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My Exciting Friday Night

Jul 09. 2011

Last night, I got to meet one of my all-time favorite authors. I also indulged in the best fried chicken in New York. And that was one of the most exciting things to have happened to this 6-months pregnant mother of a 9-month old in a very very long time. Sad, isn't it? The rest of the post will chronicle this action-packed evening, so this is an advance warning to those who may feel that their time may be better spent skipping the rest of this long entry. Please feel free to stop reading now. But for those who are interested...

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Aerin, Art/Design, Blogging, Books, Personal, Pregnancy

Brain Dump

Jul 06. 2011

As I rolled out of bed this morning, I almost collapsed to the floor in a ball of agony. "Hello, pregnancy hip pains," I muttered to myself. "Now I remember you!" Hip pains and crotch pains. Hip pains from my hip joints loosening (I was not officially diagnosed with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction in my last pregnancy, but it was still bad enough that I couldn't exercise for all of my third trimester) and the crotch pain from the increased bloodflow to the pelvic area. If you weren't around the first time I was pregnant, the hip pains feel like my right hip joint is about to pop open with every step or movement. Crotch pains feel like someone's been repeatedly kicking me...

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Art/Design, Books, Wishlist

A Beautiful Compendium of the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Jul 05. 2011

Growing up as a book worm, I loved me my classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. While it's true that these stories have been through multiple translations, reinterpretations, and even censorship, I believe that there are too few things from our childhood that can equally transcend both culture and language. A new compendium of the Brothers Grimm's most popular fairy tales is set to be released by Taschen this August and I can hardly contain my excitement. Because not only does this edition bring together 27 of the most beloved Grimm's tales, each story is accompanied by some of the best vintage illustrations that have been issued with the fairy tales from the 1820s through...

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Art/Design, Books, Cute, Funny, Marketing/Advertising

Everybody Reads the Same Story Differently

Jul 01. 2011

Barney: Hey, The Karate Kid's a great movie. It's the story of a hopeful, young karate enthusiast whose dreams and moxie take him all the way to the All Valley Karate Championship. Of course, sadly he loses in the final round to that nerd kid. But, he learns an important lesson about gracefully accepting defeat. Lily:  Wait, when you watch The Karate Kid you actually root for that mean blonde boy? Barney: No, I root for the scrawny loser from New Jersey who barely even knows karate. (Rolls eyes.) When I watch The Karate Kid I root for the karate kid, Johnny Lawrence from the Cobra Kai dojo. Get your head out of your ass, Lily. As the...

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