Jillian Lauren's Blog – December 2009 Archive (5)

Give Me Your Red





I'm not very good with years. I'm not one of those people who says, Remember New Years '86 when we went to Lulu's party and you got wasted and barfed Chinese food out of your nose? Or, remember in '04 when I wept for two days because Bush got re-elected? Or, remember in '90 when I didn't graduate high school?



I remember things more in terms of food or songs. I remember events by the… Continue

Added by Jillian Lauren on December 28, 2009 at 6:37pm — 1 Comment

Craft Massacre



It’s not a holiday around my house until two things happen:



1. My dining room looks like someone set Dexter loose in the sale aisle at Michael’s Arts and Crafts.



2. I dress my kid in a hat with ears on it and take him somewhere festive, wherein I force him into a photo op that makes him cry. (That’s a reindeer hat in the picture. And he actually quite enjoyed the lights in… Continue

Added by Jillian Lauren on December 16, 2009 at 1:21pm — No Comments

Szechuan Santa

Okay, I'd like to say that the Santa at The Americana in Glendale has a great beard but is a huge asshole. On Sunday morning, T and I put on our best Christmas sweaters (no one appreciates baby Christmas sweaters quite like a Jew) and steeled ourselves for the mall Santa experience, which was every bit as sucky as I feared it would be, if a bit more surreal.



We got there before Santa and dutifully waited in line. Santa made an entrance as if he was Elvis or something, flanked by two… Continue

Added by Jillian Lauren on December 9, 2009 at 9:39pm — No Comments

Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes



Check out my beautiful new website. My old pal Arthur Avary at Twiners designed it for me. Arthur was the one who first spotted what he calls my little inner blogger. I told him no way. I’d never blog. The rest is history.



If you subscribe to by blog feed feed, re-subscribe now because the URL is slightly different.



Let me know what you think of… Continue

Added by Jillian Lauren on December 4, 2009 at 10:31am — No Comments

Random Thoughts While Eating The Last of The Brownies



Thanksgiving dinner is a perfect time to consider the ways that our food ties us to the world around us. One of the topics of conversation at our table was the vibrant urban farming movement in Detroit. As a city close to Scott’s heart, I know he feels sick to think of the Mad Max-esque state of things there. It gives me hope to think that in Detroit, a city with literally no supermarkets at all, communities are being proactive about growing… Continue

Added by Jillian Lauren on December 1, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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