I was skeptical, but it heated back up to 400 and my sausage rolls finished browning. Hooray! I am a culinary genius! But then the baking gods laughed at my hubris.
New Omens
Bake-Queen
Yes. I’m baking. Again. It really should be no surprise to those who know me. It is the holiday season, after all, and nothing says Holly Jolly Christmas like trying to pull myself out of Seasonal Depression like sweets and gluten. So for this post, I figured it is a sufficient time to both share... Continue Reading →
Winter Sunshine
Every person who really knows me can also tell you about my not-so-secret crush on Ernest Hemingway, which -- considering his views on happiness -- leads me to sadly conclude he would find my latest antics evidence of an imbecilic mind. I prefer to think of myself as an brilliant mastermind manipulating the masses. And by masses, I mean my students. And by manipulating, I mean trying to fix what is broken.
42 is the Answer
At the end of September 2020 and in the midst of the Covid lockdown and hellish online teaching, I made a decision to take better care of myself and try to undo years of neglect. Sure, I had been exercising and even worked to the point where I could run around a 12 minute mile... Continue Reading →
New Year, Old Me
Let's cast aside this well-intentioned notion of goal-setting written on the fresh diaper of the New Year's baby; we know what will come of most of these pursuits -- the same thing you will find inside that tidy diaper a few weeks after the newness has worn off and you realize that, in fact, slapping... Continue Reading →
Christy G. Thomas 