Stacy

I want to post an IRA wrap-up with pictures, but I don’t know if my computer will last long enough to let me do it. Halfway through the week at IRA what started as a minor annoyance has turned into me wondering if I should replace my laptop. A friend is going to look at … Read more

Having a great time here in Toronto. It’s a great city. I’m only seeing a very small portion of it, but my hotel is right on the water, which is of course a great view, and we’ve eaten at a couple really great restaurants. And then there’s the show itself, which is full of teachers … Read more

Spent the afternoon at a conference at my church. The best kind of church singles’ conference is one in which you don’t actually focus on the “trial” of being single. My friend Cindy arranged for a coworker of hers, who happens to be the photographer at Seattle University, to come and teach us a class on … Read more

It is such a lovely day today. Warm sunshine, flowers blooming… did I mention how warm it is? Lovely. So I took the manuscript I was editing and headed outside to the courtyard. The tables were already in the shade, though, and I wanted true warmth. I wanted Vitamin D, I tell you!  And I … Read more

So I had kind of lost faith in Lost. I didn’t watch it for a long time. But people at work were talking about it as if it were getting interesting again, so a few weeks ago I caught up on all the episodes I could online, and I’ve been watching it with my roommates. … Read more

I’m afraid I won’t have much to say this week, as I have lots of work to do, tying up loose ends before heading out to Toronto on Sunday.  But I might share with you a few links and a few pictures. Eventually. Pictures of what? Perhaps my overflowing desk? The beautiful sunny day outside … Read more

Oh, and a note: I’ve been hearing so much from places like the YALSA blog and the news about Teen Second Life (which only allows teens, which is a nice safe place online for them) and Second Life, so I decided to give it a try a few nights ago, created an avatar and played … Read more

So have I. How did it get to be Friday already? One moment I was hurrying into the office on Monday morning, trying to get there early to get back to a problem I’d had to leave behind at midnight Friday night–yes, I left the office last Friday at midnight, yikes!–and the next moment it’s … Read more

I just returned–well, a couple hours ago now–from an outing to the mall. Me, the mall. Yes. This rare occurrence usually only happens when I have some occasion I’ve decided I need an outfit for, like the Christmas party that made me realize I had nothing nicer than a three-year-old granny-style dress I (sadly) wore … Read more

Let’s talk about what constitutes “requested” material. I’ve had it happen numerous times where someone will send me an email here and ask a question about a submission. I try to answer most of those questions on this blog in a general way that will benefit a number of readers, and I think it’s worth … Read more