In the last couple of years of college and the first few of the real world, I spend a lot of time telling people that I was on a beach in Tahiti – my nice, funny-ish way to say I was stressed and needed to be somewhere else. Not exactly a beach, but definitely Tahiti. It’s crunch time in the
Confession: Addiction
My “too read” section. Since I was a wee lass, my mother would buy me books. If I wanted a toy, she’d buy me a book. She had no problems spending my dad’s hard-earned cash on the publishing industry and would rather spend it that way than on Cabbage Patch Kids. And much to Freud’s delight, my love for books
Habit, Ritual’s Less Superstitious Cousin
In last Tuesday’s comments, Robert asked if picking certain mugs for specific projects would be considered superstition or habit. My answer? Habit. Little Phantasma has problems with her narrative voice whenever it rains. One day, she discovered that if she plays Bjork whenever she suffers from this, she can push through her narrative without too much tweaking later on. Now,
Week in Review
I just love this, don’t you? Just an inch past 30 days since my last week in review, we’re doing another one. Sad to say, I did have an awesome post lined up, but work being work exploded and made a very sticky, nasty mess all over my workspace. So without anymore bullshit… Alicia’s Week in Review Work Hubby left
Brain Fail
Alicia’s Week in Review Image compliments of verydemotivational.com My brain is fried after an extremely busy week. To be fair, it’s been a busy week since January 1. (Who knew that the sales cycle picks up after the holidays?) Monday Holiday. Birthday lunch with good friend and blog reader, D. Tuesday My work Monday – the busiest day of the