This week, Somebody's Miracle turned five years old. On February 16, 2013, I launched this site with a simple post about my travel plans and the open road ahead of me (literally and figuratively). Without any idea of what my future held, I figured it might be nice to have a place to keep track of it ...
Archives for February 2018
Reclaiming “Spinster”
In a lot of ways, Leslie Knope is my spirit animal. Ambitious, driven, often stupidly optimistic, I always appreciated her pluck. Back in Parks and Rec's second season, Leslie throws a pre-Valentine's Day get-together for all her gal pals. Christened "Galentine's Day," it's since taken hold ...
Review: A Fantastic Woman
This is a cross-post with Third Coast Review. It's often said that film is the most collaborative of arts. It takes a village, so to speak, to create ninety minutes of story and visuals that move us, inspire us, scare us, entertain us. When everything comes together seamlessly, no one aspect of ...
A Pomodoro That’s Better Than Sauce
One of the biggest struggles about being self-employed for me (aside from, you know, drumming up income) is looking at a wide open calendar and sorting out how best to use my time. Sure, it sounds like an absolute dream: no meetings, and none of the office bullshit that comes with them. And ...
What I Watched: January 2018
I spent the first week of 2018 holed up at home. It was negative a bazillion degrees outside in Chicago (still is, honestly), and working from home means I can basically hibernate for days on end if I want to. (Which I do more often than I care to admit.) All that time at home was filled with ...