Archive for December, 2007

Ah, the suburbs….

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Today on my walk, I passed the Scottsdale Marsh about half a mile from my apartment and saw a man taking a shit. Okay, I didn’t actually see any poo accumulation, but the guy had popped a squat behind a tree, pants down. About five feet from the sidewalk. It’s nice to [...]

New Ultrasound Photos

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

I had an ultrasound yesterday, so I have new creepy pictures to show everyone. Actually, she looks like a baby now.

I was hoping she’d do something cute, like suck her thumb, but she seemed to have her arms crossed in defiance. Must take after me.

Me, Pregnant

Monday, December 10th, 2007

For those who have asked, here are some pictures of pregnant me.

I think the dress makes me look smaller than I actually am, but you get the idea. 13 more weeks to go, give or take a couple of weeks!

On Narrators

Friday, December 7th, 2007

It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten up on my Pretentious English Major soapbox. But I just finished a book that I really, really, didn’t like, and I think it’s because of the narrator.
There are all kinds of narrators in fiction. You’ve got your third-person narrator, your first-person narrator, the omniscient narrator [...]

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