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Rowing alone across the Atlantic Ocean might be enough of a feat for some people to retire on. But not Roz Savage. This irrepressible adventurer (and blogger, speaker, and writer) now has her sights set on a Pacific voyage, too.

Currently, the weather has Roz cooling her heels in San Francisco. But as soon as things clear, Roz and her boat, the Brocade, are shipping off for Australia, via Hawaii and Tuvalu.

When she does, her web site will track her closely. Already, it boasts a wealth of information on her nutritional needs, the technology on board the Brocade, how she will generate power, and her daily tech routine. (As well as her general mood about being stuck on land right now.) Once Roz ships off, she will row 12 hours a day and follow that up with daily blog and video posts, podcasts, and text messages.

When we caught up with Roz, she told us what she thinks of the Internet, why her phone bill is $2,000 when she's at sea, and what sites inspire her most...

Roz, we so admire what you're doing—and we're crossing our fingers that Mother Nature gives you the go-ahead soon.

Thank you! I had hoped to depart this Sunday, but in our stoplight system the yellow/green areas have just turned to red, so I may be on these shores for a while yet.... Read the full profile...

Whether feeling exhausted or exhilarated, turned on or totally tuned out, moms come in all emotional states and sizes. This online confessional, reportedly the first of its kind, opens a window on the secret sentiments mothers harbor. There's no guarantee that the comments here truly come from women with children, but most of them ring achingly true. The candid disclosures take on husbands, singlehood, and pacifiers. Some beam with gratitude and the joy of mommyness; others starkly admit to being lost and favoring one child over the other. While the posts are absorbing, it's the "me too" function that frequently gives the comments their extra zing:

"Sometimes I think other peoples' kids are ugly and I wonder how they can't see it." Me too: 53

"When I look at pictures of myself as a teenager, I kick myself for thinking I was "fat."" Me too: 143

"I have no desire for sex anymore. I would rather sleep." Me too: 126

Update: On June 29, Yahoo! Picks talked to Romi Lassally, the co-creator of True Mom Confessions. Check out our brief discussion on Y! Picks Profiles.

Though strong female characters have long sashayed across the silver screen, only recently have many woman-anchored films been slapped with the term "chick flick." Now, in this round-up of some of the most famous, and egregious, flicks with chicks, NotComing.com conjures up Holly Golightly, Private Benjamin, Bridget Jones, Erin Brockovich, high-school cheerleaders, and working girls of both types to examine, critique, and—yes—praise this so-called genre. Nora Ephron, the writer/director behind a slew of seminal movies, and Julia Roberts, the "juggernaut actress" of the field, get special billing. "Meditations on the Little Black Dress" delivers some fascinating background on the making of "Breakfast at Tiffany's." And the beyond-the-grave weepies "Ghost" and "Truly, Madly, Deeply" scare up a marvelously withering comparison. Ready the cameras. The chick flick is ready for its close-up.