anybody wanna review fertile ground for venus magazine ( Read more... )

i saw this on the http://swinkmag.com site and thought it would be a fun exercise. whether or not it actually gets published...anyone have an unfinished essay i could play with ( Read more... )

OK SO OUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT JUST GOT MOVED INTO THE DEPARTMENT I WANTED TO BE IN!

yay

this is good

no details but this is good.

prescott from imperfectparent.com just emailed me that his site is getting tons of hits b/c of my article "How to Get Laid" (aka "There's Nothing Sexier Than Doing the Dishes...Except Vacuuming."). apparently someone linked it at babycenter. THEY LOVE ME OVER THERE! lol, someone said i was BRILLIANT. maybe those gals aren't so bad after all ;)

just had a burst of creative energy and finally finished my grandmother essay, cleaned up my "process" essay, polished by mamaphiles piece and a few others, then submitted them all to various places. so now i just need to get a big old pile of acceptance emails and my day will be complete.

Yesterday, despite the rain and wind, Warren and I decided to take the boys to the playground. Jiro was bored and Satchel woke up from his nap mad at the world. We needed to get out of the house. Just getting there was a struggle--getting Satchel dressed, getting the right sippy cup, letting him buckle himself in, whatever. Normal toddler power ( Read more... )

jiro really looks like a gnome in this hat but this was the best picture i could get.


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i just applied for a job for the bureau of land management in anchorage as a newsletter writer.

i'm wearing my second string medela bra (is that right? do they make bras?) and i feel weird like i have two boobs. i usually wear a ratty old bravado (i actually LOOKED at it yesterday and ew! boob stains!) and it gives me a nice monoboob. i need to put on a jacket or something.

so i mentioned dh is looking for jobs...in places like alaska...a result of his work being slow and him worrying about being unemployed, but also a result of him just not really liking memphis ( Read more... )