A Signature Quirk

November 16, 2011May 24, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 56 Comments

My husband snapped this photo of my Writing "Helper" this evening--and aside from Her Royal Cuteness, what made me smile at this picture was the background view of my own closet. Notice anything goofy about it? I'll give you a hint: if the lighting were better, everything in that closet would show up in some … Continue reading A Signature Quirk

Breaking my own Rules: Observations from the NaNoWriMo Lab Notebook

November 15, 2011December 4, 2011 ~ Kana Smith ~ 49 Comments

So I signed up for NaNoWriMo this year—the Extreme Writing Event wherein crazed participants skip sleeping for the month of November and work to turn out a 50,000 word novel in 30 days… And those of you who have been reading here for a few weeks know that I pledged not to blog about the … Continue reading Breaking my own Rules: Observations from the NaNoWriMo Lab Notebook

A worm by any other name would be… a Hobbit

November 11, 2011July 11, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 34 Comments

Our son Christian is NOT a "Chris." He doesn't even acknowledge "Chris" as a version of his name--doesn't respond to it at all. I had to explain that to his first T-ball coach (not because I'm a fussy mom who insists on a full name--in fact, I had assumed when I named him that he … Continue reading A worm by any other name would be… a Hobbit

Confessions of a Statistics Slut

November 10, 2011December 3, 2011 ~ Kana Smith ~ 46 Comments

Hi, my name is Kana, and I'm a stats-aholic. I admit it. I look at my blog stats a lot. It's the feel-good-fix for which I don't want to go to Anonymous meetings. Unlike alcohol (for which I DO go to meetings), my stats addiction doesn't turn me Stupid. (At least, I don't think it … Continue reading Confessions of a Statistics Slut

Blogger Call to Action: Please Help Me Happy-Dance

November 8, 2011January 24, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 94 Comments

If you don't do your blogging from an iPad, there's one thing you might not realize about your WordPress blog. The "default settings" on your blog are programmed to send iPad viewers to a specialized "mobile view" of your blog called OnSwipe--and (speaking as an uber-frustrated iPad reader-of-blogs) the OnSwipe view is CRAP. So I … Continue reading Blogger Call to Action: Please Help Me Happy-Dance

Hunting for Answers in Pink Camo: Why is it…

November 6, 2011November 7, 2011 ~ Kana Smith ~ 38 Comments

Why is it...that when our digital devices are syncing, we don't throw them life preservers? Why is it...that everyone has a "bucket list" of things they want to do, but nobody talks about the Fuckit List of the shit they've decided not to bother with? Why is it...that people don't come with the "Cool" button … Continue reading Hunting for Answers in Pink Camo: Why is it…

Sex-Ed in a nutshell: “Huh.THAT’s kinda gross.”

November 5, 2011November 5, 2011 ~ Kana Smith ~ 27 Comments

"Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees.." ~from that song on the "hits of the 60s" cassette my parents used to play in the car Even as a toddler, my son Christian was always a detail-oriented, literal-minded little guy. He was the kind of two-year-old who … Continue reading Sex-Ed in a nutshell: “Huh.THAT’s kinda gross.”