What’s this? I’m trying to blog once a day for 50 days! Inspired by Forking Mad and Lou Plummer.

I can’t believe - I completely forgot to blog yesterday! Yesterday was extraordinarily busy, and it just never occurred to me. So, here are my answers to two prompts!

What things are easy for you to write about? What things are hard?

I never seem to have trouble writing or talking about my own life and past experiences. It’s not that I think I’m particularly interesting or profound (well, sometimes, maybe I do…) but I am just constantly living in my own head and relating things to my past experiences, so sometimes it feels good to get it on paper.

Conversely, I have trouble writing on technical topics. It’s really hard to get over the hump of “oh, this has been done before, and my input is not valuable here.” I always want to do a good job, and I set a high bar for myself, so it’s hard to get started.

What are your favorite books and why?

I really hate how awful she has become online, but it’s extremely hard to understate how important J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter was to me growing up.

Outside of that, I really love:

  • The Sherlock Holmes stories
  • Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner
  • The Wind in the Willows
  • Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

Is it any wonder I studied abroad in the UK?