Perusing nyc vans makes me very, very happy. (via Morning News)

The “arch-rival” thread over in the forum led me off into a tangent of thinking about my favorite sites done by talented chicks. Here’s a sampling: Meg Hourihan is fantastically smart and her writing makes me quiver. While it may no longer be updated, Heather Hamilton’s Dooce.com was a particular favorite and I was sad to see it go. I’m jealous of Loobylu’s illustrations and madcrazy sewing skills. Mena Trott is not only one of the people behind Movable Type but also writes dollarshort, one of my daily reads. The delicious Heather Champ brings us the Mirror Project and Harrumph, among many other projects. I was furious when Hoopla got hijacked, but at least Leslie Harpold hasn’t disappeared. And I could never forget Mighty Girl or Min Jung Kim, or Dumbrella’s own pocketpig. Finally, I’ve been reading Angela Martini’s Spacegirl for years now, and Heather Havrilesky’s Rabbit Blog is not to be missed. I could go on (and on, and on) and perhaps I will - my own links could use a little updating. I’m not trying to prove a point here (except perhaps about the ratio of women named Heather). It’s not like it’s news that there are women who do scrumptious work on the web - but it does seem a little strange to me when people still send me mail proclaiming me some sort of rarity.

Today I’m thinking more work on that freelance thing (almost done), more sleeping (still sick) and maybe watching the next Mets/Yankees game later (Yankees won last night).