I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.
— Mary Oliver
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Posts Tagged ‘fun’
Be Kind, Have Fun
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, fun, inspiration, Saturdays, Thoughts on August 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
At the Top of the List
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, fun, Thoughts, Writers, writing on July 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I had the interesting experience of trying to explain my latest writing project to someone at a party last night. In French.
Do I speak French? I do not!
It was a hilarious experience (what exactly is “ethical thief” in French?) and I learned a lot. The best part was just diving in and figuring it out.
Did I get everything right? 100% no.
Did I get enough right to make it work? Yes.
And that’s what mattered. It also helped me think through what was important about the story and what could fall by the wayside.
So if anyone out there is aiming for perfection ? (And I include myself in this.) Maybe just don’t. Instead, focus on the important bits.
And having a good time is right at the top of that list.
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Dear Day Job: You’re Welcome
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, fun, haiku, poetry, Writers, writing on December 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I spent a non-zero amount of time today writing out-of-office poetry. Because the holidays need more fun:)
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Worth Every Minute
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, fun, genre fiction, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“If you love what you do and are willing to do what it takes, it’s within your reach. And it’ll be worth every minute you spend alone at night, thinking and thinking about what it is you want to design or build. It’ll be worth it, I promise.”
― Steve Wozniak
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Important Information for a Sunday
Posted in Likes, Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, cool stuff, creativity, fun, Thoughts on July 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Dear Readers,
Attached please find important information for your enjoyment and edification. It may be particularly appropriate for a quiet Sunday afternoon.
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Fun Puzzle
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, #wotf39, creativity, fun, inspiration, Writers of the Future on May 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a puzzle based on one of the illustrations in the forthcoming Writers of the Future Volume 39 (coming out May 16th!). Both the writer and illustrator of this piece are great artists and lovely people. Can’t wait for you to meet them both in Volume 39, but until then, enjoy Death and the Taxman!
Have fun with this story illustration from Writers of the Future Volume 39 depicting the Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, who must regain his powers before he faces judgment for his original sin. Take a good look at the image before you push the re-start button at the lower left side of the page!
— Galaxy Press newsletter
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Busy Day, with Volcanoes
Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, fun, Thoughts on January 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
We’re having friends over for dinner for the first time in (what seems like) decades, and I’ve apparently forgotten everything I knew about giving a dinner party. So lots to do, but I did take the time to update my chocolate volcano recipe to metric.
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Into the Trees
Posted in Likes, Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, adventure, fun, inspiration, Thoughts, yay on September 10, 2022|
No writing today. Instead, adventure.
Morning: an early drive through the fog-filled hills of Quebec to canoe through a giant water maze, home to beavers, frogs, birds, turtles and more.
Lunch: hot dog with ketchup and sauerkraut in honor of my grandfather, who also liked them that way.
Afternoon: three hours of hiking, climbing, zip-lining, rock climbing fun.
Ziptour – Adventure – Discover our Arbraska Parks
And now we rest.
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This Is Delightful
Posted in Likes, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, #OneDrabbleSinging, creativity, fun, inspiration, music, the interwebs, writing on July 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
In my quest to prove that the internet is good for more than trolling, discouraging news and ridiculous conspiracy theories, I give you Typatone.
The act of writing has always been an art. Now, it can also be an act of music. Each letter you type corresponds to a specific musical note putting a new spin on your composition. Make music while you write.
Type directly or use the clipboard icon to paste text. Toggle the music icon to change styles. Click the plus sign to start anew.
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What is the sound of one drabble singing?
And here’s the opening of Pride and Prejudice while we’re at it.
Delightful!
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Fun in the Kitchen
Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, experiments, fun, recipes on February 13, 2022| 2 Comments »
Today I am going to caramelize white chocolate, and then use it to make white chocolate passionfruit tofu pudding.
There are a number of ways to caramelize the chocolate, the most traditional being a 250F oven for 45–60 minutes, stirring every ten minutes or so. A second option is to sous vide the chocolate at 90C for anywhere from 4 to 12 hours, but that’s a long time and I have dessert-making to do now.
I think I’ll start with the quickest of the options I’ve found so far: the microwave.
… (time passing)… (muzak from your preferred era)… (stepped away to make a lemon meringue pie because it’s Mr Man’s favorite and, you know, Valentine’s Day)…
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Success! It took seven minutes of microwave time total, plus all the opening the microwave and stirring and closing the microwave door and … you get the picture. I’m glad I tried it but next time I will test the sous vide method. It takes a lot longer but it’s all hands off.
That said, all that microwave time paid off. Caramelized white chocolate is freaking delicious.
I made another batch of tofu chocolate pudding, subbing in the caramelized white chocolate for dark, passionfruit simple syrup for plain, and lime juice for the vanilla. It is quite good but a little too sweet straight from the blender. It may balance out once it chills. If I try it again I’ll reduce the amount of syrup considerably (half? less?) and up the lime. (Actually, next time I’ll probably just toss a block of tofu in the blender with the white chocolate and go from there.)
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