Molly Ringle's Blog, page 39

The view from home lately

Toby (officially Tobias), born June 30, 8 lb 1 oz. Whole family is doing well. (Actually, the big brother may have some different opinions on the subject, but he'll adjust.)

You can stop at the cute baby picture there, but if you want them, the gory birth details are here...

Monday the 29th was technically my due date, and I felt nothing particularly labor-ish most of the day, which disgruntled me. I'd been hoping for at least an on-time baby if not a somewhat early baby. I did have a couple of st

Buffy vs. Edward

As a follow-up to the Buffy v. Twilight discussion of a week ago, this is a great video remix introducing the two (Buffy and Edward) to one another, with predictable consequences:

http://blip.tv/file/2261825/

Really well mixed, and oddly satisfying. ;)

In other news, Happy Father's Day!

In still other news, yes, I continue to be pregnant. And yes, I'm ready for that to stop.

Ramble on the Twilight books

I should start by saying this ramble comes from someone who hasn't read the whole series yet. I only just started book 3 (Eclipse), and the fact that I picked it up at all after the many annoyances I found in book 2 (New Moon) is at least one compliment I can pay Stephenie Meyer. I do want to know, at least on the surface, in a soap-opera way, what happens with these characters. There's also the desire to obtain the whole picture so I can ridicule it, or at least critique it, better. I admit tha

With my freeze ray I will stop the world.

Sometimes Amazon makes me laugh. From the listing of The Ghost Downstairs today:

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

89% buy the item featured on this page:
The Ghost Downstairs

11% buy
Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Size 4 (22-37 Lbs), 180 Diapers

Hmm, diapers or a book; it's always the quandary I face when browsing Amazon. Just like 11% of the population, apparently.

I do like the items that have shown up (and sometimes vanished again) on the Customers Who Bought This Item Al

You know you're writing modern YA when...

...MS Word's spell-check "errors" include the following:

texted/texting
oooh
hottie
snog
laddie
ick
yay
ringtone
Spidey
raincheck
crackhead
indie
wifi
kissyface
hickie
ew
ain't
fanboy
eyeshadow
jangly
sucky
bleh
yuckiness
offed (oneself)
Googled
aww
nutjob
microwaved/microwaving
snarky
creeped (out)
wowsers
chitchatty
sexeh
YouTube
stalkerish
winky (emoticon)
righto
grody
iPod
earbuds
spaz
skank
Chapstick
hiya
freakin'
sluttiness
sniffly
hyperdrama
cluelessness
buttload
tard
blissed (out)
slimeball
woohoo
neato

LJ doesn't like most of those either, i

Hellmouth babies! Hurray!

Ordinarily celebrity baby news doesn't merit posting with me, but when it's Buffy gals, that changes things:

I just found out I was sharing pregnancy time with Alyson Hannigan, who has recently given birth to her first baby (a girl), and am still sharing pregnancy time with Sarah Michelle Gellar, who's due in the fall! Congratulations to Alyson & Alexis and Sarah & Freddie. Young babies, your parents shall know how to kick butt.

Highly useful link: produce storage

If, like me, you occasionally find yourself standing at the fridge with your newly bought bell pepper and wondering whether it really should go in there, or whether it might be happier living on the counter, dither no more!

This site has a rundown of where to store your fresh produce, and includes a handy chart you can print and stick to the fridge.

I have learned that I've been doing some fruits and veggies wrong. For instance, all fresh herbs except basil go in the fridge--ah ha, no wonder the

Perfume giveaway: Creed 2000 Fleurs

To reward those who are actually checking LJ on Memorial Day weekend, today's giveaway:

2000 Fleurs, by Creed, a 1 ml sample vial, tested but mostly full, from The Perfumed Court, donated by laleonaenojada. Their description: The essence of 2,000 flowers ~ to name a few ~ violet, magnolia, rose, and lilac, with a touch of green tea and sandalwood. Creed's 2000 Fleurs Eau de Parfum is a floral lovers delight.

To enter to win the sample, just comment on this post. I'll choose a winner by random nu

Edward Cullen as possessive angry b/f

Congratulations to Nancy in NH for winning the pink Wild Rose Press mug! I'll do another giveaway of some sort next week, provided life doesn't get in the way.

And now for something totally...well, weird, but funny. Or at least, it's making me laugh, in my strange mental state. An animated Twilight-spoof gif...




Found on comments to this post ("Y Iz RPattz Sew Haute"), posted by NewAgeAmazon. Kudos!

Classics in 140 characters

The third trimester, to my annoyance, is feeling a touch like the first trimester lately--fatigue and touches of nausea and too much smell in the world--though thankfully less on the tired/nauseated and more on the heavy/sore. Standing too long makes my feet hurt, so I sit. Sitting too long makes my back and rear hurt, so I stand. Eventually I'm exhausted, so I lie down. Lying down on my side squishes that arm to death, so I turn over. Then the other arm gets squished to death, so I try to lie a