Slice of Life
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Blog roulette
On Saturday morning I was nearly late to my event; I was busy reading slices. Most mornings I set a timer and read while I eat breakfast and drink my coffee, but it was the weekend and I had plenty of time…until I didn’t. With so many posts to choose…
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Very superstitious
Yesterday I was on the UCLA campus and walked by this iconic, at least for Bruins, fountain. It’s official name is the Inverted Fountain, but it’s often referred to as the toilet bowl fountain because, well, it looks like a toilet bowl. What does this have to do with superstition?…
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5-4-3-2-1
I’ve been saving Britt’s blog post as inspiration for an end of week post. 5 things that made me smile• Unexpectedly finding friends at the gym • Watching kids’ reactions to my read aloud • Being on the UCLA campus again• Seeing former professors• Getting most of the choreo right…
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Goonies never say die!
I cheated and scrolled through the WordPress prompts for one I liked. Here it is: What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? Here are the ones off the top of my head, along with a random line I remember: When Harry Met Sally: I’ll have…
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Don’t ask me that!
Did you know WordPress gives you a daily writing prompt? This was the one posted yesterday, March 6. What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I guess the answer to that depends on the situation and the asker. As a Chinese-American, born and raised in Southern California,…
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Transcription (low confidence)
There are a few reasons why I love the transcription function for voicemail on my phone. 1. It takes longer to listen to a voicemail than read the transcription. A number of years back, my younger brother informed me that leaving a voicemail was for old people, after I had,…
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Presidential trivia?
I was at LitCon last month and the meeting rooms all had names that follow a theme depending on where they’re located. Can you guess which room I found myself in based on the picture below? Hint: the theme was past presidents. Did you guess William Howard Taft? Correct! I…
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Joy writing
Every month I meet up with a group of colleagues in a support group of sorts. One meeting last year, we all found ourselves feeling low, dejected, frustrated. I challenged us to start looking for moments of joy and recording it in a journal–a spin on gratitude journaling. We even…
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Leotards and grapevines
This morning was the monthly-ish meet up of my friends from college, specifically the ones I met teaching aerobics at the on-campus gym. We met and bonded over 30 years ago wearing leotards, doing grapevines, and learning how to teach the latest fitness craze–step aerobics. When we weren’t teaching classes…
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Morning naps
It’s Saturday morning, about 10:30 am, just the right time for…a nap. While I also love an afternoon nap, you really can’t do that when you’re working. My husband and I often wake up before 6 am on weekend mornings. This means we’ve walked the dog, made and finished breakfast…
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