Something that's been on my mind a lot recently is the issue of breast feeding. Firstly, because I hadn't realized that it WAS such an issue before getting pregnant--oh, sure, I'd heard of women who chose not to breast feed, and heard of those who felt that they couldn't from the sheer agony pain it turned out to be for them, but I had never ( Read more... )

I had this whole post that I got half way through writing about a book I read yesterday, but enough stuff has happened in between yesterday and today that it seemed less important to finish it and just start a new one. Suffice to say that it was a fairly decent book, and that sometimes the back of a book is so absolutely misleading that the person ( Read more... )

This is a post inspired by all of my friends who have recently spoken about their fears and insecurities regarding their futures, their natures, and their beliefs ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM

Yes. That's how it is.

I understand the impulse--you don't want to get involved in someone else's business. Privacy. Respecting other people's boundaries ( Read more... )

Well, no contacts. That's like having no eyes.

I can sum up today with a few short facts.

-Four hours of labor.
-Two hours of eating.
-Six hours of light but unrelenting rain.
-50lbs bags of clay.
-Wheeeeeeelbarrows.
Conclusion at end of activity: FOUR HOUR NAP.

( Now, The Longer Version )

I spent some time rewatching some Disney movies I haven't seen since they first came out. "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

( The Hunchback of Notre Dame )

I can't help my feeling of snobbery when the issue of names comes up. After all, not only was I blessed (in my opinion) with a relatively unique name with an awesome history, but I actually bend the standard rules by having a hyphenated FIRST name (that's right, first, not last--booyah). This leads to great confusion and despair at times (and a ( Read more... )