Happy Mother’s Day to Me!

Posted by mimi on May 14, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Is it totally lame of me not to want to go to brunch on Mother’s Day? I don’t even mind no breakfast in bed (pancake syrup is hell on your sheets).Personally, I’d rather hang out with DH and the kids and relax. That, and stuff I really, really like, such as the presents coming toward my house from far-flung places.First, a confession. I have never been much of a shopper. I...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by mimi on May 12, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: DERMOT MULRONEYOne disadvantage to letting your students turn in research papers so close to the end of the term (especially if you’re a procrastinator) is that it seems to take forever to get them graded. Read: All-nighter. One bonus to all-nighters, though, is catching all the “oh, I remember that one!” movies at 2 am on We and other related channels. My treat for...
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Ring, Ring…

Posted by mimi on May 6, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Look at my new phone! Is that the cutest thing, or what? It’s totally thin. Plus, I can finally hear the ringer. And take pictures. I’m feeling very 21st century. Guess I ought to think about upgrading sooner than every three years, huh?
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by mimi on May 5, 2006 in dish | 1 comment BED LIST: KEVIN COSTNEROne simple line, from Bull Durham, says it all: Well, I believe in the soul, the c***, the p****, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the...
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