Just moments ago, my husband walked in the door with our preschooler, whom he'd picked up on his way home from work. "Honey, guess how many checks your son got today. (FYI, a perfect day earns three checks.) "Uh-oh. That doesn't sound good. How many? Two? One?" "ZERO." "Zero?! What? Why?!" (Is zero even possible?) Apparently, earlier in the day, our four-year-old rascal decided to drop his pants Full-Monty style, place his hands behind his heads, elbows out, and rotate his bare hips in a grand circular gesture, ensuring that everyone in the class got a good glimpse of the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Mortifying Moments, Part 2: Impressing a New Boyfriend Anita-Style
For the benefit of you single ladies out there, I'm sharing some lessons learned from another of my umpteen "most" mortifying moments today. This particular trip down nightmare lane takes us back about fifteen years, but I remember it like it was yesterday because yup, it was just that awesome. Back in the day, students attending So Cal’s universities weren’t utterly and ridiculously spoiled with fancy restaurant options all over campus. (Not that I'm bitter. I'm not!!) So during my undergrad years at U.C.L.A., Taco Bell was the on-campus eaterie of choice. And during my law school years at … [Read more...]
Wait. Does Rob Fukuzaki Think I’m Stalking Him?!
There's a story behind this photo, taken last night, and why, once again, I broke habit and asked a (semi-)celebrity (this time a major TV network sports news anchor) whether he wouldn't mind taking a picture with me. One afternoon many, many years ago, when I was a spry, young recent college graduate, I sat at home flipping through television channels when "The Oprah Winfrey Show" piqued my interest. That day, Oprah was spotlighting, or basically pimping out, "The Ten Most Eligible Bachelors of TV News" from across the fifty states. She was inviting all the single ladies out there to write … [Read more...]
The Jerk Who Wrecked David Beckham’s Date with His Daughter
Great minds think alike. One fine sunny morning last year, perhaps while his three older kids were in school, David Beckham decided to have a date with his daughter and took little Harper to a charming indoor playground. Halfway across town, while my older two were in school, I too decided to have a date with Baby Boy at said indoor playground. While a tomboy at heart who loves playing sports, I don't follow any sports on television and know very few, if any, professional athletes by face. So after twenty minutes of standing next to a shoeless (but unfortunately, not shirtless) Beckham, … [Read more...]
My Top 10 Pregnancy Peeves
I thought I was done getting knocked up. But early one morning a few weeks ago, a friend called me in desperation. Her nanny had just called in sick, she and her husband had crucial, all-day work meetings, and she had no one to watch her one-year-old. I was relatively free that day, and Baby Grizz is just the sweetest, cutest little boy, so I was happy to help her out. I had a great day with Grizz, kicking around soccer balls in the park, reading baby books, feeding him on my lap, rocking him to sleep, and cuddling on the sofa...and after an awesome day of caring for him, I kinda missed … [Read more...]