This is what a computer scientist looks like

We are off and running in Fall Term!

I am generally a morning person.

Photo by Dina Badamshina on Unsplash It wasn’t until the morning after we returned home, when I left my bedroom to head downstairs upon waking and saw the open bedroom door, that I registered Elder Kiddo’s absence.

One of the many unwritten responsibilities of an academic job is peer review.

While I still have a good month and a half before the academic year starts, when August arrives I start to feel like summer is over.

My partner’s mom celebrated a milestone birthday this year.

If this academic term has (re)taught me anything, it’s that bodies don’t adhere to (and frankly don’t care about) the academic calendar.

Somehow, I blinked and 2 months passed.

Later this week, I test for my 4th degree black belt in taekwondo.

A typical December finds me digging in to reflections on the past year and thoughtful goal setting.

On a long walk a few days ago, as I contemplated how best to reflect on the year, my mind kept flashing back to iconic snapshots from the year.