Some Definitions

Mercurial: (adj) having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness...; characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood

Scribe: (n) a writer; specifically: journalist

Welcome to Mentally Interesting...

This is my little self-improvement experiment. Here I discuss mental health, weight loss, debt elimination, parenthood, pop culture and generally whatever gets me thinking. Be forewarned, we go for brutal honesty here; however, I do play well with others and so should you.

Archive: November 2007

Due Date Buddies

One of my favorite actresses has confirmed that she is indeed pregnant… and her baby is due around the time Squishy is!

Yay for famous due date buddies! :-)

And here’s a shout-out to all my due date buddies over at BabyCenter.com!

A Loss and a Loon

My second live game of the season and my Ducks sucked, losing to the dominating Stars 5-0. It was awful. I spent the entirety of the third period talking to a lovely newlywed couple Husband introduced me to (he works with the wife), which I would never do unless the game just died.

And it did.

However, I do need to thank the slightly insane gentleman in the white Puma soccer cap and old-school Ducks jersey in our section (416) for providing the evening’s entertainment. (more…)

The 5th

“Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot…”

There is something to be said about the awesome power of the people. Though I’m generally a peaceable person, I do understand that on this earth there is a time for everything - including war and violence against that which suppresses and persecutes… (more…)

Fluffing the Nest

clutter: (noun, date 1649) Def 1a: a crowded or confused mass or collection

I’ve seriously hit my clutter limit.

While I have been progressively moving more and more toward the minimalist lifestyle - a lifestyle I admire but know I could never fully achieve - it has been a slow-going, years-in-progress project. However, knowing that our Squishy is growing daily and April 17th seems exponentially closer each day, I have found myself on my knees scrubbing the floors and laundering every washable fabric in the house. I am even finishing a reorganization the entire kitchen to be Little One-friendly and much more user-friendly. BUT this was pushed to the back burner since this weekend was the big switcheroo… (more…)

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