tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57138172024-03-12T18:55:26.871-07:00unadventurousI'm back!cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-64800797853694948162007-09-19T21:26:00.000-07:002007-09-19T21:29:55.385-07:00Spontaniouseis a name of one of the girls on this season of America's Next Top Model.Isn't that reason enough to watch?Oh wait, she just got kicked off. Never mind.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-8137465565761457052007-03-23T10:28:00.000-07:002007-03-23T10:28:53.589-07:00I hoped this day would never comeI'm about to write something about American Idol. This is where I might say "don't judge me" but I know you already have. It's okay, I'm now at peace with my heartfelt devotion for reality TV. Everyone and their mother has already posted something about this girl. But in case you didn't catch it, young Ferl had a 13 year old moment (or half hour) while her favorite idols attempted to rock out. cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-83851019285598129332007-03-17T15:05:00.000-07:002007-03-17T15:08:54.070-07:00Happy St. Patrick's DayHe needs a few more beers before he really kicks up his heels.Photo Sharing - Upload Video - Video Sharing - Share Photoscmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-82600624483648039842007-03-16T09:14:00.000-07:002007-03-16T09:22:59.320-07:00FridayNow that I'm back at work I realize that I sometimes need a break from the exciting world of spreadsheets and invoices. Aside from the distraction provided by the construction which sounds like a giant dentist's drill on the other side of the wall and prohibits me from making phone calls, I have found this. I can't get enough of it.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-82687567466664189452007-02-06T20:16:00.000-08:002007-02-06T20:16:12.020-08:00post partum predicamentSince I'm going back to work in two weeks I thought it might be a good idea for me to buy some new clothes; I still don't fit into my pre-pregnancy stuff and as comfortable as maternity clothes are I can't reasonably wear them any longer without feeling like a crazy person. To allow me to shop for a new wardrobe, Alex took Cole all day on Monday and I headed into the city for some retail therapy.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-91793731850337517242007-01-27T18:39:00.000-08:002007-01-28T13:21:10.118-08:00back in the saddleNow that Cole is almost 3 months old I'm finding time to do things for myself. Things like taking showers, cutting my fingernails and using my computer. Hey, I remember how to type! These nimble fingers can do more than change diapers and snap onesies.Motherhood is much tougher than I thought it would be. Not just the sleep deprivation but the anxiety that comes along with realizing I'm cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1160618575220185052006-10-11T18:42:00.000-07:002006-10-11T19:02:55.236-07:0037 weeks The good news is I'm so close. The bad news is the doctor just told me I need to up my dosage of blood thinners, I'm up to 3 full syringes a day. I hope I can avoid any knife fights for the next few weeks.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1159335918143731042006-09-26T22:35:00.000-07:002006-09-26T22:45:18.156-07:00only 5 more weeksgive or take...Alex is convinced the baby will be born October 17 and I tend to think that we'll be looking at November 5. Either way I'm very excited and looking forward to meeting the little fellow.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1139361414391302192006-09-20T14:56:00.000-07:002006-09-21T06:16:03.866-07:00fun with photosI'm starting to get to the major fatigue part of my pregnancy. Due to heartburn, excruciating groin pain and residual scabies scratching I usually wake up at 1:30 am and don't get back to sleep until 5 or 6. I used to just lie there in bed and think about how miserable I was. Sometimes I would selfishly whine just enough to make sure that I had company during my pity party, but Alex is very cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1158276319769993282006-09-17T23:34:00.000-07:002006-09-17T17:08:27.556-07:00cootiesObviously Alex and I are incapable of staying healthy for more than a few weeks at time and unfortunately it seems to be the only subject that keeps me posting stuff here. I was a little reluctant to write about this one, only because it's not something one would usually announce in a public way, but I have no secrets anymore, at least not after peeing my bed in the hospital. While I was in the cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1156365179059051012006-08-31T19:54:00.000-07:002006-08-31T20:39:54.340-07:00thrombophiliaOr as I like to call it, unfortunate illness #731. On the night of August 1 I landed myself a 9 day stay in the beautiful Alta Bates hospital ante-partum unit. Alex and I were having dinner with friends at Greg and Brad's apartment and right before I was ready to dig into my peanut butter cup ice cream I stood up to illustrate a point of the story I was telling and noticed that my left leg felt cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1156443606652986662006-08-24T11:11:00.000-07:002006-08-24T11:20:06.670-07:00just wonderingDoes this baby make me look fat?cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1153497951133711752006-07-21T08:59:00.000-07:002006-07-21T09:05:51.256-07:00kitten teeththis is why Irene should never be unattended around a pair of flip-flops (or anything, for that matter).cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1153422485138816922006-07-20T00:23:00.000-07:002006-07-20T12:32:11.900-07:00tiny updateMy sister and her family moved out here this weekend and I couldn't be happier. Even though my nephew stopped eating his yogurt mid-spoonful to inform me that I am an old woman I'm so very glad they're all here.Irene and Ollie are getting along famously, they even share food and toys. I thought she was over her biting phase until this morning. As she rubbed her head on my leg I told her how cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1152839590710011422006-07-14T15:35:00.000-07:002006-07-14T15:50:27.383-07:00meet IreneFor some odd reason I started to guilty about how I'll ignore my cat after the baby is born. While in this guilty haze I decided that Ollie needed a playmate so I looked at cats on the Hopalong website and found the cutest little kitty, Irene, who seemed like a good match for Ollie. I sent in my application and got a call back that there was already an adoption pending for Irene. I decided cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1151991112310424022006-07-03T23:55:00.000-07:002006-07-04T08:15:16.010-07:00my husband - the radioactive manA few weeks ago I had to go to Boston for work. This was exciting for me because work was paying me go on a shoot for a story on one of my favorite games AND paying for me to have a little visit with my family as well as Lisa, Ben and their new baby. The night before I left things got ugly because Alex got sick, so sick that I was going to cancel the trip. Somehow, by the time morning rolled cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1150432239198364812006-06-15T20:46:00.000-07:002006-06-15T23:46:40.223-07:00halfway thereI decided not to write about this before because I've been tired and going through some big ups and downs, but there's no hiding it anymore, I'm pregnant. 20 weeks to be exact, the baby is due on Halloween.Luckily I decided to spare the internets reports of my countless nights of heartburn and burping (sometimes for 6 continuous hours), my many fruitless shopping trips for new bras and how I usedcmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1148688106864231002006-05-26T16:56:00.000-07:002006-05-26T17:02:59.403-07:00oh, hi.Looks I've decided not to post things here anymore. Hmmm, I should start again. But not today... it's a long story and I might write about it someday. Instead I'll post some pictures. Here's what I submitted for Photo Friday this week, the theme is Home.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1146344627753936092006-04-29T13:53:00.000-07:002006-04-29T14:04:14.033-07:00see you later, New YorkHere I am at the same table in JFK, waiting to depart. I have about an hour until I can get on my flight, but don't expect a lengthy post, because I want to make sure I have enough time to get chewed out by one of the employees here at Famiglia Pizza. Our trip was delightful, the room was spacious and the weather was great. We saw Spamalot on Wednesday, then we miraculously won the lottery forcmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1145998210835950482006-04-25T13:47:00.000-07:002006-04-25T13:50:10.923-07:00greetings from New YorkI'm sitting in JFK enjoying some free wireless action (courtesy of JetBlue) while I wait for my mom's flight to arrive from Boston. My mom and I will be here until Saturday, seeing shows, walking around and whatever else mothers and daughters do. Not too much to report so far, because obviously I haven't left the airport yet, but I will tell you that I ordered my slice of pepperoni pizza from cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1145333108963908472006-04-17T20:58:00.000-07:002006-04-17T21:05:08.976-07:00April showersIf I had posted earlier this month I would have complained about the rain. But since it was sunny today I have nothing but nice things to say about the weather. In fact, I'll even post this picture I took from my balcony yesterday.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1143058789308669222006-03-28T16:28:00.000-08:002006-03-28T16:32:33.213-08:00hitting an all time lowI'm in a slump. It happens. I head down this slippery slope and the next thing I know I'm on the couch with one hand shoved into a box of Wheat Thins and the other hand tightly wrapped around the remote control. If you were to peek in my window you would find me watching such TiVo delights as the Amazing Race, Survivor, Lost and the Office. I've been feeling a small void because Project cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1143504581093493312006-03-27T16:07:00.000-08:002006-03-27T16:09:41.106-08:00Mr. Speedy Bottom's Shoebox AdventuresToday my turtle ate some lettuce and yawned a little. I think tomorrow I might let him scoot around in the bathtub for an hour while I braid my hair.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1141433007359923752006-03-03T16:42:00.000-08:002006-03-03T16:43:27.373-08:00what's that you say?I'm supposed to write stuff here? Oh, right, this is where I would insert little stories and post funny lyrics from time to time. I would love to update but the lazy me just reminded the bloggy me that after I finish up here at work I still have an episode of Lost, 2 episodes of Top Model and some other crappy shows to catch up on. Not to mention the amount of snacking I have to do.cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713817.post-1139944896354135792006-02-14T14:16:00.000-08:002006-02-14T17:09:33.823-08:00favorite lyrics of the day (Valentine's edition)I heard this ditty on the way to work this morning and I thought I would share it with everyone.... to help get you in the romantic mood. Magic, by Charlie WilsonGood evening, baby and welcome to the Charlie show Tonight I'm going to be showing you things that you've never seen before so just sit back and relax because tonight I'm going to be doing some things that no man has ever done to you, cmlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866066742458678143noreply@blogger.com3