http://faboomama.com Inside the mind of an opinionated mama... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ http://faboomama.com/2009/11/10/personality-test/ http://faboomama.com/2009/11/10/personality-test/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:06:57 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1919 http://faboomama.com/2009/11/10/personality-test/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Thanks to Jandy’s pretty charts and my boredom, I caved and took the test even though I knew what it would say: Their breakdown of what these mean: Organized You like to think a task through before you embark on it. If it’s the slightest bit complicated, you make a list (even if it’s only in your mind) [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/pre-k-literacy-parade/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/pre-k-literacy-parade/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:52 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1916 http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/pre-k-literacy-parade/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Here’s some photos from today’s Literacy Parade (read: Halloween parade) for Pre-K. Share and Enjoy: http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/the-parent-who-doesnt-care/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/the-parent-who-doesnt-care/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:50:15 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/the-parent-who-doesnt-care/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/29/the-parent-who-doesnt-care/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Yeah…that would be me. I found enough pieces of the old doctor costume (meaning the top and the pants) to put on Alton. There’s a jacket, hat, face mask and medicine bag, but they’re all broken, dirty or missing. If I had tried, I could have made him new ones, but really that’s just expending [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/10/28/how-do-9-5-parents-do-it/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/28/how-do-9-5-parents-do-it/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:27:18 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/2009/10/28/how-do-9-5-parents-do-it/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/28/how-do-9-5-parents-do-it/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I think my kid’s school is out to make life difficult to for working parents. Last year, I complained about the lack of timely information. This year is no different. Today, the boy was sent home with a slip of paper informing me that the “Literacy Parade” (read: idiotic name for Halloween Parade) for Pre-K [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/10/26/broke-and-trying-to-move/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/26/broke-and-trying-to-move/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:53:21 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/2009/10/26/broke-and-trying-to-move/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/26/broke-and-trying-to-move/feed/ 6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ This is difficult. It’s not just the stress, anger, resentment and sentimental bits. This is an uphill battle I’m fighting alone. I’m trying to keep things at home as stable as possible for the kids. I think one day, I should tell them that they’ll be attending new schools…somewhere. Where is the issue. I have no [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/10/20/how-about-a-50-check/ http://faboomama.com/2009/10/20/how-about-a-50-check/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:43 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1907 http://faboomama.com/2009/10/20/how-about-a-50-check/feed/ 5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I’m not going to be subtle about this at all. I HATE school fundraisers. One of my biggest joys at leaving behind elementary and middle school was not feeling forced into fundraising for the school. We had to sell chocolate bars for $1. My mother wouldn’t allow us to go door-to-door and she wouldn’t take [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/09/25/her-name-is-ceviche/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/25/her-name-is-ceviche/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:13:18 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1905 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/25/her-name-is-ceviche/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ There was this girl, yeah, Her name was Anika. But everybody acted like she was some kind of freak, uh One day…when she down at beach-y, This dude asked her name, She said, “Yo, they call me Ceviche.” He said, “Hey that’s strange, do you smell like fish.” Ceviche said, “No, it’s ’cause I’m a kickass dish. Im like all kinds of [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/09/08/goaltending/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/08/goaltending/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:03:12 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1902 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/08/goaltending/feed/ 3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I have a bad habit of just throwing myself into things and then dropping them. Or worse, thinking of doing something and then never getting around to it in forever. I don’t have a support system like most. When I announce my ideas, they usually get shot down. Yet, I’ve learned that when I [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/09/07/1897/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/07/1897/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:39:41 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1897 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/07/1897/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Did you know that there is an NHRA Museum on site at the Fairplex in Pomona? I didn’t. All these years and I had no idea. When we went to the LA County Fair on Saturday, we stumbled upon this place. It’s packed full of racing history. Admission was $1 for adults and frankly, should [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/mmmmmm-mmmmm-bitch/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/mmmmmm-mmmmm-bitch/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:04:59 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1895 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/mmmmmm-mmmmm-bitch/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Share and Enjoy: http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/headdesk/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/headdesk/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:16:51 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1888 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/headdesk/feed/ 3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I just had the most painful conversation of the week: Me: I’m calling to confirm that the appoitment for my son is today is at 1:30. Receptionist: What’s your name? Me: It’s a Anika, but the appointment is for my son Receptionist: Oh. Okay. What’s your name? I start spelling my name. Receptionist: I can’t find it. Me: You asked me for [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/cheating-hair/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/cheating-hair/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:05:23 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1886 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/02/cheating-hair/feed/ 2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ As we drove the streets of Oakland, I was discussing with a friend about why I keep my dreadlocks a certain length and had been considering cutting them a bit shorter. At a stop light we saw an older lady with long, grey dreadlocks. “See, that’s what I want”, I said. “Grey dreadlocks. I live for [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/09/01/moon-sept-1-2009/ http://faboomama.com/2009/09/01/moon-sept-1-2009/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:47:18 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1892 http://faboomama.com/2009/09/01/moon-sept-1-2009/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Share and Enjoy: http://faboomama.com/2009/08/27/shes-a-swimmer-now/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/27/shes-a-swimmer-now/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:47:28 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1883 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/27/shes-a-swimmer-now/feed/ 3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I’m a hands-off sort of parent. I don’t believe in doing things for my kids, preferring they figure it out themselves. It makes for frustrating times, but the payoff when it clicks is well worth it. Ilia’s been in swim class for 6 weeks now. The first couple of weeks, was her just getting [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/21/just-read-contact-by-carl-sagan/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/21/just-read-contact-by-carl-sagan/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:09:10 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1881 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/21/just-read-contact-by-carl-sagan/feed/ 3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Contact by Carl Sagan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I like the movie Contact. True, it’s simplistic, but it’s a fun watch. I realized that we owned the book all this time, yet I had never read it. It’s *amazing* how different, yet similar the book is to the movie. I sort of understand why [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/16/if-i-dont-get-the-forerunner-405cx-i-will-die/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/16/if-i-dont-get-the-forerunner-405cx-i-will-die/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:42:42 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1878 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/16/if-i-dont-get-the-forerunner-405cx-i-will-die/feed/ 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I like my little Sportsline watch/heartrate monitor, but I really, really, really want need the Garmin Forerunner 405CX. I am…obsessed with this watch. I mean, I visit the website every other day. As you may know, I track my workouts on MapMyFitness.com. All of my running routes and EA Sports Active workouts can be found there. [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/11/im-not-leaving-the-internet-just-because-friendfeed-will-be-gone/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/11/im-not-leaving-the-internet-just-because-friendfeed-will-be-gone/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:15:11 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1869 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/11/im-not-leaving-the-internet-just-because-friendfeed-will-be-gone/feed/ 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ It’s clear that FriendFeed as it stands most likely will not continue in the long run. I mentioned to my husband last night that the general feeling of FriendFeed was akin to those last two weeks of high school as a senior.  Yes, that includes people who ignored or insulted you all of sudden expressing [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/10/my-self-serving-thoughts-on-facebook-acquiring-friendfeed/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/10/my-self-serving-thoughts-on-facebook-acquiring-friendfeed/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:04:35 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1865 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/10/my-self-serving-thoughts-on-facebook-acquiring-friendfeed/feed/ 5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I got back from swimming today, opened the laptop and a flood of ‘OH NOES!’ rained down on my feed. Facebook has acquired FriendFeed. In the grand scheme of things, this doesn’t rate, but as a FriendFeed user, it’s pretty big. Congratulations to the FriendFeed team. FriendFeed is one of those sites that just does it [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/07/10-years-later/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/07/10-years-later/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:55:19 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1861 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/07/10-years-later/feed/ 2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ On a hot and rather frantic August day, 2 sunburned kids from Los Angles tied the knot in the oh-so-fancy wedding chapel at the Excalibur Hotel. Details of that day are blurred by memory, but two things stand out: 1) the dude who married us has the biggest beard I had ever seen and 2) [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/but-i-dont-have-an-iphone/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/but-i-dont-have-an-iphone/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:12:46 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1856 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/but-i-dont-have-an-iphone/feed/ 8 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Nor do I plan to get one. I need to understand is this weird need for companies to isolate active users of their products by not offering an option for those of us without iPhones, Black Berry’s or Nokia’s. Some of us have phones with similar features. Some of us (namely me) have been asking [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/help-the-louisville-free-public-library/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/help-the-louisville-free-public-library/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:04:08 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1852 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/help-the-louisville-free-public-library/feed/ 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I don’t know if you’ve noticed your friends in Indiana and Kentucky may have been offline recently. A pretty bad storm has hit the area and there’s been some bad flooding. On FriendFeed, Steve Lawson posted a photos of books and a bookmobile under water. You can find more details on how to help [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/my-healthcare-story/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/my-healthcare-story/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:21:04 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1843 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/05/my-healthcare-story/feed/ 8 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ In 2002, I found out I was pregnant the week I returned to work from disability leave. I was let go the next Monday. Throughout my pregnancy, we paid $640 per month towards COBRA. I received  unemployment. My self-employed husband was covered under my plan. On April 29th, I was discharged from the hospital. [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/aug-8-korean-bbq-cookoff/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/aug-8-korean-bbq-cookoff/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:14:44 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1846 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/aug-8-korean-bbq-cookoff/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Let’s toss this event under Reason #873 Why I Love Los Angeles. That’s right, Yelp and the Korean American Coalition have partnered to bring us Los Angeles’ first Korean BBQ Cookoff. Some interesting details: Los Angeles’s first Korean BBQ Cook-off will showcase some of the best dishes by top Korean BBQ restaurants. Presented by the Korean [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/ea-sports-active-halfway-through-the-30-day-challenge/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/ea-sports-active-halfway-through-the-30-day-challenge/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:28:21 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1830 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/ea-sports-active-halfway-through-the-30-day-challenge/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ I splurged on the EA Sports Active back in June after hearing rave reviews. The title was created for the Nintendo Wii and I was eager to compare the ‘game’ to the Wii Fit. Surprisingly, I haven’t taken the time to write about my experiences with the Wii Fit, so I’ll try to squeeze [...] http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/ http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:11:34 +0000 Anika Malone http://faboomama.com/?p=1819 http://faboomama.com/2009/08/04/are-sponsorships-to-conferences-to-be-expected-now/feed/ 7 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ When conference dates and location are announced, excitement is expected. Greed is not. Trish Robinson alerted us via FriendFeed about the general response to BlogHer ‘10.  She posted: What the hell has BlogHer turned into? Nearly every comment on the first post announcing next year’s date are people trying to find sponsors and how to [...]