Thumbnail Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey I’ve lost the concept of downtime. I still experience downtime, but not on purpose. That is, I’ll plan to spend an evening working — as I did tonight — and then I’ll start fixing dinner, wash dishes while it’s cooking and read an article or two, eat and keep reading …
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Month Impossible: Day Fourteen
Necklace Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey Almost halfway through my month of impossible challenges. It’s not quite time yet to reflect on the wisdom/stupidity of these things I’ve set out to do. So instead: Here is a drawing of a necklace that my sister Laura gave me. People tell me that I’m stylish, funky, hip, fun. …
Month Impossible: Day Thirteen
The John Cleese Plant Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey A couple of years back — 2003? — I subscribed to John Cleese’s website. This meant I could watch subscriber-only content on the site, humorous videos and such, and participate in chats with Mr. Cleese. I found the site hard to navigate and the content sort of …
Month Impossible: Day Twelve
I like to joke that "work gets in the way of the rest of my life." Today I can joke that "the rest of my life gets in the way of the rest of my life." The second Monday of each month is Mixology Monday, an Internet meme (theme/concept) I’ve participated in for a few …
Month Impossible: Day Eleven
Boot Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey I said yesterday that weekends are when I catch up. I’m reminded today, though, that Sundays in the fall are when I get very little done, due to football. I’m in two fantasy football leagues this year, and doing poorly in both. I’m floating around the .500 mark in each …
Month Impossible: Day Ten
The weekends are when I catch up. I meet up with friends I haven’t seen in weeks, I stop by my parents’ house to tell them what I’ve been up to and find out how they are, I sleep an extra few hours and fit in a nap to make up for the lack of …
Month Impossible: Day Eight
Tonight we held BlogFest 12. I was smart in that I scheduled very little for myself for today, which meant I had time to do things like run to the store for cake, and make and print signs and a sign-in sheet, and also shower and dress decently and arrive only forth-five minutes late for …
Month Impossible: Day Seven
Samantha Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey If I had undertaken NaDruWriNi last weekend, I had a terrific topic planned: the question of pet blogging. I adore my two cats, and I find their daily activities charming and fascinating, but I’m not solipsistic enough to think anyone else gives a cat’s ass about them. Still, in looking …
Month Impossible: Day Six
A strange kind of irony has taken hold of my life. I’ve been busy these past months, to the point that I thought my workload was as heavy as it could get. And then as soon as I started this blogging/drawing/writing every day thing, I’ve become truly, completely, insanely busy. I’m even questioning whether I …
Month Impossible: Day Five
I’m on my way to meet friends and then head to Heinz Field, for Monday Night Football with the Steelers hosting the Baltimore Ravens. It’s raining, it’s cold. It’s going to be fun. When I return: a sketch of the Steelers logo, a brief recap of the game (good or bad), and a short lament …