Megan knows arse-all about... — 05.21.2013 by blau
(Living.) Y'know, the anecdotes from the 'Meet the Contestants' bit after the first commercial break. The ones that vary between 'I once went whitewater rafting on a rusted-out pickup truck in the Andes' to 'My cat snores like a human!'

The latter could be one of my stories. But I don't want it to be.

Chaos Attraction: TEDx Talks — 05.20.2013 by Jennifer
I really love hearing awesome speakers, especially ones in science doing things that I wish I could do. I wanna do a TED talk...

Awfully Chipper: Pedicure — 05.20.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Mabel's little addiction.

Awfully Chipper: The momentous and the mundane — 05.17.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.

Chaos Attraction: Leaving LA — 05.17.2013 by Jennifer
Erm, you know...I still kinda want to move there anyway.

Awfully Chipper: Exposition — 05.15.2013 by Maud_Gonne
On exposing myself at the pool and at BlogHer this summer.

Awfully Chipper: Rule of blog — 05.14.2013 by Maud_Gonne
There's this thing with blogging, where you can't talk about what's going wrong until you've fixed it.

Chaos Attraction: What Didn't Happen In LA — 05.14.2013 by Jennifer
I can only come to the conclusion that I deluded myself.

Chaos Attraction: Endeavour LA — 05.13.2013 by Jennifer
The most memorable exhibits were the "eating in space" videos--in which astronauts do silly food tricks--and of course, The Space Potty. OH MY, THE SPACE POTTY.

Chaos Attraction: First Day In LA — 05.12.2013 by Jennifer
I will admit tonight that right now, I am not super concerned with what happens tomorrow yet...I am just enjoying today. I will freak out tomorrow, most likely! (Second of two)

Awfully Chipper: Decimal — 05.10.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Insomnia brings out the writer in Dash.

Megan knows arse-all about... — 05.9.2013 by blau
(Oxbridge-level cleverness.) Don't look it up. No, it wasn't on Geocities, but it might as well have been.

Megan knows arse-all about... — 05.8.2013 by blau
(TMI.) By the end of the day, the fumes from the concrete sealant they were using on the floors were part of the mix so I was 100% zombie. My skin itches. My lungs burn. You are all in danger.

Awfully Chipper: Happy camper — 05.8.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Mabel's summer camp application.

Megan knows arse-all about... — 05.8.2013 by blau
(Brian Butterfield.) I have a lot more jaw than I thought I did.

Awfully Chipper: Four point five cake — 05.6.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Half years are worth celebrating. Especially if there's cake.

Awfully Chipper: Disappearing pizza... — 05.3.2013 by Maud_Gonne
... and itchy fingers.

Megan knows arse-all about... — 05.2.2013 by blau
I am doing a challenge to write 750 words every day in May (on 750words.com). Day Two and I hit paydirt. Well, dirt.

Awfully Chipper: SuperDash — 05.1.2013 by Maud_Gonne
I'm a little bit besotted with my seven-year-old right now.

Awfully Chipper: Naturist — 04.30.2013 by Maud_Gonne
I suppose it should really be Naturalist, but Naturist sounds more intriguing.

Chaos Attraction: The Most Disturbing Thing I Have Ever Heard About Ducks — 04.30.2013 by Jennifer
"Want to see a video?" I said no, but he whipped out his phone and showed us.... (First of four.)

Awfully Chipper: Getting to first base — 04.29.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Not what you might think. Or exactly what you are thinking.

Awfully Chipper: Word Girl — 04.28.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Linguistic gymnastics.

Awfully Chipper: Happy families — 04.27.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Mabel likes to stick it to the man.

Awfully Chipper: Seven — 04.24.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Obligatory birthday post

Still Waters Run No Mills — 04.23.2013 by planetmort
And ever since then, when I’ve had a tough ride, I’ve thought, well, it wasn’t as bad as that Mandeville day in 2011.

Awfully Chipper: Seven years — 04.23.2013 by Maud_Gonne
A lot can change in seven years.

Chaos Attraction: Picnic Day 2013 — 04.22.2013 by Jennifer
I saw Jesus on Picnic Day. No, seriously, there was some guy with long brown hair wearing a white robe, a blue stole, and a backpack strolling down past the Gap.

Awfully Chipper: Yoda cake — 04.22.2013 by Maud_Gonne
...or overachieving for dummies.

Megan Knows Arse-All About... — 04.21.2013 by blau
(The Canadian Yoda.) I wrote a very impassioned letter to Lorne Michaels when I was 12 years old, BEGGING for him to make changes to ‘Saturday Night Live’. I don’t remember much about what I wrote, but I think I said the show was getting too repetitive, and I’m sure I demanded to see more of Mike Myers (he wasn’t a full cast member yet).

Awfully Chipper: I heard the news today, oh boy — 04.19.2013 by Maud_Gonne
So when, exactly, will my children start hearing the news, I wonder?

Awfully Chipper: Dichotomy — 04.18.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Of all the reasons not to apologize, this one came out of left field.

Still Waters Run No Mills — 04.16.2013 by planetmort
I’ll still hug my daughter extra hard today, but today I’m also running again.

Awfully Chipper: So close — 04.16.2013 by Maud_Gonne
My husband ran the Boston marathon in 2009 and 2010.

Awfully Chipper: Milestones, tangientally — 04.14.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Our weekend happened to include a few not inconsiderable milestones.

Awfully Chipper: And/or — 04.12.2013 by Maud_Gonne
Summer went away again and I'm very happy about that.

Chaos Attraction: Three Out Of Four Down — 04.11.2013 by Jennifer
I feel very adult and cheerful this week!

Chaos Attraction: Making A Commitment — 04.9.2013 by Jennifer
I guess at some point in time, a girl's gotta make a commitment.

Awfully Chipper: Boom! Spring — 04.9.2013 by Maud_Gonne
And then spring descended upon us and I found new things to complain about.

Still Waters Run No Mills — 04.9.2013 by planetmort
I didn’t readily admit it until college or thereabouts, because, as everyone knows, country music sucks, and actually liking it is tremendously embarrassing, but about that time I realized what music I enjoy really affects no one else in any way whatsoever.