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The meeting with Tom was unexpected and cracked me up. He was there to take photos. I mentioned something about having a blog, and he asked for the name. I told him and saw the recognition wash over his face. It amazes me when that happens. Well, all three times it's happened. I think what surprises me even more is that all three times I've had my blog recognized in the offline world, it's been by men.

I'm amazed that men read this. I mean, isn't this one of those "mommy blogs" that only other mommies read? When I see a male name in the comments, more often than not it's spam. Although I do immensely enjoy the non-spam boys who comment.

I mentioned the blog in context of another project I haven't talked about much online. I'm currently in the process of doing some heavy editing of the first 15 months of the blog, turning it into something cohesive and hopefully publishable. If you've been reading since the beginning, you'll know that a great deal of what I wrote pertained to my adjustment to motherhood (which did not go smoothly), along with the post-partem depression and anxiety that damn near did me in. At which point my editor asked, "What, exactly, is post-partem depression? What causes it? You hear a lot about it, but not much about what it's really like."

Hm. My boss just asked me to tell him about the time I went plum stark raving nutters. This should be good for my career. So, over pizza and beer, let's talk about 32 hours of labor! And getting sliced and diced! And not being able to drag my crazy ass out of the chair!

Is it any wonder I'm such a successful career woman who commands the adoration of men everywhere?