That Guy follows Explain XKCD daily, and sends me their cartoons every so often. This one really hit home the day Sir Terry Pratchett passed. Most people I talk to don’t know of XKCD, as it’s more often shared in engineering/geek circles, but this one seemed especially appropriate for a literary world.
Tag: inspiration
Friends
You always have to have a support network- no matter how strong you think you are, you need to have someone in your life to share things with. Those friends, those special people with whom you can share the highs, the lows, and in-the-middles, no matter where they are or what time it is, they are […]
Nikki Giovanni
Success by da Coach
Inspiration about the definition of success as defined by Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka
Playlist for ALA Midwinter Chicago
Chicago themed playlist in honor of ALA Midwinter 2015
Keep Moving Forward
Like Coco
Now, I don’t wear heels. I never got the hang of them and could never catch my balance. Then, when I found That Guy, it didn’t matter as he’s shorter than me so tennis shoes and flats are wonderful. But there’s a certain logic to this. If you’ve ever read the history of Coco, […]
Changes
There are some exciting changes happening at my workplace. I can’t go into how it affects me because not everyone knows yet- there were meetings upon meetings yesterday and still not everyone knows. I think I was at my branch for a total of two hours out of an eight hour work day, partially […]
The Ship Moved
At times I am constantly filled with voices of doubts and anxiety. I just can’t shake them- I’ve done something wrong, I’ve done the stupidest thing, I have made the worst mistake in the world and everything will come crashing down because of it. I can’t shake that feeling and it rides me the rest […]
Alive
When people meet me they can get one of two sides of me- the quiet side that’s a bit reserved, or the public face which is “Hi, how are you, it’s so good to see you!” If you put me in a personality scale, I end up on the INFJ side, which means I’m perfect […]