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My first American Thanksgiving
So I experienced my first American Thanksgiving on Thursday. When I found out I was pregnant and was going to be pregnant through the eating holidays (Thanksgiving - Canadian & American, Christmas and Hallowe’en candytime) I was thrilled! No holdsies backsies on the seconds! …Although my stomach is so tiny now from the giganticness of the ( Read more... ) -
Megamind Review
So I saw Megamind (2010). Not in 3D. It seems like everything is in 3D now …. the next thing you know Charlie Bit My Finger will be in 3D! I didn’t want to pay the extra $2.75 for 3D when the last Dreamworks cartoon I saw in 3D would have been just as “good” in traditional 2D (this was Shrek: Forever After (2010), for anyone who’s interested). ( Read more... ) -
Review for Suburban Girl
This movie was bad. Not like fun, romantic-comedy fluff such as When In Rome (2010), which had some elements of charm. And not “fun bad”: so bad it’s fun like Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1985) or Sex In The City (2008). The film follows the same hum-drum plot as the rest: boy-meets-girl-boy-gets-girl-boy-loses-girl-boy-wins-girl-back. Please don’t ( Read more... ) -
Pregnancy-hormone-induced dreams
I am having some vivid dreams. Some crazy, some normal. Apparently this is a common symptom of pregnancy. A sampling of my dreams from last night:
1. I dreamt I was looking everywhere for a room to have sex in (with husband and this super hot chick) but every room was occupied by some convention’s classes. (Burlycon?)
2. I dreamt I was nursing ( Read more... ) -
This time, last year
Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. It is the one holiday when we aren’t obliged to buy presents or give cards or do anything really except eat. And boy, do we eat. In my family we have a tradition of going ‘round the table and saying what we were thankful for; each year, it’s something new because each year has brought different adventures and ( Read more... ) -
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Burlesque is what happens when you encourage your thrill-seeking-from-the-stage daughter's theatrical side in music, improv and plays from age 5, introduce her to classic films like Top Hat and Casablanca, musicals like Gypsy and Guys & Dolls, and are then surprised when she falls in love with nouveau vaudeville. -
excerpt from Emily's Pregnancy Blog
“How to Make a Pregnant Woman Happy”
Husband was perusing this book which helps partners deal with their pregnant wives’ mood swings and pregnancy symptoms: remedies to ease morning sickness, insomnia, water retention/bloating etc. So he’s asking me rather tongue-in-cheek, “How are your hemorrhoids? ... Varicose veins? … Swollen ankles?” etc. I say ( Read more... ) -
excerpt from DENIED: The waiting game, brought to you by US Customs & Immigration
Day 24
Poor husband; I was so emotional with him over the phone the other day (Day 20). I realize now that the preggo hormones have some effect on the extent of my weepiness. It’s getting to the despair stage but he’s coming to visit me tomorrow!!!!! And we booked a prenatal doctor visit and scheduled a meeting with an immigration lawyer for Day 26 ( Read more... ) -
A Year in Review -- my annual summary
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before ( Read more... ) -
just tell me if i annoy you
Brendan says he will be annoyed by me on April 23rd, 2019 for like 2 seconds. we'll see about that.