I promised you a recap of what I've been up to in the nearly 3 years I've been hanging out with the crickets, and I promised it wouldn't be very much. But I lied! So much has happened! When Covid started I was just starting to crawl out of a 2-year stage of introversion and... Continue Reading →
Things I’m Doing to Avoid Getting Covid-19, aka Coronavirus
1) Washing My Hands. I also made some hand sanitizer. My cuticles are shit now, but I understand it’s my duty to do this so as not to catch, and then spread, germs. The hand sanitizer is new for me; I never really jumped on that train. And I’m glad because recently, my manager at... Continue Reading →
Southern Sojurn to The Sun
The entire time I was there, I kept asking myself: what am I doing in North Carolina? Over and over, in texts and emails to others, and in my own head, what the hell am I doing? Because there was barely a week between returning from Denver and flying off to Raleigh, I didn’t have... Continue Reading →
Help Me Help You Help My Hair. And my Home. And, you know, the Earth.
This post is purely for my own informational purposes, but it's possible that some of my questions are also your questions; perhaps together we can get some answers. I'm talking about saving the planet and whatnot here. I recently read an article by Santa Rosa's leading acupuncturist (and all-around inspiring woman) Lorelle Saxena, about making small... Continue Reading →
Politics at Large
I generally try to stay quiet about politics in any sort of public format, for no other reason than to avoid the crazies. So many people feel the need to shout about why their candidate of choice is the best, why yours is the worst, and why I’m a horrible person who deserves to have her... Continue Reading →
Amanda Janik 