I’m only 9 wks but I’m committed to not telling anyone who doesn’t absolutely need to know until it’s way too obvious to keep to myself. People just can’t be trusted to mind their own business.

In Maori culture the fish hook symbol, hei matau, represents good luck and safe travel over water.

My nausea/vomiting is so bad I needed anti nausea drugs to get through the workday. It’s been a little more tolerable this week and I’ve been doing pretty OK without the meds, but I did have to boot and rally on my way to work this morning — luckily I made it out of the subway and was able to find a trash can. (Thank…

This is me rn. I’m at the end of the first trimester so I have a ways to go, but I’m planning to wait as long as is absolutely possible before I tell anyone at work. On the one hand I’m lucky because I have a City job with excellent benefits and a boss who I know will be supportive and have my back. On the other hand,…

This piece from Gawker (RIP) a couple years back is a good explainer about Quiverfull, the sick fuck dudes who run it, and the Duggars’ connections to it. Seriously though, fuck them for trying to normalize this crazy dangerous bullshit.

Chris “I’m Here to Squeeze All the Juice from the Orange” Christie was a shitty governor (two words: Arc Tunnel). But you do have to admit the man is the living embodiment of NJ politics: brash, corrupt, and self-interested. Apparently he’s also a terrible driver. #jerseystrong

Thanks, and I appreciate the info. I am taking prenatal vitamins and have my first OB appointment Friday, and I’ll definitely be sure to ask about that. Fingers crossed — so far today I’ve been able to get by without the zofran and actually had enough energy to go for a long walk with the dog so I’m hoping things will…

Last Friday, after a few days of unrelenting nausea and vomiting and not being able to keep anything down, including water, and a trip to urgent care that turned into a trip to the ER, I found out I’m seven weeks pregnant. And I am fucking. miserable. In fact, I just had to take a break from writing this to puke my…

Prez’s character arc was something. It’s hard to equate the guy who shot up his own squad car in season 1 to the character he became by the end of the series.

On behalf of myself and everyone else I know who’s attained a graduate degree, I’d like to point out the difference between a Bachelor’s and a Master’s isn’t “splitting hairs” — it’s several years of intensive study a producing a piece of original scholarship.

High-school? More like middle school. And even that seems generous.

I work in communications for a City agency and my office fielded press inquiries about it today. Protip: A penis on a building is only a health/safety issue if it’s 3D and not installed to code.

I work with a guy named George Zimmerman (he’s very nice and not at all like this gaping asshole of a human), who I get emails from occasionally — a little shiver goes down my spine whenever I see his name in my inbox.

Also insane: Scott Pruitt’s new rule that no one who’s received funding from the EPA can serve on EPA advisory committees because that would somehow be a conflict of interest. Ergo, only those with pockets deep enough to never have needed government funding (big corporations) can make decisions about environmental…

Sorry but Vegemite is seriously the worst thing about Australia. (Aside, maybe, from the fact that literally everything is poisonous and can kill you.)

Hers was such an important voice and I can’t believe she’s not here to help us sort through the insanity/bullshit we’re living through right now.

90 Degree by Reflex cotton-blend leggings are THE BEST. They run about $25 online (but I’ve found them at TJ Maxx for less). The fabric is comfy and durable; they’re great for both running and sitting around, but can also be worn under skirts/to work. The colors are nice, they have a wide range of sizes, and a high…

Add to the list: NPR/NYT editor Michael Oreskes. Ugh.

As totally rage-vomit inducing as it is, it’s likely that according to the law the only thing this guy did wrong was keep driving. Granted, I don’t know about NJ traffic laws (but it’s NJ so safe to assume they’re not ped friendly), but in NYC, unless you’re intoxicated, vehicular homicide (even if you leave the…

In cycling we legitimize the fanny pack by making them out of ballistic canvas and calling them “hip pouches.” I love mine and rock it often.