...symbol and substance...

After toying with the site for a long long while, I've decided to transfer my blog to Wordpress at symbolandsubstance.wordpress.com . It...

I downloaded an app onto my new phone that will supposedly help me blog more frequently. so just testing it out!

That could be a Batman-esque exclamation. Holy WEEK, Robin! It's not, however, in this case. It's actually Holy Week. Tomorrow I...

So the chicken poached in milk was a success. I do not have any pictures, unfortunately. I doubled the recipe and it worked out great. The ...

I haven't been posting as much because I've done quite a bit of (gasp) actual work on my dissertation. I had this hare-brained plan...

So we had a neighborhood incident today where a group of high schoolers (probably about 8 of them) were gambling in the back of one of the h...

One of the benefits of working at a University is things like spring break. Oh, and summer break. This year because of furloughs we have alm...

I updated my bathroom two weekends ago as a surprise for my dh. Being that we're in debt due to our kitchen remodel (worth it) I decided...

This weekend was a busy one! We had a party for B's birthday, which turned out great. It was actually a surprise! I don't have any p...

Hipster paradise! Yet another New York Times article about the town where B and I got married. This time it's about vintage clothing s...