How She Does It

Mother’s Day, 2013Can we believe how big these kids...

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:49:32 -0400

Mother’s Day, 2013

Can we believe how big these kids are?

We had a good day. I got to do my Sunday kickboxing class,…

herblondness: Old-Timey Picture Sunday. Are you looking at...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:15:27 -0400

Old-Timey Picture Sunday.

Are you looking at me??

I will shred you with my perfect bitchface. There have only been a few epically perfect bitchfaces in all the world and this, my friends, is one of them.

Why was I so angry? Was my ginormous, sculpted big hair not quite big enough? Had we run out of AquaNet? Or perhaps, the unfortunate caller on the other end of the phone was the recipient of my wrath? Maybe I was being “dissed” or “snaked” by one of my friends?

Oh, Old-Timey Tracy, relax. Ninth grade will end and you can move on to torture others in your life.

You have all the time in the world to give bitchface to everyone.

I think I might have inspired this particular bitchface by asking you to let me take your picture. Not sure though (and I do think the world revolves around me, so possible I’m misremembering).

herblondness: jasonmulgrew: Best part: Bostonians have something to brag about. Such shy, humble...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:14:00 -0400

herblondness:

jasonmulgrew:

Best part: Bostonians have something to brag about. Such shy, humble people. #luvuboston

Best comment ever. We are insuffferable.

They don’t call it “Title Town” for nothing.

Oh wait, it’s only Bostonians that call it that …

dustjacketattic: alexander terekhov SS13 I want everything in...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:56:32 -0400

dustjacketattic:

alexander terekhov SS13

I want everything in this photo right now. Every. Single. Thing.

I do have a glass of wine. But still. I want all the other things.

"Seeing a stark divide in my Twitter feed between people criticizing Obama for not saying the word..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:09:00 -0400

“Seeing a stark divide in my Twitter feed between people criticizing Obama for not saying the word “terror,” and smart people.”

- @smkeyes (via brooklynmutt)

He should call it terrorism. Then he should be sure to not take that back if it turns out to be some right-wing nut job. (See: Timothy McVeigh.)

BTW, WH now calls it terrorism. But yeah, so not really the point.

thirlby: Preston, look!

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:52:53 -0400

thirlby:

Preston, look!

Wise beyond her years

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:39:21 -0400

Sam just started walking. It’s very exciting, for him and for us. Everyone is very proud of him, including Maddie.

There’s a kid on the first floor of our building who’s just about a year. As we came off the elevator on our way to the bus the other…

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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:02:28 -0400

sotheresthat said: And are those pajama jeans? She’s wearing those absurd fucking shoes with what...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:02:57 -0400

sotheresthat said: And are those pajama jeans? She’s wearing those absurd fucking shoes with what amounts to sweatpants? People. Yeesh.

No, they weren’t pajama jeans. I didn’t get *that* close, but I’m pretty sure they were regular denim with elasticized ankles. BUT, this is at an elementary school party. So those shoes are … well … they are bit much, yeah?

Pretty much my approach to any and all unsolicited parenting...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:43:36 -0400

Pretty much my approach to any and all unsolicited parenting advice.

Waste not, want not

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:52:25 -0500

A few years ago I made a goalto “waste less food.” Like most life goals it’s been a few steps forward and a few steps back, but three years later I can honestly say I’ve made progress and I waste far less food than I did previously. Ancillary to the…

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Maddie went to a karate birthday party and she broke a board....

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:16:14 -0500

Maddie went to a karate birthday party and she broke a board. She has the board to prove it. And this video.

Did I miss the In Memoriam?

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:59:06 -0500

And then Anne Hathaway shows what class looks like

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:30:50 -0500

That tribute to Sally Field was awesome.

That’s how it’s done.

{And yes, I’m behind a bit … }

Really Jennifer Lawrence?

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:20:01 -0500

“I beat Meryl.”

Seriously?

"Wow. What an exciting guest — that was Hillary Clinton’s husband!"

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:15:35 -0500

“Wow. What an exciting guest — that was Hillary Clinton’s husband!”

- AMY POEHLER, on Bill Clinton’s appearance at the Golden Globes.

Damned straight it was.

(via inothernews)

Bill Rodham Clinton!

(via apsies)

Inventing Abstraction

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:58:25 -0500

I spent my visit at MoMA exploring the exhibition Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925. It was really interesting. While it was about the invention of abstraction, hence the title, it was really about the power of networks. In fact, the wall leading into the…

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lickystickypickywe: Truth. Yes. This.

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:30:03 -0500

lickystickypickywe:

Truth.

Yes. This.

The quote about vinegar and wine

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:49:52 -0500

From the 1997 Joy of Cooking:

“Wine and vinegar should never be on the same table together, if only because it is very bad manners to remind the wine that a member of its family has gone astray.”

For the record, I don’t follow this rule. But the quote amuses me.

nyclust replied to your post: A Tale of Two (Food) Cities, Part II starving/drooling now! what...

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:01:34 -0500

nyclust replied to your post: A Tale of Two (Food) Cities, Part II

starving/drooling now! what the heck is verjus?

According to our friends at Wikipedia it’s basically a fancy word for juice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verjuice It’s used in the dressing as an alternative to vinegar.

Many people consider it bad form to serve vinegar-based dressings with wine. There’s a funny quote somewhere (I can’t find it right now) about how it’s basically unkind to remind the wine that it’s brethren went bad. But the real reason is that the flavors can clash.