On politics

On 2 year old haircuts

"Mom. I'm not going to cry. And I'm not going to whine. But, I might just whimper."
-Mooshi

On 2 year old dreams

"Night night. Goodbye! I'm going to dream about ... keys!"

"What about elephants?"

"And elephants! And keys! ... And ice cream cones and ice cream. And stories. And microwaves. And smoothies. Three smoothies! Three!"

"Oh. Wow."

-Mooshi

On why my boyfriend misses me when I'm away

"You are great. And by great, I mean mildly retarded."
- Jared

On spaghetti sauce and salsa

"Ugh! I swear! It's like consumerism is the anti-feminism! I can't open anything without Ryan around."
- Kelsey

Babies

The movie.

Jared and I went to see it on Sunday (Mother's Day? What a coincidence ...) and I'm a fan. The concept is pretty simple: film four babies in four different countries through their first year of life. And I think it was executed really well. The photography is beautiful and stands out in the absence of plot or narration. Footage of Mongolia and Namibia, in particular, captures some really beautiful landscapes. More intimate shots of the babies by themselves or with others are framed and lit beautifully without feeling contrived. Actually, that was one of the things that I enjoyed the most about the film - how it largely manages to avoid feeling forced and artificial.

Oh. Also, the babies. 

I really loved the babies. 

Now for an example of the kind of post-movie dialogue you might engage in:

"Wow. So how does your uterus feel?"

"Fertile."

On hindsight

"I just feel ashamed when I look back on it."

"No! You should not feel ashamed looking back on it. He should feel ashamed. He should feel ashamed looking in any direction!"
-Kristal

On why you get your period on the same day as me

"I am biologically pre-destined to be the alpha-female."

On clocks

"I don't want it to be Thursday tomorrow, because that means one more day gone and I can hear the clock of my life counting down."

"Your biological clock?"

"No. The you-are-going-to-die clock."

"Oh Danielle, you're so weird. You should be worrying about your biological clock."
-Kelsey

On hormones

"I want one so bad my uterus hurts. But, I was NOT made for baby-making ... well, baby-making is one thing. Baby-birthing is another."
- Maryn