It’s not what it’s cracked up to be.

April 10, 2012 random

I feel so naked without a working cellphone with me when I am out and about. Vulnerable. I did not know how dependent I have become, at least psychologically, on having instant access to the world. They changed the configuration of the plane: I was able to get a window seat in the Economy Plus [...]

Tagged as: By now you must have sensed that I have a strange obsession with hotels, china, hotel, I love flying except when I hate flying, It's not what it's cracked up to be, thank goodness I am not flying with kids, things most likely only i find amusing

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Oh lord.

April 8, 2012 random

  Really, I should not be complaining. My original flight(s) to Beijing tomorrow had me leave the house at 4 am so I could catch the 6 am flight to SFO, with an almost 5-hour layover, and then on to my next flight to Beijing. I would have been in the back of the plane, [...]

Tagged as: china, Decidedly unglamorous, flying, thank goodness I am not flying with kids, Travelling not in style, working

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Easter Bunny no more

April 8, 2012 no manual for parenting

Dear Easter Bunny, please accept our sincere apology for banishing you to the land of creepy holiday creatures where you will reign supreme I am sure. You were slayed when 9-year-old Mr. Monk declared that he no longer believes in Easter Bunny. Rejoice! The Husband took the boys to Wal-Mart last night because I had [...]

Tagged as: Catholic church and me, gift ideas, nonchalant parenting it's legit, things kids say, You won't miss what you don't know

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I need to go to bed

April 6, 2012 random

If only The Internet would let me… It’s been tough and crazy at work. I have been trying to wrap up as many things as possible in preparation for my business trip to China next week. Word of advice: Always have a valid passport. AND make sure you renew your passport one year ahead of [...]

Tagged as: celebrity on Google+, I am on a friggin' boat!, random pictures I took with my phone because i could, seriously?, sleep is overrated, things most likely only i find amusing, when life gives you lemons you turn them into a blog post about them lemons

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With all due respect, I am fucking scared of getting old

April 1, 2012 therapy in session

I have been wanting to write about this fear of mine, irrational or not, for a long time but refrained because I did not want to offend anybody. But I can’t ignore it any longer. It depresses the shit out of me on bad days. I am just going to come right out and say [...]

Tagged as: aging (not)gracefully, Fear and loathing in midlife crisis, i am probably sharing too much so your life may be in danger, kicking and screaming, Wish I were a man then all this could have been solved with a mistress and a sports car

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Surviving Spring Break

March 31, 2012 no manual for parenting

Last week I mused about driving by myself with the kids to Mount Rushmore over spring break. 950 glorious miles. I am sorry if I let some of your down. That was just crazy talk. I was under duress: Spring break week happened to be performance review week at work. The boys seemed to be [...]

Tagged as: chicago, I wish I could see everything through the eyes of a tourist, things most likely only i find amusing

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What makes reality real?

March 24, 2012 random

I have not watched the new TV show Awake on NBC. I understand the story is about a police detective who “woke” up from a car accident and realized that he’s caught in two realities, or two dreams, or rather one reality + one dream. In one half of his life, his son died, whereas in [...]

Tagged as: Better stop thinking before I give myself a brain aneurysm, Hatsune Miku any less real than the unattainable celebrities?, NO Scandal. Guaranteed., Once you realize what a joke everything is being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense, pop culture there is no rhyme nor rhythm, trying to get my arms around this and am getting arm cramps

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My son turned 14 and I am wearing braces.

March 10, 2012 random

There are 6 teenage boys now in my house and they are staying overnight until tomorrow noon. Sleepover is a misnomer: there will be NO sleep involved. They will be up all night, taking over the house while I hide in my locked bedroom. Fortunately my boy runs with the nerd crowd so give them [...]

Tagged as: All the crazy shit I did tonight. Those will be the best memories, First World Problem, happy birthday, just because i am older does not mean i am more mature, neurosis, Why did I do this to myself?

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Jumping on the Kony 2012 wagon, no, off, no, on, no…

March 7, 2012 mark my word: twitter will doom us all

Unless you live under a rock, or you are my husband, by now you must have seen (or chosen to skip) this video, KONY 2012 (video at the bottom of this post for all you under-the-rock-dwellers), and it is possible you are already tired of “hearing” about it on your Facebook or Twitter (or even, dare [...]

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How to show your kid what the 80s is about. The hard way.

March 4, 2012 no manual for parenting

By taking them to the exhibit dedicated to the 1980s at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, of course!   I am kidding on the square, seeing how this is a hard glance back at the 1980s with a critical eye: feminism, gender politics, race politics, AIDES, political upheavals in the Latin America, Disappeared, Reaganism, [...]

Tagged as: conscientious parenting is hard, how much is too much, how to explain difficult subjects to your children call me if you know the answer thanks, my youngest, political correctness starts at home, things you don't think about until you are a parent, trying to do the right thing

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