So we get home and the little red light is blinking to indicate a message, the gist of which follows ( Read more... )

So yet another failed attempt at being sociable...sorry about that guys! It's just so difficult to bring him anywhere right now and I know it's wishful thinking to hope he'll fall asleep, but I really wanted to see people...oh well. :(

I have a feeling it's going to be a rough night...

Ok, when did South Dakota go insane ( Read more... )

So after having spent a pleasant morning pushing the stroller around a suburban mall, the strange experience of showing off the little prince to an ex, and navigating the icy driveway holding his carrier, I walk in and sense something off. I didn't remember leaving cupboard doors open...then I saw the shelf missing about 50 CDs and the mess ( Read more... )

It doesn't feel like a holiday today to me. Usually I get all caught up in the seasonal cheer/panic, looking for gifts and worrying about everything. This afternoon we were on the way to my mother's place, where we traditionally spend the night, and it felt just like we were going for Sunday dinner. Albeit with a trunkload of presents and baby ( Read more... )

Have finally regained enough brain to use a computer. The last few days have not gone exactly as expected since I was hit with a nasty little bug Saturday night. I'm simply not used to being sick anymore. It's back to the old days when my greatest amusement came from seeing how many garbage bins would fill with kleenex by the end of the afternoon. ( Read more... )

Just finished reading a surprisingly engaging book that did not involve any magic or other planes of existence. "Red China Blues" by Jan Wong has kept me rapt for the last few days. She is a former Montrealer who first went to China as a fervent maoist university student in the early 70s. It chronicles her gradual awakening to what was really going ( Read more... )

When I was a young lass, what I lacked in grace/ability I tried to make up for with enthusiasm. This came into sharp focus whenever I participated in a team sport. The ball might not have gone in the right direction, but it was given an almighty whack. All of the soccer balls/field hockey balls I ever hit have come back to haunt me. I now know ( Read more... )

Deeply enthralled with Watchmen and most unwilling to emerge. But I can't read it after dark, as I have little desire to lie there sleepless and thinking about the most disturbing content ( Read more... )

It's yoga night and I'm still at work to hide from the heat for a while ( Read more... )