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A story about a chicken
Every now and then I am moved to buy my parents something so hideous that their only possible reaction on opening the gift will be laughter. Or tears. Or therapy. But usually laughter, because we are pretty well-adjusted. My crown jewel of this trend was a glass paperweight I got my mom for her birthday … Continue reading
On Target
Me: Today I was in Target and I had amassed a little basket of random stuff. And then I looked down at my basket and realized I didn’t need ANY of that stuff, and I put it down and walked out. Gene: Nice! Me: I do feel bad for whatever employee had to re-stock everything … Continue reading
Year One
Sunday was our first wedding anniversary, and we spent it picnicking with some friends in the park where we got married. A few highlights from the day: Waiting for other people to arrive Kris: How about we call our dads right now to say Happy Father’s Day? Gene: Good idea. [Picks up phone.] Kris: And … Continue reading
The crocodile floaty
Because no child in a swimming pool should go un-terrorized. This is not my frighteningly realistic crocodile-shaped floatation device.
Captain Fantastic
I’ve been feeling a little lonely for the city lately. I miss being surrounded by limitless cool stuff — the weird little film festivals, the obscure cuisines, the biggest rubber band ball. But yesterday Gene’s company rented out the Lucky Ju Ju pinball museum and catered it with a gourmet taco truck and, being a … Continue reading
New hair!
Not wild about the bangs, but I do love the colors.
Doggleganger
New toy! New toy! Find an adoptable dog who looks like you. (Warning: this website plays sound. Awesome sound.) Mind you, you’ll have to travel to New Zealand to adopt it, and I guess there will be some kind of quarantine issue when you bring it home. But the point is, freaky dog twin! Although … Continue reading
Redact
I feel like I’ve been spearheading an attack on parenthood lately, though most of it is happening in my own mind. And I know it’s ridiculous. Almost all reasons for becoming a parent seem insufficient to me right now, but I am sure the day will come when I, too, will want to be a … Continue reading
A conversation I recently had
Friend: I guess I mostly want to have kids so that I have someone to take care of me when I’m old. Me: Though actually you could just save the money you would have spent on your kids, and use it to hire a full-time live-in caretaker for yourself when you’re old. Plus take some … Continue reading
Control
Yesterday I found myself reading about birth control on Kaiser’s website. (Kaiser is my medical provider.) I’m getting tired of the rigorous schedule required to make the pill work — did you know that when they say take your pill at the same time every day, they really, really mean it? Being off by even … Continue reading