Author Archives: mathdreads
Social Media Recluse
Ever since I self-published my first novel, Tribe of One, nearly two years ago, I’ve been nagged by thoughts of social media. One of the main joys of self-publishing is the satisfaction of finally having something tangible to show for all my hard work. My major challenge is promoting my work. I’m well aware of how … Continue reading
Vatican City Prostitutes
I can truly tell that spring break is a week away, given how challenging last week was. Due to two doctors’ appointments, I took Wednesday off, but I still felt just as drained on Friday as if I’d actually worked five days. I noticed that one of my neighboring teachers, who is new to my high … Continue reading
For Colored Girls
Nothing like February to bring out the Black History in the States. I used to make a point to read books written by Blacks during this time, but my life has become so complicated with schedules that I’m happy to read a little of everything in my current stack of books and magazines. I just trust an … Continue reading
Water Wench
As much fun as I’ve had during this Presidents’ Day weekend, one would have thought that I actually had a long 4-day weekend like my students. Truth be told, without the responsibility of supervising students, I enjoyed spending Friday at an all-day professional development series of workshops. I was a little late to the first session, but … Continue reading
Writers’ Retreat
It’s been years since I headed out of town immediately after school on a Friday. The mission for this getaway was to attend a writers’ retreat. My regular schedule’s so jammed packed that it’s a vacation to abandon it for a spell. In less than an hour, I arrived to the resort ranch and immediately saw some … Continue reading
Super Saturday
I once joked that it was a good thing that February 2012 had an extra day since I’d probably have something scheduled every single day before the month arrived. February has arrived and my prediction did not come true, but that’s only because a few things are scheduled on the same day…like this past Saturday … Continue reading
Distractions from Happiness
I’ve had quite the dramatic weekend, starting on Friday when I discovered that I could no longer enter “last minute,” ie “late,” grades electronically since the deadline had already passed. I’d been marking furiously to complete my short stack of grades only to be locked out of the electronic gradebook. I took the first of several … Continue reading
I Wanna Be a Comic Stripper When I Grow Up!
Last night, I attended a salsa-themed birthday party for two friends. Most of the attendees were salseros who I’ve known since moving to Austin, but only see every blue moon. So, as social custom dictates, we all greeted each other and inquired what the other had been up to since we last saw each other. I … Continue reading
My Last Stupid Act of 2011
Although I thoroughly enjoyed the week I spent with my family for Christmas, I rushed back to Austin in order to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Part of my preparation, besides attending a few bootcamps to work off the two-desserts-a-day-and-sedentary lifestyle that I had embraced while visiting my family, I went to Goodwill in order to get … Continue reading
Budding Cartoonist
I can hardly ever retrace the path of my creative ideas, but as far as my latest one, I know I was swimming. If I care to go back a little further, I had checked out two books the Saturday before I’d gone swimming. One was “A History of Mathematics” by Carl B. Boyer and … Continue reading