who the hell slices their thumb open with a butter knife?!

me, of course. all i know is that that seed i was trying to pry out of that mango pit better freakin' grow.

btw...everyone needs to invest in these seal-on bandaids. they work miracles.

so what initially began as a quick myspace message to an old coworker to see how her job at md anderson is going, has now turned into a promising lead for a new job. my research position has been a real disappointment. mostly for the lack of research actually going on. my friend made the job sound so appealing that i just had to apply. granted, ( Read more... )

since having desmond (or even before that) we've been on a constant search of cool kids videos/shows/music. we've come across quite a few awesome DVDs including stuff from They Might Be Giants (which is quite catchy) and Pancake Mountain (which featured guests such as ted leo and henry rollins). My latest discovery has been Yo Gabba Gabba which is ( Read more... )

about a month ago, the dr. i work for asked me to email a writer for the new york times with some epidemiology info regarding shoulder injuries in young athletes for an article she was writing. i remember her name only because her name rhymed with pina colada. i even joked about it with my boss, but it took him awhile to get it. well, just now on ( Read more... )

i can't believe how quickly time is flying. desmond is gonna be a year old in june. it feels like yesterday that he was just my 6lb baby and now he's my 25lb little man. i really need to get a jump on planning desmond's bday party. it's not gonna be anything too elaborate ( Read more... )

ok. so i thought today was the 1st of the month. i had already flipped my calendar over to march when i realized that it's not the 1st yet. -- either way, desmond is gonna be 9 months old on the 1st (tomorrow). he is getting so big and i look back at old pics and can't believe how small he was when he was born. the boy already has 6 teeth, and he ( Read more... )

(Meant to be completed by those out of high school)

Here are some questions for the people who are a little more mature... Okay, okay... OLD FOLKS like us......

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
school loans - b/c no matter how much i pay, it seems as if i haven't made a dent

2. Where's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
romantic dinner?! ( Read more... )

desmond has started his first week at his new day care at UH. he seems to be transitioning well. and already, he has begun to sit up on his own. he had been trying to for weeks, but he has finally mastered the skill.


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dez finally cut his first tooth!!! i can't believe how big he's getting.


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i've uploaded a few more pics of dez on my flickr acct. check it out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lady_d/