From the monthly archives:

March 2004

regifting at its finest

March 27, 2004

At our baby shower last week, m & i received about a gallon of johnson & johnson baby shampoo, not mention lotions, bubble bath, soap, and weird doodads like a whale shaped thermometer that suctions onto the side of the bath to tell you how hot the water is and if it’s the right temp [...]

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small talk in corporate hell

March 26, 2004

Male co-worker I have never spoken to before: You must be due any day now. Me: In June. (some of you may know that my due date is actually in late May, but I tell obnoxious strangers June so they won’t give me hell when I go late). Co-worker: Well, that’s great. You’ll have some [...]

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a charlotte perkins gilman kind of day

March 13, 2004

i was really looking forward to spending the day at home unpacking and nesting a bit, but now I’m here and I just want to cry and scream. I’m all alone, and the house is so big and so cold and there are things everywhere — i can see what needs to be done, but [...]

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Worst. Pregnant-woman’s-rights. Violation. Ever.

March 12, 2004

Has anyone else seen this? It’ll ask you to register to read the story, but it’s worthwhile. This is really important. A woman in Salt lake City has been charged with murder for refusing a Caesarean section and later delivering a stillborn infant. I feel sick.