Flooded Lizard Kingdom

Add to the list that includes six months of nausea, pre-eclampsia, constant stabbing gallbladder and back pain, and various other less savory pregnancy and post-pregnancy issues:

• $620 worth of cavities

The Princess: I don't know that I would let him lie right there where the dog is going to kick.
C-Man: (trying to move baby) But apparently he would.
The Princess: That's because he doesn't think about the future very well.
Boy Detective: I think about Skynet ALL THE TIME!

C-Man waited until AFTER I broke down and decided to go with MK for the baby's nom de blog to say this while eating breakfast:

Why don't you call him Boy Detective?

Since MK is pretty much getting into everything he can reach to find out what it is, this seems appropriate. So, name change.

I've never heard someone call their cell phone "oppositional defiant" before.

• Who is Behind Your Green Snack? : TreeHugger
  It's so hard to be a good consumer.
• CareCalendar - Filling the needs
  Brilliant. I wish we'd had this when my friend J's daughter was in the hospital.
• I'm gonna vote for McCain 'cause he's a white dude
  Well put.
• Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars - New York Times
  They're running out of obsolete subway cars because they've found a use for them. Awesome.
• HumanKindMedia: Soapbox: 3 ways to advocate and activate
  I have no comment, I just like this.
• Quote of the Day: Lisa Kogan on Environmental Arithmetic : TreeHugger
  Don't piss off Al Gore, y'all.

I do apologize. I've been a bit distractified.

You see, I'm writing elsewhere too. Yes, I know, you are the most important readers. However, unless you're going to start sending me checks, I feel I must see other people as well. After six months of all-baby-all-the-time, it's time for some Real Work around here.

(All of you who have children are now laughing, yes?)

In case you are behind on what I've been up to, I am blogging about environmental issues in crafting at Crafting A Green World, part of the Green Options network which is totally for great justice. They have a food blog and a fashion and style blog as well, and then a good number of other blogs that are much more serious and also quite good.

Hey look, a commercial on my blog!

Seriously, though, y'all know I'm all about shaming you for using plastic bags saving the world, and I feel good about working with these folks. So stop by and check us out. Or if you just want to see what I've been doing, visit my own personal corner of the GO empire.

Note that the baby will hereafter be called MK.

C-Man: MK, you're so wiggly.
MK: I've been lying here for an hour and fifteen minutes with nothing to do!
Me: This is what happens when you run your minions into the ground, MK.
C-Man: You need to cultivate your minions as a resource.
MK: Dance, minions, dance!

Though I am somewhat like Alanis Morissette in that my understanding of what makes something ironic can be faulty, I do find it amusing that I just tried to comment on an LJ written by a person who is blind, and I got hit with a visual CAPTCHA, and I failed it.

• whip up » Blog Archive » toys & games: roman sock toys
  I totally want some of those turtles. I will pay.
• Larry Niven Tells DHS to Spread Organ Harvesting Rumors
  So, so wrong. Popular tags for this on delicious are apparently "race" and "wtf." I couldn't agree more.
• Why Everything Goes Better With Space Monkeys
  I can't argue with that.
• TV-B-Gone | STONE DEAF PILOTS - the deaf technology blog.
  Sweet, sweet activism.
• Facebook Is Extending Its Network to Blood Donations - New York Times
  Oh, a way for Facebook to actually be useful.

Let me show you it.