One. Sometimes, it’s really, really tiring being three people’s favorite person. Oh noes! You’re so loved! Barf. I know. I need to get over myself. Two. I’m so sick of being my parents’ translator (I have been so since before I turned 10). Phone calls, meetings, letters…managing your own adult life can be tough in […]
Street Fighter Chronicles: What Happened After the Fights
What happened to Street Fighter characters après combat? This series of illustrations gives you the sometimes sad, and other times inspiring scoop. “Blanka was overblown with joy after reuniting with his long lost mother. Seeing that she wasalways anxious and concerned for his well being, due to his street fighting life style, he decidedto make a few changes. With the […]
Anatomical Illustrations of Mythological Creatures
Egads! Have you seen these illustrations by E.B. Hudspeth? They’re admirably researched, meticulously detailed, and creepily fascinating. You may also like: Website of the Day: Sad Animal Facts Illustrator Gives Western Fairy Tales a Korean Makeover How Do Computers Render Curves? [Video] The Baby-Sitters Club, 2014 Edition
Giveaway: Sephora VIB Celebration Bag 2013
Last month, when my Sephora VIB status was renewed, the cashier surprised me with a VIB Celebration Bag. Did you know this is an annual thing? Because I didn’t. (And I don’t remember receiving a bag last year.) Anyway, because I already have too many beauty products — and because I know y’all love giveaways […]
Yahoo’s New Logo: Just ‘Meh’
What do you guys think of Yahoo!’s new logo? Just in case you weren’t aware, this new logo was revealed after a 30 Days of Change campaign which announced the internet giant’s plans for a new logo and built anticipation by showcasing a different logo every day for — you guessed it — 30 days. […]
Claire’s First Day of School
Today is our Claire Emmanuelle’s first day of preschool. A couple of weeks ago, the school invited new parents for an orientation night. While the director was giving us tips on how to help our children adjust to attending school for the first time, she noted, “I see that many of the parents here are […]
The Seasons When Your Favorite TV Shows Peaked
Popular television shows + IMDB user reviews + graphs. Need I say more? My favorite season of Breaking Bad is actually the first one. For me, the graph would more closelyresemble a shallow U. I haven’t watched The Simpsons in a while, but it’s still interesting to see the progression of theworld’s longest-running sitcom. I’m […]
Wordless Wednesday Post
Not really. Wanted to pop in to say that Aerin and I must have caught something at the ENT specialist’s office (there were a lot of sniffly kids in the waiting room). We’re starting to feel better now, but BOY am I looking forward to having a healthy family again! The picture above was taken […]
Two Counts of Medical Drama, Act Two
I brought Aerin to see an ENT specialist on Friday morning, just before I headed over to my parents’. And what the doctor found wasn’t too pretty. First, he found some obstruction (a combination of dead skin cells and earwax) deep inside her ear canal. He was able to remove it with a special instrument, […]
Two Counts of Medical Drama, Act One
On Thursday afternoon, I saw that I had two missed calls: one from my mother, and one from my father. Both within a few minutes of each other. I had a feeling of foreboding, and my suspicions were confirmed when my father told me that my mother was in the hospital. She had been diagnosed […]