Extraordinary Mer

I had my iPod on shuffle when I was working out this morning, and Liz Phair’s song, “Extraordinary” came into rotation. It was released a number of years ago and it’s always been a favorite of mine. When I started this blog, I named it “Ordinary Mer” because I do believe that I am, in [...]

In the Beginning

So I started a new blog. Obviously. I started blogging in graduate school, but I finished in December 2008, so I now have a lot more time on my hands. I’ve been reading a lot of great blogs lately (see my Good Reads list for examples, but I’ll single out three: Essential Prose, Halfway to [...]