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Archive for June 2005

we all live in a capital I

On 17 June 2005

This is the entry that will add fuel to the fire of the “mommy-blogger” stereotypers. But if you give me shit about it, I'll cut you, man! Because: ALICE AND I ARE CRANKY TODAY! 1. Because apparently I had gone too long without having a rage-induced seizure, the kind folks at NBC dreamed up a […]

these boots are made for stalking

On 14 June 2005

smartypantsmimi: I can't stop browsing the Onion personals.smartypantsmimi: I'm surprised that so many girls use “sprawled on the bed in lingerie” as their main profile photo.harry: The slutty poses are baffling.smartypantsmimi: Looking for: serious relationship. In my garter belt.harry: I love the women who describe themselves as artists who have the bikini photos, too.smartypantsmimi: Artist—with […]

needlepoint a sampler with the Ten Commandments

On 9 June 2005

In between reading about horrific fatal bicycle accidents, horrific fatal acts of war, and horrific fatal mishaps of all kinds, I go to work today and do an editorial review of one of our medical journals, and every single article seems to be about someone who gets a headache and then suddenly DIES. The sixteen-year-old […]

fourteen-month embargo

On 6 June 2005

NO NEWS WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD NEWS, DAMN IT A while ago my big fat floppy fourteen-year-old cat came weaving sideways into the bedroom like one of those fancy show horses, sank down to her belly, and stayed there. She was not having a seizure, did not seem to be upset or in pain, and […]