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Haiku hijinks
This post will read best / On a non-mobile device / Trust me, it’s worth it … Today, less is more: Educational topics Addressed by haiku No Spring Break for me Back-to-back quarters are tough But...
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Dropping the Bomb
I got invited to attend a New Investigators in Alzheimer’s Disease Grantee Meeting in Santa Barbara. No, I’m not a Grantee. Nor am I an Alzheimer’s Investigator. I just know the guy who gives the...
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You want the truth?
OK. I’ll give it to you, now. Because I think you can handle it. Back then? No. You couldn’t. So, I didn’t tell you. I didn’t tell you the real reason I left Manatt. Last week’s blog post teed up what...
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Happy Camper (redux)
Let’s try this again… The first sleep-away camp I ever attended was an all-girls’ camp run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I cried almost every night while I was there and spent a copious...
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I admit: I’m powerless (maybe)
Hello. My name is Cristin and I (may) have a problem. No, it’s not what you think (or maybe it is…). I don’t think I’m an addict, but if I am an addict, then I’m certainly not ready to quit. Not yet...
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Crowdsourcing wins everything!
To the many fine folks who offered edits, comments, and suggestions to my (allegedly) “final” OT essay, I offer my sincere thanks. To the intrepid few who continued to slog through the re-write and...
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Catching up
This afternoon, I distributed an email to ~150 or so folks, ~50 of whom replied to let me know that they really appreciated the update–for a variety of reasons. Their responses made me realize that it...
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Naming a Fear / Learning a Lesson
My #funemployment ends on Sunday and my new, radically different, #backtoschool life begins on Monday. For the next 3+ years I will be a full-time student surrounded by classmates who are literally...
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The more things change, the more they are the same
So, I was looking for my coloring book and instead I found a large sheaf of papers from late 2001/early 2002: My Peace Corps application. Holy cow. How did that get here? Why did I keep this? I...
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Disability: Dramatically revealed
My Physiology professor took 3 weeks to return our midterms. Throughout those weeks I brooded and kvetched to anyone who’d listen about how I didn’t have a good feeling about the exam. “You’ll do...
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