Archives for 2011
Spring has sprung!
Well, not really. I grew up here and March is not, to me, a spring month. It’s a WINTER month. My birthday is in late April and that is when spring begins for me, which is not to say it won’t snow after said birthday, but it’s spring snow, rather than winter snow. Big difference. […]
Serendipity
Do you believe in serendipity? And I don’t mean the movie, which was fine and all but lady, let me give you a hint here: if John Cusack asks for your phone number, don’t write it on a five dollar bill or in a random book or throw it away. GIVE HIM YOUR DAMN NUMBER. […]
It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I set out green shirts for the boys to wear this morning, saying “Better wear your green or the leprechauns will pinch you!” Jake sighed heavily. “Mom, leprechauns don’t EXIST.” Ah, the magic of childhood. My children may not be enamoured with the magical, but they are enamoured with science, as […]
The Hunger Games versus Harry Potter
I’ve been unwell for the past couple of days; I’ve had the cold that has been going around the kids’ school, and while it isn’t devastating, it is annoying in one of those “I just went through an entire box of Kleenex” sort of way. Yesterday was spent in a cold medication-induced fog, the kind […]
Screw you, Daylight Savings. Screw you.
Edited to add: I just discovered that today is Pi Day! I didn’t even know Pi Day existed, but the fact of its existence has made me so suddenly happy that I almost deleted this post. Almost. But now I feel like dancing around – PI DAY! Please, a note of sympathy for my poor […]
Frivolty in the Face of Tragedy
So. The day after I post a story about my over-reaction to a water main break on my street, the earthquake and related chaos and possible nuclear meltdown occurs in Japan. I feel like an asshole. How do you talk to your children about such things? Mine are at an awkward age where they are […]
