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Made-it Monday

Okay, cheating a little this Monday: this is not something I created. I HAVE, however, created things since last Monday: some writing, some play mats, half a drawing. So. Not a total cop-out. And besides, this amused me, and I wanted to share it

I Get A Little Bit Ghengis Khan

As John Scalzi (@scalzi) rightly notes, this really DOES explain an awful lot of Bond villains

This Is Me On Tired

So, Liana Brooks decided it would be a good idea to let me guest post for her today, since she’s mired in the drafting trenches. You can, ah, have a look yourself and decide if it was a good idea. I may or may not have been feeling particularly… coherent. O:)

In Which I Admonish Myself

Sometimes I read back over things I’ve written, and man, I was so wise! And then I realise that actually I must be pretty stupid, because if I can have learned this lesson once, then why does it need relearning again, and again, and over and over and over again?

Last week, when I wrote up that post about my fesking gallbladder, I happened to stumble across an old post of mine that held this:

Sometimes, when it feels like you are drowning, all you really have to do is stand up.

I am such a dr...

Weekly Book Pic: School Reading

I Made It: Dinner, Om Nom

Hello! I KNOW, this is me blogging for what, the third time in a week, or something like that? Don’t keel over in shock. I’ve finally come up with a Plan that I think might see me blogging more regularly–but then again, I’m currently Not At Work (because surgery), and we all know that full time teaching tends to play havoc with my most carefully laid plans all the time. So. Blogging: I have a plan; we’ll see if it survives contact with the enemy next week

Are You Crazy Busy?

This is a repost from 2012, but it’s so totally relevant to my life right now. I needed the reminder and figured it might be useful for you guys too

Anyway, have been doing lots of internet reading outside my usual hangouts, lately, and this article on busyness seemed ridiculously appropriate, given my excuse for not posting was going to be, “I’ve been busy” O:) Definitely go read it for yourself, but the best quotes are extracted below.

It’s become the default response when you ask anyone...

My Gallbladder Tried To Kill Me, OR, What Even Is This Month, Urgh.

For those not playing along on twitter, March has been the month of all illnesses, also known as the month wherein my gallbladder tried to kill me. We bid farewell to February with weekend-long gastro that struck down me and the baby. Husband was out of town (lucky beast), and Mr 4 was shipped off to the grandparentals for the weekend to avoid plague transmission. Baby not allowed back at daycare for 48 hours, so I had to have Monday/Tuesday off. Okay, thought I. This is not the end of the wo...

The Blog Has A New Pretty

Loooook! The blog has a new pretttttyy!!!!

Honestly I meant to come here and at the very least ramble at you, but that’s all I got right now. Instead of going back to work part time, I’m now full time, and my brain has come grinding to a halt. I have Plans for regular content and Stuff, but it probably won’t be implemented until after Easter.

Look, if you’ve been here long enough you’ll know I’m all about the good intentions with the blog. Blogging. We are a love-hate item. *sigh*.

Anyway,...

That’s Exactly What I Think Too, Kid.

It’s Monday.