Two Weeks in the Life: August 21, 2021
It’s been a busy two weeks. Last weekend, my dad visited to deliver me a gift. A little while ago, he told me he was getting into woodworking and asked if...
Tag: August
A Week in the Life: August 8, 2021
This week started out annoying and kind of didn’t let up. The job search marches on, my will to leave strengthened by my boss telling me this week that sh...
Some Amount of Time in the Life: August 28, 2020
I have spent the last few weeks with an eye on the weather and the fire map. First we had extreme heat, then dry lightning storms. Now, as Californians already ...
Some Amount of Time in the Life: August 16, 2020
This year’s onslaught of things that can kill us rages on. It’s 92 degrees at the time of this writing: 9:30 a.m (note: now that I’ve finished...
A Week in the Life: August 30, 2019
I’m always pleased when August is finally at an end. I know September is still summer for the most part, but it’s the emotional start of fall (altho...
A Week in the Life: August 23, 2019
It’s been a week. I’m exhausted today. My week was full of roller derby, actual work, and a hearty dose of climate anxiety despite trying to avoid t...
A Week in the Life: August 16, 2019
It’s been incredibly hot this week. The kind of heat that promotes nothing but lethargy and a need for ice cream sandwiches. Yesterday we hit 107 Fahrenhe...
A Week in the Life: August 9, 2019
This week was hard. Last weekend’s double mass shooting had me upset, especially given the white supremacist attitudes of the El Paso shooter (I honestly ...
A Week in the Life: August 2, 2019
The last couple of weeks have been giving off one of those “if it’s not one thing, it’s another” feelings. We bought the new car last mo...