back in the office

I’m back in the office after three days in court. And while I was out, my first bylined article for NPR was published. Of course, the topic matter is all too familiar.

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mouse mcnutty

On Sunday, I walked home from yoga listening to “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior (see ‘move your feet’ post) on my iPod, feeling goofy and happy. In hand, I had a salad and a large chai from Tryst, and when I got home, I danced up the stairs. My roommate was on the couch, laughing [...]

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the life of a juror

Yesterday, I got picked for jury duty out of 130 potential jurors to sit in the box for a federal murder case. I’m pretty sure that’s all I can say. But I can’t wait to talk about when it’s done in several weeks and we come to a verdict. It’s fascinating to be a vital participant [...]

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what’s a decade?

On Saturday, my friend B. left my phone number on a restaurant receipt for the hot Middle Eastern waiter. I was embarrassed and shook my head at her and laughed. I figured he wouldn’t use it. Oh, he did. He texted me later that night. And he’s 21 years old.

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turning your mind into an ally

I think it’s pretty telling that when I bought a Buddhist meditation book “Turning Your Mind Into an Ally,” by Sakyong Mipham, I thought it was “alley” for the first few weeks. Until I mentioned it to S. and she laughed and laughed. “Turning your mind into a dark, scary place,” she joked. Right.
But [...]

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never go to the grocery store hungry

Today, I worked for six hours in the quiet office monitoring breaking news, updating the homepage and writing blurbs for ATC. And I didn’t eat for six hours.
So, I went to Whole Foods at 8 p.m., slightly lightheaded with a growling stomach, and I bought more than $100 worth of food, including pancake mix, pre-rolled crab [...]

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gangs and atc

I built this page today. It was so much fun, even though I was working so quickly, I don’t even know how I got food in my stomach or where the time went.
I also watched how All Things Considered comes together — it was thrilling being in the studio to listen to Robert Siegel and [...]

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rock climbing rocks

Well, that settles it. I’m in love.  
I’m going to go buy myself a harness, some climbing shoes and a bag of chalk and I’m going to learn how to rock climb. I climbed three routes yesterday at Great Falls, a 5.5, a 5.6 and half of a 5.7 and it was scary and exhilerating [...]

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against intuition

I like to think I learn pretty quickly, and I can adapt relatively easily.
But it’s been more than a year since I’ve lived in my D.C. apartment and I still, for the life of me, can’t remember that on each light switch that has two flips (there’s six in the house), I will need to flip the one that goes against [...]

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