt
- Greatly expanded my circle of friends
- Had my apartment repainted, redecorated
- Gone on a bunch of dates, nothing sustainable though
Pretty lame.
Lee - May 15, 2009 10:02:58 am PDT #19724 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
In the past 5 years:
I got a new job, and then another new one
I moved to NoCal
Didn't buy a house
Traveled quite a bit, usually with Buffistas or Buffista adjacent people
Ozzie
Got very involved in a new fandom
Ate a lot of sushi, some of it still moving