January 2010
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WatchOne more of M. I can’t help it. Veronica, are you kidding me with this child!?
veronicalovesarchie:
The Fraggle Rock theme song is one of M’s faves. Check out the shoulder shimmy. And block your ears at the end when L gets a bit shouty.
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Busy
me: What are you doing?
Mom [sounding muffled]: Watching Dr. Oz.
me: Why are you talking weird?
Mom [with a clenched teeth sound]: I’m not.
me: Why didn’t you respond to my text earlier?
Mom [inaudibly]: I haven’t had a chance yet, I'm busy.
me: What is wrong with you? I can't understand a word you're saying.
Mom: Fine. I have a mud mask on my face and I can’t open my mouth all the way.
me: [giggling]
Mom [sternly]: GENNA.
me: Yes?
Mom: I swear to God, if you put this on your blog.
me: But do you realize how easy you make it—
Mom: [hangs up on me]
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Rain Boots
me: Where are y'all?
Mom: Driving to Whole Foods.
me: I wish I could drive to Whole Foods. How was the gallery party?
Mom: What are you doing? Don't park in the parking garage!
Papa (in the background): Ginger, it's raining!
Mom: I know. That's why I'm wearing my new cute rain boots. Go back up there and park outside.
Papa (in the background): Why?
Mom: So I can use my boots! Put me near a puddle. ...Oh, so the party was great.
WatchMy Brother Asking Zoe Questions
OH MY GAGA, HOW CUTE IS OUR DOG?
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Mo Problems
me: Hey what are you guys doing?
Mom: We're in the car, but your dad won't stop making conference calls.
me: That's obnoxious. I can't stand it when he does that.
Mom: I know, and I'm trying to talk him into adopting a Haitian orphan and he's not listening to me.
me: WHAT?
Mom: I know, he's so rude.
me: Well, I was calling to tell you that I hate Pete because he won't let me get a foster dog this weekend, but I think you've got bigger problems.
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
(via...
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Triathlon Training
Last week, Kate and I were slothing on the couch in Uggs, stuffing our faces with Vietnamese food and watching Modern Family when BFF bopped in from the gym, Whole Foods bag in hand, and announced that she had signed up for a Triathlon. Kate and I thought this was rude and sort of betrayal-ly, but we ate another spring roll and got over it.
For a hot second, we considered raising our level of...
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WatchCNN Video: Husband refuses to give up, wife rescued after being trapped for six days.
Good Lord. Literally.
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Please Stop Texting While Driving
I don’t like to preach here. But I’m going to tonight.
When I was home over Thanksgiving, I sent a text while I was driving to the grocery store. I pressed send and when I looked up, I had to slam on the breaks and narrowly avoided an accident with the car in front of me. I don’t drive in New York and texting wasn’t popular until fairly recently, so I didn’t...
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“Make-A-Reasonable-Request Foundation Provides Sick Child With Decent Seats To...”
– ~The Onion (via agonyofeffete)
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To Do List
I just looked at my personal to do list and I’m alarmed. Because I haven’t checked anything off this week.
Get book from BFF about birth control & infertility
Buy “Who Gon Check Me Boo” shirt from Bravotv.com
Schedule a playdate with Lally
Download song where it goes “Baaaaby, everything is alright, uptight!”
Buy Kleenex and apple butter
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WatchLittle Jersey Shore
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Sin Bin: Bad Mood Edition
Pete: How is your day going?
me: Much better than yesterday. I think I was in a rage blackout last night.
Pete: You’re kidding, I didn’t notice that.
me: I'm sorry for being a brat.
Pete: It's okay, I'm glad you're feeling better.
me: Also, I’m sorry for throwing the milk carton when I realized we were out.
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Boston.com's Big Picture: Earthquake in Haiti →
Unbelievable.
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HR Violation
[Background - I have been begging my boss to get pregnant for about a year. Not so I can steal her job, but so that I can quit mine and become her nanny.]
Boss: GUEEEESSSS WHAAT?!!!!!
me: YOU’RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boss: No. I would not tell you that over instant messenger you freak.
me: Then I don’t want to know what it is.
Boss: The New York Times is "VERY INTERESTED" in the [client] story idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me: Ughhh, that is so boring compared to pregnancy.
Boss: Seriously?
Boss: Well anyway, she wants more info and [boring stuff about work]. Can you send me [boring work info]?
me: But really, when do you think you're going to get pregnant? Soon? Soonish?
Boss: Oh my God. Keep it in your pants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I get a lot of lovely emails asking me a lot of the same lovely questions, so I thought I’d put them all in one place.
What is Tumblr?
Tumblr is the blogging platform I use. There are several other options like Wordpress or Blogspot, but I chose Tumblr because the cool blogs I read in college were on it. It also has a community function where other Tumblrs can interact with your content....
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My boss’s husband has a blog. →
They just moved to Charlottesville, VA and he’s chronicling his struggle to become a real man. He’s hilarious, but the fact that the whole thing makes my boss really uncomfortable is why it’s one of my favorite places on the internet.
FOLLOW THIS PIECE AND I WILL GET A RAISE.
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Sin Bin: Remote CONTROL Edition
Pete: Turn it back to Bathtastic.
me: Babe, that is enough DIY Network. We already watched the kitchen show.
Pete: Please just turn it back. I want to see them rip out the sinks.
me: Fine, but I am not watching them tile the floor.
[clock turns to 10 pm and I change the channel immediately]
Pete: Wait! What are you doing!? They were just about to install the faucet!
me: Teen Moms is on and I'm done f*cking around.
Pete: [gives up because he knows he doesn't have a prayer] That fat baby is so cute.
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Anger Management, Revisited
I’m in another one of these moods. ALL CAPITAL LETTER RAGE.
I think I’m allergic to my cube and it IS MAKING MY ELBOWS AND ANKLES ITCH.
The “shushers” in our open office plan are playing loud youtube videos at their desks and I’M ABOUT TO SHUSH THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.
FedEx is a liar and my package has been “in transit” since December 19. DON’T WORRY, FEDEX, I’LL...
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This is why I created my own counter-terrorism...
“What the fuck? It’s December! He’s going from Nigeria to Amsterdam to Detroit … without a coat?! With a one-way ticket? Oh, do you think he’s going to Detroit to start a better life? What do you think, he’s going there because he’s heard there are lots of jobs?”
~Jon Stewart, responding to intelligence officials who failed to detect anything amiss when attempted airline bomber Umar Farouk...
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Funny People
Everyone is attracted to different things in people, but to me, the most important characteristic in a person is hands down, their sense of humor. I am borderline obsessed with you as soon as I find out you are funny. I’ve been known to develop aggressive friend crushes on anyone with a sharp wit.
I think my best friends are the funniest people that have ever existed – and sometimes we just sit...
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2010 Resolutions
Things I need to stop doing:
Stop over-highlighting my hair.
Unsubscribe to The Zoe Report and GOOP instead of whispering “what a dumb bitch” every time the email comes in.
Stop being overly emotionally invested in Teen Moms.
Stop wearing leggings as pants.
Stop hating people who misuse words and/or grammar.
Quit creeping on people’s babies in public places.
Things I need to...
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Helllllooo Swangers!
I just had about three weeks off, the longest break I’ve had since college, and it was incredible.
But now I’m back to the grind, forgot what I do for a living, sort of want to vomit about being back in my cube, and am officially ending my technological hiatus. Are you pissed at me for not calling you back sometime in the past month? Did you send me a thoughtful Christmas or New Years message...