The Friday Five (Special pre Fourth of July Edition!) 1. Yesterday I went to the grocery store, where I bought…Fritos. Fritos! What on earth is going on here? It’s like I don’t [...]
The thing about the Fourth of July being on a Wednesday is it makes the whole week kind of weird. I mean, do you just take the day, and then Thursday and Friday, or just go for it and take the [...]
Yesterday, in the afternoon, my dogs started barking hysterically. I could tell immediately this was actually an alert that someone was here, rather than the barking that occurs when they see a [...]
Paris Hilton has been released from jail. We can all rest easy now. Thank goodness! As for me, I’m taking a blog break to go fishing. Actually, to go to Target. But whatever. See you tomorrow!
I’m a little nervous this morning, as at noon today I’m appearing on my local NPR station to do a show called The State of Things. (If you’re interested in listening, [...]
The Friday Five (special Summer Solstice edition!) 1. I am so into Cheerios right now, it’s a little bit scary. Pre-pregnancy, I was not much of a cereal person at all, but now I wake up [...]
Today is the official first day of summer. It is also the longest day of the year, which makes me wonder if, with all that extra time, there are certain things you might want to avoid doing, as [...]
Over the last few days, I’ve been wistfully reading the entries from John Green and halseanderson about their upcoming trips to the ALA conference, which is in DC this year. I am not going, [...]
I was just watching GMA and they were talking about quitting. Quitting jobs, specifically, and when’s the best time to do it (i.e. not in the heat of the moment) and how (with a level head, [...]
I’ve been taking this Omega-3 supplement for months now, as I don’t eat a lot of fish and you’re supposed to get your 3s when you’re pregnant. Normally, it’s no big [...]