Author Archives: mathdreads
Broken Ankle Weekend Plans
So you know you’re recently disabled when a trip to the grocery store becomes an adventurous weekend plan rather than an errand. The best thing about my condition is that I’m expected to make a near 100% recovery–after having a few metal screws surgically implanted into my fractured fibula next Friday. In the meantime, a … Continue reading
Entering 43 with a Bang
Like my father, I believe in celebrating my birthday for a week, which normally works out beautifully. Yet on Labor Day Monday, I went to a noon time capoeira class and broke my distal fibula while doing a sparring exercise. Ironically, my capoeira teacher had made me switch from the partner I’d wanted to spar … Continue reading
David Bowie Tribute
There are different ways to celebrate the first weekend after surviving the first week of school this Labor Day, but this has been the most fun. One of my friends got a VIP table for the David Bowie Tribute AIDS fundraiser and invited me to be a part of the group I was especially happy … Continue reading
Windshield Repair
This was the week of excitement and idealism for most of us AISD teachers. The week we dream about what a wonderful school year it’s gonna be, set up our classroom, dust off, modify or create brand-spanking new lesson plans, pray not to have a crowded class size and run around to get everything else … Continue reading
The Adventures Quartet
I’m the proud “mother” of four paintings, which represent chapters 1-4 of my second novel, The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa. One of my goals for this fourth painting was to complete it before I had to return to school. It’s good to have deadlines for each painting to keep me on my toes. From here … Continue reading
What’s SUP?
SUP or stand up paddle boarding is yet another non-motorized way people can enjoy spending time on Lady Bird lake. Since Austin is currently experiencing 100+ weather, I met a group of other women around 10:30 Saturday morning to SUP in relatively cool 80-degree weather. GPS got me in the vicinity of water sports rental … Continue reading
Painting Trio
This past Friday, I celebrated the “birth” of my third painting. As usual, I initially saw all of the shortcomings of it before appreciating what was wonderful about it. Namely, I really like the way the background for the lower three panels look, the characters pop off the canvas and the fractured look of the … Continue reading
Jasmine’s Visit
Every time one of my nieces or nephews turn 16, they fly out to where I’m living to spend a week with me. As soon as I whisked Jasmine from the airport, we went straight to a locally owned 24-hour diner. As much as I wanted to impress my niece, I loved my entree as well: … Continue reading
Beach Camping
I recently went on a beach camping trip with three other capoeira friends of mine. We all met up at one friend’s house who’d recently bought a truck and saw how much we could safely load up the bed. She even got all dressed up for our all-female, Texas road trip. So after loading up … Continue reading
The 1st Two Chapters
I couldn’t wait for all the paint to dry before putting Ch. 2 of The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa on my gallery wall. I now feel that I’m on a roll that I don’t want to end. After getting over the hump (or more truthfully, getting over myself), I can honestly say that I’m … Continue reading