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Tuesday Randoms
For some reason I really want Spaghetti-O's for lunch and I have them so that is awesome. My problem lies with lack of a can opener. Who thinks going from cubicle to cubicle inquiring if they have a can opener is a bad idea?
It's snowing here and everyone is freaking out like it's the white death. Work is offering hotel rooms so that people will be in to open at 8am tomorrow. We're supposed to get maybe 5 inches over the course of late last night to tomorrow morning. NBD. Possibly flameful, I'm considering getting one and enjoying a night to myself.
I went to yoga last night and am amazed at how much better my body feels. I'm going to try to make it a weekly thing. I'd rather go to prenatal yoga but my gym doesn't offer it and we pay too much for the gym to justify additional classes in a regular studio. =(
Feel free to add yours.
Re: Tuesday Randoms
i think you should lobby for a food voucher if you stay at the hotel.
I hit my snooze every five minutes from 6:20-7:30 today. Of course I didn't get any quality sleep in that time but I just could nooooooooooooooooooot get up.
I read earlier that Westboro Baptist Crazies are going to boycott the funeral of the little girl who was killed in Tuscon. I want to kick them all in their nuts so hard.
Idiots in giant SUVs who can get going faster in the snow than my little clown car can't necessarily slow down faster in the snow. When will they all realize this? GET OFF MY BUMPER A-HOLES.
It's a goal of mine to have something posted on the Postsecret website...I have to send in a secret first though.
I don't sneeze in public. Ever.
(edited a bunch of time because I can't proof read...)
Kizdoodle, what do you do if you have to sneeze? Just hold it in until it goes away. I hate sneezing in public because I can never sneeze just once. Always 3 in a row and there is always some guy near by that has to say bless you and then say "WOW! Bless you." F-off and let me sneeze in peace.
Thursday is our first appt. with the Fertility Specialist. I have been imagining all the embarassing things Tony is going to say. He says the strangest things when he gets nervous. It's so odd. I know by the time we leave I'm going to wish I had taped his mouth shut or something.
Ok, and why does my house keeper sigh and grunt the entire time she cleans my house? And should I tell her the dishes she is taking out of the dish washer now are dirty? And should I tell her that 8 am is too early and I can't have that happen anymore?
I have a big black and blue bruise on my inner thigh above my knee and have no idea what caused it. And I don't bruise easily. I slipped on the stairs and stabbed my ass with the corner of a step and didn't have a single mark from that (but it hurt like hell for a week). I think my husband is abusing me in my sleep.
I'm pretty sure I told you guys this already, but the H and I are getting a cat. Neither of us is thrilled with the idea. But the ILs have been trying to find a home for their cat (who is 8 or so) with no luck. The person fostering her wanted her out months ago. So instead of taking her to a shelter where who knows what her chances are, we said we'd take her in. I'm sure it'll be fine, but the idea of dealing with a litter box and figuring out where to put it and the cat food that Maggie can't get to it sucks.
I'm super tired today and hella sore from putting a second coat of paint on my dining room.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I'm doing a webinar at work right now. I left my headphones at home, and I'm too squicked out to borrow anyone elses. So, I have closed captioning turned on.
I have no idea what the guy was trying to say, but the word "threesome" just came up. I guffawed a little in my cube.
ETA: It appears he said "three or so"
I'm irrationally annoyed with everything today especially the 5 or so inches of snow that have fallen since last night.
My H is going to be out of town for the weekend and I'm actually really looking forward to it.
I am currently fostering a fibroid that I call Jorge.
Ha! Do you plan to foster to adopt or is this just a short-term situation?
I am doing IVF at the end of January/beginning of February. We decided to use my decrepit eggs (TM Mulva) and opt to do some genetic testing before the embryos are transferred. I can't beleive how much money I am going to pay for a procedure that overall has a success rate of about 50%. I am a very reluctant participant in all of this, but am actually hopeful about my outcome.
11/11/11 = 5 years. Woah!
I either blow my nose or, this sounds weird, rub my eyebrows. That somehow makes it stop.
This all began in college when I was in a building with a very tall open echo-y atrium. I had to sneeze but it only half came out in a very weird "woof" type sound. That was loud. It echoed all the way up the atrium and was very embarrassing. Now I can't sneeze in public. I wish I could have a dainty sneeze :-(
Its a wait and see situation. I'm hoping he may go away on his own, but if he doesn't and he continues to grow they'll probably evict him. I had surgery for one about 2 years ago and I'd prefer to not go through that again if I don't have to.
I live in fear of the fibroid. EVERY woman on my mom's side has had them and they all had hysterectomies in their early to mid thirties due to it. I've been lucky and haven't had any yet.
I hope Jorge packs up and moves out on his own. Maybe you should start charging him rent to see if he takes the hint.
There's really no history of them on either side of my family, so I guess I'm just lucky. I only wish I could get rent out of him!
I'm sorry you're all full of old, decrepit eggs.
lisa -- that's exciting news! This board has had good luck with IVF thus far, so maybe that good mojo will work its way onto you. Just be advised that we've already had twins twice, so it's been done. You're going to need to provide us 3 or more babies from this procedure.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Good luck Lisa and Mulva. I believe you're both younger than I am, and my eggs weren't too old!
Speaking of twins, we haven't heard from Martin and Charlotte's mom in a while. I hope they're not running her ragged.
ETA: good luck dawg, too.
Girl, don't test me. One is enough. DO YOU HEAR ME!?
11/11/11 = 5 years. Woah!
Stakes are high, lis. We've had twins. Now it's time for trips.
Speaking of twins, wonder how Bermuda is doing?
I like a snow day. The kids and I are still in our jammies, though that's not unusual for the days I don't work. Why get them out of their warm footie jams if we aren't going anywhere.Soon I'm going to get off my duff and make some rice to use in fried rice later this week.
My what an exciting life I lead.
I'll just have to have a fuggo baby since that clearly has never been done on this board.
11/11/11 = 5 years. Woah!
Good Luck, Lisa. We will most likely be going straight to IVF but I can't do it due to work travel until April.
And the Specialist office just called me to tell me they have to cancel our appt on Thursday. Um no, my husband had to give two week notice at work to get time off for this and I travel for the next 3 weeks for work. So they are calling me back in 2 hours to let me know if they can "squeeze" me in. We've had this appt. for three weeks and are taking vacation days to go. I hate humans today!
That's lame. What reason did they give for cancelling? I hope you get it worked out. Best of luck to you.
11/11/11 = 5 years. Woah!
Something about a surgery. I have empathy but common, no back up plan?
Edit: They just called back and we can keep our appt. YAY!