nematome ~Tuesday~ I love the Johari Window, a tool used to illustrate and improve self-awareness. It relies on disclosure from you, and feedback from the people around you. Here's a description of it, complete with examples: Open What you and others know about you. Example: You have brown eyes. Blind What you don't know about yourself … Read more
~Monday~ I’ve been going to plays produced by Manbites Dog Theater in Durham for many, many years now, and I joined their Board of Directors around four years ago, in 2008. I was asked to join the board as a result of a mass emailing I did to every person in my email address book … Read more
~Saturday~ I have been looking forward to seeing Sleepwalk With Me ever since I found out it was being made, and that Ira Glass of This American Life was involved in the project. Recently, however, I joined an episode of This American Life in the middle of one of its segments, and if I surmised … Read more
~Friday~ As part of my at least 30-minutes-per-day walking commitment, I walked around campus at lunch time today. As I usually do just about everywhere I am—on the bus, at the gym, during my walks—I eavesdropped on — Did I say eavesdropped? I meant overheard. — these comments from three coeds walking together toward one … Read more
~Wednesday~ It frightens me to remember how much I ate all morning and afternoon at work when I wasn’t journaling my food intake. I mean look how much I’m eating as I do journal my intake! With that said, I love it when my day is only partially over and I’ve met my target of … Read more
~Friday~ Tonight, while having dinner, my phone vibrated indicating an 800 number call, which I didn’t take. About 10 minutes later, it vibrated again. And then again a little while after that. On the third attempt, I took it, in spite of no message having been left at the end of the two previous calls. … Read more
~Monday, Labor Day~ I ate too much at a lunch-time cookout, and then slept like a slug late in the afternoon for two hours. By the time I got up, it was too late to get to my gym before it closed, it being on holiday hours today, closing at 7:00. To that end, I … Read more
~Friday~ July's Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | September's Challenge Entry 2012 is two-thirds of the way through, and another month is behind me in my goal to walk at least 30 minutes each day of this year. I’ve managed to walk 221 of the 244 days so far this year, missing 23 … Read more
~Monday~ It was “movie night” at Jen’s tonight, as we’re “between” seasons of both Downton Abbey and Glee. While we were approaching the end of Downton Abbey, we decided to watch… …during our break, since it was written by the same writer of Downton, Julian Fellowes. Overall, I enjoyed this movie, although I was surprised … Read more
~Saturday~ I have long had the FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush (3 modes, 2 brush heads, 1 soft travel case), which includes a “UV clean” brush head sanitizer chamber. Here’s what mine looks like: And here’s what it looks like when the sanitizer chamber is open: Along the top of the chamber, there are two buttons—one … Read more