May 19, 2010

Still Nursing

“Are you still nursing?”

I get that question more frequently now. The gentle emphasis on still. The awkward pause while I remind myself to answer without a dozen defensive explanations.

My son turned 18-months-old yesterday. He’s getting lanky. His baby rolls are evening out into strange little boy limbs. He talks. He yanks on [...]

September 21, 2009

gray matter

I’ve been sitting on this post all afternoon.

I started reading comic books when I was in seventh grade. I wish I could remember who put the first one in my hand. I have a feeling I picked one up out of boredom while waiting for my mom to finish grocery shopping.

I fell [...]

August 12, 2009

I’ve got something(s) to say!

I’ve been called opinionated. (One time, an ex-boss got all red and sputtered I AM TIRED OF YOUR OPINIONS. I cried in the bathroom for like an hour. Because I’m totally hardcore.) I try to keep politics and drama off my blog, but here are a few things that have been swirling around the [...]