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this is where my head's at today
Walking back from dropping Anton at daycare, I passed a man who smiled nervously and mumbled what I think was "Smile!" at me. But he was so quiet and non-forceful about it that I'm not sure that's really what he said, or if he wasn't just talking to himself. So in a humanitarian, giving-the-world-the-benefit-of-the-doubt gesture on my part, I only ( Read more... ) -
something maudlin but excellent to read
lazy_hoor found me this excellent bit of writing and I, like the person who has reblogged it (or tumblred it? Do we say that now?) find it weirdly comforting.
you want a physicist to speak at your funeralT was emptying out Sascha's food bowl/water dish the other day and it hit him kind of hard. He sat down on the floor for a minute. Anton happened to come ( Read more... ) -
unexpected and horrible day
My darling dog Sascha collapsed last night. Our very kind neighbor drove her and me over to the animal emergency room while Trevor attempted to proceed in the our normal routine with Anton. It didn't take very long to find out she had fluid all around her heart, the most common cause of which is a tumor. They drained it and we gave her some fluids ( Read more... ) -
I can't tell if this is a humblebrag or a sad admission
I have kept a list of the books I've read for the last eight years now. (WARNING: GIANT DORK) The number of books I read in a year has varied wildly. Out of curiosity I just did the math, and I've averaged 40 books a year in this time. Now, is that high or low? I mean, I'm aware it's high when compared to the entire population, but I have no clue ( Read more... ) -
YAY for friends
We got to have dinner with a slightly jet-lagged leedy last night! It has been so long since such a thing has happened, and it was so nice. As a bonus A was reasonably good (you know, for 2) at the restaurant, and we also managed to get an alarmingly-enthusiastic-about-children waitress, who talked a good deal about the development of her much younger ( Read more... ) -
Oooh, I get to use this icon again!
Because, my sadly neglected LJ friends, I find myself pregnant again! Apparently this is the kind of event it takes to get me to post here. I read everything, I swear, I just am overcome with lethargy when I think about typing an entry. Anyway, yes, here I am, up the duff. I'm 13.5 weeks--I've been a little more superstitious about making public ( Read more... ) -
random choice of here as appropriate social media venue for this info
Facebook post I came across today that is making me laugh and laugh like an idiot:
If anyone comes across a situation in which they need to put a betta fish out of its misery, don't choose the vodka in a bowl method. I was told it was the most humane way. The article said 2 gulps is all it takes. However, after 10 min of my daughter saying "Just ( Read more... ) -
a bad case of wanting
So I accidentally found what I think would be the best house for us as a family, and of course we're in no position at all to actually buy it right now. BAH. A and I walked home down a small side street the other day and ta da, there was this house just sitting right there.- A reasonable size. Most of the houses here are either really overly large ( Read more... )
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Yet another entry about my amazing child
This journal runs a real risk of turning into Oh My God, What A Marvellous Thing My Child Is, but I do want to remember this bit of cute, so I'm writing it down ( Read more... ) -
oh, the lengths my brain will go to
God forbid my brain settle down and attend to the useful things that need doing, like my work or any one of a million domestic issues requiring attention. No, my brain would much rather spend all its time mindfucking which winter coat and boots to get for a toddler, and should I get size 2T or 3T? Because 2T fits him right now but really winter is ( Read more... )