About

Tracey, aka Sweetney, is a member of the dangerous left-wing cultural elite, belonging to the Jon Stewartified faction that stalks Joss Whedon [pours a little out for Buffy], feels near worshipful of HBO original programming (“The Wire”, we miss you!), and could very possibly go gay at any moment for Tina Fey (oh yes, you know the kind). A single mom to an evil genius 8-year-old daughter (think the girl from “Little Miss Sunshine” meets Dr. Horrible), she is also Co-Founder and Overlord of  MoxieBird and Foodie Parent. She’s a prototypical Gen-Xer, a mouthy broad, and will out indie rock nerd you any day of the week, emo kid.

Amy, aka Amalah, has terrible taste in television and sometimes needs to be reminded that the characters are 1) not actually real, and 2) cannot hear her yelling at them, the stupid morons. She has three children, all boys, who already find bodily function humor HILARIOUS. She is very proud. She successfully convinced AlphaMom.com to let her write an advice column, a pregnancy guide and a whole column about how having a baby will ruin your life. Her secret dreams include appearing as a contestant on both Project Runway and The Amazing Race. She cannot sew, but does know how to drive a stick shift.

Amber Garrett, aka Snarky Amber, pursued a degree in interdisciplinary studies, giving her a well-rounded perspective uniquely suited for making fun of people who make more money in a week than she stands to make in a lifetime. In her spare time, she is either screaming at a Seattle Sounders match, discussing heterotopias in the Buffyverse, or trying to convince her boyfriend to sing “Islands in the Stream” with her at karaoke.

Kelly Delaney, aka kdiddy lives in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and son. She supplements her reading and writing addictions with a full-time job in higher education. A number of years spent earning degrees in English while voraciously consuming movies and TV means that she has a number of half-baked dissertation prospectuses on The Wire and zombie movies floating around in her head. In her spare time, she enjoys self-indulgent, angsty navel-gazing, giving horrible romantic comedies the Mystery-Science-Theater-3000 treatment with her husband, and teaching her son the fine art of snark.

Kristine is the socially awkward neurosis behind Wait in the Van. She was born and raised in New York, but is about to move to Texas where she will spend subsequent years being called a Yankee and resisting the urge to say “y’all.” Once a teacher, Kristine switched careers to tend to her own young children and futz around on the Internet because–let’s face it–she knows where the money’s at. Other distractions include picking her split ends, harassing her cats, unsubscribing from Facebook groups, and telling people about that one time she interviewed Wolfmother. OVER THE PHONE! Television obsessions are closeted in her household (Oh, the oppression!), but include The Bachelor, Real Housewives of every county in the world, and anything associated with Tim Gunn. (And all those other shows, too.) She works daily to convince her husband that, NO, Seinfeld is NOT stupid and YES, buying this Howard the Dusk mask off eBay is fiscally responsible. She also has a thing for CAPS LOCK and curse words. (But her therapist says this is okay. SO LAY OFF ME.)

Jive Turkey was born in Pittsburgh, PA and has spent the years since living in West Virginia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York City, and other places with easily stereotyped residents before returning to her beloved Pittsburgh in 2003. She has since found happiness as an actor, playwright, and administrative day-jobber who must endure the endless barrage of “So, when you gonna make it big in Hollywood?” questions from coworkers. Her incredible husband and completely awesome daughter serve as constant reminders that she married and gave birth way out of her league. She likes Steelers football, profanity, and writing explicit fanfic about the cast of “Reba.”

Molly Martin was once told she dresses “with mirth.” She suffers from a minor rainboot obsession, though her favorite yellow pair makes her look like she should be hanging out with Curious George or possibly Hulk Hogan. Molly has appeared on VH1′s World Series of Pop Culture and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, appearances which earned her the nickname “Smiley.” NOTE: Those who would describe her as such were not present after she paid $10 to see Gosford Park.

Jason presides over a vast blogging empire that includes DadCentric and his personal site, Pet Cobra. He also writes for Man Of The House, and a bunch of other sites. When he’s not blogging, he can be found surfing or skateboarding or just gazing out his window, muttering incoherently about someone or something named Rosebud.