One week left of being a 30-something... I'm way behind on my birthday list reporting, but I will try to catch up over the next few days! I'm working my way through the Modern Library's top 100 novels and nonfiction books. As I was perusing the list of novels about a month ago, I noticed... Continue Reading →
T Minus 4 Months
Four more months of being a thirty-something. I visited the Longyear Museum today. It's a lovely museum dedicated to the history of Mary Baker Eddy's life; she was the founder of Christian Science. I arrived armed with knowledge of the main details of her life from having visited the... Continue Reading →
Top 10: Part 1
This year was the 10th anniversary of my birthday list, so I decided to look through the list and choose a "top 10." Here are 10–5! 10. Age 30: Dye my hair fuchsia I started dyeing my hair in high school. It started out as highlighting and soon my hair was medium blonde. (I... Continue Reading →
Block Island
“I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.” —Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I spent three nights on Block Island last week. I wish I had been able to stay at least three more.... Continue Reading →
Mosaics, Hair Tea, Aliens, and Poetry
This is my 500th post! Thanks to everyone who reads this random blog. Starting a blog was on my birthday list for 35 and here we are four years later. In a few days, it will be the final 30-day countdown for this year's list. I have 10 items left! It's always a race... Continue Reading →
