While reading many great articles about #BlackExcellence this month I thought about how I might contribute to the conversation, if at all. I finally settled on doing some research on one of my favorite topics: Marine Biology. Specifically, I was looking to learn about Black Marine Biologists and what work they were doing. Given the…
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Just write!
Really good piece in by by Marissa Lingen in Uncanny Magazine about who gets to write Hard Sci-Fi and really what does “hard sci-fi” mean anyway? “So how else do we do this? How do we do this better? How do I stop having conversations with smart, talented writers who tell me that they don’t…
Two days at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
For part two of our Monterey trip Scott and I got to take Cat to see the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the first time! I’m happy to report that she is hooked Since we had 2 day passes, we went back the next day as well! And even cooler, we got to do the most…
Whale Watching from Moss Landing
The hubby and I, along with our friend Cat, planned a long weekend in Monterey to go whale watching and take Cat to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for her very first visit! Sadly, Scott picked up the office cold, so the whale watching run was just Cat and me – it was, as expected, amazing….
Alaska Trip Part 3 – Day trippin’ for Glaciers!
Back when we planned this trip, the main goals had been to go somewhere neither of us had ever been, test my ability to fly and travel, and to see whales. Because one of the things Juneau is known for is the Mendenhall Glacier, we had also talked about taking one of the tours out…
Alaska Trip Part 2 – Friday June 3rd, rest and a little bit of sight seeing
Not knowing how my body would react to the Day of Travel, Scott and I planned for a very mellow first few days in Juneau. On Friday we did breakfast at the hotel, then walked down to the cruise ship docks to catch the Mount Roberts Tram. There were only two ships in port in…
Alaska trip 2016 – Part One Getting there!
I get to go see whales because my husband loves me lots! How do I know my husband loves me so much? When the opportunity to finally take a real live, honest to Cernnunos, vacation for the first time in ten years came up, did he suggest Italy or France for a week of museum…
The Trip and Concert of Awesome
April 1st to 3rd in LA for a concert!!!! Because it’s a new year and so many things have changed for the better, when Adam Lambert announced his tour dates and the only CA shows were in LA, I said fuck it and set out to go with friends. And I am so glad I…
A different kind of athlete
Over the years I have wished that I could to be a professional athlete, I’ve tried to imagine myself as a runner, a ballerina, a rock-climber, a swimmer, a baseball player – that type of person who is dedicated to employing all the skills and strength of their body in in passionate competition. There’s something…
ways to weild your spoons
Spoon theory is well known to my family, it explains and quantifies so much of what life is like living with chronic illness. If you haven’t read Christine Miserandino’s post explaining the theory, I highly recommend it, especially if you or someone you love is dealing with this stuff. A number of years back I started…