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I feel bad that I haven't been blogging about this pregnancy. I guess I've fallen victim to the typical parent trap of documenting every step of the first kid and not doing much for the second. And for that, I apologize, BebeDeux. There are three things I want to say with this update: (1) I had my first OB appointment last week. Because I was only 5 weeks along at the time all we could see were a gestational sac. That being said, the doctor told me that the sac is measuring right on schedule, and that I should return in a couple of weeks. Due to scheduling conflicts, the next appointment isn't until next Friday — when I will be 8...
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Lately my mother has been obsessed with my appearance. She is a firm believer that having a baby ages a woman like no other, and constantly harangues me to continue to have a beauty routine despite my being a SAHM with practically no social life. A couple of weeks ago she gifted me a lotion and an eyelash lengthening serum. Both products, she explained, were being advertised everywhere in the Korean-American media as being tremendously effective (the former for moisturizing and anti-aging properties, and the latter as a RevitaLash-type product that is especially formulated for short and sparse East Asian eyelashes). Along with these two products came a third box. My mother wasn't sure what it was, but informed me that it...
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Happy St. Pattie's Day! It's been a while since I downed any green beer or got pinched for not wearing green on this holiday. Thinking back to my younger, partying days makes me a bit nostalgic (didn't you know that Koreans are the "Irish of the Orient"? ;-)), but considering my current level of fatigue I am glad to be home, away from the drunken masses. I've seen some awesomely creative salutes to St. Patrick's Day on my Google Reader today, but the cake below was hands-down the best. The fragile pretzel bars underneath the gold that is meant to break under the weight of a leprechaun, the rainbow filling, the pretzel ladder...
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If You Watch it Backwards is a submission-fueled Tumblr blog which tells you exactly what would happen if a movie or TV show’s plot or premise were reversed. Some of my favorites from the first few pages include: If you watch Pinnocchio backwards, it’s about a fairy that turns a boy into a puppet, who is then sucked into a whale, regurgitated, forced to be in a puppet show, and is eventually carved into a block of wood. If you watch Toy Story 3 backwards, it’s a tragedy about a gang of toys who go through hell just so they can wind up in a home where they are neglected. If you watch Pokemon backwards, it’s about rehabilitating victims of legalised animal fighting and releasing...
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