bore da

So I'm teaching myself Welsh. Yes! I am a crazy person. I can't tell you that in Welsh yet, of course. Currently I am limited to basic introductions (Good morning! I am Jessica!) and the declaration that I am going to a club. (I am not going to a club, actually, but I …

yove

I was picking the kid up from Not So's office (he freaking LOVES it there, and Not So is lucky enough to work someplace that allows the occasional kid afternoon), and as we walked to the door Not So said his usual "I love you! Have a good day!" Ellison turned and said …

things that make me cranky episode 1

revamp

Yeah, I re-did the site again. It's pretty, no? What with all the pink and the scribbles. That's what it's like inside my head these days. Pink and scribbles. Wait, that sounded weirdly porny. Okay, scratch that - it's just that pink is the color of the future (yeah, …

mod*mom giveaways

Y'all, mod*mom is giving away some wicked cool stuff. Click over and check it out. (This isn't entirely altruistic - I want to win stuff, too! But I will be duly delighted if one of my lovely readers is a lucky winner.)

neither s nor sw

Not So is at SXSWi. I? Am not. He promises to get swag for me, though. Swag makes everything okay, even seven straight days of solo parenting.

Which is not as bad as all that, actually - Not So has been gone since Thursday morning, and today was kind of okay, as far as …

butterflies are free

Butterflies remember caterpillar experiences. Am I the only one who finds this ridiculously evocative? Imagine what it would be like to have memories of being an entirely different creature. I wonder if they're dim or vivid. Are butterflies self-aware? I sort of hope …

puff

Okay, the hell? I was in the bathroom washing my hands when I glanced in the mirror and saw a huge swollen lump on the bridge of my nose. Bug bite? Wasn't there when I woke up, and I think I'd have noticed a bug on the bridge of my nose, even if I hadn't had my coffee …

the twos, they are terrible

I had heard about the Terrible Twos. They're old wives' tale quaint and antiquated, like when people would tell me not to reach above my head when I was pregnant. Hee, I thought. Surely my kid will sail on through his second year with his sunny disposition intact, and …

if by carnie you mean carnivorous

Had an unexpected attack of must eat flesh or I will die yesterday. After enjoying a spectacular medium-rare steak (Foreman Grill FTW!), I retired to the restroom, where - wouldn't you know it? - I started my period. Iron cravings, anyone? I mention this primarily to …

ear, nose and throat

Getting sick is stupid. I had all these grand plans for today, some of which involved the shopping for and buying of shoes (but most of which were work-related, as per usual), but now I'm sitting at home with a sore throat and an aching ear. You'd think, how nice, you …

tattooed strippers for the win

I finally got to go to the Sinferno Cabaret at Dante's last night, and I'd just like to say, if I wasn't all flabby and lacking in any sense of rhythm, I would totally want to be a go-go dancer. Except that I would need more tattoos, obviously, and possibly some …

in

Tried to go out tonight. Seemed like such a good idea. Not So texted me (because we are like that, with the texting) to say that the friends we have in town wanted to go for dinner at 7:30. He went out and caroused with them last night, so it was totally my turn, but …

I have the power, except when I don't

Hi, I'm Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of...er, no.

Where was I? Oh yeah. I blow-dried my hair the other day. Big deal, you say - but what you don't realize is that I haven't actually blow-dried my hair the entire time we've lived in this apartment. …

oh no? oh yes!

It's never good when you look at a picture of yourself and see an uncanny resemblance to Jocelyn Wildenstein.

In other news, the Wellbutrin seems to have quietly and unceremoniously gotten rid of my social anxiety. However, the "Metabolic Advantage" pills seem to have …

better living through chemistry

Yesterday I totally impulse-purchased this Naturalean Complete Day/Night Energizing Cleanse thing from Whole Foods, which promises to "Kick-start your diet in 7 days!" followed by an asterisk, which informs me, sotto voice, that this statement has not been evaluated by …

30 tiny moments: day 1

So I'm doing this thing, this "30 Tiny Moments" thing, which in theory will result in a post every day, assuming I am that organized. Which, I have been weirdly organized lately. Don't tell anyone.

Jessica at Kerflop summarized the project thusly:

"I imagine casting my …

above my means

Zen as I might be about socioeconomic status, there's still a part of me that gets off on being able to Afford Things. Nice things. Things like my prettypretty BlackBerry Pearl or our multitude of Apple products. That part of me really, really wants to join this snooty …

these words don't write themselves

Taking a break from the novel, seeing as I'm premenstrual and liable to begin using the delete key in a decidedly unhelpful manner. A long time ago I figured out that my creativity is cyclical, and trying to force it along is always, always a huge mistake.

Besides, …

eco felt

Oh, kick ass. I just found out that Hart's Fabric has eco felt, made from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles! Dude, I cannot even express how cool this is. Paired with some eco-friendly batting, and the Cranky Pals are going green!

Just did a big order to stock up …