22--Friday

Today we put you in the ergo carrier to run some errands--first to Babies R' Us to try to find a pacifier you like and then to the grocery store.


You slept like an angel the entire time. And bonus, you seemed to be less fussy in the evening.

Too bad the ergo doesn't make you sleep 3-4 hours during the night. Nighttime feedings are the bane of my existence. I don't know how much longer I can take waking up every 1.5 - 2 hours to feed you.

In Summary...

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Cali's Central Coast
An unparalleled playground
Wish we were there still

This entry is dedicated to M who loves making collages and would like me to announce that his life's work in collage can be viewed by clicking on the "collage" label link below.

Class of 2008

Michael loves making collages: (click to enlarge)


Left to right, top to bottom:

1. My beautiful family
2. The Girls
3. Me and Bobby (not McGee): future firm officemates
4. Overuling Emily!
5. Me and Stanley, guarantor of endless room and board in Hawaii?
6. Me and Scott, fellow Bay Area native
7. Me and Rebecca--I'm calling it now: Circuit Court Judge
8. Me and Mike--my first friend in law school.
9. Lovely Alanna!
10. First workgroup, fun!

New Year, New You

I don't make New Year resolutions because I don't see the point in waiting until December 31st each year to change any aspect of my life I feel worth changing.




That being said, if the end of the year should happen to coincide with recent thoughts of self-betterment, then I may as well call them New Year resolutions.




One change I've been contemplating is doing more volunteer work. Well, technically I don't volunteer at all, so I guess I should just say DOING volunteer work.

Why? Because I feel the need to seek out self-forgetfulness. I would like, just for a moment, to not think so much about my own well-being and volunteering seems to offer just such an opportunity.



I don't know. It could totally backfire.







After all, could I really forget myself when I'm doing something that is motivated by self-interest?

The Adventures of Bland Betty

My big adventure for today was getting a book from the library. Don't all fall out of your chairs at once.

“Exciting” highlights:
1. It was so cold I had to resort to my scarf-as-a-face-mask routine. Factoring in windchill it was seven degrees out today!
2. I traversed winding tunnels and scanned rows of books before spotting mine.
3. The book was the last copy left!
4. Oh, who am I kidding, none of these highlights are really exciting.

But even bland heroines deserve a comic strip of their own: