by Mir | Nov 30, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People
I’m sure that there’s a point at which it will stop amazing me, but it hasn’t happened yet. And so in the meantime I shall continue to GOGGLE at the small miracle which is Otto’s facility with the children. It’s a strange thing, this,...
by Mir | Nov 29, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", The Year of Living Changerously
Wednesdays and Thursdays are the killer part of my week, possibly because I never work hard enough on Monday and Tuesday, and because it is against my religion to work too hard on Fridays. Yesterday smacked me down hard and today isn’t looking much better, so...
by Mir | Nov 28, 2007 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Oh, the joy of a long weekend! The sleeping in! The holiday food! The family togetherness! The quiet implosion when you attempt to return to your previous schedule! [And hey, speaking of schedules, I realized yesterday that it had been over a week since my MRI...
by Mir | Nov 27, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Once upon a time, when I was in high school, I was hanging out at a friend’s house. Said friend had been growing out her bangs for a number of months, and they now reached to about her chin and she commented that she should really get a haircut and just get it...
by Mir | Nov 26, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I have never been big on the whole “mall Santa” thing, for various reasons. I mean, yes—we’ve done it a couple of times, but on the whole, it’s not like I search it out every year as an essential part of the Christmas season. (Frankly,...
