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True Up lately

I’ve been having so much fun at True Up the last two weeks. Two reasons: Fabric. Designers. Dude, interviewing these chicas is so much fun.
My most recent interview was Patty Young; she creates patterns for her company ModKid Boutique, and she also designs fabrics for Michael Miller. Patty herself is like a little iced-mocha-fueled […]

The world is going down the tubes, but I feel all right

So hey! The American economy is sinking like a pair of eyeglasses dropped over the side of the boat during the “It’s A Small World After All” ride at Disney World. But that’s OK, because Iain and I (and my father in law) are making progress on the interior of our new house … which […]

Tomorrow’s TV — today! Or in 6-8 weeks!

Read a really useful article in the Sun today: Mike Himowitz: Act soon to try out your TV’s converter.
Apparently the government is offering up to two $40 coupons toward a digital signal converter box for our perfectly adequate television, with which we use a set of rabbit ears to catch PBS Kids, Martha Stewart’s TV […]

Spending my hypothetical “tax rebate”

According to the New York Times, the House approved a quick-fix tax rebate:
As it was presented on Thursday afternoon, the package calls for workers who paid income taxes to receive $300 to $600, and couples to receive up to $1,200 — plus $300 more for each child. The stipend, which some lawmakers were calling a […]

Booty, boobies, and mac’n’cheese

Today’s light reading:
The Bunny Vs the Blue Box (Salon):
Annie’s Homegrown Macaroni & Cheese has pretty much achieved world domination — at least if your world is populated by the chronologically challenged. Refueling Gabriel, Rebekka, Isaac and Yazmin after a grueling toddler networking session? The well-stocked mom breaks out the Annie’s. Three-course dinner with (mucho) wine […]

Mommy drinks, but not because you cry

So! Owen and I watched the Today Show yesterday morning, on which Melissa Summers was invited to talk about whether “cocktail playdates” are appropriate. Basically, Meredith Vieira was asking, is it ever OK for a mother to drink in the presence of her children? (story)
Unfortunately for mothers everywhere, the piece was quite biased. And […]

Oh hey guess what?

I’m pregnant! WOOO!
I’m due May 30. I’m 14 weeks along and am no longer in the shit. We’re pretty excited about Numero Dos here.
Is Owen going to be a kick-ass older brother or what? We did such a good job with him that the second one’s bound to be awesome as well.

The hygiene hypothesis

See, by me not cleaning house I’m actually doing Owen a favor!
Cleaner homes and smaller families, they say, are throwing off our immune systems. In fact, researchers now say we need exposure to healthy doses of bacteria and infectious agents early in life to develop properly.
— Baltimoresun.com story
In fact, he might become too healthy, from […]

Interesting things I’ve read recently

Wired: Internet’s Gender Gap Narrows. I get the feeling that marketers think we women ought to be hanging out on pink message boards discussing face cream.
43 Folders: Inbox Zero: Delete, Delete, Delete. “Do you have a sloppy relationship with the messages in your life? Be honest. Do you tend to see every new email as […]

Nerdworlds collide: The Office and Myspace

How psyched was I to find out, after reading this week’s installment of Schrute Space, that Dwight K. Schrute has a Myspace page? And that the rest of The Office [U.S.] does too? Pam, Angela, B.J. (who plays the temp), Kevin (“I am an accountant. At a paper supply company. It is pretty cool I […]

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