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,...
by Mir | Nov 24, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
If you happened to notice that rift in the very fabric of the universe earlier today, it may have been due to the fact that we went out on a family outing and had a perfectly lovely day. Everyone behaved and there wasn’t any traffic and when we came home...
by Mir | Nov 23, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
I had pumpkin pie for breakfast, as I consider that the inalienable right of anyone who spends two straight days cooking. I’m sorry; don’t try to convince me otherwise. The rules are clearly such that the day after Thanksgiving means any red-blooded...
