Bachelor - For Real?

Reasons why the season WON'T SUCK?

Five Reasons the New Bachelor WILL Suck: 1) Jake is a little whiney girl; 2) It will be impossible for him to play his "nice guy" role while dating 20 women simultaneously; 3) Jake is not Reid Rosenthal; 4 and 5) Rinse and repeat #1 twice.

What the Butt?

"So You Think You Can Dance" has been stinking up the screen this season. I'm hoping beyond hope that they are saving their better material for the new fall season.

In related news, one of the "loser songs" is by Green River Ordinance. I didn't realize that the sister show is "So You Think You Can Sound Like Counting Crows (And Get Away With It)."

There Really Is No Excuse

I pretty much do nothing after 7:30pm so I have no excuse for leaving this blog unattended. For a while, I was planning on removing it from the internet because of privacy reasons and I understand that I could change the settings and only allow people I invite to read it ... but that's not fun, is it? Isn't part of the fun thinking about the people I don't know who might be reading?

My daughter is now almost 10 months old. She's BIG and not at all a little blob of a baby anymore. And it is fun for me because she is so much more interactive and also can entertain herself.

Okay, now for the serious stuff: I'm watching the Bachelorette this season (the first one I've watched in entirety since Trista) and I am really enjoying it. My mom and I watch and call e/o during commercials (even though I have a DVR and would prefer not to be watching live TV). Next week is the season finale and it appears that Reid is coming back -- VERY EXCITING STUFF! I'm traveling into Brooklyn overnight for the finale so my mom and I can watch together.

This past weekend, Ryan and I went (baby-free) to DC for my friend Alyson's surprise 30th b-day. I drank like I thought I was a 19 (or should I be 21) year old rock star. I really lack star-quality now that I'm 31 and have the body of someone who has ungracefully recovered from pushing out a baby. Uggg... I guess I'd better get myself back in shape. For future drinking. Kidding.

Deep and Peep

I haven't been here in a while mostly because my news has been so directly linked to my new baby that the blog about her has received any small amount of blogger attention I've given. But I think it is time for me to start up on me again!

In the deep news, the prior paragraph kicked it off well. Also, I've been officially terminated from my job after a painfully long stringing-along in which it appeared that they might allow me to resume work but part-time instead of full. Then I got a letter instructing me to appear for work full-time starting March 2nd and I wrote back that I would not be doing that ... etc etc. Basically, although I'm disappointed because I loved my job, I think it was the right decision. I don't regret it. I don't feel comfortable having a child and then leaving her with someone else for 40 hours a week at 5 months old.

The "peep?" I learned an important lesson 2 weeks ago. If you're going to do something stupid like leave a baby unattended on a bed, don't wander far and definitely don't commence urination. If you do so, you will risk rising up from the bowl mid-peep-stream to catch the aforementioned baby before she plummets to the ground. And you will peep yourself.

Purple Cauliflower & Motherhood

We got purple cauliflower from the farm!!!! Yikes!!!!



And here is a picture of motherhood gone lazy -- beer for Mommy, tv on, baby in swing.

I HAD A BABY!!!!

Gloria Louise was born this week!

What I Did Today

I watched 2 movies. "Interiors" which is a Woody Allen drama from 1978. It was very austere and haunting and also so unusual because it was still obviously Woody Allen style featuring self-indulgent philosophically verbose characters but without the comedy. And the other movie was "For Your Consideration" which I've seen before and was disappointed by but I thought I would give it another whirl. Still just okay for me.

Next, I'm going to sit outside and read "Eragon."

What I've Been Up To

While I'm waiting for this baby to be born I've been watching movies and reading books.

The most recent book I finished was "Ice Land" by Betsy Tobin. It was gorgeous and mysterious. I also read up to book 3 from the "Chronicles of Blood and Stone" series by Robert Newcomb. It was terrible. I don't recommend them mostly because the writing style is so poor. I also read the last Harry Potter which was great.

Yesterday, I watched "The More the Merrier" and "The Lady is Willing" both on Turner Classic Movies. They were both cute.

Awesome Website!

Polyvore is the coolest website in the world!!!! Here is what I created:



Are you picking up what I'm putting down?

So LONG!

It has been so long since I updated this blog but I have been mostly focused on the baby-blog since most of my news is baby related ... including this post ...

We are wildly getting the house ready for baby. Ryan completed the powder room remodel and now we're onto the kitchen, which is a total redo! We ordered the cabinets last weekend and they will be delivered in 2 weeks! Fast turn-over, which is great since baby is scheduled to arrive in a little over 7 weeks.

And today, I bought a lamp, as if I have the money for it, that I have wanted for a long while. We even registered for it for our wedding with no resulting lamp! But it is on sale now for $125 less than the original price! It is from Design Within Reach and called the Portable Luau Lamp:



Oh hurray!!! It dims so I can use it in our room when the baby first comes for all those late-night feedings and changes.

Sigur Ros Album!

I just got "Med sud I eyrum vid spilum endalaust" Sigur Ros's new album and it is AWESOME!!!!

What's the Freakin' Difference?

What's the freakin' difference between Coldplay and Travis? How is it possible that Coldplay, with their mediocre lyrics as compared to Travis, got so famous?

What a Lunch! aka Man, Am I Boring!

Today for lunch I'm having cinnamon raisin toast with low-sugar/low salt peanut butter and unsalted hulled organic sunflower seeds sprinkled on top and apple slices on the side! Eat up, baby!

I forgot to mention

That our dog Franklin is the best nurse. Last night I spent (in stomach pain) laying on the guest bed and Franklin stayed curled against my stomach like my doggie heating pad.

Home Sick Today

I was up all night with a terrible stomach ache! And I think the baby thought it would fun because there was a lot of kicking going on. What a funny baby.

This morning while sitting on the couch, I saw an American Goldfinch nibbling on some dandelions right outside our patio!