Lists are Maps
I like to make lists. When I feel panicky about a lack of productivity, I make a list. They’re brainstorms. Some items are meant to be checked off and others […]
Birkensmacking
The interview process is a singularly humiliating experience of self promotion. Showcase your talents concisely and humbly. Prove you are an appealing person. Adapt to your interviewer, gauge their responses, […]
Grownup Litmus Test
It often requires distance to understand a moment’s significance. Maybe it takes days or even years. But then there are those rare lucky moments when you’re zapped to attention right […]
Door to Door Meltdowns
There was suddenly an insistent rapping on my family’s door. It was a Tuesday night, about 8 pm, winter, very dark out, and raining on top of that. Despite the unexpectedness […]
Travel Like a Gleeful Dog
My favorite part about being in a new place is paying attention to when it becomes meaningful to me. Formerly ordinary, non-distinct streets and shops that at first blend together, […]
Ceviche My Heart- 6 Unmissable Foodie Stops in Ensenada
If you read my post Ejido Erendia 19 you’ll know that I popped down to Baja not too long ago with a couple of pretty cool cats. That post let you in […]
Catholic Chic, a Schoolgirl’s Sartorial Rebellion
I attribute much of my style savvy today to the three years I spent pushing the boundaries of my cookie cutter Catholic girl’s school uniform. Uniforms are simultaneously sites of […]
2012 Retrospective
As it turns out, I learned a few things in 2012. The best dissertation is a finished dissertation. Sharing and discussing your research is one of the scariest and best […]
Are you there Santa? It’s me, Baumhofer
If you could have dinner with any 5 people, dead or alive… or mystical, who would you choose? For me, Santa Claus has to be on the list. Sometimes I wonder […]
Ejido Erendira 19
There were three of us. Margie Del Mar had freckles on her face and a calm, reserved way that snuck up on you. Her boyfriend, Mr. Whiskers, was at least […]
