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I think I’m officially obsessed. Every spare moment I’m googling and technorati searching, hoping to find the perfect (or near-perfect) solution. I was contacted by a couple of people connected to PIM, one guy from tasktoy and a guy from AirSet, an PIM that I hadn’t run into yet. AirSet looks pretty cool, like it…

There will be more about personal organization later today–so much to tell you all. At any rate, I have been husbandless this week and trying to maintain general order without going insane. So far, I’m succeeding. But a few glitches have reared their ugly heads (do glitches have heads; I imagine they do). First the…

That’s what I’m looking for. It’s been an interesting hunt so far, which has yielded all kinds of promising-looking possibilities, but nothing that seems perfect or even close. So here’s the journey I’ve been on and what I’ve found so far. General observations: lots of the software/webware out there assumes that you are a business…

After the chaos of the last week of May and first two weeks of June, complete with two visits by relatives, two birthdays and two week-long workshops, I’m attempting to reclaim the house from the crap under which it is buried. In this process, I am also trying to organize my time better. Ideally, I…

Thanks to timna, for pointing out this article in the The Chronicle about the problem of academically-oriented (Ph.D.’s or I’d say, near Ph.D’s as well) people taking non-academic jobs in academe. It’s interesting because I feel like if I did produce research, it would be valued, maybe not in quite the same way, but people…

Back on schedule? Ha! I got up at 6:45, but I had intended to get up at 6:15 and work out. Then I was going to write or read for a while. I did not sleep well. Worried about issues at work. Worried about getting the kids off to camp safe and sound. There’s trash…

I’m back from my trip to Virginia. The visit included a huge party, complete with lots of booze, a bonfire, bagpipes, and camping. Interestingly, I didn’t drink this year (usually this is like New Year’s Eve for me), but I still *feel* like I got drunk last night. So I have the pain without having…

A la Scrivener: Dad–Beth WatersFather And Son–Cat StevensFather Lucifer–Tori AmosPapa Come Quick (Jody And Chico)–Bonnie RaittPapa Don’t Preach–MadonnaPapa Was A Rollin’ Stone–The Temptations It’s official–I need more music. I do have a Mamas and Papas album. Does that count? Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

I don’t do this often–most of the time I don’t have time–but here I am at work, blogging away. I have 50 minutes left before I leave. I’m leaving early for a trip to Virginia to visit friends. I feel only slightly guilty. When I return, I hope to be refreshed and ready to get…

Before the new Star Wars movie came out, Mr. Geeky went out and bought the rest of them on DVD and had Star Wars fest with the kids. They watched a movie a night for about a week. Then he took the kids to see the new one. A couple of weeks later, Geeky Girl…