Girls, girls girls!

As Webmistress, I have been working hard to pull together Fringe’s much-anticipated Ethnos issue (which will go live March 1). Though I had read each piece separately, it wasn’t until I set the contributor page for the issue that I noticed we’ve got an all-female contributor list this time around.
When I made the realization, I [...]

Hillary v. Obama – What Gives?

Am I the only one who notices/cares that when people refer to Barack Obama, they call him “Obama” but when they refer to Hillary Clinton, they call her “Hillary”? They don’t call Bill Clinton “Bill” or John McCain “John,” so what gives?

Building my children’s book library

As you all must know by now, I’m pregnant. My little boy is due at the end of April, and I find myself feeling both excited and scared about the prospect of being a mom. I spend the wee hours of the night tossing and turning, trying to find a comfortable position, and obsessing about [...]

Here I am, cartoon style

This isn’t one of those posts that will change your life, but I just found this little site online and I couldn’t resist making an animated me. Have some time to kill? Go to http://www.meez.com and make your own!

Poor Jessica Simpson (Really)

I’m not Jessica Simpson’s biggest fan. In fact, her (father’s??) strategy of dumbing herself down in order to sell her persona makes my blood boil. But I have to draw the line somewhere.
In my opinion, Terrell Owens can go screw. He’s the one being the most vocal about blaming Jessica for the Dallas Cowboys loss [...]

The Witch of Portobello: A Review by Julia Henderson

Okay, I know. I wrote my review of The History of Love and gushed about it, and now you’re all going to think that I only write gushy reviews. But here’s the thing…this book *really* made me think about who I am and where I am going, and who I want to be as a [...]

The Amazon Kindle – Wave of the Future or Overpriced Tech-toy?

In this morning’s “Around the Water Cooler” segment of Good Morning America, I learned about the new Amazon Kindle. It’s concept isn’t new — it’s a wireless reading device that can hold up to 200 books, can display current newspapers and can even connect you to over 250 blogs. It’s a s thin as a [...]

A Car Accident and a Baby

So it has been a while since I’ve posted, but when you hear my story, you’ll forgive me.
I am pregnant with my first child (due April 30th), and though I am utterly thrilled, my husband and I didn’t exactly plan the pregnancy. Being the crazy person that I am, I decided that I would get [...]

Beauty and the Geek

Sometimes late at night when I am freelancing, I watch dumb TV. I like the background noise, and the lame characters keep me company.
Well, last night I caught an encore of the season premiere of Ashton Kutcher’s Beauty and the Geek. The premise of the show is simple: dumb, dumb girls who can’t read or [...]

Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure

See me? I’m TOUGH.
I’m the first to admit that my life gets busy. I’ve got something planned every day, and it feels like I’m putting every minute to use. I spend my time commuting on the T knitting, I write emails while I watch TV, I eat while I walk. I even sleep with a [...]