Magnificent Octopus

I never make resolutions. Never. Thirty-four years on this planet, I've never felt compelled to improve myself. Sure, I make to-do lists...

Lower right cuspid. Cranky girl. Ya big baby — it's just a bony growth piercing your gums.

Richard Morgan 's Broken Angels is a neat (sometimes very messy) adventure story set against a sweeping backdrop of dirty politics, rev...

The pain is subsiding, but the sight of the site of it is absolutely grotesque and streaming with colour. It radiates heat. J-F says it look...

It was nice to go "home" to spend Christmas with family — Helena brought many people much cheer — but there's nothing like com...

I have little say in what others give Helena. I have little say in whether Helena will like what others give her. At the end of the day, ...

Last night we watched The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen . The website is basic and can't decide whether it's Allan Quatermain...

The bruising is spectacular. J-F says it looks like Saturn. The flesh of my buttock is now augmented by a hard, grapefruit-sized lump. Si...

Today, I fell. On my ass. Hard. On the ice in our parking lot. With baby in arms. In readjusting the grip on my purse, I lost my balance....

J-F's taken Helena into the office with him this morning. It's still officially a workday, but the atmosphere is casual and festive....

How much is my child an expression of myself? "Grown-up stores marketing children's items add to the misconception that kids ar...

I see them both now. I just can't let it go. Helena got dolls for her birthday from both her grandmothers. My mother sent her a s...

Helena's BA-ACK! My cold's almost gone, I'm exhausted, and the day is almost over. So far, today, amid phonecalls from J-F and f...

They have awards for this stuff?!

It's been almost 48 hours. Friday afternoon, J-F dropped off Helena at her grandmother's house. There was a hustle and bustle in ...

Bookslut , among others, thinks it's a stupid question, but people still ask it, answer it, and analyze the answers, as well the questi...

My baby is miserable today. We're all sick. J-F was first. He's just about over it now. Helena's been... there's no other...

For her birthday, I got Helena a colouring book from the Dollarama and some classic Crayola crayons . The box of eight we purchased is cl...

I have work somewhat under control, so I feel I deserve to vent publicly about what terrible writers doctors make. There, I feel better a...