These have nothing to do with anything. I just wanted to make my mother feel like a hunted celebrity. These pictures were taken Thanksgiving Day in Venice Beach. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2005
Update: And Then There Were Eight
Remember my list of 10 friends who are pregnant? One more went down early, early this morning. I'll keep doing this until we're done.LD - had Sophie on 2/12JF - had Lucas on 3/30AW - scheduled c-section on 4/1 (so has moved up before me)LA - in hospital with twins who are … [Read more...]
"N Is For Neville Who Died of Ennui"
I thought of this because I am really, really bored. There's no reason to be bored. I have tons to do, tons of things to amuse myself with, but I'm just bored. This isn't like being bored at work, when you try to look busy but you're really just super bored. This is a weird, … [Read more...]
Bourgeois Problems
I have grumbled and moaned about our gardener on this blog before. He's the one who comes when he damn well pleases, while all of our neighbors have regular, punctual gardeners. OUR gardener, however, shows up 50 percent of the time, leaving our yard all scraggly and making me … [Read more...]
38 Weeks: Dangerous Photo and Weeping
Do not be too alarmed by this photo - the swelling went down after I put my feet up for a few hours. But let it be a lesson: going all day with no socks on and no rest equals elephantine feet and ankles. New pedicure. So, today when I was making our traditional Easter … [Read more...]