Category Archives: Crazy Me

To Be Chopin

Posted on 07/23/2023 by chick

As I’ve said before, these days I don’t want to play Chopin as much as I want to be Chopin. But music composition is complicated, and I can’t figure it all out on my own. I tried the book route, … Continue reading →

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2/15/23

Posted on 02/15/2023 by chick

I solved the NYT Mini crossword in 16 seconds today. That’s a new record for me (previous record was 23 seconds). I paid a bunch of medical bills yesterday, and our HSA was then down to almost nothing, even though … Continue reading →

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Back to Studying

Posted on 01/18/2023 by chick

After my hiatus from Babbel, there were over 900 French words and phrases in my to-be-reviewed box. Yeesh, that was daunting! It’s down to about 600 now. It’s easy to do Babbel’s little lessons and feel like I’ve accomplished something, … Continue reading →

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Poisonous

Posted on 01/07/2023 by chick

Today in French study, the theme was “les plantes vénéneuses” (poisonous plants), and I learned that “La ciguë est le poison qui a tué Socrate.” (Hemlock is the poison that killed Socrates). It’s likely that I had already learned this … Continue reading →

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Random 11/16/22

Posted on 11/16/2022 by chick

I found a few more autumn-themed romance movies, which made me happy. That doesn’t mean I’m forgiving everybody for going overboard on Christmas already, though. I am so tired. One night of inadequate sleep is enough to ruin several days … Continue reading →

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Let’s Hear It for Hats!

Posted on 11/14/2022 by chick

My mother, who was a French major in college, learned a lot more about the French language than I ever did. She once told me that a circumflex is often indicative of an S having been removed from the word … Continue reading →

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Commit or Let It Go

Posted on 11/13/2022 by chick

I started this blog back in 2007. I haven’t been celebrating my blogiversaries lately, but this year, in April, was my 15th. The fact that I still write posts, however sporadically, after fifteen years is impressive. Most people don’t keep … Continue reading →

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Random 11/1/2022

Posted on 11/01/2022 by chick

Having given myself permission to buy a whole bunch of books didn’t also magically create space to put said books. How unexpected and unfortunate. I never thought I’d be persuaded to try kale, let alone enjoy eating it, and yet … Continue reading →

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What’s the Goal?

Posted on 10/22/2022 by chick

I’ve been brushing up my French language skills since mid-August. It’s going well. My grasp of grammar is not as good now as it was in college, but I’ve gotten much better at reading in French, and I’ve learned some … Continue reading →

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International Beverage, I Think

Posted on 09/17/2022 by chick

A while back, my husband ordered a box of Korean ramen. Mixed among the packages of ramen were these things: Aside from the name (Maxim), the only English words on the packaging were “easy cut” and “other,” none of which … Continue reading →

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