weapons of massdistraction

Sharyn needs her rest. When she gets sick she gets sad. And begins referring to herself in the third person, apparently.

Captivating photos from the recent Greek Riots.
An iceberg melts off Ammassalik Island in Eastern Greenland. “More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new [...]

Friday was another whirlwind vacation day from work, and an evening free of parenting. Recuperating now and running on fumes, but still giddy after so much time effortlessly spent with the boyfriend, and our various friends. Good times at Hard Times, Midori’s Floating World Cafe, and United Noodles (if only Men’s Pocky was vegan) and [...]

Still recovering from last weekend. It was a wonderful one which included visits with good friends at Caffetto, Evergreen, Eclipse Records and at brunch, two movies at the Lagoon, and the charming Bruce Campbell, in the flesh! But I’m already looking forward to next weekend. It’ll be another busy one. Multiple holiday parties, roller derby, [...]

My son’s teacher called. They are having a hard time getting him to attend to certain tasks. If he is presented with two options for a-thing-he-doesn’t-want-to-do he declares them both to be stupid. Sounds like a truth attack to me, but that’s not helping. Aside from learning academically a lot of these tasks are geared [...]

Our long holiday weekend was so wonderful that I went into this Monday morning with a spring in my step. But I grew progressively less bouncy as the day wore on. Particularly in the afternoon, after school bus pick up time. The boy was uncooperative and cranky. Had to scrap my errand-running plans. At home [...]