I used to blog at theweirdgirl.com. All of that writing lives here now.
Times Have Changed
KEEN: "Ummm, babe?... someone just left a Halloween bag at our door?" ME (the diviner of all activities on our doorstep): "What?" KEEN (clearly suspicious): "Yeah, someone just knocked on [...]
Halloween and A Commitment Problem
I have been overwhelmed the last few days. Lots of work projects came rolling in the last two weeks, and I had already started a few personal projects (with deadlines) [...]
Things I Never Thought I’d Say
“Honey, I told you…”“La la la… one… two… three…”“…stop playing with your balls and just eat them.” Oatmeal balls, that is. - wg
The Internet Makes You Crazy – Case in Point
I’m still a little buried with work crap but it’s starting to slow down. Here’s the next in the series of “inspirational” posts. Because I like things a little kooky... [...]
Next in Line
Even though I had meant to do a fun, commenter-inspired post every day sequentially since I asked for your suggestions and I was all excited about my plan and what [...]
A New Medium
For all of you who gave me some words, themes, ideas to break me out of my blog funk… THANK YOU! Here is the first of the commenter-inspired posts. And BTW, they [...]
Need a Kick-Start
So I'm trying to get out of this lazy Fall funk and I'd like to enlist your help! Please, please help me get these creative juices flowing again. Throw out [...]
Seasonal Disorder(ed Mind)
I had all these things lined up to write about and they’ve all flown out of my head like little birds. I’ve been feeling really… drifty lately. If drifty is [...]
Me? I’m a Suck It Up Girl
Oh my GOD, I'm having such a bad morning it has reached the ridiculous level. Seriously, I am at a point where all I can do is laugh. Let's review: [...]
The Algorithm Hits a Little Close to Home
I am still getting over this cold (and Sudafed doesn’t seem to act well as a creative-enhancement drug) so I’m going with a tried and true fallback – the weird [...]
Rent My Husband
My old buddy Fuzz has once again led me to the wonders of the Internet… the latest of his great finds, Marry Our Daughter. This site made me think about [...]
The TV Told Me To Do It
I’m having a bit of a dilemma with TV lately. I’ve never been one of the parents who banned TV for my child. In fact, by the time I had [...]