Yesterday was Tristan's birthday, so my folks and my grandma came up to visit a little bit last night. At one point my dad said, "Oh, I don't think anyone's ever surprised to find out when Teri's angry." Everybody in the room shifted uncomfortably and laughed. Mom said, "Yeah, you step lightly ( Read more... )

For knowing the difference between being sexy, and sexualizing:

“My album covers are not sexual at all, which was an issue at my record label. I fought for months, and I cried at meetings. They didn’t think the photos were commercial enough…The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease ( Read more... )

Usually I join the recriminations against the year coming to a close and curse it loudly and give it the middle finger but I don't feel that way this year. The past year had moments that were challenging and painful and difficult but I'm not going to let dwelling on that interfere with the future. Moving onward and upward. What else can you do ( Read more... )

Alex and I sold the coffeeshop to Jonathan, Katy and Stephanie ( Read more... )

My kid's school burnt down last night.

http://westernfrontonline.net/2009110511540/multimedia/multimedia-whatcom-middle-school-on-fire/

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Mayor Pike wants to give Jon Stewart the key to our fair city. If you like this idea and you twitter, you can sign the twitition here.

School starts tomorrow, but it seems like it was only yesterday that I was letting Tristan burn the contents of his backpack in the firepit.

On September 1, it was as though a switch flipped in the sky and the sun retreated. I was disappointed but this long weekend is allowing me to adjust. This morning I had to put on socks. Socks! And I'm ( Read more... )

It's raining. Which, I guess, isn't all that terribly exciting except for we haven't had much lately, and it started to drizzle around noon today. I feel as though it means summer is over. And, the Bellingham Herald agrees with me too, so it must be true ( Read more... )

Tristan was at a friend's house (not Gage's) and somehow a couch got dropped on his big toe ( Read more... )