A Card Catalog

Weep no more, little love-notes, your shoebox homes are safe from Dewey's decimals.

I have found a prettier way to index.

The observant reader may feel at this point that structured procrastination requires a certain amount of self-deception, since one is in effect constantly perpetrating a pyramid scheme on oneself. Exactly. One needs to be able to recognize and commit oneself to tasks with inflated importance and unreal deadlines, while making oneself feel that they are important and urgent. This is not a problem, because virtually all procrastinators have excellent self-deceptive skills also. And what could be more noble than using one character flaw to offset the bad effects of another?
Absolutely committed to Structured Procrastination as a life plan.


found in our basement, a relic of second grade.

found in our basement, a relic of second grade.

in porcelain, a metaphor for this day via g1an: Amble Porcelain, found and altered table (detail)

in porcelain, a metaphor for this day

via g1an: Amble Porcelain, found and altered table (detail)

precious moments.

precious moments.

Dad plays in the school band.  History shows that when music teachers get their way, the Berenblum children play either triangles or tambourines.  Although come to think of it, on one glorious occasion I was in charge of the xylophone.  

Dad plays in the school band.  History shows that when music teachers get their way, the Berenblum children play either triangles or tambourines.  Although come to think of it, on one glorious occasion I was in charge of the xylophone.  

Tender sentiments from the boys at St. Andrews, lovingly bound into a book to read on my flight to America.   See what happens when you don’t choose a Quaker private school?

Tender sentiments from the boys at St. Andrews, lovingly bound into a book to read on my flight to America.

 

See what happens when you don’t choose a Quaker private school?

Planner, senior year of high school.  1. Not sure what my Columbia mistake was, but I’m glad I fixed it! 2. Buying bulbs shows up all over my lists from the past eight years or so. 3. “heart-to-heart with jordan.” check! 4. so I must’ve really hated physics, huh?

Planner, senior year of high school. 

1. Not sure what my Columbia mistake was, but I’m glad I fixed it!

2. Buying bulbs shows up all over my lists from the past eight years or so.

3. “heart-to-heart with jordan.” check!

4. so I must’ve really hated physics, huh?

A little old-timey sexism in my 2nd grade (Buenos Aires) spanish notebook The title of this cartoon can be roughly translated as “A Fat Rescuer.”  Yes, the suggestion of a heroic fat man is the punchline.  Here is my dialogue: Trapeze man: “Wow, girl, killer bod!” … “Oh no, my poor beloved Caroline.” Heroic fat man: “Watch out! Here comes super man!” Carolina [to fat man]: “Thanks, if it weren’t for you, I’d be dead.” Crowd: “Bravo! Bravo!”

A little old-timey sexism in my 2nd grade (Buenos Aires) spanish notebook

The title of this cartoon can be roughly translated as “A Fat Rescuer.”  Yes, the suggestion of a heroic fat man is the punchline.  Here is my dialogue:

Trapeze man: “Wow, girl, killer bod!” … “Oh no, my poor beloved Caroline.”

Heroic fat man: “Watch out! Here comes super man!”

Carolina [to fat man]: “Thanks, if it weren’t for you, I’d be dead.”

Crowd: “Bravo! Bravo!”