Monday, March 10, 2008
status update
1. I cut off my hair. It’s shorter than heck. Chin length with long bangs. I’m glad. I’m getting too old for long hair, I think. My boyfriend doesn’t think so, but he doesn’t have to be a … Read the rest!
status update
1. I cut off my hair. It’s shorter than heck. Chin length with long bangs. I’m glad. I’m getting too old for long hair, I think. My boyfriend doesn’t think so, but he doesn’t have to be a … Read the rest!
Body Issue Talk
(or, Why I Can’t Date Latino Men Anymore, Reason #421)
The other day at my day job, I walked to the elevator and saw this guy who sometimes works contract for us, who I haven’t seen in … Read the rest!
surprise in the mail
I stopped by my mailbox after work and pulled out a package that’d been wedged in among the bills, coupons, and previous homeowner’s American Girl doll catalogs.
My first kids’ book! Growing Up with Tamales. … Read the rest!
Oh, here’s a good cliched post topic — New Year’s resolutions!
1. Write a bunch of stuff.
I have so much stuff to write, I feel guilty sitting here writing this blog entry. I have so much stuff I’m contractually … Read the rest!
Life Skills
When I was in third grade at Roosevelt Elementary School, we had a very good teacher named Mrs. Dorothea Terry. Ms. Terry taught us a lot of important things outside the normal, Houston Independent School District sanctioned curriculum. … Read the rest!
Happy 2008
Did you have a good New Year’s Eve? We did. My boyfriend Tad and his friends threw a party. At first, no one RSVPed on our Evite, because they all had clubs or hotel parties to attend. So … Read the rest!
How is it Monday already?
I have a long to-do list in my purse. Its primary purpose is as a focal point — it gives me something to look at while I say, “How in the hell am I going … Read the rest!
big announcement
It’s funny… Sometimes I feel like I live my life really fast. You know?
Last week, I got the first inkling of good news while I sat at my desk at work. And I was so, so happy … Read the rest!
Sad News
My middle son is going to live with his father for a semester.
I’m sad about it. But it’s not about me. It’s about him, trying something new and hoping for certain improvements in his life. So I … Read the rest!
gimmicky “diet” book
I went to the bookstore the other day and came across a diet book called Skinny Bitch. Or Skinny Bitches, Skinny Bitch Diet… something like that. I had to flip through it to see what the … Read the rest!