by Monica Wiant | Mar 17, 2006 | Uncategorized
I love to sleep. I don’t just appreciate it in that passive, I-prefer-to-feel-well-rested-than-tired way. It’s something I actively enjoy, an indulgence of sensory delight and pleasure, an activity to be entered into with joy and enthusiasm.Even though I...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 15, 2006 | Uncategorized
I’m in kind of a bummer of a mood today. To keep this blog from being a complete and total downer, I figured I would throw in some random Internet photos to lighten things up.Last year, at this time, I was spending most of my time here:This glorious feat of...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
In high school, I was one of those overachievers who couldn’t make a sandwich without thinking about how it would look on my college applications. I joined everything from chamber orchestra to environmental club in my attempt to look well-rounded, stopping just...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 9, 2006 | Uncategorized
It all started with an innocent lunchtime conversation among coworkers.”I have to go pay for my son’s cap and gown,” one of my colleagues said, casually recalling her to-do list.”Wait a minute,” I interrupted. “Is your son even in...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
If I don’t call my mom at any other point in the week, I call her on Tuesday nights. She lives in Fargo, I live in Reno, so the phone is our only method of communication. I’ve tried to introduce her to computers, but her friend Heinz convinced her that the...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 4, 2006 | Uncategorized
I love a good storm.I’m not just saying this because today, I get to procrastinate at home instead of in a cubicle across town.I’ve been waiting eagerly for this storm, ever since it was spotted off the coast of California a few days ago. I felt like a...
