Skip to content
Digital Manticore
eating up information
  • Home
  • About the Author
  • About the Manticore
  • Subscribe!

Tag: language

weekly update

A Week in the Life: February 13, 2022

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Lindsey

I was very close to not writing this today because this was another week that passed in a bit of a haze. However, that’s probably all the more reason to w...

weekly update

A Week in the Life: January 10, 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Lindsey

This week has been difficult for no tangible reason. I don’t know if it was hormones or what, but it felt like I had a mini-bout of depression for most of...

a bike basket carrying two books and my purse
weekly update

A Week in the Life: September 6, 2019

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Lindsey

I’m glad it’s September because that means summer is almost over. It has still been a bit warm this week, but I sense the days getting shorter and i...

a meal and a book on a table in my backyard
weekly update

A Week in the Life: August 23, 2019

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Lindsey

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 collage of images representing my mood for the year
the world around us

Suddenly, It’s 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Lindsey

When I started thinking about my goals for 2019, I was initially at a loss. I did a lot in 2018 and feel good about it. I don’t necessarily need to do any...

the world around us

Hello, 2018

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Lindsey

2017 was a very full year. It seemed like I had something going on every weekend, which is not my normal way of living, but it worked out. We have my work-from-...

language learning

Reading Harry Potter in Spanish

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Lindsey

Canny readers may have noticed a few mentions of Harry Potter on the list of books I read in 2016. Last year, I made it my goal to read the entire Harry Potter ...

the world around us

2016: The Year Ahead

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Lindsey

As is my end-of-year custom, I am looking at whether I met my goals for 2015 and considering goals for 2016. I like to set goals for the year because they seem ...

the world around us

Icelandic Update, or Is It Really an Update If I Haven’t Told You Before Now?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Lindsey

Here’s the thing: I decided to start learning Icelandic in January of this year. I had every intention of writing about the process. As even a cursory gla...

personal essay

On Fluency: Spanish, BYU, and All the Words

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Lindsey

My first Spanish class in college was during the fall. It was my second year at Brigham Young University (a year which was unexpectedly abbreviated due to havin...

Tags

2019 2020 2021 2022 August baking ballet book review books books of the year bread cats cooking coronavirus corporeal form December derby life election February fiction food gardening goals house drama icelandic inspired by real life events january jobs knitting language March movies Mr. Fritz new years non-fiction November personal Queen Huey roller derby September sewing spanish star trek voter guide weight lifting
© 2023 Digital Manticore
Powered by WordPress | Theme: Graphy by Themegraphy