Last night I woke up at 5am with a terrible pain jetting across my stomach and the driest mouth in the free world. I was moaning and wailing and then crying helplessly on my side of the bed, looking pathetically at Nick who was sleeping soundlessly on his side. I guess after I scooted down […]
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4th of July Weekend Recap!
Our 4th of July weekend was terrific. It was terrific in a kind of firecracker way, not big boom fireworks kind of way. Nick came back from his week long service trip Friday afternoon and we both needed a quiet evening at home before a long weekend of activities. So we made dinner and rented […]
So Much for a Quiet Pregnancy
As the second trimester of pregnancy is underway, Nick and I have settled (somewhat) into a mental stability together about our impending parenthood. While the baby was a wonderful planned event, there truly is nothing that can prepare you for the words, “We’re pregnant,” “We’re having a baby,” or anything along those lines. Week by […]
4th of July
Freedom and Independence… how different that looks for all of us, no?
Wrap Yourself in a July Scarf
Last night I was listening to my iTunes collection and a Christmas song came on. It didn’t even feel odd because I was wrapped up in pants and a sweater and still slightly cool. The weather had dipped into the 50s and I could hear the BOOM from downtown from the fireworks. Yes, that’s right. […]
The Soggy Pillow Drama Continues
I haven’t watched soap operas in full episodes since high school. Specifically, Days of Our Lives. Before Tivo and DVRing, we had to – can you believe this – TAPE something on tv if you were going to miss it when it was aired. Thankfully, for those who live in 2009, you can watch whatever […]
The Face of Human Rights and Feminism: Melissa Roxas
Melissa Roxas’ Press Conference: Statement by Melissa Roxas from Habi Arts on Vimeo. Melissa Roxas is a Filipina US citizen. With family in Quezon City, she went to the Philippines to do research as a health volunteer for her writing project. She is a writer. An activist. She was combining her commitment to human rights […]
Missing Nick and Michael
Photo taken 6/21/09, Filipino Festival in Cleveland It’s amazing all that can happen in 10 days when you don’t blog. In addition to Jan and Rog Borchers coming to visit us in Cleveland, Nick and I attending the Cleveland Filipino Festival, my friend Alexis who I worked with in Boston last year moving to Cleveland […]
How Imperfection and Accountability Mix: Part I
The topic of accountability has always been an incredibly important one for me. As a feminist, as a writer, as a person who tries to be wise before I leap, accountability is never far from my hand as I write. What does it mean to be accountable anyway? Following in the linguistic footsteps of “love,” […]
No Country for Men and Fathers?
I’ve been thinking about fatherhood. For as much as I think about motherhood, I think about the absence of fatherhood. That wasn’t MY story, per se. My father, still the same funny, hard-working, and insanely generous person, has been with me for 30 years. Still, I am thinking about fatherhood. In pop and mainstream culture, […]