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What’s up with my Fall/Winter
As a summer enthusiast, I hate fall and winter, but at least I am keeping busy with different endeavors: On October 19, I’ll be on a panel at the IL Library Association conference: Always Be Collaborating: Looking Beyond the Library Walls for Models of Civic Engagement. I’ll be talking about the “how to be a pop […]
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I know what I did this summer
I’ve been a bit quiet here over the summer, but I’ve been up to a lot so I wanted to share it, in my usual quarterly self promotional blog post. I’m working with Citizen Engagement Laboratory’s Cultural Pulse project, and I’ve been doing a lot of writing there which may be of interest to you […]
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A “welcome packet” for my keratoconus family
In the past 7 years since I was diagnosed with keratoconus, I started to join different online groups and meet other people with the condition. I often relive the early frustration and fear of those newly diagnosed. It’s scary: the changes in vision come on quickly and it can be quite disruptive to one’s work […]
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Don’t be the office asshole. Here’s how.
My good bud Raizel sent me a link today that made me laugh. Not in a “ha ha,” funny way but the bitter laugh of recognition. The kind of laugh of someone whose been through something messed up and seeing someone else go through the same thing and realizing you’re not alone. It was a question in […]
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When the burnout wall comes crashing on you, and it’s on fire.
I definitely hit a wall in the past month or so that’s become noticeable by some of my friends and family. I feel tired all the time. And not physically tired: I’ll get up, and go to the gym and such; I am physically fine in that respect. I’m just feeling stressed and mentally exhausted. […]
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Morris Day and The Time are the Heroes of Purple Rain
Now that everyone is revisiting Purple Rain as we all deal with our grief, I wanted to quickly revisit an opinion I’ve had since I watched the movie as a kid: Morris Day and The Time are the actual heroes in Purple Rain. I’m not saying they’re “nice guys.” They are young local musicians, and if […]
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Some scattered, dehydrated thoughts as I mourn Prince
I am dehydrated as hell because of Prince. After 24 hours of crying, drinking wine from a can, more crying, and drinking more wine with friends, even this 33 oz bottle of club soda I’m drinking doesn’t seem to be enough to replenish me right now. I’m sure I have more tears to come, when […]
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So now what?
Now that I don’t have to worry about eye surgery mucking up the rest of my year I can start thinking about life a bit more proactively. I am looking forward to traveling this year, I’ve been slowly making some mental space to write and play music again, and I mentioned that I have a three year […]
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The hidden costs of being “not well” will make you broke quick
I’m waiting to find out whether my scleral lenses are going to be covered by health insurance and I stumbled across a post on one of the keratoconus blogs I read. She talked about the high expenses of her contact lenses and vision care: she had to take out a small bank loan to cover […]
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Quiet, everyone. Especially me.
Instead of going to a networking-y kind of event, I am sitting at home on the couch watching Austenland. I know I should go, I want to go, and I probably will go, but the idea of going makes me so tired. Mostly because I spent a good chunk of my evening last night talking […]
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Keidra Chaney 