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Archive for January 2005

ay ay ay perro queso del dios

On 27 January 2005

“I don't care if you are the Dark Lord of the Sith, young man, you are still getting a time out!” BORGES-STYLE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION Nora is just on the edge of being ready to receive more “parental guidance” from me, to use the woo-woo Dr Sears-ish term. When you start to discipline (excuse me, “guide”) […]

adopt a wheatfield!

On 20 January 2005

Nora's bedtime has gotten so much better, it is almost unnerving. I would be perfectly comfortable with her yelling and crying in the crib if I knew it was just a toddler phase that she had to get through, but who ever heard of a one-week phase? Maybe she reads this page and was all […]

marking the days with a knotted string

On 18 January 2005

EDITED FOR CLARITY, BUT NOT FOR HILARITY! arielmeadow: DrJays Street Style was a big hit over at Metafilter. smartypantsmimi: Yay!arielmeadow: Then OF COURSE someone decided it was racist.smartypantsmimi: I find Metafilter increasingly dumb. It used to be a daily thing for me, but now I rarely check it.arielmeadow: Yeah, I think that may be my […]

monkey plus monkey

On 13 January 2005

Of course, after I get the MOM-COJONES to finally post about Nora's pre-sleep crying, she goes to bed like a textbook sweetheart for three days in a row. The kid is trying to make me look stupid. SO INAPPROPRIATE LT and I have been working on a dirty version of Blue's Clues. We are usually […]

now I'm short kine and I'm not even sure what kine are

On 11 January 2005

Whiny me. Work is hard and about to get harder. This particular Chicago winter seems to be all about colorless sky and low rolling clouds like living inside of a bong. And maybe this is the mild depression I've been fighting since the holidays talking, but most days I wish whoever is in charge would […]

not really an entry

On 7 January 2005

We tried making her knot Persian rugs but she just wasn't getting it. We would have had her roll cigarettes but LT and I don't smoke. Her typing skills are not the greatest, so the “medical transcription at home” thing was right out. So in order to get some use out of this darn toddler, […]

finger pointing, eyebrows low

On 6 January 2005

OBSERVATIONS THAT MAY VERY WELL GET MY VIRTUAL ASS VIRTUALLY KICKED 1. Scene: early morning, Sacramento and Devon. A car comes roaring out of the alley, as cars in my neighborhood are wont to do, and clips the back of another car that is proceeding down the street in a safe, sane, and legal fashion. […]

two of my favorite words are “atrium” and “goiter.”

On 3 January 2005

I recently made this shorthand list of recent dreams I have had, so as not to forget them entirely. The original plan was to go back and expound on each one, adding in the details and stuff. Of course I did not do this in time, and the details have been forgotten. I still enjoy […]