Creative Project, Part II

November 10, 2011

Yesterday, I posted Part I of a storybook style short story I wrote for my Myths and Legends class, so as promised, here’s Part II! After a few minutes, Toby returned with a lumpy parcel, which he placed on the prince’s lap. The Young Prince loved unwrapping parcels, but he was in no mood for [...]

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Creative Project, Part I

November 9, 2011

I have a very hard time with creative projects. Poems, short stories, paintings, screenplays.. not only do I feel like someone is twisting my arm to create art, but I feel exposed. I’m not really one to share my poetry or stories. Not until they’re ABSOLUTELY perfect, and even then, I feel like I’ve stood [...]

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Spelling Bee Protests: When Anti-Intellectualism Has Gone Too Far

November 8, 2011

Years and years ago, I did a bunch of spelling bees. In fact, I was in the spelling bee every year from fourth through eighth grade. I get twitchy when people misspell common words in their blogs, tweets or Facebook posts. Yes, I know, I’m a little bit obsessive, but it’s a conveyance of language [...]

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The Top 10 Ways That Babies are like Drunk People

November 7, 2011
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A few weeks ago, when Cameron started to take his first stumbly steps across the living room, I had a revelation: babies are like drunk people. And there went half of my readers. Now I didn’t realize that Nick Swardson (who I think of every time I use the hashtag “#thuglife” to describe my parenting [...]

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#Mamavation Monday: Guess Who’s Back!

November 6, 2011

Yeah buddy! Mama’s back in action, and how! I’m still weighing in at a stead 119 (whew!), but sadly, my once adorable, Latina bubble butt is now gone. It’s still adorable, as I’m told, just not as.. round and out there. Now I know some of you out there are like, you lucky b!tch, what [...]

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5 Halloween Costumes That Embarrass Me FOR You

November 5, 2011
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Now that Halloween is over, I’ve been reminded of the horrors of Halloween costumery and why I’m glad my firstborn is a boy. Now feel free to call me a snob, but I think the following costume choices are generally distasteful, and at the very least a blow to the spirit of Halloween. 1. The [...]

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