The Post About The Rabbit Recommends v. 34

Each weekend, I post a readable, a watchable, and a listenable of which I'm fond. You can choose what happens next. Earlier volumes can be found here.

**Leaving on a Jet Plane Edition**

Read

This post comes to you while I'm several thousand feet in the air probably staring at someone. I've packed several books, including Event Planning: The Ultimate Guide. This is not your typical vacation fare, but it's perfect for anyone who plans meetings, corporate events, fundraising affairs, or conferences. It's also not too shabby if you're simply planning a big party in your living room. I'm hunkering down in coach with this and a shiny legal pad and aim to plan.

Watch


I'm not really a buyer of movies. I just checked my DVD "pile" and I own the following: Mary Poppins, Twilight, Finding Nemo, and The Star Wars trilogy. That's it. However, I am a HUGE fan of renting movies. And the term "renting" has taken a new turn since Netflix, and RedBox and now my newest pleasure - iTunes movie rentals. For $2.99-$3.99, I can rent a fabulous flick to be enjoyed from the widescreen of Bugs, my iPhone. The Good Shepherd and the Gooder Matt Damon will be joining me on my flight to California.

Listen

While on the left coast, I'll be connecting with one of my favorite people...Robert Pattinson Cari. She and Dale host a snazzy morning show on an even snazzier radio station. And no matter where you are in the US, you can indulge in their lovely by listening online. You can also get your fix by listening to this recent conversation I had with them about needing to sell Bugs because of poor people. (It's about 3 mins)

The Post About Keep Calm and Carry On

I need to be filling this bag you see with all good things for a much-needed trip away that will have me landing in California in a mere 24 hours.

I'm dreading the getting there. Two planes requiring 5 hours of recycled air and two 6-oz sodas passed off as sustenance.

Then there's my ADD. This will play out with me having books and mags and podcasts and a movie and SweeTarts packed in my carryon in hopes of defending myself against becoming THAT passenger. You know the one who fidgets and stares. Sometimes out the window. Sometimes at you. You might be awake and quietly reading about stock options or the must-have items found in the SkyMall magazine. You might be sleeping in a contorted position dreaming of solid ground beneath your feet.

It doesn't matter. At some point, without proper medication, I will begin to stare at you. Or your hands. Or your laptop. Neither of us will know what I'm looking for. But I will look nonetheless.

I apologize in advance for creeping out those seated in 22B and 16B.

{image: Jamie}

The Post About My Neverending Hangover

Truer words have never been stitched.

The roles of alcohol and cigarettes in this play are being performed by excessive competitiveness and the cheese dust settling in my lungs.

It's time for an intervention.

After I get back from vacation.

{image: Jamie}

The Post About Ovulation Can be Tempting

I wrote once how biracial babies trump uniracial babies. I took that controversial, but solid stance in anticipation of my college roommate giving birth to her caucasianasian baby this Spring.

Please review Exhibit A:

Bella is sorta fabulous.

And likely dehydrated. She produces more drool than a chubby dog in a hot Savannah summer.


Her other hand is missing because I put it in my purse.


Wasn't I nice to leave her one? We agree they are delicious.

Her parents think her hands are delightful as well.


So much so, they keep a closed circuit video feed running from her crib so they can get their fix when she is swaddled and dreaming.

Speaking of her room...

She will chase rabbits too.

Angie and Victor didn't know what they were having until she popped out. Bella did this so quick that Mommy didn't even get the nice drugs.

Ugh.

When she finally arrived, Angie was so relieved and exhausted and full of joy that it took her a second to realize no one yelled out "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!" She asked her husband and mom as she held Bella tight - "What is it?"

Victor quickly replied "It's a boy!"

Umm...no.

She's all girl.

With a closet to match.

{images: Jamie}