On the left side of the sanity bell curve
What is it about someone that makes you fall so hard that it hurts? Your stomach churns and pitches. You yearn to be near them. The pure elation of it all is staggering. How in the world could you be so lucky to find this one absolutely perfect person? This person who loves you absolutely,… Continue reading Falling
When I wake up and can hear my coffee pot creating all that black goodness, I know I’m up too early. I had this weird dream last night where I joined Vo-Tech and I had to live in this hotel room thing with RA like women but they wore guns and dressed like prison guards.… Continue reading Video Ammunition for Cara and Ollie’s Friends
Wanna know what sucks about having a friend who blogs? Actually, there’s a bunch of stuff but the one that sticks out today is the seemingly innocent question, “So you plan on writing stuff today?” To the uninitiated, this sounds like a friend who wants you to work on your craft and expand your writing… Continue reading This is Mostly About Episode One of Season Four of True Blood
Playdough at our house is a double edged sword. On one hand, it keeps the kids entertained for hours but, on the other hand, they almost always refuse to put the playdough away so I end up throwing it away. I hate throwing playdough away; the real stuff is expensive and the kids don’t seem… Continue reading Homemade Playdough Recipe
The screaming and fit throwing started at 0600 with Ollie losing his shit because I dared to cut his peanut butter and jelly toast into four pieces instead of leaving it “big.” Then his sister stumbled into the living room and she lost it for some other reason. Tucker intervened and turned a bit scary.… Continue reading We’re Not Sure What To Do and the Kids are Driving Us Crazy!
Today was one of those days when few things sounded better than taking a shower and putting on makeup. If you’ve spent any amount of time with me then you’ll know that it is the rare occasion that I’m inspired to shower and makeup myself. I’m not saying I want to be dirty and under… Continue reading Ollie’s Mohawk
I have a habit of rambling on Twitter when I should be working or something; Twitter is a procrastinator’s dream [I’ll get to this in a second.] The kids have been on me for the past week or so to get Tucker a Father’s Day card and he’s told me he doesn’t want one. What… Continue reading Father’s Day Comedic Gold: Hooker or a Maid?
I figured I’d post this since you probably haven’t seen it and my mom said, “Great video, hon. […] AND you look great!” Direct quote, kinda. Since it’s Friday, what you should do is get some shots lined up–chose your poison–and each time I say “and” you’ll take a shot. You’ll take two shots each… Continue reading Video of Me At E3
This is a post for Mom and Tucker’s folks. Feel free to read it but you don’t have to. I won’t get mad if you don’t read it. I won’t get my feelings hurt or anything. Really. I won’t. Me: “Hey, Cara! Come in here and smell Ollie and me! I’m pretty sure he stinks… Continue reading Elephants and Non-Refrigerated Carrots Conversations
There’s something mentally comforting about being so busy you can’t think of anything other than work. In fact, I didn’t completely–that means with tears and stuff–miss the kids until I was sitting in the Denver airport. I had built a fort out of my rolling carryon and all the mess from my E3 bag. Since… Continue reading Very Best Part of E3? Coming Home.
The past two days have been rough days; I spent the vast majority of the past two days in various airports across the country. I’ve been in four different time zones. I’m tired. I went from LAX to Denver to DC and then to Huntsville. The most I slept was on the final leg home… Continue reading E3 Recap: I’m Tired
I’m pretty sure the last time I flew was back in ’07. The time I ended up stuck in Atlanta for 22 hours and change. In fact, now that I think about it, that was family reunion….which I missed because I was in Atlanta. That whole deal turned me off of flying. But since L.A.… Continue reading On a Jet Plane…In About an Hour
