by Mir | Aug 14, 2006 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Two very unfortunate events have intersected this past week at Casa Mir. First, I seem unable to completely shake the symptoms that derailed my Walk adventure. I’ll feel better—maybe a little tired, sure—for a day or two, and then the hammering...
by Mir | Aug 14, 2006 | Books
When Ayun Halliday emailed me to ask if I might be interested in reading and reviewing the U.K. release of The Big Rumpus, renamed Mama Lama Ding Dong, I—like the gigantic dork that I am—mailed back “Ayun? Ayun Halliday? *pinching self*”...
by Mir | Aug 12, 2006 | Job? Huh?
Yesterday I took the kids to the grocery store to buy some food. Because I’m crazy like that. As we pushed our cart past the customer service desk, a woman reached out and put her hand on my arm. Her eyes were glued to my chest. (As has been established in...
by Mir | Aug 10, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
I was going to send an actual check to FEMA with my letter, you know, to just be done with it all, but several people pointed out that maybe I should just send a letter asking for instructions, first. To avoid having them take my money and then later arrest me for not...
by Mir | Aug 10, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
I was puttering around in my pajamas this morning, feeling a little… well… punky, I guess, and being glad that I had another half an hour to drag myself into the shower before the sitter arrived… … when the sitter arrived. Nothing will make you...
