http://www.acupofambition.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:13:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en . . . I was born. I was good at two things as a baby: laughing and sleeping. I am still good at those two things. As far as I can tell, life just keeps getting better. http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/08/21/27-years-ago-today/ I was hoping that I would get a happy birthday present from my orthodontist today with the news that my braces are ready to come off. I have been asking if they are ready to come off since (roughly) the day I got them on. That day was one year ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/08/20/braceface-forever/ I am so excited to hear that Rachel Maddow is getting her own show on MSNBC, starting in September! She'll be on after Keith Olbermann instead of that shouty lawyer guy who's on now. This is great news for anyone who likes real news coverage: Maddow is a policy wonk, ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/08/19/rachel-maddow-is-getting-her-own-show/ That is what Suze Orman would say if she spent one minute with me. That woman scares me. And yet, I am kind of in love with her. Actually I am in love with those impressions Kristin Whig does of her on SNL . . ."Don't waste your money on ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/08/14/girlfriend-you-are-so-denied/ Since my feedback from Dilemma #1 was so helpful (I am going to suck it up and buy a full sized ironing board and an iron that doesn't leak and have someone show me the right way to do it -- thanks, guys!), here is my newest household dilemma. My ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/08/04/dilemma-2/ This is hilarious. Make sure to check out the descriptions and the other classic thongs . . . I particularly enjoy the DSM one. Via Feministing. http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/07/29/jesus-thongs/ When I stopped writing blogs, I stopped reading them, for the most part, as well. It was just too much to keep up with, and reading the blogs of people I actually know reminded me of how I wasn't blogging and then I just felt bad. So for a while, ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/07/29/my-favorite-environmental-blogs/ I realize no one knows I've decided to start blogging again, so this post may remain unseen for a while. I'm hoping that someone with expertise in this subject area will stumble upon this and offer tremendous insight. Here is my dilemma: I can't iron. I hate ironing and I'm not ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/07/28/dilemma/ I decided to write a post. I thought I was done blogging. Every single day, I think of something really great to share, word it perfectly in my head and then refuse to write it down. There are a lot of reasons why I don't: I stare at this screen all ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/07/27/surprise/ Friend: John Adams on HBO. I am dying now that my free HBO preview is over. LOVE IT. Enemy: 3/4 length sleeves. Seriously -- What is the point? I want a short sleeve or a long sleeve. I don't want an in-between sleeve. Right now all I want is a normal ... http://www.acupofambition.com/index.php/2008/03/25/friends-and-enemies/