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Uncanny Timing (Or, She Rolled!)

Mar 14. 2011

Did my daughter know that I had posted an unflattering picture of her last night? Perhaps she sensed my worry at having voiced my concern online? BECAUSE GIRLFRIEND FINALLY ROLLED TODAY! And not just once but twice. During different tummy times. So I know it wasn't just a fluke. She still doesn't like it. Both times, she started crying immediately afterwards, as if confused and startled at how the heck the world could (literally) turn upside down in the blink of an eye. And both times, I immediately embraced her and praised her like she had just discovered the cure for cancer. (I actually do the same with Comang whenever he does something good, like learn a new trick. Is it bad that I treat my...

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Baby, Claire, Funny, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal

Tummy Time Fail [Faceplant]

Mar 13. 2011

I know that I said I would not worry about my daughter meeting her milestones on time, but I cannot help but be a teensy bit concerned that she is nearing six months of age and has not rolled over once. She actually quite enjoys the first 5-10 minutes of each tummy time. She looks up at me, makes a grab for her toys, and even plays "superman" (which is what I like to call the below pose): But as soon as she gets bored, or gets tired (whichever happens first), she will start the pity cries. The "Mommy please pick me up I don't want to do this anymore" cries. I ignore the cries. "No pain, no gain, baby," I tell her. The crying...

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Books, Gadgets, Geek, Parenting, Personal

Matilda vs The E-Reader

Mar 12. 2011

One of the many things I am thankful to my parents is that they never discouraged my love for reading while growing up. We were very, very poor in my early years of life but they always put aside money for my books. My mother would make time to take me and my sister to the library every week despite her 70+ hour work schedule. And they never banned genres either; I read all the thrillers, mysteries, and even comic books I liked. Sure, I was — and in many ways continue to be — a socially awkward girl who preferred to have her nose in a book than go out and interact with others. And while my overactive imagination has...

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Blogging, Geek, Personal, Tutorials, Web, WordPress

WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 5 – The Rest of the Header

Mar 11. 2011

Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The HeaderPart 4: The Main Menu In this post I will discuss how to complete the rest of the header elements in my blog theme. First up: the searchbar. In WordPress, adding a searchbar is relatively simple. All you need to do is insert the line <?php get_search_form(); ?> into wherever you want the searchbar to be. So in this case, since I want the searchbar to be included in the header section, I opened up the header.php file and created a new div called "searchbar" like so: <div id="searchbar"> <?php get_search_form(); ?> </div> I just added that to the very end of the header.php file, then saved. Here is what I ended up...

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Cute, Twitter, Web

How to Be Awesome on Twitter [Slideshow]

Mar 11. 2011

Ed. note: My heart goes out to everyone affected by the devastating earthquake in Japan. I hope that anyone reading this has all friends and family members safe and accounted for, and I will continue to keep the nation of Japan in my prayers. I confess that I have not been as active on Twitter lately because goshdarnit, there's only so much social media you can participate in without feeling overwhelmed. With that being said, I still am dumbfounded when acquaintances do not know what Twitter is, or claim that they do not "get" it. So for those people, I present an adorably informative slideshow I discovered today. Created by @princess_misia, it is designed to help those who feel overwhelmed and confused by the...

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