I am very excited to introduce this month’s featured scientist: Corrie Navis. I met her while we were both pursuing our Master’s degrees in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology at Eastern Michigan University. Corrie’s excitement for science (and many other things, actually) is extremely infectious, and her current research is so adorable that I have …
Apparently we’re all murderers. “Millennials… Killing Harley’s Sales” “Millennials are Killing Chains Like Buffalo Wild Wings and Applebee’s” “Millennials are Killing the Beer Industry” “Millennials are Killing the Napkin Industry” “Millennials are Killing the Golf Industry” (this one kind of follows the theme, but mostly I want you to remind me to talk about this …
This post doesn’t fit with most of our themes, but it does pertain to something near and dear to my heart; Dungeons & Dragons. For those of you that don’t know, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a table-top role playing game. The general idea goes something like this: some friends get together and make characters, …
I have been spending a lot of time mulling over the concept of expectations lately. If you don’t have any, you accept less than you deserve in many aspects of life. But if you have too many, or they’re too high, you set yourself up for disappointment. I know this because I used to have …
Just when you thought we were done adding family members for a while, I have to introduce you to a new one: Herbie! Herbie (AKA Herbert Hoover) is our new robotic vacuum, and I am in love with him. Herbie is an ECOVACS DEEBOT N79 Robotic vacuum, and I found him on Amazon. I have …
I was talking with a very honest friend recently, and she said that in a relationship, one person is always the asshole. In context it was funny, but I also think there’s some truth to that. I also think that in the healthiest relationships, people take turns being the asshole. I’ll explain. First, I …
After our last night of silliness in Sydney, we flew to Cairns. Compared to the relative bustle of Sydney and its air of excitement, Cairns felt incredibly laid back. Like a summer night in the South, but way more liberal and with surfboards and dreadlocks. This was probably my favorite stop on the entire trip. …
And by “it” I mean anniversaries. Seth and I are the kind of people who prefer “experience” type gifts over material gifts, so when our first anniversary was coming up, I called dibs on planning how we’d celebrate it. I had spent the previous summer making pretty regular trips to Traverse City for work and …
Sydney I arrived in Sydney after a 14 hour flight from Dallas (and a six hour layover before that) exhausted and sure that I wanted nothing more than a nap. So when I found my sister at the airport, we headed to our hostel. Yes I said hostel. I know in America that word conjures …
Hello everyone. It’s been a little crazy on our end this past week or so, due in large part to some tough family stuff going on. Many of you know that my dad is an alcoholic, and has been for as long as I can remember. Last weekend, we had an intervention and sent him …