Back to basics

A few days ago, I wrote about signs of adulthood over at Geek Buffet. One sign a friend contributed to the overall list was, “I miss homework because I know it helps me learn.” At karate last week, I experienced a similar feeling. I miss basics, because they allow to work on one particular thing, [...]

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Come to me, my pretties…

I have discovered the most horrible thing. I may never catch up on my book stacks again. They will always be replenished. And what about all those books I wanted to go back and reread? All of my free time may be indefinitely accounted for!
What has happened, you ask? I discovered my local library’s online [...]

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Writing Roundup

Sorry I haven’t been writing much here lately. It’s fall allergy season for me right now, so I’m short on energy and attention span. I have written a few things of interest over at Geek Buffet, though.
Why I’m a bad linguist (11/16), wherein I discuss why the death of languages is not necessarily a tragedy.
Diwali: [...]

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Craft Fair Debut

This weekend, I had my craft fair debut. It was at the UU fellowship my family attends, and it happens every year, so I knew what to expect. My uncle had my mom set up a table with his calligraphy for a couple of years, and I had helped with that, too, but this was [...]

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