Archive for September, 2010

more of the story.

Posted by elizabeth on September 26th, 2010 under career  •  4 Comments

My parents’ house, in Hershey, is lovely for a number of reasons, not the least of which is their screened-in porch. Their house is built into the side of a hill, so the porch is high, with a pretty view of their wooded neighborhood. We spend a lot of time on that porch, knitting, reading, […]

sheep count: one million.

Posted by elizabeth on September 22nd, 2010 under miscellanea  •  2 Comments

“The pleasure of insomnia is one I’ve never found,” quoth the Barenaked Ladies. (It is currently 3:15am.) I got back from Alaska on August 29th, and slept more or less for two days straight. Then I never slept again. Okay, that is a slight exaggeration. I’ve slept about four or five hours a night, but […]

couch to… something.

Posted by elizabeth on September 20th, 2010 under c25k  •  4 Comments

Here are the facts: 1. I am overweight. 2. While I do not need to be skinny to have the career I want to have, I do need to be in much, much better shape. 3. I hate dieting. 4. I hate exercise. So. Because modern medical science has yet to invent even one single […]

welcome.

Posted by elizabeth on September 18th, 2010 under miscellanea  •  Comments Off on welcome.

I have many things to tell you. I was overwhelmed with the response to my “Pulling a Geographic” note on Facebook. So utterly overwhelmed. I printed out all of the comments and they sit, stapled together, on my bedside table, for when I lie awake at night (as I have been quite a lot lately), […]