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This is probably going to seem like an odd choice of topic, but hear me out ;)In the past week, I've had four separate people call Cary a girl. Two were after they had heard his name, while we were waiting for our nurse to come and administer his six month (a month and a day late) shots. I think whey they heard his name they though "Carrie" and not "Cary" or even "Kerry".
He doesn't look like a girl, though.
Rebecca @ GGC wrote about this very topic, and I thought it was funny. I even wondered why mothers went so crazy when someone identified their children by the wrong gender.
Then it happened to me. Not so funny anymore. It truly is different when the stiletto is on the other foot.
I had first read of a couple keeping their child's gender a secret. they were from Sweden, so I thought it was maybe a cultural thing, but now I fully appreciate the validity of their experiment, except I pity the poor child if it is a boy, for they make "it" wear dresses. Anyway.
Maybe he does look like a girl and I'm just completely and utterly blind to it.
I just imagined, though, when he's dressed in "boy" clothes, like khaki overalls, blue jeans and sweaters sans flowers, bumblebees and Tinkerbell, that it would be a little more obvious.
How do you come back to people who say "she's so cute!" when it's a boy, or "Isn't that a darling little boy?" to your daughters? Have you ever been rude about it (I will admit, once I was extremely short with someone and said "HE" very emphatically...but that was like the third person that day to mistake my son as my daughter)? Do you have any good come backs for this? Is there any way, other than me crocheting him a hat that says "I HAVE A PENIS" that will let people know? Finally: how do you stop caring about it!?
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I know that there are absolutely scads of people who are going to disagree with me about my choice of "ugly" actor, but just hear me out. Ed Westwick is a monkey.
I have a very strong affinity for men with well-cut lips. For example, Clive Owen has great lips. Paul Newman, in his younger days, has the epitome of perfectly chiseled lips. Ed Westwick has thin, weird, ape-like lips that do not look good for anything except smoking. Cigarettes, people. They also do not look all that much different from his face. I'm sure that with a little lip liner and some proper lipstick, his lips COULD look lush, full, and perfect. Though as of where I'm sitting, they so don't.
Another thing I find positively exquisite on men are cheekbones-matching-hanes. The hanes, on a man, are not his underwear, but that oh-so-delicious feature of their hip bones, the muscling and how it points to that perfect V shape. Click on the "hanes" link and the one I;m talking about is something else I dislike and find goofy looking (plus I have a strong suspicion this his muscles and hanes are PAINTED ON), Rob Pattinson. James Franco is probably my favourite guy with this because, ladies, he matches. his math is GOOD. anyway, that's not what we're here about. Ed Westwick has these utterly fabulous cheekbones that I would love to steal for myself. I have not seen him without a shirt, so I don't know if he has good math or not, but Lordy...I do love me some Ed Westwick cheekbones.
All in all, Ed Westwick is the kind of guy that I don't find attractive at all, even though he possesses many of the things that I like looking at in the opposite sex. the lips, the eyes, the manly looking brow...they're all present, and yet I find him mildly grotesque.
However, watching him as Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl is what makes me very happy to watch the show. Maybe it's his character, I don't know. I don't even know if he's a particularly good actor, but I am so wrapped up in that horrible little boy's life on that show I am embarrassed to let anyone know.
And that, my friends, is the Actor that I love even though I probably wouldn't give him a second glance on the street.
Just so you know, I looked up a lot of REALLY hot guys to write this article. Marky Mark, James Franco, Clive Owen. Mmm. I'm all OD'ed on hot boys. And then I have to wait for my husband to get home who is, to me, the most beautiful creature ALIVE. Know why? He's got the lips. For real. He's just so perfect, and kissable, and sweet.
I just want to say, you don't need to point out that I have got some REALLY weird taste in guys: I am very well aware of that. I mean, I went from David Beckham to Puff Daddy. the two could not be LESS alike one another, and yet, I find them both exquisite examples of the males of this species. While I know Richie is not David Beckham or Sean Combs, I think he's still so amazing and good looking and wonderful.
Doesn't matter if you don't agree ;) you don't have to be married to Rich. You can go marry Ed Westwick, the monkey that I find hot-but-not.
Yeah, I looked at too many hot guys already today.
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ˈmɛlənˌkɒli/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mel-uhn-kol-ee] Show IPA noun, plural -chol⋅ies, adjective–noun
1. a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
3. Archaic.
a. the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
b. black bile.
–adjective
4. affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
5. causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
6. soberly thoughtful; pensive.
I'm sitting here, a book on one side, a pen on the other.
Another piece of paper folded into a pattern.
And I wonder.
Then I stop wondering. I make myself feel better.
The little monkey jumps in his jolly jumper, and I look forward to tomorrow. Because tomorrow is bright. It will be warm. And it will be a good day.
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bleak.
dark.
quiet.
sad.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
Originally published at diaper bag princess. You can comment here or there.
Originally published at diaper bag princess. You can comment here or there.
For the gift-giving season, I'm going to give you some ideas of what to buy some of the special people in your lives, revolving around if they are new moms, going to be new moms, or babies. Today I'm going to give you some ideas on what to buy new mothers.
New mothers know exactly how hectic a brand new baby can be. Help their lives become more zen-like with books about mommy & baby yoga, such as Yoga Mommy, Buddha Baby.
Flip Ultra Camcorder 2nd Generation, 120 Minutes Capture all the first moments of your new baby's life with the Flip camcorder. Simple, light weight, and with the ability to fit into your pocket, this is a great spur-of-the-moment camera! It's also at the lower end of the price scale for a quality recorder, so there's no need to break the bank.
Canon EOS Rebel T1i 15.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera At the higher end of our price scale is the newest from Canon. This digital SLR camera now comes with high quality video as well, so you can capture all of your still and moving moments with your little one.
Moby Wrap Original 100% Cotton Solid Baby Carrier As much as some people love their strollers, there is a time and a place for baby slings and wraps. Ever gone to a craft fair and been completely unable to move? You think it's easy to maneuver a stroller in a place like that? Think again. Give your new mommies another option of baby carrying with something like a Moby wrap, a Mei Tai or a Baby Hawk so their little ones can still be secure and safe, and leave mom's hands free to browse, carry, and partake in the day's activities.
Milk Chocolate Coated Hazelnuts from Bernard Callebeaut Give the gift of chocolate: a perfect treat for the stressed out girl who just needs five minutes to herself. This particular variety of chocolate heralds from Belgium by way of Calgary, Alberta. I can personally attest, that even as a person who does not care for chocolate, this stuff is a bite of heaven.
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- there is a popular series of movies starring Jason Voorhees, known as Friday the Thirteenth. Principal photography wrapped on Friday, June 13, 2008. Additionally, the American theatrical release date was Friday, February 13, 2009, for the 2009 version that is ;)
- The roman numeral for thirteen is XIII (ten-one-one-one)
- There were actually thirteen participants in the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus, is the thirteenth attendant.
- In the Jewish faith, boys and girls get to have a bar or bat mitzvah when they turn thirteen, or become a man or woman.
- Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number thirteen.
- While thirteen is seen as bad, often it's not. For example, a baker's dozen contains thirteen items. In 13th century England, bakers could be severely punished if they were found short changing their customers. Thus, they included the thirteenth item to "prove" that their customers were receiving as much as the baker themselves.
- Apollo 13 was the only unsuccessful mission to get humans to the moon in the US.
- Many sky scrapers do not have a thirteenth floor; the number is either omitted (making the 14th floor the real thirteenth floor), or it is a service floor where the general public cannot access.
- Treize (trez) is how to say "thirteen" in French.
- Thirteen is a prime number, meaning it cannot be divided by anything other than itself and the number one.
- On a rugby team, there are thirteen players.
- In the 18th century, the British ship HMS Friday was launched on a Friday, the 13th. The the captain was a man named Jim Friday. The ship was never seen nor heard from again.
- Thirteen for dinner? Not in France. A party of thirteen can hire a professional quatorzieme, a fourteenth person, from an agency.
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I've been twenty five for all of, what, two weeks? For some reason I totally feel like I've been just floating around for (twenty) two weeks. Not doing anything. Being a bum. I really do feel a compulsion to finally get my life in proper order; not Claudia order.
Last year I bought a Moleskine planner and a regular notebook. I love that thing. Like LOVE. But I don't use it to it's fullest potential. I keep about a million lists, but no real "good" ones. I don't keep track of stuff that I'd like to accomplish, or that I need to remember to do. Go check out some lists you should keep, even if you're Moleskine-free.
Last night, after making my weekly "crap to do" list, I realized that I need a much better system. I searched for I'd say about three hours for even just a chart that I liked, or one that I liked the idea of, but could copy over and make it a better style for our household. I turned up pretty empty after all of that. Then I remember something that Ms Jessica had at Balancing Everything. This amazing, truly great idea for chores, called a Chore Ticket Board. How much in love am I with these? I'm sure you can imagine. So I want to work on that.
I've been checking out the Unclutterer regularly, too, to see if there's anything I can do that might smarten me up and get things around me more organized. Like my shameful-looking office closet right now. I am too embarrassed to even post pictures of it; it's that bad. It's so unhelpful in there, that I haven't been sewing hardly anything as of late. I don't know why; I love doing the sewing. I just can't seem to get all my stuff together to fix it all up and get it in better working order.
I was never organized as a child or teen, so I feel like I'm branching out into new territory. It's kind of scary and strange to me. Do you have any tips for keeping your life in general organized? Anything you wish you could keep organized but just can't seem to do it? It's totally my desk ;)
