From the monthly archives:

November 2009

The Head Writer for The Simpsons Must Read My Blog

November 28, 2009
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My Rock N’ Roll Lifestyle

November 19, 2009

Tomorrow I am going to be on a local television show.
Like, in about seven hours. I should, in fact, be sleeping, but I have a long relationship with wake-up anxiety. You know, when you’re hyper-aware of the time: I should be sleeping! I have to get up in seven hours! Five hours! Two hours! Fuck [...]

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Up Late

November 13, 2009

I can’t sleep.
Mr. C is out of town for the evening, and I find slumber elusive when he’s not here. I’m watching late-night TV, meandering around the Internet, sneaking milk chocolate-covered caramels furtively, looking over my shoulder even though no one is here to see me.
The children are asleep in their beds. The Poo fell [...]

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Poop & Jelly Beans

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If I told you what I was doing this evening between the hours of 6 and 7 in the p.m., you wouldn’t believe me.
Or maybe, if you’re a parent, you would.
I had an unexpected day off from my daily writing job, and so I thought The Babyman and I would have a leisurely day of [...]

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Maybe We’re Doing Something Right

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We went to our favorite soda fountain this weekend, the one that fits in with my fantasy of what life in a small Midwestern town should be like.
The tin ceiling and gleaming mirrors behind the long marble counter are straight out of set design. The two women who own the shop bustle about delivering meals [...]

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NaBloWriMoGoEffYourself

November 4, 2009

There once was a time when blogging every day during the month of November filled me the kind of glee and anticipation that children begin to feel on Thanksgiving, when Santa floats down a wide Manhattan boulevard signaling the Christmas season.
Today, the idea of blogging every day during the month of November makes me feel [...]

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My Three Loves

November 3, 2009
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