Today is DD2's birthday. I was just reminiscing about her birth, looking at old entries. She's 8 now. My baby is 8. Waaa.  Born on a Friday the 13th, a charming person to have in my life.

Yesterday was Mother's Day, but I don't make a big deal out of it and I called my mom, but she didn't answer. We can't even get a hold of DH's mother right now.

I ( Read more... )

Here is the prompt for the writing comm.  It's from Once Upon a Time:

Water is a very powerful thing. Cultures as old as time have worshipped it. It flows throughout all lands connecting the entire world. If anything had mystical properties, if anything had magic, well, I say it’d be water.

I'm listening to The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta and ( Read more... )

So you choose to measure by the only standard that allows your life to be meaningless?

ETA: Here's the full context.  It's from Ender in Exile which kills me a little because I think OSC is so full of hate it disgusts me, but he's also brilliant.  *sigh*  Ok, full context:

"Genetically speaking, Po, I do not exist. I am off the web of life."
"So you ( Read more... )