tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186126752012-01-27T13:34:46.697-08:00WordyDoodles* parenting
* politics
* lip gloss and style notes
* fabulous ephemeraWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-1175390519322871142012-01-16T12:00:00.000-08:002012-01-16T12:00:03.552-08:00How WashU was desegregated: Thank you Dr. King.Huston Smith is a storyteller, and this story is his. I was simply lucky enough to be there when he told it-- once to our Berkeley congregation, and once in a special retelling for my daughters.
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in 1964
Huston was a professor at Washington University in St. Louis when it was still segregated. He found a phone number for Martin Luther King, Jr., dialed it and asked him to come to WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-60145581814205378852011-11-04T12:38:00.000-07:002011-11-04T12:39:31.135-07:00I gave a lot of hugs this morningHug #1: Paloma when she ran into our room and right on top of me at 3:30 AM.
Hug #2: Sabrina when she woke up, called for me, told me to leave and go back to my room, asked me to come back because there were monsters in her bed, and finally let me pick her up and snuggle at 7 AM.
Hug #3: Paloma who sobbed that her clothes were all uncomfortable and the outfit she picked out last night needed toWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-14946291434550823092011-10-19T11:49:00.000-07:002011-10-19T11:49:44.403-07:00so delicious dairy-free easy to whip up balsamic vinegar
So good, you'll be looking for a salad or bread or meat or something to dip this into. Apples are also insanely good with this.
Use organic ingredients if you've got them.
Makes enough for maybe two-ish salads? Or so. This recipe is not an exact science. It's exactly delicious though.
1/4 c. olive oil
2 T. balsamic vinegar
1 small diced shallot (this is the KEY!)
1/2 tsp. whole grain WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-89410714957545336092011-10-18T09:21:00.000-07:002011-10-18T09:21:00.126-07:00my little 5 year old teenagerEyerolling isn't just for teens! My darling almost five year old has perfected the art of the eye roll, the annoyed face, and the "you" insult, where I say "I think you should think about what you're saying" and then she says, "I think YOU should think about what YOU'RE saying." And then I stop myself from saying OHHELLNO.
I don't want to get too into the details of the exasperating crap becauseWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-1232597497583465702011-10-04T14:44:00.000-07:002011-10-04T14:44:58.045-07:00Rachel Roy is AmazingSo many things are YES about Rachel Roy. Her vision for art and fashion are so fresh and feminine and just right. But it's her larger philosophy to help raise women's voices that makes me want to be a devotee. Because long after the runway show is over, it's the spirit of the art and of the women who will wear it that should live on.
Her approach to design work and to mothering is so inspiring. WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-38523361046145572492011-09-23T00:22:00.000-07:002011-09-23T00:22:29.468-07:00I never knew pop and that's okI was so popculturally ignorant as a child that I didn't know if that popular
singer was PAUL Abdul or PAULA Abdul. I never listened to pop radio, so who knew
if we were talking about a man or woman? I didn't.
I grew up listening to classical music in the car with my dad. It was turned
way, way up. He liked it LOUD. Also, then we didn't have to talk because we
could just be moved by the WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-43708397698725843352011-09-20T09:42:00.000-07:002011-09-20T09:42:22.297-07:00Missoni for my Soni: Class, Glamour, and GlobalizationPosted by Priya at: http://theempresssnewclothes.tumblr.com/
Maybe it was the advertising campaign, maybe it’s the nature of a fashion blog-addicted culture, maybe it was a minor eruption of euphoria in the depths of a darkening recession, maybe it was an attempt to shop away memories of the previous night’s Republican debate. Any way you look at it, the launch and liquidation of Target’s Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-33942052899578213312011-09-09T17:29:00.000-07:002011-09-09T17:30:12.001-07:00Using up tomatoes-- fabulous salad dressing!Hi friend. You and I understand each other. We are going through the same thing, and that is the shared pain of being buried under the end of summer tomatoes. You don't want to waste them, I don't want to waste them. Someone put a lot of sweat into growing the things. The least we can do is eat them. Right? Right?!!
photo credit: Jon Fravel
Easier said than done. This is the time when it WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-40926972698038707352011-09-08T09:30:00.000-07:002011-09-08T09:30:00.958-07:00when you've got red pepper, asparagus, and a random can of pineappleYou can throw them together for a fabulous sauce!
No, really. This isn't just end-of-summer CSA insanity born of one too many nightshades.
Well, maybe it is a little bit. But! This sauce really worked. Roasting red peppers gives them that seductive smoky roasty flavor. Asparagus, either roasted or grilled, brings a fresh green bitterness. And pineapple, very surprisingly, mellows them both and WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-42432558868005519752011-09-07T09:10:00.000-07:002011-09-07T09:10:00.601-07:00Chocolate review: Poco Dolce, olive oil and grey sea saltIn the delightful Terminal 2 at SFO, I found a chocolate to swoon over. And coffee to revive myself, but that's for another post. I might have to do a whole post in love with Terminal 2. I'm not the only one! Sunset mag did an ode to it, as did SF Chronicle.
But back to the chocolate. Behold Poco Dolce's olive oil and grey sea salt bar:
An amateur photo of expert chocolate.
Isn't it pretty?WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-3917076264401010242011-09-06T14:04:00.000-07:002011-09-06T14:04:13.913-07:00BlogHer11 - The meaning of life, drag queen styleThis pretty much sums it up:
Ignore that men's room sign.
Life according to the drag queens of BlogHer11:
When you think you are doing your thing, wearing your fabulous flower, there will always be another who comes along wearing a FABULOUS FLOWER. And then there will be someone who is basically dressed as a flower. The point is, size does not matter.
Life is about leaving a lot of glitter, WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-53882498736515683472011-09-06T09:00:00.000-07:002011-09-06T03:10:41.700-07:00It gets easier!I love the It Gets Better project. I especially love the candid, unfussy videos and the honest-yet-loving tone that most of them seem to so naturally strike. I love the obvious care shown from older people to younger people, people who mostly don't know each other at all. I love that all kinds of people are finding hope in those videos and knowing that even some strangers really do care whether WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-42365012291771598192011-08-17T15:49:00.000-07:002011-08-17T15:49:15.994-07:00Sunrise!Among the most beautiful things I have seen: California at sunrise, traveling south by car or airplane. Mist still brushing the tops of the hills and hanging in the farming valleys. Quiet, but alive and breathing. The potential of morning with its angled light infuses the landscape with something mystical that disappears when the full blaze of sun hits.
I love starting my day like this. Early WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-85107894930474622172011-07-08T11:54:00.000-07:002011-07-08T11:54:00.447-07:00Recipe: for delicious nontoxic lipgloss from your leftover beetsOk, so I just posted about how great summer veggies are and how delicious they taste roasted in olive oil.
But some of you are just not going to be enchanted forever with your 352 pounds of beets. Even if you love beets roasted, shaved raw into salad, pressure cooked, steamed, maybe even boiled, you might find that your love of beets is equaled by your love of lip gloss, and surely your stomach WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-20445715990940786562011-07-07T10:18:00.000-07:002011-07-07T10:18:00.466-07:00Recipe: For the most delicious, can't-stop-eating-them veggiesThe summer bounty of the Terra Bella CSA is tremendously good. We are enjoying our weekly share, which includes a dozen farm fresh eggs in a rainbow of colors (and species-- a couple of times we've gotten a lucky duck egg).
In past years, though, I've been overwhelmed sometimes with All. The. Veggies. Can I get a "WITNESSSSS"? Anyone else ever have a fridge with veggies you admire from afar but WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-59467531519441799982011-07-04T07:44:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:44:29.602-07:00Diva Orientalism: it's not new! (Part 2 of 2)In "Diva Orientalism, Part 1," I argued that the "Oriental fantasy" depicted in this beautiful and seemingly innocuous card from Trader Joe's is in fact representative of a more pervasive cultural trope for elevating certain women to that status of "Diva" through their consumption practices. In this iconic postfeminist scene (available to us in fashion magazines, clothing catalogs, films, TV Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-66224389478352179612011-06-29T14:46:00.000-07:002011-06-29T14:53:39.729-07:00Diva Orientalism: It's all about you! (Part 1 of 2)The other day I was standing in the checkout line at Trader Joe's when this caught my eye:
Card designed by Rachel Newcomb
At first glance I thought that TJ's, perhaps realizing a niche market, had crafted a card to celebrate Diwali (a little early sure, but for only $.99)! Looking closer, I realized that actually the card was celebrating a birthday, and that the "you" who "it's all about" wasPriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-32915736979977290522011-06-17T08:52:00.000-07:002011-06-17T08:52:44.946-07:00For my father...This Father's Day I am very lucky - not only is Jaspret celebrating his second year of double fatherhood, but my parents have been staying with us this week, and so I'll be able to toast my own dad in person rather than over the phone! Naina and Niku have been excited all week at the prospect of taking Nana to their school's Father's Day Breakfast, and Naina even asked her teachers if she could Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-5802297207456404922011-04-27T12:24:00.000-07:002011-04-27T12:24:00.911-07:00exercise-- it's happening!! It's really, really happening!You know how you hit a point where you just can't take not moving anymore? I'm the type who LOVES movement. I love being physical. Mostly in a studio, where I can smell the wood floor and make shapes with my body, which somehow becomes the most important thing in the world to me while I'm doing it. But I can also be happy on a trail outside. Walking or jogging is ok, but I kind of love leaping, WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-34899567335300300512011-04-26T12:37:00.000-07:002011-04-26T12:37:00.461-07:00I love pomodoros!It's true I like tomatoes in all their incarnations: spicy bbq sauce, lovely marinara, delectable caprese salad open faced sandwiches, and in the ridiculously addictive slow-roasted version (I heart Smitten Kitchen). Hungry? :)
Let your stomach wait a sec because I'm about to feed your productivity soul. The Pomodoro Technique is familiar but also better implemented than the old "just use a WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-79476381365234152562011-04-25T10:47:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:47:00.364-07:00Anybody tried Rockmelt yet?I'm always up for improvements in my online experience, but I try to be really selective about what I change/download/try. Because Lord knows, once you download a stubborn piece of software, the entire Internet (especially Google) knows. And you will be seeing reference to it everywhere.
Rockmelt is one of the few new things on the block that I've really wanted to try. (BTW, that's a link to theWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-76911632852997229382011-04-06T10:07:00.000-07:002011-04-06T11:19:39.974-07:00my own PIG Newton momentSabrina has been ... entering full-on two year old mode, shall we say. And by full-on two year old mode, I mean that thing where they want everything at once: to be independent AND dependent, alone AND with you, etc.
So Sabrina was doing her thing, hanging on and occasionally flailing and sometimes smacking into me, and I was tired and getting thirsty and just needed a moment of peace.
And WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-83022289232155578502011-03-22T09:36:00.000-07:002011-03-22T09:36:00.555-07:00Top 10: Fab and Meh at Trader Joe's these daysFAB: 1. Wild arugala - in the bagged salad section. If you're in the Bay Area, give it a try. Wherever they're sourcing this, it's really good. It's not for you if you're into really spicy, stand-on-its-own arugala. This is a little more gentle than other arugala out there. But it's still got that distinct slightly peppery, herbal flavor. I had it paired with their yogurt cheese as a salad, with WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-41012545174874180612011-03-21T09:11:00.000-07:002011-03-21T09:11:00.257-07:00The world's best chocolate chip cookies. You're welcome.I know, I know-- the one year anniversary passage of the Affordable Care Act is coming up on Weds, and I'm kicking off the week with an ode to treats. Never fear, ACA-related posts are on the way. But Monday, you just kind of want to ease into the week (or seek a sugar rush), so here you go. Many of you may already be familiar with the World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies a la Debbie Koenig of WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-83537701967023313192011-03-20T09:15:00.000-07:002011-03-20T22:05:59.589-07:00Local fashion bloggers make good! 3 Reasons why the SF scene is looking interestingSF is chic and lovely and so crowded with design and people who love design that you can't swing an Eames chair without knocking into one. Interior design, theater/stage/lighting design, landscape design, cupcake design and every other kind you can think of (and some you probably wouldn't). Fashion design is yet another.
Hold up-- is this a WordyDoodles topic? Heck yeah. My co-blogger is WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-7079119685868073892011-03-14T10:00:00.000-07:002011-03-14T10:00:00.901-07:00farewell 102.1 kdfc-- hello public supported classical!I know, it sucks as a blog title. But it's a big deal! I remember listening to KDFC basically since moving to the Bay Area in 1992. At first it was because it was the only station my dad ever had on at home or in the car. We had always listened to classical. It just fit us. This was why I was the kid who had to pretend like she knew about pop music -- I had to fake it so many times.
(True story:WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-90260496344964794342011-03-10T14:15:00.000-08:002011-03-10T14:15:19.809-08:00Tchaikovsky now makes me queasy. Thx a lot Black Swan.SPOILERS! If you haven't seen Black Swan and don't know the story of Swan Lake and don't know why they call it a swan song and don't know about the swan dive and don't want to know the end or anything else about this film, please click away now.
Ok so. D and I finally went and saw Black Swan a couple weekends ago. I blogged about it -- oh wait, that can't be right...where's the effing time WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-43131530501148805742011-03-03T10:04:00.000-08:002011-03-03T10:04:00.902-08:00chewy nubbins- couldn't resist!
Photo: Yunhee Kim; Styling: Karen Shinto Via Sunset mag
I love me some Sunset magazine. It's supposed to draw people to the West, but for those of us who already live here, it's just one big affirming love fest. And when it comes to the deliciousness of the flavors and cooking styles out here, it can pretty much work me up into a menu-planning frenzy. (Well, frenzy isn't the right word. I'm tooWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-44127057231054382042011-03-02T09:20:00.000-08:002011-03-02T09:20:00.498-08:00Can your mom do it? Signs point to yes, geek friends.Hat tip to Geekfeminism.org, which published this terrific quick observation on a terrible public transit ad: http://geekfeminism.org/2011/02/24/quick-hit-my-mom-has-a-phd-in-math/
Here's the photo from GeekFeminism that says it all:
That sticky note at the bottom says "My mom has a PhD in math."
HELLO-- "We're hiring hackers with people skills." Good idea- perhaps ITASoftware should think WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-11664037023733109442011-02-18T14:47:00.000-08:002011-02-18T14:47:02.706-08:00ok, a post because I have toLike getting to the gym, sometimes you just have to publish a blogpost that you don't want to just to get yourself into the groove of doing it. I'm gonna be up front- that is what this post is.
After the zero-waste family post, I had a post written about the tragedy in AZ and some strong feelings on guns and suppression of political speech (mostly about guns suppressing political speech). And I WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-7988697216590274012011-01-07T09:48:00.000-08:002011-03-10T13:27:01.021-08:00Could we be a zero-waste home like this family in Mill Valley? 10 TipsSaid family is the subject of this Sunset article, and let me say off the bat that I think they're totally inspirational. They produce about one handful of garbage per YEAR, according to the article. ?! It's amazing and a bit intimidating, but hey-- they're like the Olympians of waste reduction. I can admire an Olympian and daydream about flying through the air like an Olympian without feeling WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-37402007393312885052010-12-30T12:15:00.000-08:002010-12-30T12:15:00.175-08:00are you making New Year's resolutions?I've decided to go for it. I hear list making is a good way to achieve things. :p
(note: actually achieving each of these goals/resolutions will take a bunch of smaller steps, so I'm thinking of this as a list of lists, with a breakdown of a timeline and tactics that I am saving you the trouble of reading. Unless you want to hear it! Then I'll add it in.)
1. This is Northern CA for goodness' WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-82767446600600549982010-12-29T16:38:00.000-08:002010-12-29T16:42:53.445-08:00Can you have fun at Disneyland with little kids in torrential rain? A Christmas storyFirst I should say, we actually were prepared for rain. It's just that it was The Downpour-of-the-Year that day. We had rain jackets and sneakers, not sandals (unlike some other poor/hopeful souls we saw), but we should have had a rowboat and oars. We were not prepared for rain that soaked us so hard our rain jackets were wet on the inside; rain that come so steadily that our fingers actually WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-81040904543340113392010-12-28T09:50:00.000-08:002010-12-28T09:50:09.317-08:00First Impressions, cont.: True GritAnita, inspired by not just your thoughtful review, but the mere act of going to the movies (with your SO! not for the "Mommy and Me" film! [I'm still traumatized by having to see Made of Honor at such a showing]), I and Jaspret used the movie tickets we were gifted by our friends Jenn and Jamie and went to see the new Coen brothers film, True Grit.
There are already many glowing and very Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-69711578699363992952010-12-23T12:18:00.001-08:002010-12-23T12:18:00.212-08:00Black Swan and the revenge of the good girlFirst impressions
When I first saw the Black Swan trailer and heard Natalie Portman breathy, mumbly little girl voice, I have to admit: there was eye rolling and eyebrow raising. Ballet movies are mostly just bad. (I make exceptions for Anaheim Ballet's fun short YouTube movies though.) So cheesy! So stilted! So artistically disappointing.
Then I read this SF Chronicle article where Portman WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-65496874081239557292010-12-22T19:29:00.000-08:002010-12-22T19:29:51.707-08:00Why does every coffee shop have that one ANNOYING guy?Firstly, yay! not writing this at some obscene hour at night (Niku's weaned, so it's just getting up two or three times to shift his legs off my head and his head back to his pillow). Secondly, boo! writing this even though I have the rare chance to work three hours in one sitting and should be writing a book review whose deadline already passed. But it's precisely that kind of time-management Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-66843820428868727492010-12-22T13:38:00.000-08:002010-12-22T13:38:00.649-08:00the lady's not afraid: How Dolly rocks it
From ColorLines:
The clip above (h/t Joe.My.God) begins with her answering a question about why and how she embraces her gay fans, but Parton migrates into a broader comment on the joy she finds in coming together with all sorts of people she might otherwise fear. “We should be a little more tolerant and a little more accepting and understanding of not just the gays, but other people, WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-75812831898441006602010-12-21T11:50:00.000-08:002010-12-21T11:50:00.070-08:00Movie pick: Burlesque!! Yes, really. Go have some fun with family valuesI went into this movie with no expectations except glitter, and I was not one tiny bit disappointed. (A couple spoilers below.)
In fact, in contrast to all the critical reviews I saw, there were moments I was impressed. The acting's not Oscar worthy or anything, although it is a TON of fun to watch Cher and Stanley Tucci together-- they clearly enjoy and respect each other (or act really well asWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-43092397807332910012010-12-20T12:00:00.000-08:002010-12-20T12:00:03.576-08:00Homemade oreos: Even better than the real thingIt's that time of year-- JoeJoe time. Candy Cane Joe Joe's, to be precise. If you've got a Trader Joe's near you, you won't be able to escape without seeing these puppies prominently displayed. Trader Joe's knows they've got a good thing going.
If you haven't tasted one, well. Then. Perhaps you live in TJ-free zone and I need to get one in the mail to you. If you have access to TJ's and just WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-84501456898834768262010-11-25T09:24:00.000-08:002010-11-25T09:24:00.334-08:00the female of the species- by joyce carol oatesWaiting for a printer driver to download and install, I'm taking three minutes twenty-two seconds to see what I can get down in a blogpost about the Joyce Carol Oates book I'm in the midst of: The Female of the Species.
This is my first JCO. I have a long list of authors to get into, or to get into more deeply because I love them already, and she is on the get-to-know section. (This is all in myWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-18380441066681130362010-11-22T09:29:00.000-08:002010-11-22T09:29:00.880-08:00what I'm doing while they're growingIt's a good question, really. What am I doing to grow and change as a mom while the kids are growing and changing? There are tons of parenting resources for when they're babies. (Not that I really was an evangelist for any of them-- I was very quickly skeptical of any book that deemed itself to be The Answer and ended up flexing around a bunch of self-made and online-mama-tested strategies thatWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-52682422054169821702010-11-08T09:22:00.000-08:002010-11-08T16:26:03.436-08:00potty trained and the end of babiesNot the end of babies for everyone as we know them, but just for our little family of four. But first things first. The news of the week: Please don't let me be jinxing myself but I think Sabrina is potty trained! Basically on her second birthday she began insisting on underwear like her big sister, had one accident and has been happily an underwear wearer since. We even tried underwear this WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-30064826985505333372010-10-30T19:50:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:50:04.036-07:00PSA: those microfiber cloths really workJust bought a couple $1 microfiber cloths at Staples, hoping to do something about the ever-streaky mirror in our bathroom. LOVE it already. Just a little bit of water and the thing gets everything super shiny and clean. Not just the mirrors, but the stainless steel and chrome on kitchen stuff, and the tiles everywhere. And I don't need to use any sprays or Earth-hating chemicals.
$1 WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-83836857489524735552010-10-19T15:33:00.000-07:002010-10-19T15:33:17.643-07:00Why do you DREAM? MomsRising wants to know!Cross posted in full from MomsRising.org
Odds are, if you are a mom, you're one of the 72 percent of women in the United States who support the DREAM Act. [1]
But we want to know why.
First, a quick refresher: The DREAM Act is short for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. Currently, undocumented immigrant children who were brought to the U.S. at a young age and have WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-42349699801055189252010-10-09T07:19:00.000-07:002010-10-09T15:53:57.697-07:00Against Bullying, or why we need a new social movementLike everyone else, I've been completely overwhelmed and utterly heartbroken by the stories of young boys and men compelled to take their own lives because of bullying. Yesterday evening, the front story of the NY Times was about the kidnap, rape, and torture of a gay man by nine other men, and then this morning, I came across an op-ed about mean-girl behavior starting as early as kindergarten. Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-86323351367815486592010-10-06T09:05:00.000-07:002010-10-06T09:05:00.120-07:00MadMen- Surgeon General's report on smoking in 1964=bombshellI've been wondering about whether the loss of Lucky Strike in fact means the end of SCDP, and decided to look up when the Surgeon General started warning about smoking.
A document from the National Institutes of Health says:
"[Surgeon General Luther T.] Terry issued the commission's report on January 11, 1964, choosing a Saturday to minimize the effect on the stock market and to maximize WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-14210459359936410862010-10-05T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-05T08:00:04.387-07:00intrigued by the kale chips idea? some tipsTip #1. Probably best to try it with actual kale and not rainbow chard like I did.
Tip #2. But if you do find and use a chard recipe (also like I did), probably best to follow it more closely than I did. That is-- don't fear the oil!!
The chard was a little too wet/watery to crisp up nicely. I think I should have doused the whole thing liberally in oil and basically done a pan fry and dry. WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-35590465450438314542010-10-04T10:00:00.000-07:002010-10-04T10:00:03.904-07:00update on lead in bouncy housesAfter reading about the high lead levels in bouncy houses for kids, I wrote emails to two kid play spaces in the East Bay asking about lead levels in their inflatable slides and bounce houses.
Here's the email response I got from Pump It Up in Concord:
Hello Anita,
We are working closely with California’s Attorney General and the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) to ensure the safest WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-80565094939209049462010-10-03T09:44:00.000-07:002010-10-03T09:44:00.527-07:00Restrict restaurant toys- Yes!http://www.blogher.com/san-francisco-legislative-proposal-would-restrict-restaurant-toys-200-calorie-food-items#comment-form
I remember a blogpost about this at MomsRising.org, with the director of Center for Science in the Public Interest writing on this very topic- limiting Happy Meal toys. Most of the comments embraced the "it's the parents' decision" side.
I am definitely for strong WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-68276917733701885042010-10-02T05:11:00.000-07:002010-10-02T05:11:49.267-07:00Jump in... the water's fine!It's 4:50am and I'm awake - combination of 3am nursing, a few too many cokes at dinner (fancy night out!), and too damn much on the mind. What better time to jump in! My very first blog post. Somehow I had imagined it differently. Some women dream about their weddings (yawn), I dreamed of my first real blog post. It would be witty, intelligent, on-point. It would be offer a completely Priyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670345524584675949noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-65901949141663748242010-10-01T08:45:00.000-07:002010-10-01T15:10:30.921-07:00UPDATE: With this fall's fashion, designers are saying "we're all effed"There's an old bit of folk knowledge that says hemlines reflect the state of the economy (lower hemline=worse economy, higher=better). And if clothing design generally somehow reflects our national mood, I think the designers are telling us we're depressed. Really, really depressed. What other conclusion could there be when you see pieces like I saw at Banana Republic and the Gap?
It is ugly. WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-90616389248117816082010-10-01T02:59:00.000-07:002010-10-01T02:59:06.827-07:00I'm killing myself trying to overedit this personal blogAnd I've decided I have to post *something* and start (over) *somewhere* or else this blog will turn into the land of Drafts. And we all know what kind of purgatory that is. Crappy, crappy purgatory. You can only research a post so long before it gets past its prime, stops hitting the sweet spot, stops speaking to readers. Hell, it stops speaking to me and I forget why I even began the darn WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-28305036281753168682010-08-18T10:00:00.000-07:002010-08-18T10:00:02.046-07:00Lead in Bouncy HousesThis news of lead in bouncy houses was especially depressing to me because (duh) my kids love bouncy houses. And also, I can distinctly remember watching P resting facedown on one of these. Probably licking it.
CEH created a great video about this problem AND what you can do to help your kids be safer. Lead is a proven highly potent neurotoxin, especially dangerous to kids' growing brains (and WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-14757182619934244122010-08-17T10:00:00.000-07:002010-08-17T10:00:04.740-07:00Bye, babies. Hi toddlers! *photos*Ok so technically Paloma isn't even a toddler anymore. She's a pre-k (and she'll tell you that proudly). But when she and Sabrina are really having fun together, it's hard to separate toddler from pre-k. I just know for sure that I don't have my little babies anymore.
More like clever little partners.
Still snuggly, especially after having a good time at a wedding
Even though she fits into WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-3951233478011575252010-08-10T13:15:00.000-07:002010-08-10T14:37:26.143-07:00Wyclef- on NPR?I think the word is way, way out there by now but if you haven't heard, it's true-- you can now hear Wyclef Jean on NPR as well as 102.7 KISS FM. And it's not because NPR is adding flavor to their afternoon lineup.
Wyclef is running for president of Haiti. After decades of corruption and the massive earthquake in January, his announcement sounds like it could be a bit of positive news. But WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-75546005424426638152010-08-09T15:38:00.000-07:002010-08-09T15:38:08.064-07:00Opposites are necessary in parenting-- a fearful truth?From The Parent's Tao Te Ching:
36. Opposites Are Necessary
A quality cannot be fully learned
without understanding its opposite.
I think I'm on board with this concept, but it's introduced with more of a double-dog-dare challenge: If you want your kids to be disciplined, you have to let them know spontaneity. If you want them to be generous, you must allow them first to be selfish.
How's thatWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-85724082133454507462010-08-04T00:19:00.000-07:002010-08-04T00:19:18.758-07:00Mad Men- Glen is BACK! And yet there's still so much wrong.* Glen's back in town, so you might have reasonably assumed that it was going to get all stalkerweird and interesting. I definitely see Glen as a harbinger of Bad Things for Betty. But Glen brings such an odd-bird vibe that you might also have reasonably assumed that Matthew Weiner decided that his hit series was in the toilet because clearly the good people of NYC would have to be mowed down WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-28079057782799776512010-07-14T14:18:00.001-07:002010-07-14T14:18:31.619-07:00Tea Party and racism?The Christian Science Monitor published a piece on the NAACP's resolution denouncing racism in the Tea Party. It's an interesting read but only begins to explore the poll numbers, via a Gallup analysis, and I think there's much more to analyze and research here.
For example:
Data from an April University of Washington poll “paint a more complicated picture” of the tea party, according to WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-66732296167092479912010-06-15T10:10:00.001-07:002010-06-15T10:10:40.491-07:00O-Mama?Hey have you heard of the O-Mama website? I learned about it through Facebook and then joined the site. It seems to just be discussion forums for moms who want to talk politics across the aisle. The idea is bringing together across the political spectrum to discuss headline news like immigration, healthcare, elections as well as shared interests like religion, moms of multiples, etc.
It looks WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-43846893904803671922010-05-18T09:09:00.000-07:002010-05-18T09:09:00.474-07:00Bittersweet Danville is no more *sob*I am saddened to report that Bittersweet Cafe in Danville is no longer with us. The saddest part is how I found out: It was a busy, errand-filled Mother's Day with tons of work to do (it's like Christmas Eve for my org). And I said to Derek, "Let's stop at Bittersweet for a treat!" And we were in the car and the kids were BOTH asleep at the very same time, so we could sit in the warm car and haveWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-114736257434328352010-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:002010-05-07T09:00:04.346-07:00ModCloth! How did I not find you before?I love ModCloth. This is a clothing and accessories (including home accessories) store that seems perfectly edited to a funky/elegant/modern/retro style. Eclectic, perfect. I wouldn't wear eeeevery piece they have but if you told me to close my eyes and point, I'd feel confident about getting lucky.
In addition to clothes, shoes, swimwear, home decor, they have a very cool "Be The Buyer" WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-28622485818207243172010-05-06T09:00:00.000-07:002010-05-06T09:00:04.070-07:00MomsRising Mother of the Decade Announced!I am thrilled to share news of the winner of the Mother of the Decade!!! This is not a glitter blog, but if it were, I would sparkle that.
You have to click here to see the news coverage and learn who the winner is. I think you'll be very pleased.
I can tell you that Michelle Obama thanks the winner:
America Ferrera professes her admiration:
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton shares her WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-22896330177751055162010-05-04T13:36:00.000-07:002010-05-04T13:36:00.673-07:00Children's Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl Recall InfoFrom the McNeil website:
Product Coupon/Refund RequestTo receive a coupon good for future purchase or a refund for product affected by the recall, please complete this form in full with the required information. A representative from our Consumer Care Center may call you to verify your information.
If you have more than 6 affected products, please complete a second form with the remaining WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-14036406713515520262010-04-26T10:00:00.000-07:002010-04-26T10:00:01.902-07:00coco and annaIn the past couple weeks I watched both "Coco Before Chanel" and "The September Issue." And I loved them both.
"Coco Before Chanel" provides insight into the life of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel-- the hardships, the chances she took, the things she put up with, the things she noticed. Obviously we all know how the story ends--with an empire-- but to see the pivotal moments and not only how she WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-37168992291366813942010-04-12T01:01:00.000-07:002010-04-12T01:01:50.247-07:00a bit of wild within walking distance
The gorgeous creek and nearby woods close to our house. We're so happy about this protected area nearby. I remember going exploring as a kid. There wasn't too much wild in the SoCal suburb where we were, but there were still pockets to explore, climb, hide in. I'm so glad to find a similar space in this NorCal suburb. The well-manicured parks are there too for when they want to play on WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-33562319284737752742010-04-11T23:57:00.000-07:002010-04-11T23:57:20.744-07:00chocolate review! Bittersweet Classic Drinking ChocolateSo, it turns out I'm somewhat of a regular at Bittersweet Cafe. Not weekly, but maybe a couple times a month, usually on a Sunday. For most habits, that's not enough to be considered regular, but Bittersweet drinks and goodies are so intensely good that one or two treats a month are enough to carry you through. This is the way chocolate should be enjoyed, no?
Easter is over so you might think WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-84131102091476050402010-03-04T11:53:00.000-08:002010-03-04T11:54:15.173-08:00March Forth Today!By Sarah Francis, MomsRising.org
"My husband and I have to work opposite shifts because child care is unaffordable. He works from 6am to 2:30pm, and I have to meet my husband at his job to drop off our son so that I can be to work by 3:00pm. I miss out on putting my son to bed." - Kristina, MomsRising Member
Unfortunately, Kristina's story is not unique. In today's economy, we hear story after WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-84291072798366997362010-02-18T13:14:00.000-08:002010-02-18T13:14:01.057-08:00YES! 30 Rock Meets The Office!I totally fit my demographic, at least according to the movie trailers I like.
Case in point- last night I sneaked off with a friend to see "Crazy Heart." (Liked it, Jeff Bridges is reliably fantastic, but you don't HAVE to see it in the theater unless you're really wanting a night out like I was). I surprised myself by really liking the trailers, including the Sex and the City 2 one and the WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-62433201557573374562010-02-17T11:42:00.001-08:002010-02-17T11:42:31.687-08:00Do you want your $700,000 back?I work here and this info still makes my jaw drop. From MomsRising.org!
Could you use an extra $700,000? (I sure could!). MomsRising's work to strengthen equal pay laws today could make a huge difference for you and your family over a lifetime -- because women's lifetime earnings take such a big hit due to unfair pay practices.
But MomsRising can't turn this trend around alone. We need WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-28538243426998692992010-02-15T12:02:00.000-08:002010-02-15T12:02:00.160-08:00Valentine's Day weekend hikes, ice creamDoes it get better than ice cream, hikes and sculpture on Valentine's Day weekend? It does not! At least for me, this is one of the most fun Valentine's Day celebrations I can remember.
Saturday was sunny and lovely, so we went hiking with friends on Mt Diablo, on the Mitchell Canyon Trail. I hadn't been up this way before, and I'm so glad we went. A steep ascent means amazing views come fast. WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-21988803341663733162010-02-11T10:55:00.000-08:002010-02-11T10:55:00.574-08:00flavorpill rocks me yet againI don't know what I'd do without flavorpill, I really don't. No, I do. I'd be a culture-less, bland bowl of boring, that's what.
They brought me this list of essential female rock artists of the 90s, and suddenly I'm like "what is WRONG with me that I don't already have this on my playlist?" Hole, the Breeders, and Veruca Salt are bands that I liked in passing but never investigated past WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-80834428745075114032010-02-09T10:00:00.000-08:002010-02-09T10:00:03.363-08:00book! The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book HeroinesHell yeah I want to read this! First- I am not a graphic novel (cough *comicbook* cough) fan. At least, not enough to have read one all the way through except for Persepolis.
But I did enjoy "X-Men 2" (that was the first one I saw, with some friends during law school-- then I went back and watched the first one. It didn't lose much by watching the second one first.). And I did enjoy "The WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-70359467825360135822010-02-08T10:00:00.000-08:002010-02-08T10:00:02.428-08:00Female football fan? It's true!
Ok, it doesn't have to be a dirty secret, but I don't jabber on about it either. It's just a fact-- I don't hate football.
In fact, I like it! I grew up watching it with my dad, and now I'm married to a big football fan. It's good for us both-- we can watch together. He knows the names and stats of all the players, and I can focus on the big picture, cheering for whoever has the ball. I WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-80044542722241392682010-02-07T19:04:00.000-08:002010-02-07T19:04:05.955-08:00How to make gorgeous Valentine's- thanks Black Apple!I have to share this lovely Valentine's template with you. The Black Apple has some really charming art, and by charming I mean traditionally feminine yet a little aloof. I think it's perfect for Valentine's Day for your child's class and teachers, if you and your kid are hoping to do something a little different from pre-packaged cards or cards with licensed characters. Printing and WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-45759669138430992162010-01-28T16:20:00.000-08:002010-01-28T16:20:10.724-08:00into the wild- how birth wasWhy am I thinking about labor and delivery right now? Who knows, except that this is the time of year in 2006 and 2008 that I got pregnant. Also, Twitarded had a post about KStew (Kristin Stewart) and that made me think of Into the Wild and that made me think about this amazing quote in a movie filled with amazing quotes.
This quote from "Into the Wild" captures a lot about how I felt about theWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-31955502085601016152010-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:002010-01-22T14:47:00.257-08:00new haircuts!I gave Sabrina her first haircut yesterday.
Before (with Nana combing her curls):
And after!
Isn't it ridiculously cute? I just can't stop kissing her.
I decided to try my hand at giving myself bangs too. Don't tell Tina, the most fabulous stylist in the world whom I haven't seen for way too long now.
Not too bad! And yep, I'm wearing my MomsRising "Stop Maternal Profiling" t shirt.WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-61268919164073678392010-01-21T14:47:00.000-08:002010-01-21T14:47:04.096-08:00got a new camera!Oh hai! (Yep, that sure is linked to icanhazcheezburger because I know you were seeing "oh hai!" all over the internetz and wondering where the hell that was from. Maybe that was just me. But now you know too!)
Oh hai! I got the new camera I've been dreaming about for about two, three years now. We've been making do with our old Kodak EasyShare CX7430 which we've had for half a decade. And WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-74138510780648856472010-01-14T12:27:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:27:50.240-08:00How to help HaitiTook one look at the first pictures that came out of Haiti and literally stood stock still. Then realized I'm supposed to know what to do, being an advocate for a living and all. And realized that giving money actually is useful-- there are good and great organizations that get money flowing in the right directions to staunch the seemingly overwhelming flow of disaster. And each of us WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-35242412485472784832010-01-11T11:06:00.000-08:002010-01-11T11:06:10.400-08:00I did it- I saw Avatar8:00 PM, a Wednesday evening. I sneak out as D finishes up the girls' bath/bed routine. I am going to see Avatar!
8:15 PM. L and I can get tickets for Avatar (regular), Avatar (3D), Avatar (IMAX), Avatar (3D IMAX). Oops, IMAX is sold out. L's research shows that the IMAX screen isn't great anyway. We get tix for the 3D show-- and the cool glasses that go with it.
There are not your Captain WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-81160717453145433352010-01-06T11:11:00.000-08:002010-01-04T12:52:14.927-08:00a more complete attention"A different quality of attention" is a perfect way to describe how I enter 2010. This bit from Sharon Salzburg describes why:
Mindfulness enables us to cultivate a different quality of attention, one where we relate to what we see before us not just as an echo of the past, or a foreshadowing of the future, but more as it is right now.
Making the effort to truly see someone doesn’t mean we WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-15245032843039760942010-01-05T09:32:00.000-08:002010-01-05T09:32:01.037-08:00love in reality-- versus Twilight!12/31/2009- Where was I? Getting ready for a fabulous party? Cozying up with the little ones? Making resolutions? Nope, nope, and nope.
I was in the tiny OR at Kaiser Oakland, with Mr. WordyDoodles who was there to get a colonoscopy to remove some polyps, including one that's possibly pre-cancerous.
W.T.F.??? He's 33 years old. The doc who'd done the sigmoidoscopy the day before said he WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-14781401252809233862010-01-04T11:36:00.000-08:002010-01-04T11:36:20.959-08:00Wake Up, This is Reality!Count on the fine women at Fem2pt0 to tell it like it is. If you're not already following Gloria Pan on Twitter, I highly recommend her/Fem2pt0 for "society's issues + women's voices."
So I was thrilled to see that they're sponsoring a blog radio series AND a blog carnival on the very topic we were discussing recently on this blog, on a post about Morning Mika's choices: the topic of work life WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-41215793064354367202010-01-04T10:22:00.000-08:002010-01-04T10:22:30.485-08:00life is so much easier when...This post is about three little luxuries that are worth it-- things that make life SO much easier.
1. A vacuum just for upstairs. Target recently had a vacuum sale, and I picked up a lightweight Hoover for $99. It's more than a stick but less than heavy duty. WHAT a difference! Now that I don't have to lug a heavy vacuum up and down the stairs, I'm vacuuming every other day upstairs. Both WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-7951170852539938902010-01-02T11:48:00.000-08:002010-01-02T11:48:34.052-08:00Sunset.com- Sea Glass Style!I love the color aqua. I was excited when I learned that it was one of Julia Morgan's favorite colors too, and that she included subtle touches of it in her architecture-- including at the fabulous Berkeley City Club, where we had our wedding reception.
But Sunset.com's article "Sea Glass Style" takes the beauty of aqua to a whole new level. The two page spread features a kitchen inspired by WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-82065243376763860532009-12-28T19:34:00.000-08:002009-12-28T19:34:19.732-08:00Morning Mika's great post on career/motherhoodDid you all see this? I'm re-posting from the Huffington Post. It's a fantastic column because she provides a more nuanced perspective than just "opting out" or "off-ramp/on-ramp" for moms in our careers. Mika acknowledges the truth of it-- it's hard! there are compromises! there are pros and cons! And then she picks a side and argues for it. And I have to say, I think she makes some strong WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-3747652298388570822009-12-28T11:56:00.001-08:002009-12-29T12:35:37.316-08:00New Year's Resolutions!It's that time of year again! I love making New Year's Resolutions. I love the feeling of a fresh start. But I've always been a morning person.
I'm putting these out there in the public domain so that I've got the time-honored and worthy tradition of peer pressure to keep me going! But don't get me wrong-- these are things I really want to accomplish for myself, which I think is the best wayWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-11023461611206664542009-12-11T09:00:00.000-08:002009-12-11T09:00:03.248-08:00I went to New MoonLast night, Wednesday at 8:43 PM, I threw my cell phone into my purse, zipped up my puffy light blue jacket as I wiggled into a pair of shoes, grabbed the car keys and kissed my husband goodbye. I had just agreed with a friend to see a 9:00 PM showing of "New Moon" at a theater 15 minutes away.
I made with two minutes to spare, and watched my breath as I waited for L to show up. It was chilly WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-86107172200420300012009-12-10T22:04:00.000-08:002009-12-10T22:04:51.575-08:00activism in the twilight communityI swear I am not an activist snob. Just because I happen to thank my lucky stars and God every day that I work for MomsRising.org, which is one of the greatest nonprofit organizations ever, it doesn't mean I can't also appreciate good organizing that originates in a fan community.
In fact, I respect it! It's pretty beautiful that a community decides to organize. And make no mistake, this is aWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-24161606042253730362009-12-04T12:18:00.000-08:002009-12-04T12:18:55.383-08:00sensible thinking on The Great DebateIt seems to never end, right? The debate between stay at home moms and work out of the home moms-- or actually, the debate ABOUT them. I just saw a great post about this whole thing that offers some very sensible thoughts.
Basically, those sensible thoughts are:
- if you want to work outside the home, it doesn't mean you're a bad mother
- if you want to stay at home, it doesn't mean you're WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-22174089237272640892009-12-01T15:34:00.000-08:002009-12-01T15:34:04.226-08:00funniest video ever- MST3K guys are BACK!BOO YEAH!!!
Get the tissues out because I promise you will be laughing so hard the tears will be rolling. I am so glad the fun didn't end with MST3K (remember waaaay back?).
WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-46488523049215406042009-11-21T21:18:00.000-08:002009-11-21T21:18:32.322-08:00WashPo gets it right on TwilightWell done! This article gets right to the heart of the conflict.
Thoughts this observation was great:
It's a time capsule to the breathless period when the world could literally end depending on whether your lab partner touched your hand, when every conversation was so agonizing and so thrilling (and the border between the two emotions was so thin), and your heart was bigger and more delicateWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-7379178177367106482009-11-20T13:43:00.000-08:002009-11-20T13:43:01.355-08:00Pin Congress Down on Facebook!From MomsRising!
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives approved their health reform bill by a razor-thin margin. Now, opponents of health reform (i.e., highly-paid insurance industry lobbyists) are working to make sure that comprehensive health reform is stopped in the Senate.
It's time to remind Congress (yes, again!) that real people -- their constituents -- will not be pacified WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-41600983976498003152009-11-20T12:18:00.000-08:002009-11-20T12:56:47.066-08:00regretsy on how to be age inappropriateI've already written about my creeped-out feelings on cougars (as well as men lusting after women 20 years younger, shudder). But a picture works so much better to demonstrate the issue here.I give you Regretsy's take on age inappropriate behavior-- here demonstrated in by Granny Montana.Now I am all for celebrating your sexuality and feeling powerful and assertive at any age. Yay! But I thinkWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-48494627595726792812009-11-20T10:33:00.001-08:002009-11-20T10:47:45.853-08:00more thinkers about TwilightLast night, I was up at midnight, and I couldn't help but think of the crazy scene that had to be developing at the movie theater down the street that is showing "New Moon." I really wanted to go be a part of it, as much to people watch as to see the movie. [SIDEBAR: A smart friend of mine with a 2 year old says that she goes to late night shows alone, leaving her daughter to sleep as her WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-13246971521921249182009-11-18T11:15:00.000-08:002009-11-18T16:05:38.228-08:00WAIT- making amends...finished Eclipse- the Twilight Express is leaving without meOk, this post is mostly a diatribe about what I didn't like about the books. But I found this post with 89+ comments at Twitarded about what women in their 30s DO like about the series. And I have to say I agree with a lot of them. Mostly, they agree that it's not Shakespeare, and not an earth-shattering plot, and not even great characters. They're perfectly aware that there are weaknesses inWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-15859717010754871322009-11-17T21:15:00.000-08:002009-11-17T21:15:01.004-08:00reading rainbowRight now, here's what's on my reading list:- Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe- In A Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson- Thank You For Smoking, Christopher Buckley- Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell- Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer- Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood- Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Lord Byron (I got curious after reading a mention of how "Byronic" Twilight's Edward is, which frankly is pretty WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-71495881192740667732009-11-16T13:42:00.000-08:002009-11-16T13:55:25.275-08:00inna pickle inna jam!I love reading blogs, and especially when they're about delicious things (hence, discovering the deliciousness...). So when my brilliant beautiful friend Kemmeo suggested I become of fan of Inna Pickle Inna Jam on Facebook, I fanned... and then was delighted to click on to IPIJ's blog.I love her description of urban foraging and its merits, the pictures of her lovely jams and the descriptions ofWordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-80640597130271171542009-11-13T12:26:00.000-08:002009-11-16T01:24:40.674-08:00now reading- In A Sunburned CountryI'm longing to find a book I can really sink into, with a delicious story and characters, but it hasn't happened yet. Fortunately, in that quest I did find another Bill Bryson book to love-- In A Sunburned Country. Bryson takes us through the outback and around Australia, and does it in his usual observant and totally hilarious style. He gets how funny self-deprecating travel humor can be, and WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-91027298463219639122009-11-11T10:40:00.000-08:002009-11-16T01:30:30.337-08:00Twilight the movie-- well, it's better than the bookYeah, I thought I'd just cut to the chase here. I'm a book lover and almost always fall into the "book is better than the movie" camp. I think most people do because in a book, there's more room for narration, for exposition on character and motivation and scene descriptions, and there's flexibility in how we might interpret a scene. In a movie, there's less of those things.Mostly, that limits WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18612675.post-36807491910952153112009-11-10T10:24:00.000-08:002009-11-10T10:40:11.610-08:00chocolate review- Michel CluizelSo, I was getting my haircut at Elizabeth H. in Oakland with the incomparable Tina, stylist extraordinaire. As it happens, Elizabeth H. is right next door to Bittersweet Cafe. And Bittersweet Cafe is hands down the best place to get a chocolate chocolate chip shake to sip while you're getting your hair done at Elizabeth H. (or for most any chocolate fix you might desire). So that's exactly WordyDoodleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138675700948126778noreply@blogger.com0