by Mir | Apr 17, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
So on the heels of having a very rough few weeks, I headed to New Orleans for a conference. Because the thing to do, when you’re a depressed, stressed-out introvert, is to head somewhere loud and crowded where the streets are paved with vomit* and you’re...
by Mir | Apr 14, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
I currently have this book sitting on my desk for review, and I hope the authors don’t mind me borrowing from their title. (The book is great; it gives kids on the spectrum practice with identifying emotions via facial expression. I can only assume that the...
by Mir | Apr 12, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!
1) Today is National Licorice Day. Licorice requests that you please remit liquid chicken post haste. (My dad gave her an egg white yesterday and she clearly wanted to know why we hadn’t brought the liquid-chicken-gifting people over soon.) 2) We have our first...
by Mir | Apr 11, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Party planning can be stressful business, because there are so many factors that go into hosting the perfect event. Can you manage all of the preparation on your own? Do you have the time and resources to clean your house? What food do you have planned for your...
by Mir | Apr 9, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My poor father took something of a scolding yesterday for being mushy when I had really been hoping for a wacky story from my childhood. But which one could he have told? he wanted to know. What would’ve been the POINT of the story about the time I had my finger...
