Small swimming triumph — I can now lap swim well enough (age 52) that I am only a little anxious about doing circle swimming when the pool is crowded enough to require it. This is kind of a big deal, because while we bought our house in part because the YMCA is less than a […]
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Which Russ should I re-read next?
Which Russ should I re-read next? Read More »
New candle. I like it, but I bought the mold thinking it’d look like yarn, but I think it’s more like rope. Feels more nautical than I’d anticipated. Might wait ‘til summer to make more.
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A young migrant mother is in my kitchen right now; I signed up on a local signup sheet as someone with a kitchen available to loan out to migrants. She wanted to bake a birthday cake for her daughter — one of the other volunteers bought the groceries, so I just provided the oven and
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And assembled. Five person-hours was about right — Kev and I switched off for most of it, finished up together. Very straightforward as long as you followed the instructions EXACTLY. There’s a little holder on the right for your hair dryer, which is only partly visible in this photo; you can also install that on
Week Two Everything felt harder this week. I found myself struggling not to snap at people for no reason. I am apparently having Doritos and ice cream for dinner tonight. I don’t even care if that’s a little self destructive because it is keeping me from going out and doing something much more risky. I
Agreed to do an interview with Axios re: polyamory, which feels a little weird timing-wise with the big break-up last week, but we didn’t talk about that at all, thankfully. It’s a think piece on how poly has become much more visible in the mainstream the last few years, and she wanted to know why
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At dentist for deep cleaning. I am tired of being a grownup and would like to stop now.
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Editing to note: I didn’t post this in an attempt to guilt anyone about staying in a larger house. I love my big house, and I’m going to have a hard time leaving it when it’s time. I get that. (And as a working artist, if we downsize when we don’t need four bedrooms anymore,
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Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). Join us! Lots of SF/F folks hanging out there. I’m @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social
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