Wednesday, November 14, 2007
My son wants, more than anything else these days, to help me clean. “Mommy, can I clean? Can we clean something?” It’s a sweet thought. Only I have no idea where it comes from because I have never, ever cleaned anything. Seriously. We had a bunch of people from the synagogue over for brunch on [...]
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Pie, she’s a screamer. She was a screamer as a baby when she wanted to feed three times a night. Dr. Ferber cured her of that. For about a month. Now, at almost 2 and 1/4, she’s still a screamer. Only now she has a litany of requests. Anyone who’s read this blog long [...]
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Day 13 of Nanowrimo (challenge: use “”It was hardly my fault that the kippers were yellow”): When I got onto the set that afternoon, the star of the film, Trenton, was arguing with craft services. “They were absolute rubbish! The color was off and they smelled funky,” he said in a clipped British accent. Even [...]
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Day 10 of Nanowrimo (challenge: use the phrase “Has anyone seen my turtle?”): I relaxed in my JetBlue seat—I guess indie financing meant indie travel accommodations; no first class on this trip—and tried to distract myself from Port St. Lucie. In July. Of course, I didn’t need to distract myself. A few moments had passed [...]
Day 9 of Nanowrimo (challenge: use the phrase “I have some personal issues that need to be taken care of which are related to my court appointment last Wednesday”): So there I was, working on Mazo’s first big film. Of course, I knew I was in trouble the minute I showed up on set, and [...]
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Day 8 of Nanowrimo (challenge, use the word “extuitive”):Let me step back and describe Mazo: I met him my first week at Tulane. I had just gotten back from yet another keg party after yet another orientation. This was pre-anyone caring how old you were to drink and drinking was pretty much what we did. [...]
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
I have two articles, a book review, and two copyedits due this month. I’m hosting Thanksgiving. Hanukkah is super early this year (December 4th). Oh, and I’ve got two kids to raise. And Adam has an almost-week long business trip. So what does that mean? It means it’s time to get my Nanowrimo on! Yep, [...]
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
We started the day with my charming son poking my stomach and declaring, “Hey, Mommy? You’ve got a squishy stomach!” It only improved from there… Me: Hey Adam, didn’t you say Johnny Damon wasn’t the brightest guy?Adam: Yeah.Me: So did you see these reading ads he’s doing? [I show him an ad in Runners World [...]
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
In Pie’s classroom, they had color week last week. Monday was red day, Wednesday was blue day, and Friday was green day. You know of course that Friday morning, I was blaring Green Day. I couldn’t get it out of my head. And this, my friends, is where we see the inherent differences in my [...]