Leta's first mashed potatoes experience
Thursday, December 2 2004
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AND SHE HAS BOTH SOCKS ON. (photo taken by Lovely Bearded He Who Strung The Lights On The Christmas Tree Because I Was Too Frustrated To Take On The Task)
1. jenny said:
look at those yummy thighs!
2. krissy pants said:
Good morning Dooce
3. Red said:
Cute as buttons!
4. Tamara said:
Mmm... carbs.
Cute new design!
5. red said:
YUMMY!
6. Kellie said:
I CAN'T be first.
7. Rachel said:
Adorable!
8. Jenn D said:
Little people are so cute, especially Leta! Nice pic.
9. Rosalie said:
i guess she liked them, eh?
10. Jordan said:
Love the new masthead!
11. blu said:
It's scary how many people are looking at this site at once.
And mashed potatoes are the best!
12. jenny said:
and the cutest part is that we can totally see how her left sock is slowly making its way off her foot... heh.
13. Kellie said:
Sixth. How did that happen? It went from 0-6 in like .4 seconds. DAMMIT! Oh well. Mashed potatoes are GREAT.
14. perception said:
cute!!
15. Danielle said:
oh good!
I'll just repeat myself (I've never been so near the beginning of the comments list)
She looks like a baby bird.
Sqwark!
16. hayley said:
so how come it wouldn't let me comment first!!! there was no comment box to be found. *sulking*
17. Heidi said:
Heather, you look mad as hell but great! Love the new site look too.
18. Heidi said:
Leta *does* look like a baby bird!
19. juuuuuuu said:
mash rules! especially cheesy mash with a pinch o' black pepper! Lita looks like she's going to be a spud lover!
20. Danielle said:
perhaps,hayley, we are beginning to overload the system....
I've wondered if this would happen, and if dooce is going to have to either start posting pics at random times or in the middle of the (U.S.) night....
I'll be quiet now and go to work.
21. Liz said:
Mmmmmmashed potatoes.
22. Kelley said:
Aww.. Leta is a cutie pie. I like how she's got both arms perched on her high chair, almost like she's tryinig to fold her hands to say "I'm waaaiting.."
Heheh.
23. kim said:
will we get to see the tree, too?
24. Cheryl said:
I really don't know how you don't eat her whole... that baby is the cutest thing alive!
25. Alex said:
Potatoes are very big with the small set. They seems to love them all. Wait until she tries sweet potato, if she hasn't yet. My son loves him some sweet potato.
26. Em said:
Lovely to see you both!
27. Shmee said:
What is that UFO approaching from the left? Leta definitely has her eyes on it, on account of it looks like it's going to slice your head off.
28. christy said:
mmm ... taters. i remember the first time i gave my son mashed potatoes and his whole body shook with disgust. it was hilarious. now he loves them of course, because only true freaks of nature hate mashed potatoes.
29. sclark said:
Ah, the mashed potatoe days. My daughter LOVES them...and now pretty much eats nothing else. :)
30. LadyBug said:
Mashed potatoes (and they are MASHED potatoes, not CREAMED potatoes, as some evil people insist on calling them!) are THE BOMB! (I'm sorry, my seven-year-old has been saying "[such-and-such] is THE BOMB!" and I'm afraid she's a bad influence.)
And Dooce, you look like Jan Hooks in that picture. Something about your profile...
(I love Jan Hooks, by the way.)
31. Colleen from NJ said:
Dooce,
Thanks for honoring my request! She's a cutie-pie-tidy eater, that little scooter of yours.
If you ever decide to go for #2, you may have a potato disaster on your hands, because you will need to let #2 fend for him/herself as you chase Leta around with a hairbrush/tissue/cotton swab.
Her chunky little legs look like they are doing the "hooray for food" dance.
32. The Cow Bell said:
I see how it is. You not feelin' the love anymo. Dooce..now with more balls of cranberry constipation.
33. Terri said:
There are these GREAT socks at Wal-mart that are completely kick-proof.
34. Margaret from Germany said:
Just give her the bowl and let her feed herself.
Leta REALLY needs some sock savers (shoes).
Where's Chuck??
35. Moxie said:
Leta: Holy Joseph Smith! She's holding something other then a camera!
36. Marie said:
Leta totally looks like she wants to grab that bowl and stuff the ENTIRE contents in her mouth, right.fucking.NOW!
And wtf?? I can't see the new masthead that everyone's commenting on. I'm still seeing the cowbell one.
37. Becca said:
How much actually got in her mouth?
I love the new festive masthead.
38. Candice said:
Dooce, I like how your look like you're concentrating like a motherfucker in almost every picture you post of yourself. Don't let people pressure you into smiling all the time; I hate it when they do that to me.
—C.
39. Venus Man Trap said:
Margaret...are you like some Nanny from the Third Reich? Chill women!
40. mihow said:
Why do so many people want to eat the baby. Don't eat the baby.
Perhaps this is my first experience with those who compare a baby's cuteness using digestive adjectives.
Mashed potatoes were the most amazing invention ever. Ever. All things potatoes should be praised.
41. Sarah said:
Mmmmm....mashed potatoes.
The ONLY mushy food I like.
Leta clearly is thinking "HURRY UP, WOMAN! CAN'T YOU SHOVEL THAT INTO MY MOUTH ANY FASTER??"
42. Venus Man Trap said:
Oh....and Dooce must have her lips superglued shut as it is anatomically impossible not to open your mouth while feeding a baby.
43. mihow said:
I speak good.
44. Russ said:
2 socks...but NO PANTS!?!?
45. Christiane said:
Man, those are such cute thighs. Makes you want to bite them...
Your daughter is absolutely gorgeous.
46. Dale said:
My daughter (15 months) LOVES mashed potatoes. You've got to be BRAVE and let her fill every cavity with them! Nose, ears, hair - who knew mashed potatoes made such a great hair gel!?
47. Martha said:
Aw that's cute.
48. sweetney said:
the legs!!! the undulating rolls of chubby legness!!
49. Karo said:
Marie, if you can't see the new masthead, you need to clear your browser's cache.
ALSO! I can't believe no one's commented on it yet, but the cutest thing BY FAR in that picture is the way Leta is pointing her left foot.
50. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Heather, do people's jaws always drop open like that when they're staring at your bossom? Leta's apparantly does and, if we're being honest, so does mine.
51. manda said:
I think you're lying. That bowl looks suspiciously like vanilla ice cream...
52. Karen Rani said:
Mrs. Doocsinsen... :p
You have a lovely daughter!
Thomas has those chunky chunk thighs too....scrumptious! I'll have to post pics on my site for you later when he wakes up!
mmmmmmashed potatoes - the ultimate comfort food!
Hugs,
Karen
53. Caroline said:
I'm still not getting the new logo. Help me out Internet People.
54. Biggest Apple said:
To to the tune of Beck's Two Turn Tables:
Got two socks on but my pants fell off....
Where they at?
Got two socks on but my pants fell off....
55. Karo said:
On a PC:
http://is.asu.edu/instruction/training/clearcache.html
If you're using Safari on a mac (and if you're not, you should be), clear cache is an option in the Safari menu.
56. Shannon said:
People-
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO IS FIRST.
Cute picture
57. Marie said:
Karo,
Okay, I'll show my computer-tardness... (hell, I was a liberal-arts major)...how do I clear my browser's cache? I'm such a non-computer geek that when I see "cache", I think of the 1st/3rd person singular form of the French verb "cacher"--to hide. God, I'm a dork....
58. Kieran said:
mmmmmmm mashed potatoes be goood mmmmmmmmm k
59. Sherri said:
Heather: I *see* you trying to wriggle your way out of your left sock, Leta.
Leta: Squawk! Mmmm...taters...good.
60. CDNRXBY said:
She's SO adorable and it's good to hear that she's up walking. When does she get to try whatever is in that MASSIVE jar behind you?
J
61. Chris said:
Heather, just so y'all know, as soon as she starts getting around, that trash can is going to have to go someplace else.
I have the boy baby version, and he FINALLY started moving (his head got ultrasounded since the fontanel was still open). Will he go to mommy or daddy? No. Will he go to the lovely lovely toys we spread out? No. Will he scoot on his butt straight to the power strip, the laptop on the floor BEHIND THE COUCH!, or the kitchen trash can? You bethca.
62. Marie said:
Karo,
Well, I hit refresh, like I've been doing all morning, and now the new masthead is showing up. Thanks though!
And Dooce, that is fucking hilarious!!!!
63. Sheryl said:
MMMMM mashed potatoes. I should eat breakfast more often, everytime food is mentioned on this site I get hungry. Even with all the poop talk.
Mama and Leta workin togetha. A mashed potato processin team.
And what I admire is that your eyelashes are always wonderfully *petulant*. Goes great with the cheekbones and the doocitude. (Do you use an eyelash curler to get that effect? Ok, maybe that is a dumb question)
64. Ellewiz said:
You mean she didn't try to pour them on her head? BO-ring.
PS, Heather, look into the pre-lit trees. We have one, and it's lurvely. I can send you a photo of it, complete with platform for the TRAIN SET beneath! Ho ho ho!
65. Beth said:
I swear ten minutes ago there were ZERO comments on here! Amazing! And I couldn't comment at that time!
If I had a baby with thighs like that, she would never wear pants. Worship the thighs!
I'm glad Leta has had her introduction to the greatest ever comfort food invented!
66. Karo said:
I don't think they make pre-lit real trees, Ellewiz. ;-)
Marie, the link I posted above should help you out. Basically, you're just clearing the temporary internet files, i.e. your browser's memory.
Hey, and I was an English major. Ain't no shame in that game!
67. TracyDee said:
If you can get through a day keeping both socks on Leta, I'd count the day as a win :)
68. JPB said:
Oh...is she constipated yet? My little one...who is 18 mo old...STIILL can't eat mashed potatoes without getting constipated. If she does, just give her some of those nasty baby jar prunes. Works like a charm...
69. Heather 2 said:
Mashed potatoes have to be one of the best food inventions EVER! My step-mom, however, thinks our family is strange because we want them for Thanksgiving dinner. She's from Texas...is this a southern thing to not have them on Thanksgiving?
70. Paige said:
Love the masthead!
p.s. I'm last last last last yay yay yay yay ayayaya. poo!
71. sab said:
I love the lack of pants!
72. Caroline said:
Karo, I already tried that, it didn't work. I'm frustrated. Poo, gotta leave.
73. Heatheranne said:
So will tomorrows picture be of the mashed pototoes in the hair and on the walls?
74. Lindsey said:
Ohhh I just want to gobble up her thighs! What a cutie!!!
75. Sarcastic Journalist said:
"Damn woman, give me them taters!"
76. Melanie S said:
I love the new look, Dooce!
Congrats on keeping Leta's socks on! It IS a most difficult task!
77. Carrs said:
that's not your kitchen
78. Stacy said:
Heather 2- I'm not sure what's her problem, I've lived in Dallas my whole life and always had them on Thanksgiving.
79. Marie said:
'Tis true, Karo, 'tis true! I'm actually a liberal arts major who is gainfully-employed (sorta, I'm a teacher) in the field in which I majored....whooo hooo!
Heather 2, I live in Texas, and we have mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving. It's mandatory; your step-mom is just weird! :)
80. cranberrigirl said:
Yup, I was crying with you Heather. I was a freakin mess. The liver kid, the crying 8 year old. Sobbing. Then they did the "Letters" Could they not kick me when Im down?
My face looked like a big red puffy pillow by 5 clock.
Can't wait till todays show. :)
81. Karo said:
Carrs, I love the quasi-accusatory tone of your post. You're all, "A-ha!"
I'm in Texas tooooo!
82. Poppy said:
I bawled all the way through "Oprah" yesterday, too. Don't ever TiVo Oprah and watch two episodes back-to-back. It leads to two-hour crying jags because the man gave up his liver, the baby lived, and the woman from Starbuck's with the nine kids got a new house. It's too much. Just too much.
83. Christine said:
It looks like the two of you are conducting some kind of scientific experiment.
84. Melanie S said:
I don't know if anyone else has said this, but, I feel as though I can't "heart" George anymore knowing that he makes poop.
85. Shiz said:
Leta looks good in pink.
Good morning, Dooce Armstrong.
86. christy said:
I am guessing this is from Thanksgiving, Carrs. The older-model highchair is a giveaway, too. :^)
I think that maybe the reason Leta doesn't want to put weight on her legs is because she knows the legion of adoring fans of her chub-a-licious legs have would be disappointed if she burned any of that off.
87. Katy said:
Im with you on the Oprah-induced-crying-spells. I was a MESS yesterday. I kept hugging my 5 month old baby girl and telling her I dont know what I'd do if something happened to her. God bless that man who gave up his liver!! He is a real hero.
Sadly, I didnt call anyone. I was afraid they would laugh at me! What's Beth's #?? lol
Where's FISH? I want some guppy stories! I'll bet Fish would give up his liver for his son!
88. Jenn said:
Hey Dooce, any idea why your new design doesn't show up in Mozilla?
My girlfriend and I were just discussing how Leta looks ALOT like Jon. Have a good day!
89. murphy said:
wait. wasn't your watch on the other hand yesterday?
90. LeChico said:
THERE'S THAT LACK OF SMILE AGAIN!!! you don't smile at yourself, fair enough! BUT HOW CAN U NOT SMILE AT THAT ADORABLE DAUGHTER OF YOURS?!?!?!?!?!??!!?
91. vgmom said:
Well I am hate popular things and never follow the crowd so is good thing am not creating a comment on a popular website just to attract attention to mine....SHIT!
92. S Lynn said:
LeChico, I always smile at my kids constantly. Especially when I am feeding them and unaware someone is taking a picture. I never let them see me straight-faced. Ever.
93. Stephanie said:
She looks like she is going to tear up some mashed potatoes..YUM YUM. Too CUTE!
94. Dee said:
I'm a new reader. Always enjoy the pics and captions. Leta is adorable!
95. Tracy said:
Leta: "Where's the gravy?"
96. Ed said:
I'm just commenting hoping to get a few hits on my blog.
97. MelissaS said:
You've fallen into the abyss of the stay at home world. Kind of actually liking Oprah.
I can't believe I said it out loud.
98. Sheryl said:
Tracy: *MMMMMMM Graaaaaaavy...*
(Since when did I start sounding like Homer Simpson in my own head?)
I am so hungry and you had to go and mention gravy.
99. James said:
You looked positively pissed!
100. Rachel said:
I love the look of determination on your face and the look of awe coming from Leta. Your hair looks great, as well.
101. Julie said:
Hey Dooce! Love the new masthead. Speaking of trees... since I'm single and also too frustrated to string Christmas lights, I bought one of those fake ones with the LIGHTS ALREADY ATTACHED! It opens like an umbrella and the whole thing is a done deal within like 10 minutes. Actually, it looks real. I know it's awful, but there WOULD BE NO TREE otherwise.
102. Marie said:
So Karo, Stacy, Heather2's step-mom, and I are all Texans....YEEE HAAAWW! I'm sure we can all appreciate Dooce's posts when she comments on her southern accent!
And yeah, I was a sobbing mess after 'Oprah' yesterday too. The first story (the one about the Spanish teacher's estranged husband who came into her class and stabbed her) freaked the SHIT out of me! I'm a Spanish teacher, and my ex-husband is a jackass! (not that psychotic, though)
103. Jazzy said:
Yummy! Not the mashed potatoes, those yummy legs.
104. Angie M said:
She looks like she's enjoying the experience - I'm not sure if you'll enjoy the resulting diaper change though!
105. mrs. geoge #2 said:
Thanks, Karo, on the tip about clearing the cache. I don't know what that is, and I am a new mac user, so I would have TOTALLY been missing out on the awesome new toilet masthead. You are my new hero.
I am disappointed in the lack of mess associated with Leta's first mash-a-potaties experience (cute childhood moniker that followed me into adulthood)
106. kate said:
proportionately, my thighs are about the same as leta's. how come mine aren't that damn cute???*sigh* leta is such a doll!
107. ella's ma said:
Let us all remember what it's like to love carbs (i.e. potatoes, pasta, bread) unapologetically, like babies do.
God bless the spud!
108. Sabela said:
Yes! thanks for the Oprah post. I didn't watch yesterday but have bawled my eyes out many times. That woman is a manipulative genius!
I think my favorite recent episode was the one with the woman's dirty house and the piles and piles of dog poop everywhere though. Not as heartwarming.
ps - Leta is beautiful.
109. jes said:
i've finally made it! i've finally made it to the point that i've witnessed the Change Of The Masthead.
i'm so-o-o-o-o "in" now!
110. Jenny said:
LOOK AT LETA'S LEGS! I just want to pick her up and squeeze her. Honestly, could she be any more adorable?
111. Heather 2 said:
Wouldn't it be nice if chubby thighs were considered cute after the age of 10?
And thanks for the reassurance on the mashed potatoes...I'll let her know SHE'S the whacko...
112. Ed Villas said:
Cool ... thats the real taste experience ...i would like to see all itens on your kitchen ...its possible?? heh
113. Mrs.Stray said:
You look so pissed off!!! Long day with the folks? Cuz that does NOT look like your kitchen.
114. Rachel said:
I love the new design! If you ever get a chance to read this, please share your workouts with the rest of us. :D
115. lulu cornichon said:
After careful scrutiny of Leta's outfit (awesome horse shirt, no pants in sight), I conclude this is from Thanksgiving at Chuck's grandma's house. But where are all the charming knickknacks?
116. Mir said:
I am experience an inexplicable craving for fat, juicy DRUMSTICKS now....
117. Karo said:
Sweet! I've never been anyone's hero before!
And WTG on switching to a Mac. Soon we will take over the wooorrrllddd, bwa ha ha!
*rubbing dry hands together in glee*
118. Darcie said:
I bet Leta would love some Swippatayduh Pah! (That would be Sweet Potato Pie to you non-Southerners.)
119. Karen Rani said:
I love Oprah so much I wish she was my mom...seriously. If you knew my mom you would say that too.
vgmom - whatever.
120. the niffer said:
Mash potatoes are just the best excuse for butter and salt.
Wouldn't it be great to go pantsless sometimes like we did as kids? Somedays I just feel so restricted.
I forgot to express my congrats the other day on Leta's foot breakthrough - way to go little bird!
121. eeyorena said:
I've been a faithful Oprah fan since the WAY old days (the 1980's...GAH!) I've noticed lately that Oprah seems stressed out.
Maybe I'm projecting. I don't know.
Dooce, you look grimly determined during the mashed potato feeding. Leta seems to be staring at your chest and thinking,"Sigh. That was so much easier than this spoon and high chair thing."
122. Mrs.Stray said:
Murphy, the mirror she used reverses images. :0)
123. dinka said:
Ah, what relief, I can out myself now as well as an avid oprah watcher. If dooce does it, it must be cool. I NEVER cry though, no, never, never.
124. JP said:
Sadly, I am at work during Oprah (and have yet to convince Hubby that TiVo is a necessity) but I have to admit that the St. Jude commercials have left me in puddles of tears. I guess that's the point.
125. Aaron said:
Are those pistachios?
126. Micheline P. said:
Heather must have just finished getting the HTML run-around from that hair-growing-out-headband-wearing woman (Jackson's mom)...no wonder she looks so pissed! Great & wonderful mastheads on BOTH sites. :O)
127. Anna said:
On a tangent completely unrelated to this photo (although that kid is adorable), do you realize that Google brings up 10,900 hits for the word 'dooced'?
You're freaking awesome.
128. honestyrain said:
where does that little door go? a secret passage to Beth's house, maybe?
129. emdot said:
i had to tell someone about the heroes show, too. i relayed the story on the little boy and the dogs and we all had tears in our eyes. that little kid killed me. and that woman was so brave.
130. Kano said:
This is sort of off the subject. Why doesn't what looks like the kitchen area match your newly remodeled kitchen?
131. Kieran said:
Is it me or does Heather look REALLY serious?
132. Andrea said:
I LOVE those thighs!
Okay, I know this isn't a homework hotline but I'm desperate. Has anyone ever read the hell that is Finnegans Wake? I have a final on it tomorrow and i am about to rip every strand of hair out of my head one by one.
133. Kristine said:
Heather,
I admire you. I love that you put up pictures and just let people comment. I posted a picture on my blog today and had to set the picture to 'private' because it got 43 views in like 3 minutes. It just creeped me out. Of course it was a picture of my daughter with about 15 scarves shoved in the back of her pants. I thought it was funny because it looks unnatural---but I was creeped out by how many people were looking at it.
I admire you.
P.S. Try feeding Leta carrots then slip a spoonful of applesauce in when she thinks it's going to be carrots...if she's anything like Kara, the look on her face will be classic! It's been 11 years since I did that and I still get a good laugh out of thinking about it.
134. galt said:
based on this picture, maybe we should all comment on the new design of the 'mashed-head'
hahahahahah....(sound of breaking glass)...hey what are you guys doing? get...get outta my house...arrrrrggh.
(sound of scuffling and mumbled voices) sir, we're going to have to take you in...we've had reports of bad puns being released from this location and have finally caught you in the act. 'mashed-head'?!...sir, say goodbye to your tater tots, cuz you're going away for a long time.
135. galt said:
seriously, though, nice mashed-head.
136. Emily said:
Kano and others -
Lulu already pretty much pointed this out.
Heather is wearing Red. She is serving her daughter mashed potatoes. She is not in her own kitchen.
Thanksgiving was last week.
Heather posted pictures of Thanksgiving which did not take place at her own home.
Hmmm. Are you seeing a pattern here?
137. Christilee said:
Emily,
What's the pattern?
I give up.
138. heidi said:
..and yestersday's posted daily photo was taken in front of a MIRROR.
139. victoria said:
What new masthead?
140. Carol said:
The pattern is that some of us are pathetic hourly dooce readers and so we've seen all these things before. The pic is from Thanksgiving at her mom's house with the star spangled run that is so wrong and a piggie doing a peppermint-fuck.
141. Aaron said:
Emily--Are you saying that Heather doesn't REALLY have a new kitchen?
:P
142. Carol said:
that would be "rug" not run.
143. Sheryl said:
Hi, Carol, OMG you crack me up.
Such a dainty southern belle. I love it.
144. Carol said:
Fuck yeah, I'm dainty!!! Hey Sheryl!! Actually I gots ta give props to Amanda B. for the peppermint-fuck word.
How ya doin'?
145. Tree said:
I cried my freaking eyes out watching Oprah yesterday. It was one of those (as Oprah calls it) ugly cries.
146. Sheryl said:
Preeeetty good. I didn't have much time for doocin today. Tasks for which I actually had to use brain cells for long periods of time. How bout you?
147. merleb said:
Those sock are BARELY on!
Anyway, Fussy looks pretty damn good.
148. Andrea said:
I cried during Oprah too! I only watched until the "last letters from home" bit, and once I felt a sob coming on I knew I couldn't let my boyfriend catch me crying because of Oprah AGAIN.
God that was a sad show.
149. Marie said:
Anybody know what today's 'Oprah' is about? Because if it's gonna be another tear-jerker, then I think I'll attend my parent-teacher conference instead of pretending to get sick at the last moment......
150. Joe said:
If you never smile, how is Leta going to learn to smile?
151. christy said:
Who has to learn how to smile? Lay off about the smiling people!
And I know this is so yesterday but I thought of another name: The Little Dooce Troop. (That way you get that song stuck in your head *all day*)
152. Toad said:
Awww man, Just what this site needs, a visual refrence to The Throne.
153. curiouskiwi aka Brenda said:
Leta looks so cute! Feed me! Feed me!
Oh, and what's in the big jar next to the microwave? Looks like navy beans.
Oh, and I grew up in Texas (even though now I live in NZ) and we had mashed potatoes for T-day too!
P.S. Marie, don't feel like a dork. The word "cache" actually comes from the French "cacher" because the computer is "hiding away" the images it pulls of the web for future use.
154. Jen L said:
Joe, *BLIND* BABIES SMILE.
155. DeAnn said:
You look irritated -- like you want that food for yourself!!
But your hair? Fabulous! I can't get over how good it looks.
156. Karen Rani said:
Nobody has to smile if they don't fucking want to. Nobody smiles all the time anyway. And nobody is the boss of Heather.
Heather - don't feel pressured into giving the internet a big peppermint-fuck of a smile. We feel you sistah!
Hugs,
Karen
157. Reiko said:
Facial expressions are closely associated with our emotions. Charles Darwin noted in his book "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animal" : ...the young and the old of widely different races, both with man and animals, express the same state of mind by the same movements.
*In the mid -20th century most anthropologists believed that facial expressions were entirely learned* and could therefore differ among cultures, but studies (eventually with people of the Papua New Guinea highlands who had not been in contact with the outside world) have supported Darwin's belief to a large degree, particularly for expressions of anger, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust, contempt and happiness. Research has also shown that consciously making expressions can induce the corresponding emotion.
Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication, and can be voluntary or involuntary.
*Most people's success rate at reading emotions from facial expression is only a little over 50 percent.* As has been documented on this site!
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/facial%20expression
158. Andreah said:
dooce has good posture.
leta has chubby chighs.
159. Marie said:
Curiouskiwi,
You're yet another Texan (formerly, anyway) who's a Dooce fan!
And holy shit! If you read one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that "cache" makes me think of the French verb "cacher." I can't believe I was actually right about it and that my knowledge of French relates to some fucking computer term. Are there any computer terms containing words like "bitte", "salope", "praline", "couilles" or anything close? Cuz that would be fucking cool!!!!!!!
160. Kristine said:
wow...a new toilet, a pepermint-fuck reference and a class on facial expressions. Could this place get any better?
AND to change the subject...
Is anyone else going to do the December 26 things list from sh1ft.org? My daughters and I are going to try it. My daughter went over the list and she said, "I'm just going to go take a picture of your cig butts outside for the "BAD FOR YOU" catagory."
Brat.
161. different kim said:
wow, that's the first new masthead in a while. i like. you look so serious feeding her the mashed potatoes! this is some serious eating kid...
162. Sheryl said:
Marie, I'm a geek
Baud - A unit of measurement that denotes the number of bits that can be transmitted per second. For example, if a modem is rated at 9600 baud it is capable of transmitting data at a rate of 9600 bits per second. The term was derived from the name of J.M.E. Baudot, a French pioneer in the field of printing telegraphy.
163. Marie said:
Sheryl,
Cool!! Any more? All of my French words were body parts, and I was really hoping one of them worked!
164. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
I think that's the same look Leta is going to wear when she realizes her mommy wears a nerd watch.
165. Sheryl said:
I'm also a smartass. Of France!!!!!!!
*And those French, they lurve to defile.*
Le français - English
bogue - bug
télécharger - download
cliquer - click
*barre de défilement - scroll bar*
*défiler vers le bas - scroll down, to*
*défiler vers le haut - scroll up, to*
http://www.geocities.com/qpac1999/F3COMP-FR-COMP-TERMS.html
166. Sheryl said:
You were you hoping some bodyparts would work? Which ones?
167. montana mommy said:
did anyone notice that fish had a little fishy on thanksgiving? sorry if the internet already discussed, been away for a couple of days.
168. sweetney said:
only slightly related aside: a warning to dooce (and others) in light of her post earlier today: on today's oprah, "abandoned and abused children". that's the whole description of the show, as listed.
for crissakes, SAVE YOURSELVES!!!
169. hillary said:
That looks like a cup of mayonnaise to me.
170. Meggiemoon said:
Those tear-jerkers that Oprah features always get to me. My most recent tv-induced crying jag, however, was the Diane Sawyer special where Prince Harry was visiting villages in South Africa. When he was holding those AIDS-stricken babies I cracked like an egg. So upsetting! I called my boyfriend and blubbered for a good several minutes.
171. Dale Cruse said:
What's in the crockpot?
172. shannon c said:
Karen,
I actually do know someone who smiles constantly! He was in a really horrible car accident and something happened...he smiles even during bad news. NO LIE!!!
That being said, I'm sure Heather can figure out what she needs to do with her facial muscles without our input!
173. Shiz said:
Oprah's great for getting the tears going, but I also find myself sobbing from beginning to end of The Joy Luck Club. Gah. I think I'm a dork.
I'm also guilty of bawling my eyes out at Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure. Dorknicity!
I wonder where Jessica is today?
174. Sue from Ohio said:
I'm assuming by Leta's hair, this was her 'first' spoonful or her 'first' bowl...my kids all had the knack of putting their fingers in their mouths immediately after and looking like Johnny Rotten afterward...Hez(I hope you don't mind 'Hez'), you look great, and I LOVE your hair!!!!
175. Shiz said:
On second thought, Heather, it looks like you're feeding a bowl of butter to Leta.
Mmmmmmmm ... butter.
176. lulu cornichon said:
Sweetney, you warned us. Did I listen? I did not.
Oprah-induced tear-up count so far: 2
177. Sue From Ohio said:
That was supposed to read:
'first' spoonful OF her 'first' bowl.....
178. christy said:
Fo' Shiz:
http://www.weht.net/WEHT/Baby_Jessica.html
179. Jodie said:
Montana Mommy: I saw that too!!! Hadn't seen any discussion about fish in a while, so i checked out his site. There's an adorable pic right there at the top.
Congrats Fish!
180. Kieran said:
Oprah is the devil! That lady causes everyone (including my wife)to go and buy what Oprah wants you to buy!
YEah it might sound like I am joking but have you seen Oprah without her makeup? THAT IS SCARY! Her makeup team should be awarded an Oscar, Emmey(sp?) and the Noble Prize for best work with makeup!
Run kids Run from the Jabba the hut monster that is Oprah!
181. coskel said:
Aaron said at 10:50AM, 12.02.2004:
Are those pistachios?
...thats what i'm thinkin' this has got to be the largest number of comments in at least a month...
182. Sandy said:
Shiz - I remembered just hearing about Baby Jessica this summer so I googled and found this...no interesting details however.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/31/national/main620408.shtml
This was more interesting and random: http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/vedynasty/kevinarticlepwinov88.html
183. Shiz said:
Thanks Christy; elsewhere it says that the man who pulled Jessica from the well commited suicide. Sadness!
184. Heather 2 said:
What is Fish's website?
185. christy said:
click on his name heather 2
186. Heather 2 said:
He hasn't commented in the past few days, though, has he? I tried finding him on a few pics, but got tired of looking...
187. lulu cornichon said:
symbioticfishes.blogspot.com/
188. marie said:
Sheryl,
The ones that I typed were "dick", "bitch", (not a body part, but my nickname, so that would've been cool),"clit" (actually, it's the word for almond in French, but that's what they call it in France!!!!), and "balls." I'm a classy girl, huh?
189. Janie said:
First time poster, etc.
Just compelled to tell you that Leta is a beautiful little baby.
190. Sheryl said:
Marie,
J'adore clit grille!
I love toasted clit, I mean, almonds!
Here's an online translator. But I could make it spit out a clit in French. :( Clit must be slang.
191. Sheryl said:
MERDE! forgot the link
http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate
192. marie said:
Sheryl,
I definitely guffawed (is that a word?) at that one...toasted clit. YUM!! It's probably better than "praline brulee" though. (There should be an accent on that first e in brulee, but as I've already stated, I'm a computer 'tard)
Freetranslation.com is another *spiffy* translator site. My students use it and turn in unintelligible garbage.
El(the in Spanish if you forget the accent) lata (tin can) mosca (insect) = He can fly.
*sigh*
193. christy said:
heather 2 - *der* sorry!
194. Fish said:
its your fault that my wife makes fun of me for pulling the baby's socks up to his ears.
195. Fish said:
Katy: damn right I'd give up my liver for turkey boy, here ...
and yours, too ... what was your address again?
196. Katy said:
Fish!!!! I need the labor & delivery story!!! Here's my address -
katycat618@comcast.net
197. Fish said:
A couply of obvious comments that have not yet been made:
1. Mmmm. Shure do like dem sweet mashed taters. MmmHmm. Pass the mustard boy, or yer gonna get kilt, Mmm Hmmm. (ala Slingblade);
2. Comparisons of what's going *into* Leta (lumpy mashed potatos), with *what's gonna come out* (lumpy ... you get the picture).
Hello everyone. For the time being, I'm making limited appearances, as I've got a lot on my plate (NOT lumpy mashed ... potatos). I promise I'll be posting the li'l fish's grand entrance into the world soon, and I'm checking back at Dooceney Land as often as I can.
198. Lori J said:
Love the new festive colours. Love Oprah. Nothing like a good friend to call in the middle of a tearful fit brought on by Oprah. You are truly blessed. Love you Heather. You make me laugh until I cry.
199. Fish said:
re: "couply" & other typos. I have no excuse, since I've figured out how to type with both hands and hold a sleeping little fish in my arms.
He's snoring. Loudly. And he's only 18 inches long.
200. Lori J said:
Oh and I love how Leta's sock is so close to falling off. My daughter lost more socks than I will ever know.
201. Heather said:
Leta is beautiful, as is her mother. But if my mother were making that face as she fed me something as a child, i would have eaten dirt for fear that she would beat me. Smile Dooce. Say cheese!
202. Melanie S said:
Something to encourage Leta to walk...
Have you seen the new Walking Pooh doll? It is precious. Maybe, since he sings and laughs when he falls and cheers when he stands up, she would try to imitate him.
203. Fish said:
re: walking Pooh doll: so Leta should emulate Dooce after a few too many free tequilas?
204. Katy said:
FISH! Quit writing about Pooh dolls and start writing about the little guppy's arrival!!!
205. Emer said:
Lucky baby. Mashed potatoes kick ass.
206. Fish said:
If you must know, I'm still working on gathering all of the photographic evidence from disparate sources.
Very Fox Mulder of me, isn't it?
207. the husband said:
I prefer to call this photo: The Battle of Will(s).
Others, sorry to intrude on your pseudo IRC.
208. Will Kenyon said:
http://state29.blogspot.com/2004/11/will-kenyons-blog.html
209. Katy said:
FISH! Put away the luminol and those protective glasses and get that story OUT!!
Very CSI of me, right? I never really got into the X-Files.
210. the mighty jimbo said:
i have only fed a baby once. i quickly realized that the only reason we have thrived as a species is because parents love their children enough not to starve them after they smear creamed corn over everything within throwing, banging, spitting range.
211. melanie said:
spanning time!!!!!! "don't touch me!" :)
212. Amanda B. said:
Greetings LittleFish! Hooray!
My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for like 8 months with no success. (yes Fish, we tried your idea but i guess my ovaries don't dig on Matthew like MamaFish's do)
I've purchased two "conception for dummies" books, but they have just pissed me off. "if the secretion is egg-white-like in nature it is fertile, unless it breaks easily. Then it is infertile."
Honey, does this look like egg whites to you? Let's see if we can use it as a slingshot. Yes! Quick, get your ass in the bedroom and knock me up!
Then there's the "palpate the cervix" method. Well you know what? It always feels like a fucking cervix. It never feels like a VW or a chicken pot pie or Wilford Brimley or any other gd thing.
My parents were SO lying when they told me it was easy to get pregnant and to be careful and prudent, etc. I could have been a big whore all these years. That's bullshit Geraldo.
Please excuse the rant. My husband and I are going to the box doctor next week to have the plumbing checked. Wish us luck.
213. Carol said:
OMG, Dooce... You're hilarious! Just wait until Leta gets the croup. That is assuredly Hell on Earth for about 5 days... IF you're lucky. I mean No Sleeping and the GRUMPIEST baby ever. Anyway, maybe she won't get it. My kids have faucets for noses. I've stopped going to the pediatrician unless it's really bad because they never give you anything for it. But humidifiers DO work. Really they do. And my kids LOVE Boohbah.. it's like trippy drug TV for babies. Good for you for getting a babysitter... We don't do that enough.
Amanda B. - you are not alone. I have 3 best friends from high school and all of them have had trouble. You are hilarious, though. The Box Doctor. That's my new name for it. That, and peppermint-fuck. All I can tell you is... keep trying. I have a whole book on mucus and how to get preggers. Yuck, but whatever. The facts of life. Good luck to you and your husband.
214. Katy said:
I've found it much more effective to go out in the backyard and burn $15 (the amount of my copay) and give whichever kid is complaining some Tylenol. Saves on gas and effort and basically I get the same result.
215. eco2geek said:
What a cute photo, especially the open mouth and the two little blorps of taters on the high chair. mmmMMMmmm, taters. Wonder if the Dooce makes "incoming airplane" noises while feeding Leta.
Tom Cruise is gay? When did that happen? (OIC, he denies it.) What the hell is “Boohbah�
Congrats, Fish, on your newborn son. (And nice story about hooking up with Mrs. Fish.)
216. Kristina said:
Hahahaha, I know exactly what you mean about the FCC and Top Gun. I was watching it a few months ago and the exact same thing happened. I went on a 20 minutes screaming rampage about how much I love that movie and how could they cut out that part, etc etc etc. My boyfriend cowered in the corner until I finished.
217. katygray (the poster formerly known as Katy) said:
I guess I should differentiate my posting name. Funny, I've never see other Katys with a Y. Hello!
218. Carol said:
eco2geek-
Boohbah is a new (?) show from England a la Teletubbies, but trippier and about music and creative movement. (Yeah, right). But they are little colored creature-balls that move around and make flashy-rainbow visuals and strange noises. On PBS,if you're interested.
219. Aaron said:
Amanda B---Just rememeber that, if needed, we can always lease out a couple cute little kids to you.
:) (That was a joke, people...)
220. Carol said:
Hey Aaron-
Didja read my comments to you from this morning / yesterday? Glad you've stayed...
221. Katy said:
Katygrey - I was thinking the same thing! dont you hate it when people automatically spell your name w/an IE at the end. HELLO! Its Y people! lol
Amanda B. - You have an awesome sense of humor. I think that is step #1 in getting preggers. Good luck at the box doctor!
222. Carol said:
Oh, and Fish- I'm so glad you're back and that all is well, but I actually checked your site first to see if you've written anything yet. But, whatevah! DL and Everett need you more than we do!!
223. Aaron said:
Hey Carol,
Yeah. I think so. Cool.
224. becky said:
well, both socks may be on for now, but the left one looks poised to make a break for it.
225. Sheryl said:
Amanda B, Box Doctor! Lol
My sister is *really* good at that calculating and sensing the ovulation thing - she even thought about becoming a fertility counselor for a midwife.
I will ask her for some tips, only if you want them.
Carol, I thought Boohbahs were a breastfeeding reference :) I heard that eating iceburg lettuce produces an opiate in breastmilk...
226. Jen said:
Awwwwwwww! Too cute (both of you)
227. Beth said:
"and with all the inmate sex she’s having, I’ll bet a few bows for some boxes would be appropriate."
-oh my GOD, i just pissed my pants laughing at that!
228. Carol said:
Sheryl - hey girl. Pretty much anything you eat affects your breastmilk in some way. I didn't even try...there is no way in hell I couldn't eat dairy, wheat, whatever else...
Oh, and Fish... some unsolicited advice... if ever DL gets a clogged duct or has trouble, make her rest. That's usually the problem. At about 2 months, when she thinks she can do it all again, she may not be ready. That's all. Ew. sorry for all the woman/new mother details.
229. LadyBug said:
Okay, I only have about 13.3 seconds to type before MY little screaming screamer starts to, um, scream, so of course I didn't have time to read all the comments, so I may be repeating something here, and _I'll just apologize for that right now._ (Did that do italics? It was supposed to either do italics or make me look like a big dork.)
Anyhoo...
WTF? Since when is Tom Cruise gay? Hmm?? WHEN did that happen? WHAT episode of ET or Access Hollywood did I miss? 'Cause I gotta tell ya, "Top Gun" was ummm, verrrrry important to me, too, kind of along those same lines, there. And I STILL get all tingly just THINKING about "Take My Breath Away," although I just now realized how very embarrassing it was to even type that. But it was the first song that ever made me all tingly, and definitely made me more aware of my, er, _bottom system._
So. I will be back to read all the comments later, after my screaming screamer and his two big sisters are in bed. Will someone please, please, PLEASE let me know what's going on. I'm having a meltdown here. *twitch, twitch*
230. Christine said:
You mean that rumor about Tom Cruise and the anal hamsters was TRUE?
231. eco2geek said:
AmandaB, LOL, that was funny. I want to run right out to the bookstore and look for "Conception for Dummies" now, just for the hell of it. Hope your cervix *never* feels like Wilford Brimley.
(Ah, "Boobah":http://www.boohbah.com/. Weird.)
232. Carol said:
eco2geek- i had to quickly click on the "back" button to your boohbah link lest my two little ones (who are currently DESTROYING the house) come attack me and want to see boohbah on the internet.
anyway, One of my college best friends is a movie star's personal assistant (can't drop names) and not only is tom cruise gay, but so is john travolta (hence the private jet and lots of flying) and many, many others.... it's all a sham!
ugh... screaming.... timeout... hitting... POP (bottle of wine)... ahhhhhh.
233. Carol said:
Oh, right. Hubby says to say "not that there's anything wrong with that" because of course there's not.
234. Carol said:
I'm just typing to myself... la lalalalalalla...
anyway, Berlin. LOVED them! Did y'all see the Band Reunited episode on VH1? I saw them when I was in high school and that chick sang right at me and I was mesmerized! I. AM. A. LOSER.
235. Cate said:
Carol, Carol! Who else? We must know who else is gay. Obviously Access Hollywood has been holding out on us, and dangit we need the dish! Do share with us, please. Pretty please.
236. Aaron said:
Oh, Carol has her theories... let me tell you (ahem...)
237. Shiz said:
Looking up Boohbah just crashed my Netscape. Twice.
On my crappy work computer, of course.
238. Carol said:
Cate- I know. It kills you, but my friend will not tell me really good details (only those I mentioned before). That's why she's still employed. But great (nice) people = George Clooney, Demi (no last name needed), Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Sucky people = Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Tommy Lee Jones. Not sucky, but not overly friendly = Nicole Kidman. Oh, and she's kissed Hugh Grant just for fun! and LOVES Keanu Reeves. She says he's the greatest!!
Now, I feel dirty for dropping names. Although I have never met these people, still.. Sorry folks. I'm not really that into it. But you asked.
239. Carol said:
Aaron- Ha!! It took me a while to get that one. I DID think you were gay. I think it was the whole SF thing. That's why we were so free-wheeling with you. Safe.
But then when you said "what, the married with 3 kids what else?" I just about lost my shit laughing. You pulled one over on us!!
Yay, you.
240. eco2geek said:
Lots of Flash-based games on that Boobah site, aimed at the kiddies.
(How can *I* get paid to make those?)
If John Revolta came out, what would the Church of Scientology say? Gasp!
241. Liz said:
The other day my man and I were out and about with our nephew (who is just a bit older than Leta) and I looked down at one point to discover that the child was missing a sock.
I turned to him and said "You know, you hear about this kind of thing happening, but you never think it will happen to you."
242. Aaron said:
I'm still maintaining the position that you fooled yourselves. :p
243. Carol said:
Aaron- ARE YOU SHITTING ME? Don't start.
*cat claws coming at you* REEEERRRREWWWWW
244. Shiz said: