OurGirl: Once in a Lifetime

The Sphinx: He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions.
[the sphinx was played by edward james olmos in mystery men]

momentum of an object is defined as the the product of its mass and velocity.

an average working mother with two kids, one husband, a diminishing freelance business, a budding vineyard and a townie has decent momentum. she moves in sort of a straight-line and at a steady, constant pace.

for you physics fans, thats: P=mv

the average working mother had been operating under the fundamental law of nature, the law of conservation of momentum. the momentum of her closed system was constant and manageable.

One of the consequences of this is that the centre of mass of any system of objects will always continue with the same velocity unless acted on by a force outside the system. —wikipedia

when the average working mother with two kids, one husband, a diminishing freelance business, a budding vineyard and a townie then decides to take on a grad level course and then decides to write a white paper for an incredibly cool idea—well, bye-bye velocity.


this snail was the old me. my first question is: why is a snail trying to climb up a stick? then i thought of how hard i complicate my life, for no apparent reason, other than the sheer joy of exhaustion. fight the good fight! suck it up and go, snail, go!

lately, the inner snail in me has been feeling like this:


i got this image from
The little snail that could - Snails are faster than ADSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. —wiki

brings a whole new insight into snail mail. but it does make me think, "to what i am yoking myself?" right now, i'm thinking all that new knowledge i'm learning is sort of sitting on me as i'm struggling mightily towards the yummy green—here, lettuce. [for me, the metaphor would work just as well if the snail was struggling for cookies.] i want to check the box, MASTERS! but man, its weighing heavy on my velocity.

velocity is defined as the rate of change of position. It is a vector physical quantity, both speed and direction are required to define it. —wiki

in other words,


the density of my life is really getting to be a drag. heh. luckily, the class ends early december, at which point, the effects of the added displacement and approaching deadlines of time will diminish [am i getting this right? what am i thinking—i'm a graphic designer!] and my velocity will pick up.

until then, go snail, go!