From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Life Irritates Art: Making time is one thing, but inventing time is another

February 17, 2009

Everywhere you turn, someone somewhere—from magazines to blogs to junk mail bulletins—has advice on “making time.” David Allen turned the simple act of “getting things done” into an empire and a trademarked initialism; Danny O’Brien coined the term “life hacks” and inspired the seventh most popular blog on the net; Merlin Mann threw real-world solutions [...]

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Interlude: Kellie tries to burn the house down

February 9, 2009

I have had a surprisingly productive day — especially for a Monday — of a few hours of research coupled with a few thousand words of writing on the project-as-yet-to-be-described, a.k.a., The Book. I was lucid enough to post a brief bio on the About page over the weekend, but while my brain is slowly [...]

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Labyrinthitis: like acid, only cheaper

February 6, 2009

The doc told me today that I’ve got labyrinthitis, an epic title for an epic illness known colloquially as a balance disorder due to a middle ear infection.
Sounds fairly innocuous, but what gives this fun little ailment gravitas is its ability to make the world melt. No shit, melt. When I stretch or yawn or [...]

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Mondays never happen

February 2, 2009

I had hoped to work on The Book and post something witty/intelligent/existent here today, but like any writer worth her salt, I have spent a productive and exhausting day accomplishing everything but.
Although lichen–or possibly split peas–clings to a pot still sitting in the sink, my pen has been otherwise productive, accomplishing most of the day’s [...]

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I’m writing a book

February 1, 2009

For much of the past week, I have been stuck in the mind-numbing quagmire of routine and repetition that is jury selection.
In addition to bestowing upon me the newfound identity of Juror #5 on an upcoming case (on which I can’t elaborate obviously), the selection process provided me with some much-appreciated reading time, during which [...]

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