You know how when you first walk into the Monkey House at the Zoo, you say “Oh, it smells TERRIBLE in here!!”, then you stay a little longer, and say “Well, it’s not so bad…”, and by the time you leave, you can’t smell it at all? You, my friend, have been living in the […]
“Grammar”
Originally Published October 7, 2010. I am not a writer by education, as I’m sure proof of such is in abundance around here. In fact, the classes I despised more than any other were those of the English variety, mainly due to the title of this blog: they were too subjective – especially in the […]
Downton Abbey, Explained.
(Click to Enlarge) (Click here to see the new Season Three Graphic – How to tell if you’re at risk of dying unexpectedly on Downton Abbey.) Chris and I are in full mourning this week. Not just half mourning, as one would do for, say, a cousin, but full mourning, as one would do for […]
CreepyHappy.
I have come to a life-changing realization. Life-CHANGING, I tell you. I now know what my favorite movie genre is. CreepyHappy. (As opposed to my blog post yesterday, which was just CreepyCreepy.) (Sorry about that.) (Also, sorry about the misunderstandings as to which parts were real and which parts only happened in my head.) (Hopefully […]
The Blog Post That Never Was.
Disclaimer: Not for the faint of heart. Or men. In fact, I don’t recommend reading this post at all. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I have finally completed the weaning process. This was harder than I expected – not for Noah, but for me. The reality that he is most likely my last child […]
SurveyMommy.
I went on a second date the other day. It was nerve-wracking, because we had been hooked up over one of those internet sites for months – you know the type I’m talking about? No, not a dating site – geez, people. One of those Mommy blog things. Anyway, so blind dates are scary enough, […]
A Romance Story.
Dear Googly-Eyed Romantic Datey Couple sitting at the next table over at Zoës, Thank you for enjoying my baby boy as he made faces, giggled, smiled charmingly, and in general flirted with you. I was honored to contribute to your holding of the hands and dreamily gazing into each other’s eyes, imagining such a creature […]
A Holiday Breakdown.
You all did as I asked and chipped in your holiday tradition likes and dislikes. So now it’s my turn to fulfill my promise and provide excessively geeky charts and graphs to break down the holidays. But first, I would like to draw some conclusions and propose some Holiday Protocol Changes based on our Highly […]
Traditionally Hating And Loving Traditions.
Christmas traditions pull opinions out of people with the fervency of a string between a doorknob and a loose tooth. Even people who are typically easygoing and un-opinionated can shockingly explode when a despised Christmas song comes on the radio, or alternately burst into tears of unbridled joy when their favorite holiday movie scrolls by. […]
Happy Holiday Wars!
Obviously, as I’m not about to have a baby, this post is from last year. However, I’ve noticed the wars already starting on Facebook, as The Police complain about the rise of Christmas decorations, and The Liberalists cheer while they gleefully listen to Christmas music. So I couldn’t help but bring it up again this […]