I just can’t sugarcoat it: Nine months of pregnancy is a long time. Although we humans should count ourselves blessed that we don’t have to give birth to almost fully-functioning babies like most other mammals do. I read somewhere that it would take 2 YEARS of gestation then! Quelle horreur!
It’s coming down to the wire [...]
Entries from July 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Nine Months Is Loooong
Monday, July 27, 2009
Answers
I love that expression “the pen is mightier than the sword” because I really believe it to be true. The written word can be used to hurt, to woo, to make someone laugh, to bring someone to tears, to incite war, to promote peace, to start a revolution. Maybe that’s why I’ve always been such [...]
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Jig Is Up
Something hit me today. Literally half an hour ago. And I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to finally grasp the concept.
I am no longer single.
I know what you’re thinking. “Hello, you’ve been married a year now and are about to have a baby. It’s taken you this long to realize you’re not single [...]
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Illegal Alien Status Be Gone
With my new titre de sejour, I’m now officially recognized as, well, something in France. Surprisingly, the process went very smoothly, thanks to my gigantic belly.
The super-nice woman who checked everyone in took one look at me and said, “I hope you don’t go into labor here because that happened to a woman a couple [...]
Sunday, July 12, 2009
“22″ Going On…
I saw this video today by Lily Allen and I just love it:
To me, it really sums up life in the big city when you’re a girl becoming a woman. And as Lily sings, what society thinks or does with a woman who’s “past her prime”—in this case, thirty. I know I’ve [...]
