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About Me

July 18, 2008: It's great to drink to someone and I guess that you will do
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We'll get to that talking thing later, all right? Because I have much more important news for today. I AM TWENTY FREAKING NINE. I don't really want to talk about it, but I feel twenty-nine deserves at least a passing...

June 11, 2008: Earning my keep
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Today I asked Phillip if I complained so much about Jack wiggling around inside me as I do with this baby. Before I even stopped talking he was shaking his head no. Apparently I never shut up about this baby...

May 14, 2008: Things you maybe didn't know that I have now turned into blog fodder
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*I've been married nearly five years and I still get completely weirded out when someone calls me Mrs.Cheung. Mrs.? Really? I'm also not a big fan of being grouped into "The Cheungs" (even though I do this frequently on my...

April 9, 2008: Mommy McWhinesALot
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At the zoo yesterday morning I ran into a girl who was in one of the moms groups I broke up with last fall. The one with the tables and the mentor moms and the CRAFTING and super structured everything....

April 5, 2008: Because I've got nothing else to do on a Saturday night
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I recently came to the conclusion that my face should no longer go makeup-less. I am pushing thirty*, people, and I'm beginning to notice things like Dark Circles and Splotchiness and Almost Lines. The lines aren't quite visible to the...

February 8, 2008: Notes of interest
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I had grand plans for the internet today BECAUSE GUESS WHO IS GOING TO A CAUCUS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVAH (AND NOT JUST FOR THE BLOG FODDER) but I chickened out. I am crazy, but not crazy enough to...

October 12, 2007: Let me tell you about myself
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In the course of investigating this freelancing stuff and seeing what kind of writing is out there, I've become rather demoralized and depressed. There is no way I can write for publication. Am I kidding myself? After reading a most...

September 25, 2007: I think I could go / Deep as the sea of Yoko
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The opening line of one of my favorite Dar Williams songs goes, "The first part of every day for me is good." (My favorite Dar Williams song starts with, "I wonder if Yoko Ono/Ever thought of staying solo". Which, in...