a few things this baby girl will never experience in her life

Calling a home phone Using *69 to call back, or *67 to block caller ID Trying to play Tetris on a Gameboy in the dark Twisting the little winder on a camera to advance the film Blowing into a Nintendo cartridge to make it work Memorized phone numbers Blockbuster on a weekend night Searching for …

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what I want to eat after baby’s born

The following are food items that I am going to eat shortly after this baby is born, because I HAVEN’T been able to eat them, thanks to nausea and heart burn: A big, cheesy, meaty, greasy Crown Burger Raul’s Apple Pie Parfait from Leatherby’s (caramel!) Unhealthy, deep fried scones from either Sill’s or Penny Ann’s …

the ABCs (and Fs) of my browsing history

Facebook Feedly Fidelity Turns out, any one of these may be the top choice for the URL that populates when I type the letter, F, into my browser bar. It changes between these three depending on a few things: how sick I am of the spam in my Facebook feed, how much I dare to …

30 weeks = tired

Besides being 30 weeks pregnant... Or BECAUSE I'm 30 weeks pregnant, these things make me tired: 1. The cough that won't go away 2. The weeds in the garden 3. Too much sunshine 4. Little workouts 5. Walking up the hill to the other building at work 6. Meetings 7. Preparing for adjustments/changes at work …

Health Regeneration

Video games have fountains, fairies, potions, spells, inns, tents, cottages, hospitals, etc. Hit these up and your character’s health is regenerated. In pinch-me-this-is-REAL life, what do we have that brings us back to life? Here are some of mine: Soccer: I used to play soccer because I was good at it and I was making up …

A few of my first world problems

I still miss Google reader. When the air conditioner turns on, my cold feet keep me from falling asleep. Too many menu items and I can't decide what to eat. Too many restaurants and none of them sound good for dinner. I get the sun in my eyes in the mornings while sitting in my …

Memoir in progress… for 13 years

I've attempted writing projects off and on for much years. Much. I once wrote 50 pages into a Civil War historical fiction. And then I read it. Silly me. I get excited about other ideas for some amazing novel and start out, writing a chapter or two. That's when I remember: writing is hard. For years, …

Must be present to win

You've tossed your ticket in the bucket for the raffle and now you have to stick around until dinner's over and the stage is cleared for the drawing because: must be present to win. This is an appropriate phrase to apply at work: must be present at standup meetings to get credit for work; must …

More Poops

Look at all of that bird poop. Worry not though: Dom is sitting on a blanket, laughing at all of the silly ducks that go quack, quack, quack. Dom can also tell you what these things say/do: Elephant Snake Arraña (spider,  not sure about spelling) Gorilla Monkey Dog Cat or Pogi Cow Goat Pig Tiger …

Perhaps I’ll come back to this title…

I feel that I should blog something right now. I do not know what...these are my thoughts. I heard that when people are lying they'll say, "do not" instead of "don't" or other contractions. I think I might finally be learning how to sprint again--getting a little bit faster each soccer game but yet to …