That is amazing, Sparky.

Is that where the book Jewel in the Crown comes from?

I think that's a crown jewels thing? India is the jewel in the crown that is the British Empire?

I think this one is my favorite so far:

A drying rack that looks like grass! What will they think of next?

I know, I know, it looked so precious in that cute little shop just off Dupont Circle, that brisk Spring night last year when you and Robert casually window-shopped for your child-to-be after a wonderful meal for two at Little Serow. ("There's no reason being a parent means we have change our lifestyle!")

Now, the beautiful rack rests on your reclaimed countertop, a monument to your excellent design sensibility, nestled amidst your impressive array of self-conscious kitchen paraphernalia that broadcasts to all your dinner guests: "I went to college". Nearby, a half-read New Yorker lies open to an article that references a TED talk that references an NPR piece on tidal energy that you'll surely want to bring up at the next Ladies' Night (though you'll probably just end up talking about kids and periods again). The baby, cocooned in something Scandinavian, is fast asleep. Life is good.

But there is a storm brewing. After a couple weeks of drip-drying bottles once filled with your Pinot-tainted breastmilk, real mold begins to grow between the fake grass blades. Despite your best efforts with organic fantasy cleaners from the co-op and a high end not-purchased-at-Home-Depot dishwasher, the mildew continues to grow to toxic levels. The baby is weak, your skin is itchy, and Robert, poor Robert, has begun menstruating. Evil thoughts of bleach and ecological devastation fill your mind, or worse, you may have to get a new wire dishrack from Ta---[don't say it].

That's a blog waiting to happen.

In hippie hypocrisy news, I just realized that the drink I got yesterday from the local crunchy granola Tropical Smoothie came in a styrofoam cup instead of paper.

That person needs their own blog. That shit's hilarious. "your Pinot-tainted breastmilk" indeed. Robert, poor Robert...

Those are terrific, Sparky!

I have not yet consumed a sufficient amount of caffeine to be considered a reasonable human being.

Me neither. And I've decided to avoid caffeine again.

Nope. Still not a reasonable human being.

Which sucks, as I have to use, like, logic and shit for work.

Sparky - those are fantastic.

I'm in the office. Got moved to a new cube in my absence. I believe the idea is that I'll be sharing the cube with someone else who rarely comes into the office. But for now it is just me. Do I spread my stuff all over or try to contain myself to just a portion of the space. The cube is bigger than my old cube. Shoot, it is bigger than my boss's cube.

And still no movement on getting me a work laptop that WORKS. Grrrr. Arrrrgggg.