Lin, Sports, Racism And Asian Americans

I’ve never been a big sports fan and leaving the US hasn’t made me more interested in American sports, but the incredible rise and rise of Jeremy Lin, Harvard-grad Knicks superstar, is hard… Read More →

My New Office!

We’ve been doing some renovations in our house, especially because of bébé #2, and I’ve got this awesome little corner office to myself now. I guess it’s more the “corner of the office.”… Read More →

Newsflash: I Have Left The Building!

One of the challenges of stay-at-home momdom, coupled with not having a big network of friends in the area, plus living in a comfortable home AND being enormously pregnant, is that it’s really… Read More →

How [Racist, Sexist, Ageist, Looks-ist, Dumb And Insecure] Are You?

This might seem like a question that takes a lot of thought and consideration to answer. But I’ve discovered a speedy way to uncover your prejudices and  peccadilloes: The online nanny search. Yes,… Read More →

It’s Pregnancy, Bitch

I’m not exactly what you’d call a joyful pregnant lady. Women I know have actually said to me, “Oh, I love(d) being pregnant,” and I’m always like, “Huh? Seriously?” From my last pregnancy… Read More →

Paris Is NOT Burning

To say the least… In the four years I’ve lived here, I think this is the coldest winter I’ve ever experienced. Dman landed in Antarctica a few days ago where it’s about -20… Read More →

Resolutionary Road

I’ve avoided the whole breaking-your-new-year’s-resolutions-before-the-end-of-January-fail by not making them ’til now. See how well that works? I decided that I’d count the beginning of the Year of the (Black, Water) Dragon as the… Read More →