barrington99@gmail.com Another project I have going at the moment, since I am having a “normal life” with a job and such, is ordering a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box every couple of weeks. Each week the South Central Farmers–an organic cooperative–delivers pre-ordered boxes to different places in the city. One of the drop-off points is here … Read more
In other news, I hit the 20,000 word mark on the novel I am working on. I’m not too happy with my writing progress on many fronts, but the rock bottom, bare minimum I demand of myself, is that I write 5000 words a week on it, so that I will have a a genuine … Read more
One of my June projects has been to start taking the bus to work. I actually take two buses to work. The corner where I get off one bus and onto another is located in Koreatown, more affectionately known as “K-town.” This is the strip mall where I wait for the second bus. Here is … Read more
Feeling the Friday. Thought not exactly in the Rebecca Black way. Though in a metaphorical sense I guess I am always wondering “which seat should I take.” Lot’s of paperwork at work. Lot’s more paperwork at home. Feeling the pain of not enough hours in the day somewhat acutely. It’s easy to feel how years … Read more
My snack this week at work has been baby cut carrots with spicy hummus. I recently learned from a co-worker the origin of baby cut carrots: Once upon a time (like back in the 80s) people could only buy “adult” carrots. They would take them home and cut them, dice them, slice them, etc, in … Read more
If you’ve been to our current house, you know that that architecture is really pretty, but also that when you get inside, most of the furniture looks like (because it is) it’s from Goodwill or a street-curb, or an office supply store. It’s kind of the same with our office in Mudd Hall. Not that … Read more
As promised, the building where I work. Pretty, right? The library kind of reminds me of Hogwarts. Interesting story if you are from Tallahassee, and are familiar with Werkmeister Hall–the most Harry Potter-esque room at Florida State University–you might notice a similar aesthetic. This might be because, before coming to FSU, Professor Werkmeister was the … Read more
My new job is Administrative Assistant I for the Philosophy Department at the University of Southern California. A couple days after I started, one of the doctoral students came in to make some copies and asked, “Are you the new secretary?” I experienced a split second on disconnect–like this “secretary” was someone I hadn’t met … Read more
The grasshopper’s summer of my Spelunking School education has come to an end. There were caps and gowns and such, apparently. I didn’t attend the final festivities for a variety of barely considered (until now) reasons: 1) the same reason that I didn’t “walk” last year, when I also had the option, which is that … Read more
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