I'm not dead. by Daisy Eagan

Hello Faithful Reader, Not-So-Faithful Reader, Casual Stopper-By, Curious Looky-Loo, Troll, Random Stumble-Uponer,Some months back I wrote this whole piece about resolving to share the emoti…

Ugh. by Daisy Eagan

Funny story.  I was sitting on my couch reading I Am Malala, crying.  Sitting on my couch, in my climate-controlled, well-lit, safe, two bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, after e…

Daisy and Jordan Drive Around Town. Episode Two: Morning coffee. by Daisy Eagan

False Alarm by Daisy Eagan

A few months ago I made a grand announcement that Kurt and Monty and I were pulling up stakes and moving back to NYC.  Kurt had been let go from his job of 15 years (he signed a confi…

Who's misundertanding? by Daisy Eagan

Here's a great piece by Leighton Meester about the interpretations and misinterpretations of Curly's wife in Of Mice and Men.  This is for the people who accused me of not understanding…

Daisy and Jordan Drive Around Town by Daisy Eagan

Hey, guys!  Fun story:  One of my favorite people, Jordan Kai Burnett and are doing a podcast!  It's called "Daisy and Jordan Drive Around Town" and that's also what it is....…

YOU DON'T NEED TO YELL (I'm sitting right here) by Daisy Eagan

I have to admit another reason I haven't been blogging so much is that frankly I feel like there's opinion overload going on and I have a lot of ambivalence about contributing to it.  9…

Urgent Reader Pole by Daisy Eagan

But serious question.  I need to know if I can pull off this haircut?Here's me now:Please try to look past my stunning beauty and be objective.

Hello Again by Daisy Eagan

Okay, kids.  Here it is.  I never promised you a rose garden, but I did promise you a blog and I have been remiss in my duties.  This is my attempt at an explanation.  As…

Guess Who's Back. *hint: Me. by Daisy Eagan

Okay, kids, I know I've been M.I.A. for a while and super sporadic before that.  There's a post in the works explaining that.  But, for now, here's a track from One For My Baby.&nb…

Hobby Lobby by Daisy Eagan

Here are two excellent and important pieces about the Hobby Lobby decision.  Take a break from cute cat videos and read them both.http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/02/hobby-…

Morty Shits the Bed by Daisy Eagan

On Wednesday I guest judged a singing competition at a bar in Greenwich Village.  It was the finals so there were only five contestants left.  There were three sets in which each c…

Ben Brantley is asking for it. by Daisy

In his review of Of Mice And Men in Wednesday, April 16th's edition of The New York Times, Ben Brantley says Curley's wife, portrayed by Leighton Meister, "provides no evidence" of being eit…

No Title by Daisy

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Help! (I need somebody) by Daisy

I am so excited to announce the national tour of my latest show, "One For My Baby".  Photo by Kennan Miller.  Hair and makeup by CatherineWhat happens when a brash, cynical, inappr…

8 Minutes by Daisy

I want to try to explain my absence on this blog.  I KNOW I KNOW that I should be posting at least twice a week.  Here's a BRIEF explanation as to my silence (brief because I have …

Feed Me by Daisy

Monty's pediatrician recommends starting babies on solid foods at six months.  He has a hand out with "helpful" information, including what foods to start with and how much.  He ga…

True Story by Daisy

Thursday, November 21st, 2:34pm.  Los Angeles:(Listening to Sarah Vaughan)Me:  Listen, I need to confess something.Kurt:  Okay.Me:  I don't like Sarah Vaughan.Saturday, N…

Say What? by Daisy

I took Monty to yoga for the first time yesterday.  His pediatrician says it's time for him to be taking classes to, you know, stimulate his brain or whatever.  He suggested "baby …

Impecible Taste by Daisy

NANOWRIMO, Y'ALL!! by Daisy

Today begins National Novel Writing Month.  Who's in????Click here to register!

Most Offensive Thing Ever. by Daisy

This is disgusting.

You Could Drive A Person Crazy by Daisy

Kurt and I decided to bite the bullet and get Monty sleep-trained.  We waited until we got his frenulum snipped to be sure that he wasn't having any nursing issues.  I was still fe…

It's Called Gratitude. And That's Right. by Daisy

I was just reading through a discussion thread about relationship dissatisfaction on a facebook group for moms and I came away feeling so relieved about my own situation.  To hear other…

Family Album by Daisy

Monty is 5 months today!!! Here are some choice shots from our newborn shoot when Monty was 10 days old.  Try to contain yourselves.   Photos by Meredith Patterson-Brayley.&nb…

Is Anyone Still There? by Daisy

Faithful Readers,I am well aware that it's been close to a month since I've posted an entry.  My friend Jess, who built this awesome site for me, has reminded me on several occasions th…

Notes From The Road - Seattle - Part Four by Daisy

The Blogger app has this really nifty feature where if someone calls you while you're in the middle of writing a new entry and you take the call everything you just spent the last HOUR worki…

Notes From The Road - Seattle - Part Three by Daisy

We didn't make it to Seattle by Wednesday.  We didn't even make it to Portland by Wednesday.  Monty had an epic melt down some time around 4:30pm on Tuesday and would not be comfor…

Notes From The Road - Seattle - Part Two by Daisy

Let me just start off by acknowledging that when we got to the motel last night I found the damned battery pack for the pump.  It was in the pump bag.  So, yeah.  I'm THAT guy…

Notes From The Road - Seattle - Part One Update by Daisy

This is Kurt trying to comfort Monty to sleep after he screamed his head off for an hour.  Monty screamed.  Not Kurt.  If Kurt had screamed his head off for an hour I would ha…