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- 30: Just giving it away now! (0)
- 29: eat. pray. love. (5)
- 26: Wee hours with the wee one (1)
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- 23: Win $150 up in here, up in here (0)
- 20: In which I finally meet Alexa (7)
- 17: Win a $150 Visa card and laugh at me (1)
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- 14: one of these is not like the others (5)
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- 11: reason why I need more pirates in my life (2)
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- 30: welcome isabella (9)
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- 23: tried to think of a better title to showcase the giveaways going on my review blog but i couldn’t really think of anything other than “win it” and wow, wordpress you’re really letting me type a lot into this headline space how much can I fit into this? let’s see, la la la a la la (0)
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- 29: 12 ways to win a $100 Visa gift card (1)
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- 27: giving in (5)
- 25: an open letter to the gentleman who broke into my car (16)
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- 28: Just keep swimming (3)
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- 11: pregnancy: the truth is not out there (6)
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- 30: mona: mother, blogger, felon (12)
- 21: birthday aftermath (8)
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- 04: a spring baby (7)
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- 29: Rest in peace, flat iron (8)
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- 19: Lego DUPLO Giveaway! (1)
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- 11: my comedy debut (43)
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- November 2009 (8)
- 30: The Elph-in King (5)
- 26: in which I’m thankful I’m not dead (9)
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- 23: love, from the top to the bottom (15)
- 18: Hands on Small Business: Seattle! (0)
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- October 2009 (4)
- 25: we all scream. just in general. (5)
- 24: do I want a boy or a girl? (7)
- 22: whoever denied it, supplied it (1)
- 08: a stable, young man (12)
- September 2009 (6)
- 30: In the air tonight (9)
- 26: my new match.com pic (5)
- 17: in the buff (18)
- 12: fear and loathing in seattle (9)
- 04: my week, illustrated (2)
- 01: I put the mona in hormonal (8)
- August 2009 (7)
- 29: Go Forth But Don’t Multiply (13)
- 28: pregnant women are smug (9)
- 21: hand to mouth (9)
- 18: Husky Photo Day (13)
- 12: In other news (9)
- 09: to sleep, perchance to dream about George Clooney (14)
- 04: number two (55)
- July 2009 (13)
- 31: Four Things Friday (6)
- 28: Kiridu’s and don’ts (6)
- 27: retractions (5)
- 22: the heat is on (15)
- 20: dentata drama (4)
- 20: water babies (5)
- 16: highs and lows (10)
- 14: imagined conversations with a three-year-old (2)
- 11: my heart keeps beating like a hammer (5)
- 09: using my words (7)
- 06: happy fat of july! (11)
- 03: to lee, from mike (2)
- 01: goodbye lee (5)
- June 2009 (8)
- 30: my big gay weekend (7)
- 25: swollen (15)
- 20: Sizzle’s Girlfriend’s Guide to Gaming Party (5)
- 13: this is all I have (8)
- 10: from the 670 (5)
- 07: taking my blah blah to the blah-blah-ologist (5)
- 04: It’s so quiet now (4)
- 02: working on my fitness, he’s my witness (2)
- May 2009 (10)
- 30: license to ill (8)
- 25: I care about you, Rachel Dratch (17)
- 20: cracked and catty (9)
- 18: so fresh, so clean (15)
- 15: odds, ends (6)
- 12: the good life for a weekend (10)
- 08: Happy Birthday Nathan! (17)
- 07: birthday recap (5)
- 06: happy birthday, love (39)
- 04: hydroxycut-you (8)
- April 2009 (6)
- 28: on being a young mother (26)
- 24: you say one thing but mean your mother (4)
- 18: how now, eyebrow? (25)
- 15: the wonder years (10)
- 10: what I want to remember (9)
- 01: In which we meet Dooce (19)
- March 2009 (10)
- 29: wild things (6)
- 28: camera ready (3)
- 24: lying liars who lie (11)
- 18: pretend at home mom (12)
- 17: this american life (7)
- 14: breaking bread (15)
- 12: mama-san (12)
- 07: burgers, crepes, and brodeos (12)
- 05: in which I don’t get a final rose (9)
- 02: come and knock on our door. we’ll be waiting for you. (6)
- February 2009 (6)
- 26: bungle in the jungle (4)
- 19: ordering roast duck for my lovah (10)
- 15: I choo-choo-choose you! (9)
- 10: sometimes. always. never. (8)
- 08: The College Humor Show premieres tonight! (3)
- 06: seven years (15)
- January 2009 (16)
- 31: Roller Skating Party! (4)
- 30: how the fancy half lives (6)
- 29: 26 things (9)
- 24: Another Mother-Son Lip Dub (3)
- 22: hello kitty pajamas! (8)
- 21: when your kid breaks your only pair of glasses (9)
- 20: greatest. birthday. ever. (6)
- 20: It’s my birthday! (9)
- 20: Portland, you are beautiful (6)
- 19: Subway, sleep fresh (0)
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- 14: My birthday present to you (29)
- 11: about this kid of mine (7)
- 09: how I have felt all week (7)
- 06: awesome sauce! (10)
- 03: undressed (15)
- December 2008 (18)
- 31: so long, 2008 (2)
- 29: clean slate (11)
- 28: HALP ME: Technology edition (1)
- 27: christmas in review (7)
- 25: the Niño (2)
- 23: a story about this jacket (5)
- 22: it’s a road! (5)
- 21: white out (11)
- 20: It snows in this circle of hell (11)
- 19: What Not To Wear: Snow Edition (13)
- 17: more randomness (13)
- 13: snow and near-near-death experiences (17)
- 12: know your chicken (3)
- 12: beets, bears, battlestar galatica (5)
- 10: Dance: 10, Looks: 3 (5)
- 07: What I Wore: Toddler Edition (4)
- 06: Prohibition Party! (9)
- 02: the kayne west workout plan for couples (11)
- November 2008 (16)
- 29: how is that "vegan" thing going, mona? (9)
- 27: How to cook a turkey with Auntie Marialani (2)
- 27: Gobble Gobble (1)
- 24: Getting all purdy (3)
- 21: vampires and robots (17)
- 17: sugared past (5)
- 13: hi, school (10)
- 11: hang ups (14)
- 10: flip. flop. (14)
- 09: What I am doing while normal, functioning people sleep (9)
- 08: awesomeness, in numbers (17)
- 07: best regards (11)
- 06: You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em (8)
- 04: Listen US Americans! (2)
- 03: this is what I get (9)
- 02: How Judge Judy is saving my marriage (6)
- October 2008 (11)
- 29: I can’t think on command (18)
- 27: Hey US Americans! (7)
- 24: my pumpkin (9)
- 22: the sound and the furious (16)
- 18: game day (12)
- 14: smarty-shirt (10)
- 12: my humps, my humps (11)
- 11: My husband’s office door (12)
- 06: spin doctor (14)
- 04: she’s back (16)
- 01: hard to get any work done like this (4)
- September 2008 (15)
- 30: self portrait (4)
- 26: all consuming (19)
- 26: omg shoes (17)
- 24: our life, two scenes (7)
- 21: Vote my husband for Poet Populist! (18)
- 21: what love is (1)
- 19: my match.com profile pic (12)
- 16: I have an old soul (30)
- 14: epic failin’ with sarah palin (16)
- 11: on babies and bebes (30)
- 07: my new (to me) kitchen aid mixer (21)
- 07: the story of a sign (4)
- 05: worn in (9)
- 05: burn after blogging (7)
- 02: my brain waves are short (9)
- August 2008 (17)
- 31: marriage is a courtroom (7)
- 31: why I didn’t go to med school (3)
- 30: unrequited (4)
- 30: you’ll think about The Shining differently in just a moment (4)
- 25: snippets (13)
- 24: Lee and Leigh (11)
- 22: what changes everything (32)
- 19: another reason to love the iPhone (9)
- 15: the way I look tonight (8)
- 15: the view from my hotel room (8)
- 13: more husky boy than husky baby (10)
- 13: this pretty much sums up my life (3)
- 13: what opens and closes (6)
- 09: maybe she’s not that into me (24)
- 09: st. louie! (2)
- 07: vampires and other updates (19)
- 05: stomach throbbing like a heart (11)
- July 2008 (15)
- 29: awesome. not awesome. (21)
- 29: I see a little silhouette of a (wo)man (9)
- 27: don’t tase me, mo (10)
- 24: first up in awesome news (1)
- 22: The happiest place on earth (10)
- 16: This time tomorrow I will also be freaking out (8)
- 15: blogger without a cause (8)
- 14: this weekend in pictures (8)
- 13: this is not all about an iphone, wait, yes it is (4)
- 12: iPhone! (2)
- 08: how hard it is to be a toddler (11)
- 06: it tastes like burning! (4)
- 06: going cold turkey, or rather, cold tofu (6)
- 04: Don’t read this if you equate birthmarks with scary leprechauns (16)
- 01: what rhymes with vegan (12)
- June 2008 (14)
- 28: hanging with drew! (4)
- 26: no meat for old mona (18)
- 25: thar she blows (1)
- 25: My friend Rachel’s in Cookie Magazine! (1)
- 19: My genius, more heartbreaking than staggering (5)
- 17: Definitely not awesome. (18)
- 15: Not your father’s Father’s Day (19)
- 12: more mona minutiae (6)
- 10: How to listen to gangsta rap with children around (7)
- 09: Awesome. Not awesome. (9)
- 04: airborne (13)
- 03: Wednesday Why Is it (11)
- 02: How many penis euphemisms can I use in one post? (8)
- 02: The BlogHer Community Keynote (4)
- May 2008 (21)
- 31: SEX AND THE CITY! (8)
- 30: When you have unprotected Sex and the City (3)
- 29: awesome. not awesome. (9)
- 24: On being a Millennial (12)
- 21: I need to clear my thoughtsicles (8)
- 18: Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Canon Haters (16)
- 18: eggs (2)
- 16: homes, head and Hey Mona! (10)
- 15: senior discount, cemetary views! (4)
- 14: Enjoying my new Flip video camera (3)
- 13: Great Wolf Lodge Giveaway! (4)
- 13: Hey Answers! (5)
- 11: Hey Mona! (13)
- 09: the birthday aftermath (4)
- 08: Happy Birthday Nathan! (26)
- 07: Four reasons why you probably won’t invite me over for wine and cheese and smooth jazz (7)
- 06: A letter to a five-year-old (20)
- 05: Questions (14)
- 05: Wenatchee (10)
- 01: Cute overload (8)
- 01: in which Charlize Theron totally messes with me (10)
- April 2008 (16)
- 29: so this is love (8)
- 29: My 12 fluid ounce dictator (10)
- 28: in which I realize I am not 18 anymore (11)
- 21: animal cruelty (4)
- 20: Saturday night with Ed (3)
- 18: angels and pancakes: not what you think (12)
- 16: Juno! (15)
- 15: Ham Jello! (11)
- 15: wasn’t this guy on Little House and the Prairie? (6)
- 15: I love you, internet (2)
- 14: I need a hero (11)
- 11: capri mother and capri son (2)
- 09: Jacking Tessie’s post and making it all about me! (6)
- 09: curious (21)
- 05: hear me out (23)
- 02: the men in my life (7)
- March 2008 (19)
- 30: runaway juror (19)
- 24: patriot games (15)
- 20: I hope Nathan inherited his father’s detective skills (13)
- 19: Nathan’s hair has turned his world upside down (2)
- 19: dispatch from the youngest AARP member (8)
- 17: What Was I Thinking: Special Monday Issue (11)
- 16: the afterparty is at my body! (4)
- 14: while you were thinking that last night’s episode of LOST had the most unrealistic birth scene EVER (6)
- 13: HALP! (19)
- 12: bite me (2)
- 12: no, please, no more (0)
- 11: My brain doesn’t recycle, it just dumps (5)
- 10: KISS HIM! (5)
- 07: oh yes she did (18)
- 07: what’s in your wallet? (7)
- 06: is it summer yet? (1)
- 04: Now we’re sharing the same dream (6)
- 04: Too Mona and Mike (5)
- 03: 4 things (3)
- February 2008 (19)
- 29: Friday morning brain dump (11)
- 26: fenced in (3)
- 26: spin me round (6)
- 22: West Seattle Blog is your new bicycle (3)
- 21: Why didn’t I think of this before? (6)
- 21: PJ! (6)
- 19: Please file this under Begging, Shameless (4)
- 18: el presidente (3)
- 15: VD in review (10)
- 14: Happy VD! (12)
- 13: This vote is for the children (6)
- 12: another post that is not very funny (3)
- 08: what I have going for me (4)
- 07: the claw (6)
- 06: blarch badness: vote for change! (15)
- 05: CNN, less entertainment news, more politics, please (0)
- 04: My son (9)
- 03: 25 is the new 60 (7)
- 01: Mona and the almost-President (7)
- January 2008 (21)
- 30: Then again, maybe not (4)
- 30: 20 questions with Ashley from Splendid Sustenance (4)
- 30: On hearing that 44 is the most depressing year for men (0)
- 28: namaste (8)
- 25: the mouth of babes (10)
- 22: my fingertips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation (7)
- 21: Mona and her Unicorn Tribe (2)
- 21: In which I ask myself, "How naked should I be right now?" (17)
- 20: 25 (21)
- 19: Cloverfield Monster! (7)
- 18: Friday miscellany, now in bullet form! (15)
- 17: this portrait is brought to you by fisher price (0)
- 16: to sleep, perchance to hear my son screaming in my ear (7)
- 13: goodbye insomnia (24)
- 09: here lies Nathan’s umbilical cord and other things that explain my behavior (19)
- 08: Thomas the Train is very depressing and other transporation issues (17)
- 04: if I were a rich man (8)
- 03: a sunset in Seattle (7)
- 02: you wanna hear something scary? (10)
- 01: lolnathan (7)
- 01: the new year (10)
- December 2007 (24)
- 31: farewell 2007 (4)
- 28: Mona’s Year in Review (12)
- 26: hog heaven (5)
- 24: Chris Christmas Rodriguez (10)
- 24: heroes in a half shell (6)
- 21: in which I make someone else’s wedding all about me (11)
- 20: in which I attempt to grow a pair (5)
- 20: in which my husband and son arrive home 97 minutes late (4)
- 20: Random x 7 (9)
- 18: fighting the man (10)
- 18: santa babies (8)
- 17: getting back to business (0)
- 17: breathing this week (1)
- 14: mona, interrupted (26)
- 11: marks the spot (8)
- 10: Chuck Norris doesn’t have a Google Reader. Google has a Chuck Norris Reader. (5)
- 10: Spock Efron and OMGZ LEADZ! (1)
- 06: Beggars can’t be choosers, even if they write out detailed shopping lists (9)
- 05: in which my inner gangsta asks, "Mona, why you be hatin on my Hooked on Phonics brothas n’ sistas? Why can’t you just tell us what you ate for lunch?" (2)
- 05: hooked on being better than you (7)
- 04: the list (11)
- 03: why I refuse to watch Desperate Housewives (14)
- 01: two more salutes to vanity (8)
- 01: WINNER! (2)
- November 2007 (30)
- 30: hate to be the guy who stole this box… (3)
- 30: Friday giveaway! That means FREE STUFF people! (27)
- 29: can he hear me now? (10)
- 28: this doesn’t help my ego (14)
- 27: In a past life (10)
- 26: A regular day at Chez Mona (0)
- 25: Oh IUDidn’t: a haiku (17)
- 24: While my brother and I watched The Siege (4)
- 23: thanksgiving in review (10)
- 22: animal kingdom (5)
- 20: I just used my imagination (14)
- 19: thanksgiving menu, now with 60% less effort! (10)
- 18: giving thanks (6)
- 17: Look who’s (not) talking (19)
- 16: 18 months (4)
- 14: I am thankful for deep fryers (11)
- 14: Chuck Norris does not blog (16)
- 13: bad daughter (12)
- 13: I probably would have requested the Care Bears theme song (3)
- 12: On Iowa and why I can’t take narcotics (7)
- 11: my hair minions (9)
- 09: seattle state of mind (6)
- 08: Nathan is in the way of my fitness goals, but what’s new (6)
- 07: 25 x 25 (16)
- 06: if I hadn’t skipped class so much, there would be a better title here (4)
- 05: casual day (3)
- 04: about the time I was a high school rebel and wore pants (14)
- 03: Sistah girl, our periods are, like, totally in sync! (9)
- 02: inheritance (7)
- 01: Halloween: 1, Mona: 0 (12)
- October 2007 (24)
- 31: blame it on the Rainn (10)
- 29: Nathan’s costumes this year (19)
- 28: Who’s a winner? (8)
- 26: Just when Nathan thought he was safe (11)
- 25: A shot at love, or at least awkward situations (13)
- 24: no apparent sorrow (22)
- 21: not on the road again (12)
- 19: he’s laughing, I swear (5)
- 19: there was much swearing when this happened (21)
- 16: We are the world (7)
- 16: oh em gee this kid. (5)
- 15: In which I stared at a lot of boobs but in a non-lesbonic way, though there’s nothing wrong with that ’cause, hey, everyone experiments freshman year (16)
- 12: File this under "Gutter, head in the" (18)
- 10: Um, Rihanna? "Ella" is not a word. (9)
- 10: I think I need mouth to mouth and other inappropriate things I did not say at my son’s check-up (11)
- 09: this is what you get when you marry me (11)
- 08: Sticking his thumb in my nose and other effective techniques to wake up Mommy (8)
- 05: this is my "I don’t want camel toe" pose (8)
- 05: Friday quickie (2)
- 04: babby daddies and serial kilers (11)
- 03: You can’t spell "Mofo" without "Mo" (38)
- 02: Nathan submits his vote of no confidence (4)
- 02: Nathan’s wrestling name? (2)
- 01: de plane (4)
- September 2007 (36)
- 29: A letter to Mona of Two Days Ago (2)
- 28: A letter to my teenage self (6)
- 28: sniffing and spiderman (5)
- 27: farm tots (7)
- 25: the customer is always right, unless it’s my mother (6)
- 25: sometimes I use Nathan’s head as a trombone (2)
- 22: my brother can be wicked funny (6)
- 21: jackie o-yeah! (2)
- 21: little games (3)
- 21: the mouth hasn’t aged (5)
- 20: I can’t talk with my foot in my mouth (7)
- 20: Atonement (7)
- 19: today’s deep thought (3)
- 19: there are a lot of boobs in Washington (6)
- 18: Mona Whinehouse (6)
- 15: a true sign of maturity (11)
- 13: obligatory about me page (redux) (21)
- 13: a face only a son could love (0)
- 11: stick a fork in me, I’m a mom. (17)
- 11: LOLTODDLER (4)
- 11: working 8:30 to 5, so shut it. (14)
- 10: howdy neighbor (5)
- 09: I really don’t know how Nathan feels about water (1)
- 09: he has a future in marketing (3)
- 08: scared straight (13)
- 07: kiss mommy (1)
- 07: life, it is complicated (8)
- 05: blog drunk, edit sober (4)
- 05: MONA PLS! (7)
- 05: my version is never lame (8)
- 04: working on my fitness (2)
- 04: why can’t I be a cat today? (2)
- 01: love. (3)
- 01: the husky den (11)
- 01: wired sunrise (0)
- 01: I’m on the fence about this one (5)
- August 2007 (38)
- 31: in Seattle (5)
- 30: some things I did before I knew better (10)
- 28: dinner time (7)
- 28: mr. bean promotes violence (in my mother) (4)
- 27: pick me up (2)
- 27: more reasons why I love my new camera (8)
- 26: What do you mean I can’t just run away from you? (3)
- 26: let’s pronounce "buffet" correctly, okay? (6)
- 26: mr. and mrs. (0)
- 26: what if everything turned out okay in Donnie Darko? (2)
- 24: mommy dearest (7)
- 23: goats and diction (4)
- 23: I love goats (1)
- 21: let’s paint a happy cloud (13)
- 21: I wish I had a better title, but all I can think is, "UGH!" (5)
- 20: this pretty much sums up our CEC experience (6)
- 20: This is the time in Sprockets when we eat waffles and dance (2)
- 20: small correspondence (6)
- 18: "They drew first blood, not me…" (7)
- 17: my boys. (3)
- 17: tool time (3)
- 16: it’s really exhausting being a toddler (5)
- 15: hmm. (1)
- 15: my desk (6)
- 14: remembrance (11)
- 11: The only reason I keep HBO (8)
- 11: more on things that suck my money (4)
- 11: airborne (0)
- 11: Bow Down to Washington (8)
- 09: what I get for trying (8)
- 08: Destroying Tokyo and chasing a toddler (5)
- 06: up next, the pan flute (3)
- 06: his spitball career isn’t going very well (0)
- 05: at least she has priorities (5)
- 03: here comes the son (9)
- 03: Nude (baby) descending a staircase (4)
- 01: how many will fit in my mouth? (3)
- 01: If I liked my coffee black, I wouldn’t have a problem (8)
- July 2007 (15)
- 29: Does whatever a spider-pig does (8)
- 29: (8)
- 27: I like to spoon, he’d rather fork (1)
- 24: in which Nathan gets all Lionel Richie on me (6)
- 21: stay gold, ponyboy (7)
- 21: a post that has no mention of Harry Potter, well, except for the title (4)
- 20: my inner child is kind of skanky (2)
- 19: During last night’s To Catch a Predator (3)
- 17: my mother, the critic (6)
- 15: My Last 8 (4)
- 14: only comic standing (9)
- 13: when nathan wants to be airborne (2)
- 11: first comic standing (6)
- 06: He has my eyes, but my husband’s brain (7)
- 04: Happy Indepants Day! (6)
- June 2007 (16)
- 30: trip the light fantastic (13)
- 30: this is why I straighten my hair every. day. (1)
- 30: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes (5)
- 29: I should read more (2)
- 26: what can brown do for you? (6)
- 26: the distended truth (2)
- 24: I swear, I don’t know how those handcuffs got there (7)
- 24: the sound and the frugality (3)
- 18: hair apparent (10)
- 17: Happy Father’s Day! (8)
- 13: next he’ll ask who ordered the chicken parm (11)
- 13: the silence and the fury (8)
- 11: Please stop believin’ (3)
- 06: Let’s just say that I know how to treat geriatrics (1)
- 03: so does that mean I’m it? (19)
- 01: To Catch a Predator: Grocery Store Edition (9)
- May 2007 (21)
- 29: Ikea and the interNOT (4)
- 25: why I never work out (7)
- 25: After watching a riveting episode of Cheaters (2)
- 24: I tried to go to boobie rehab, but Nathan said, "No, no, no." (4)
- 22: Butter face (8)
- 18: (7)
- 17: What next, charades? (5)
- 14: soon he’ll ask for the car keys (6)
- 14: We’ll have to Mona-proof next (7)
- 13: yo mompliments (2)
- 12: She does not have a flat head, either (2)
- 12: our house (9)
- 09: aftermath (0)
- 08: he is no longer 0 years old (8)
- 06: PSL: parenting as a second language (6)
- 05: DIY: I think I can, I think I can (8)
- 04: Happy Cuatro de Mayo! (0)
- 04: I’ll have the rubber duck with the mango salsa (0)
- 04: The 16th Grade (4)
- 03: During last night’s episode of LOST (6)
- 01: I guess this is what they mean when they say there are a lot of boobs in Washington (5)
- April 2007 (12)
- 24: it’s not the mega millions, but close (5)
- 24: My wishes include being taller and, but not limited to, being a baller (9)
- 20: My Friday question (5)
- 19: we’re all bi-pedal up in here (5)
- 16: putting the "ho" in home (6)
- 15: what I did this weekend (15)
- 15: feety-feet, don’t fail me now (4)
- 12: flip this hovel (8)
- 08: the beat goes on (7)
- 07: a cheap, dirty mess (9)
- 06: mommy magic (1)
- 02: crawl of the penguin (5)
- March 2007 (19)
- 30: Resolved: Double strollers are cool and baby number 2 may be evil (9)
- 28: On the net, no one knows you’re a hovel (7)
- 26: Real moms… (5)
- 25: Nathan Le Pew (1)
- 25: ass-inine matters (6)
- 25: This is how I’m going to decorate Nathan’s room (1)
- 22: sniff me out like I was Tanqueray (3)
- 18: my thought on Seattle real estate: (1)
- 18: prescription for baby fever: more infant cowbell (6)
- 17: seeing green (7)
- 15: Nathan’s face as I explain to him last night’s episode of LOST (6)
- 15: goodbye insomnia (0)
- 12: Why you wouldn’t want to eat all my cookies, pin it on me and subsequently get into a spat… (1)
- 12: Elseweb (1)
- 11: In which the voice in my head tells me to shut up (5)
- 09: a fancy feast, indeed (4)
- 07: Let’s try "head" for a title (2)
- 06: this is what I call justice (0)
- 04: why we need a house (9)
- February 2007 (15)
- 26: our house hunt: something bigger than a bread box (3)
- 26: bus rage (9)
- 24: two fat stories (14)
- 22: coulda woulda shoulda: the real estate edition (8)
- 21: Unsolicited information (5)
- 19: Aren’t they supposed to be knitting sweaters? (6)
- 18: My son has more hair than Britney Shears (7)
- 14: star sighting (3)
- 12: sometimes… (5)
- 12: I give it an "ehh" (3)
- 10: Bourdain makes my heart swell (4)
- 09: I’m not from around these here parts (3)
- 09: my genius, oppressed (0)
- 07: all the live long day (8)
- 04: You know who’ll win? The team with the most points. (2)
- January 2007 (19)
- 31: Relay for Strife (6)
- 29: So you better treat (me) right (8)
- 28: A wino walks into a bar (0)
- 27: Half-baked at Half-Price Books (3)
- 26: If you don’t stop crying, I’m going to turn this ferry right around (1)
- 25: big fat lie (7)
- 20: What has two thumbs and is celebrating a birthday today? (12)
- 19: After watching the news segment about 16 weddings in one Baghdad hotel (1)
- 18: What American Idol reminded me (3)
- 17: This snow is getting old (3)
- 17: In which I know I’m going to get in trouble (6)
- 12: In which Paula Abdul one-ups me (3)
- 11: Snow day! (4)
- 11: Get out my snow shoes, we’re walking to Dress Barn (5)
- 10: Nathan’s first Pacific Islander toy (2)
- 08: It’s a uter-US, not a uter-YOU (5)
- 08: In which Krispy Kreme is exonerated (4)
- 05: The random report (4)
- 01: Hello 2007! (9)
- December 2006 (19)
- 30: In which "I walked into a doorknob" might not sound so funny (3)
- 28: eyes smote shut (4)
- 27: Ah, good times (7)
- 26: "GAH!" (3)
- 24: In which "I don’t know what you’re talking about" is my only line of defense (4)
- 23: Nathan Gone Wild (2)
- 23: Dear Midwest: there is no "r" in Washington (1)
- 19: If I spontaneously combust, I won’t get through security (6)
- 18: I haven’t matured much (6)
- 17: powerful! (4)
- 16: powerless (7)
- 14: Here’s something you should know (9)
- 13: RIP Leslie Harpold (0)
- 11: The countdown begins (2)
- 10: I am the daughter of Jesus (6)
- 07: In which many will unsubscribe (6)
- 04: A question from my son (6)
- 02: my no-gag reflex: the gift that keeps on giving (8)
- 01: my spoiled rotten baby (5)
- November 2006 (24)
- 30: Get thee to an OB (4)
- 26: what I inherited (4)
- 26: Project Runaway (6)
- 26: OH-EM-GEE IT’S SNOWING! (0)
- 23: Mona’s guide to football (4)
- 22: Nathan’s plan for world domination: phase 1 (4)
- 22: Dear Gilmore Girls writers, (2)
- 21: Jenny, I’ve got your number (0)
- 21: What I don’t say during interviews (1)
- 18: Half a year (6)
- 17: I wouldn’t make it very far on Project Runway (2)
- 16: In which Nathan is destined for therapy (4)
- 15: baby daddy proof (5)
- 15: Can I get a witness? (4)
- 14: When I really need a Groundhog Day (7)
- 14: Because we all need some lolz (3)
- 13: They don’t call it an "on purpose" (8)
- 12: I heart Demetri Martin (2)
- 12: In which Rachel and I bring Homeland Security to Lady Sovereign’s concert and try to deport her (3)
- 08: Where is my mind? (6)
- 07: Mona to Britney: Girl, you don’t need no man (3)
- 07: Elect Mona as your state asshole! (9)
- 03: Hi-five for sex crimes! (5)
- 01: candy and cervices (11)
- October 2006 (19)
- 31: Gimps: not covered by insurance (2)
- 31: Halloweak (6)
- 28: The bane of my existence (7)
- 27: 4 reasons why I didn’t fit in at the Blog Business Summit reception (6)
- 27: Nathan’s on TV! (6)
- 26: 9 weird things about me (6)
- 26: Fight it out (7)
- 25: between the bad and the ugly (10)
- 23: High class (7)
- 19: Because I am not a thief (10)
- 17: Things my slightly autistic cat Lilo does that I am certain will be replicated by Nathan (4)
- 17: If you see my brother on Saipan, please kick him (1)
- 16: when I was young (7)
- 12: I’m from Saipan (13)
- 11: Yummy in the tummy (7)
- 09: my fat cheapskate heart (11)
- 06: Reunited and it feels so good (10)
- 02: The Tell-Tale Diaper Bag (9)
- 02: If The Shoe Fits (10)
- September 2006 (15)
- 29: Cilantro it away (10)
- 27: More time lost to googling (3)
- 25: Dear God, Are You There? It’s Me, Mona. (6)
- 25: The dark lord known as Expedia (4)
- 23: On my friend converting to Judaism (4)
- 22: FYI (1)
- 22: Can I add googling to my resume? (4)
- 18: Like I have any time to do this (8)
- 16: I want to be the good person bad things happen to (6)
- 14: I think I have a problem. (7)
- 12: Nathan’s plan for world domination (6)
- 10: from the abundance of the fart, the mouth speaks (2)
- 08: One step forward, four months back (9)
- 05: I am tired, but I shouldn’t talk (11)
- 01: little buddha and the magic bullet (5)
- August 2006 (20)
- 30: Upon catching my husband watching Laguna Beach (11)
- 27: Things I was not doing the last time I wore these shoes (7)
- 27: What made my morning (1)
- 26: I spit on you, Microsoft (4)
- 24: Oh no you didn’t! (3)
- 23: My mother, the couch director (5)
- 23: the other "c" word (3)
- 20: On notice (4)
- 17: What I bought at Costco (3)
- 16: Videos that serve no purpose other than to please me (4)
- 15: You Tube(rculosis) (5)
- 13: conversations with a cheapskate (6)
- 13: Mona’s Boobs: a musical of hope! (3)
- 12: My son eats his hand (3)
- 12: Baby stew (2)
- 10: An open note to my mother (0)
- 09: This is my confession (2)
- 07: cupcake in the computer room (3)
- 03: The battle of the boob (8)
- 02: Christmas in August (4)
- July 2006 (14)
- 31: Friend me (7)
- 26: The real Miss Universe (2)
- 24: my lady lump (4)
- 21: In which I expose myself to the 120 bus (0)
- 19: Whaddya mean they sold the Sonics and the Storm? (0)
- 17: I’ll have the roast duck with the mango salsa (2)
- 15: The obligatory "About Me" page (15)
- 14: Add some junk in the trunk and you’ve got it. (3)
- 12: My request for the loosening of my buttons went unfulfilled as you continued your fronting (1)
- 10: water torture (6)
- 07: The Devil Wears Target (7)
- 05: I love the smell of procrastination in the morning (7)
- 04: Happy Indepants Day! (3)
- 01: Frankly Shakira, I don’t feel comfortable reading the signs of your body (0)
- June 2006 (19)
- 28: The Monster Under My Bed (3)
- 26: cue the laughter (0)
- 26: mmmm… (0)
- 25: As Dave Letterman would say, "Pants! Pants! Pants!" (1)
- 24: What I shouldn’t say while cutting my husband’s hair (0)
- 24: My husband, on his inability to breast-feed (0)
- 23: Poetry and pummeling (0)
- 22: Decisions, decisions (0)
- 18: calling the waaahmbulance (0)
- 16: Get real (0)
- 14: Breasts, don’t fail me now (0)
- 14: While watching Last Comic Standing, I crack a joke (0)
- 12: what they say about fatty-fatties and two-by-fours (0)
- 11: when I want to make my husband get on all fours so I can use his back as a table (0)
- 09: Baby Einstein (0)
- 06: Discipline (0)
- 05: yum in the tum (0)
- 02: Chamorro touch of death (0)
- 01: unsolicated advice at the grocery store (0)
- May 2006 (16)
- 31: When my son doesn’t understand that Mommy needs two freaking minutes to make her damn Soothing Moments tea (0)
- 26: Random information about my mother (0)
- 26: In which there is much baby talk (0)
- 25: Thank you for being a friend (0)
- 23: Mr. Mom (0)
- 20: My me-maw wear (0)
- 19: Use your words (0)
- 14: There’s keeping abreast and then there’s keeping a breast (0)
- 12: Pain at the pumps (1)
- 12: How it happened (6)
- 10: The eagle has landed (7)
- 07: Chopstix (0)
- 05: Happy Cinco de Mona! (0)
- 04: Futile positions to induce labor (2)
- 04: So the deal is… (0)
- 03: The penis pan (0)
- April 2006 (23)
- 30: No baby yet (0)
- 29: Happy Giving Birth-day! (1)
- 27: Gravity is a cruel mistress (0)
- 25: a wee request in the wee hours (0)
- 23: stay at home, mom (0)
- 21: I almost went into a seizure over this one (0)
- 21: gush from my cha-cha (0)
- 19: My peeps (1)
- 19: Some like it hot (1)
- 19: I haven’t called Jenny yet. (0)
- 19: No speak English (0)
- 18: "Am I in labor or do I really need to pee?" and other potential titles for my autobiography (0)
- 16: The afterparty is at my body (0)
- 15: I never got any damn cereal! (0)
- 14: The Chamorro method of shipping (0)
- 12: Commerce and Catholicism (2)
- 09: a conversation with my brother (0)
- 08: Yum in the Tum (0)
- 08: Pictures from our Baby-Moon (1)
- 03: is it time? (0)
- 02: you did this to me (0)
- 02: my body’s too bellylicious (0)
- 01: To this day, I sleep with one eye open (0)
- March 2006 (16)
- 26: Not just march madness (0)
- 26: ocean shores (0)
- 21: tummy (0)
- 19: I’m still for Team Aniston (0)
- 17: unbearable fatness of being (0)
- 14: At five months (0)
- 14: Stick a fork in me (0)
- 14: To my unborn son: (0)
- 13: I like it when you call me big papa (0)
- 10: say cheese (0)
- 07: weird science (2)
- 06: mama (0)
- 06: my o face, redux (1)
- 04: I hate potpourri, anyway (0)
- 02: A Catholic pick-up line (0)
- 02: If I were to wear a t-shirt, I’d want it to say: (0)
- February 2006 (11)
- 25: mommy dearest (0)
- 24: Relief in sight (0)
- 24: It’s pronounced tar-zhay (0)
- 20: I wish I knew how to quit you (0)
- 20: "You know how I know you’re gay?" (0)
- 11: witchy woman (0)
- 08: shoot me. this is hell. (0)
- 05: go hawks (2)
- 04: in utero, in retro (0)
- 04: Almost makes me want to do laundry (0)
- 01: Naked man steps in front of pickup on Interstate 90, dies (0)
- January 2006 (10)
- 30: testing testing (0)
- 26: what the vagina monologues forgot to mention (0)
- 26: In front of a bowl of candy at bank of america (0)
- 22: Next stop: Detroit (0)
- 21: mama-san (1)
- 20: yay me! (4)
- 13: argh. (0)
- 08: new year, new name. (0)
- 06: Unlucky numbers (0)
- 03: Here’s the paddle (0)
- December 2005 (9)
- 31: I went to St. Louis and did not meet Nelly (2)
- 18: The Chronic of Narnia Rap (1)
- 18: king kong > adrien brody (0)
- 13: sleepytime (0)
- 10: I’m eating for two (tables) (0)
- 04: advice from my mother (0)
- 04: I know how babies are made. (0)
- 02: mini-prayers (0)
- 02: crossed-fingers (0)
- November 2005 (8)
- 24: it’s not me, it’s me. (1)
- 22: my inner child, literally. (0)
- 14: random (0)
- 08: mean things I wish I had said and now must share in haiku form (0)
- 06: why i hate david spade (0)
- 06: westside! (0)
- 04: my hatchling, 14 weeks. (0)
- 01: It’s a uter-us, not a uter-you. (0)
- October 2005 (15)
- 30: rest in peace (0)
- 29: can’t get through the bathroom door (0)
- 25: my six-year-old niece sends me emails (0)
- 25: today’s thought. (0)
- 22: good samaritan (0)
- 16: must have drank some of it, too. (0)
- 16: We are close. (1)
- 13: The Killers (2)
- 10: ha ha. (0)
- 09: finally, some fun (0)
- 09: more weird conversations (0)
- 08: be kind. (0)
- 04: weirdo (0)
- 01: grrr. (0)
- 01: food. (0)
- September 2005 (11)
- 27: inhale. exhale. repeat. (0)
- 27: poo on their heads (1)
- 25: preggo update (1)
- 22: go together like a horse and carriage (0)
- 17: off. (0)
- 12: labor force. (0)
- 12: gestational hypersexuality (0)
- 11: hatchling (0)
- 10: in utero (0)
- 07: bloated bag of hate (0)
- 03: the man (0)
- August 2005 (32)
- 30: world f-bomb tour (0)
- 30: direction of the spiral (0)
- 30: sailor-talking (0)
- 30: insert laughter here (0)
- 28: pinball (0)
- 25: "we don’t need no water…" (0)
- 25: age before jury duty (0)
- 24: jury duty day uno (0)
- 24: Thanks to Gwen Stefani’s efforts to increase literacy, children everywhere can spell bananas! (0)
- 22: I’ve got your chamorro porn right here (1)
- 22: Awww! (1)
- 21: show-down at the craft store (0)
- 19: family portrait (0)
- 19: grrr (0)
- 18: Your Man Will Make Love to You More Often If You Have Sex With Him More Often (1)
- 18: A Catholic pick-up line (0)
- 17: a revelation (0)
- 17: eep! (0)
- 16: extreme craft (0)
- 16: eat it. (0)
- 14: Bukowski (0)
- 13: spin spin sugar (0)
- 12: it’s a boy! (3)
- 11: what target offers its reading public (0)
- 10: messing with the camcorder (0)
- 08: potty mouth humor (0)
- 08: Nora in flight (0)
- 08: bottoms up (0)
- 06: dear library (0)
- 06: shameless self-portrait (0)
- 04: Breathe. (0)
- 03: Mama-san (0)
- July 2005 (32)
- 31: craftgirl in progress (5)
- 29: booty-shaking time (0)
- 26: LJ! (0)
- 24: aftermath (0)
- 23: Copy, Right? (0)
- 22: lost in translation (0)
- 20: Eight-thousand lesbians gasped (0)
- 18: sunset (1)
- 18: in a furious effort to prolong real work (0)
- 18: trying-to-type-as-fast-as-I-can (0)
- 17: which victorian stereotype are you? (0)
- 16: thai food (0)
- 16: I’ve never read any of the books. So there. (0)
- 15: Oh you silly academics. (0)
- 15: jack and coke neat, por favor (0)
- 15: My big mouth (0)
- 14: fever to tell. (0)
- 13: how do I talk to you now that I’ve seen you naked? (0)
- 11: the obligatory cat post (0)
- 11: I let my frailty take the wheel (0)
- 10: this should be some feminist magazine cover (0)
- 10: a pbs for kids postcard from my niece (0)
- 09: I heart Francesa Lia Block (0)
- 08: aging (0)
- 07: self-portrait (2)
- 06: overheard (0)
- 04: almost like a movie (0)
- 03: I could be a sportswriter (0)
- 03: gender difference? (0)
- 02: fireworked. (0)
- 01: 21 things (1)
- 01: spring into summer (0)
- June 2005 (27)
- 26: Yay, Saipan! (0)
- 26: girl on film (0)
- 25: mike didn’t laugh at this one (0)
- 23: isolation (0)
- 22: he said, she said #1 (0)
- 22: funny (0)
- 21: to be a girl (0)
- 21: money, it’s a gas (0)
- 20: revelations and a haiku (0)
- 19: swiped. (0)
- 19: wax on, wax off. (0)
- 18: dante’s inferno (0)
- 16: Porn & Piety (0)
- 16: starbuckian slip (0)
- 15: life in the slow lane (0)
- 14: if only (0)
- 13: night at the ram (0)
- 12: don’t mind me, I just woke up. (2)
- 11: pink slip (0)
- 08: Narcissism with a small �n� (1)
- 08: Nerdolescence (0)
- 08: I broke the internet (0)
- 08: anxiety (0)
- 07: It is finished. (0)
- 07: final. (0)
- 04: food for thought (0)
- 01: the karma police (0)
- May 2005 (12)
- 25: I guess we can dream. (0)
- 24: "I wash the hippos" (0)
- 21: strange thought. (0)
- 19: Fumble (1)
- 17: cool things that have happened to me (1)
- 10: Who She Is (0)
- 09: sounds mean, no? (0)
- 06: my godfather’s in the New York Times! (0)
- 05: schoolgirlishness (0)
- 03: My 90’s (1)
- 02: "You look like you have it together," (0)
- 01: Why do I feel she’ll eventually be on Oprah? (0)
- April 2005 (8)
- 29: my guilty pleasure (0)
- 29: "Chamorro Restaurant" (15)
- 29: dream (0)
- 28: Pencils are erasist. (0)
- 27: weirdos (0)
- 15: Jack Black’s inescapable expression on the cover of School of Rock is haunting me (1)
- 15: my favorite ad (0)
- 11: since they don’t read this… (1)
- March 2005 (1)
- 10: school’s out! (3)
- February 2005 (20)
- 27: my new best friend (0)
- 26: wine and whine (0)
- 25: fun fun fun (1)
- 24: Happy Day (2)
- 23: What I like about my engagement ring (0)
- 23: slacker (0)
- 20: Red Sky (0)
- 20: Spongebob quote (0)
- 20: hey pot, kettle’s on the phone (0)
- 19: fun with words. (0)
- 17: A joke in reference to Hors’doeuvres (0)
- 15: thief. (1)
- 14: my v.d. (0)
- 14: Japanese? (0)
- 14: poem (0)
- 14: weird dreams of late (0)
- 10: I want some mendel, son (0)
- 08: technology (0)
- 04: turning tricks and treats (0)
- 04: money money money (1)
- January 2005 (7)
- 18: Funny (0)
- 08: morning person (1)
- 06: Alice In Wonderland (1)
- 05: a five-year old’s really delayed gratification (0)
- 03: First day of school so far (0)
- 02: Fan an inner fire (0)
- 01: Not ready, but am I ever? (0)
- December 2004 (1)
- 28: Not crack, but close to it. (3)
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