Starving Artist

I talked to a writer last night who has published three non-fiction books with lots of photos and who does technical writing on the side. She said she used to write fiction but gave it up when she realized she couldn’t write books and do her freelance writing AND write fiction all at the same [...]

Tired

I have been so so tired lately. Too tired to exercise, too tired to write. I try to nap when Shea naps, but by the time I eat something and lie down, he’s waking up already. I wish he’d nap for more than 30 minutes at a time! It seems like the only time he [...]

iChat

Martin bought a MacBook Pro so we finally have a computer with a camera in it, and I’ve been video chatting my sister so I could show her the baby. It’s hard to get him to smile when I’m not looking at him (instead of holding him), so he mostly just drools and sucks on [...]

Bellissima!

I overdid it this week. I worked on our house near the Russian River Sunday, went to both yoga at the Y (took Shea to Child Watch for the first time and, except for my looking at the clock every three minutes to see how much longer I’d have to wait before I could go [...]

Inside Story Time

I’ll be reading again in April—this time for Inside Story Time at Edinburgh Castle. The theme is CELEBRITIES, so come on out, have a drink, and listen to some good stories!
What: Inside Story Time
When: 630-8:30 (I’ll be in the first half hour)
Where: 950 Geary between Larkin and Polk

You Tube Entertainment

I’m crazy busy, so I’ll be quick. If you haven’t seen these videos (I’m sure you all saw them months ago, but I’ve been lost in baby land!), they’re VERY funny:

And just in case you missed these last year:

Berzerkeley

The longer I live in Berkeley, the more pressure I feel to be a real Berkeleyite. What does it mean to be a Berkeleyite? You must:
1. Vote for Obama
2. Drive a hybrid
3. Buy local, organic produce
4. Compost
5. Know your carbon footprint
6. Use cloth diapers
7. Ride a bike when possible
8. Buy organic baby clothing
9. Recycle EVERYTHING
10. [...]

Preschool—deja?

A friend of mine tells me I need to get Shea onto preschool lists NOW. Craziness!

Oui, oui, mon petit!

I started speaking to Shea in French yesterday. It feels strange not to speak my native tongue to my own child, but I’ve heard that for kids to be fluent in more than one language, each person can only speak to them in ONE language. In other words, I can’t speak to him in both [...]

St. Paddy’s Day

Back to short, pictureless blog posts since that’s all I can manage between my writing days, my Shea days,  my exercise classes, my errands and everything else. Last night I became a true Irishwoman and made my first corn beef and cabbage meal, replete with soda bread, Guinness and Irish coffee. It was delicious, and [...]