Aah, the "paper journal," a lost indulgence, slaughtered by the Almighty Internet...

So sad. And so terribly true. I swear to GOD it seems I spend more time on publicity than on the craft itself--which is also undeniably sad. That said, perhaps we all ought to seriously consider the notion of tattooing our URLs on Brad Pitt's ass.

See. All that "thinking pink" I did paid off! Ha ha! Congrats to you both!

Okay. I'm typing through a blur of tears now, so palpable is your longing for a little girl. Just one little girl. I feel almost ashamed to admit that I have been blessed with three, although secretly I pined for boys. Even still, I wander the aisles of department stores envisioning how handsome "he" would have looked sporting this or that adorable bit of clothing. To move beyond the bounds of reasonableness, I imagine "my little man" running like the wind through the cool grass, barefoot and sunkissed, his hair wild, his eyes laughing and his spirit free. Of course, he'd have my dimple, too, which just puts me over the edge in this all-too-real fantasy. Believe me, I feel your pain and am "thinking pink" for you in the months to come. :-)

Thanx! I was banking on the notion that at least someone could relate to the cat vomit thing. Thanks for stopping by. Oh, I stopped by, too. Nice site. :-) My Five Ways... 1) I will purchase that which I do not need and kick myself for it. 2) I will forget to tickle the contacts/editors in my tickle file and lose out on God-knows-how-many wonderful opportunities for writing gigs. 3) I will fritter away untold days and weeks of my life online, obsessively checking stats, etc. instead of pouring myself into something more constructive--like the writing itself. 4) I will visit far too many blogs and beat myself senseless for not being half as good. 5) I will give my kids more lame excuses than I'd care to admit for not prying myself away from the keyboard to "...play with me, Mom." Ugh. I feel remarkably better having voiced that. Thanks for spawning such a cathartic exercise. :-)

What a terrific idea! And I just happen to have a post (my 100th) that fits the theme! "100 Inane Reasons I Blog..." Hope you get a charge out of it! http://planetmom.typepad.com/planet_mom_blog/2009/02/100-inane-reasons-i-blog.html I gave you guys a plug. Naturally. :-)