Yay, book. Yay, marathon

As some of you know, I had a scare a couple of days ago which turned out just to be a bleeding cervical polyp which was duly removed.  I’m feeling fine–just a little glum about having to cancel my trip to California this weekend.  Fat, pregnant, glum–very attractive. 
But very relieved to still be pregnant given [...]

Bits and pieces

The other day on the subway I was watching in fascination as a grown man picked his ear. Was the wax brown? Was it red? After picking for a while, the guy examined his fingernail as if to check for gold bouillon. Maybe it looked like food…because he began chewing and licking that finger nail. [...]

Not Strychnine, but too close for comfort

I rushed home early on Friday in anticipation of the arrival of my new appliance—the beautiful, albeit small, washer/dryer combination.
The delivery arrived in the early part of the timeframe.  I had confirmed in advance that the men would be ready and able to move my refrigerator across the room. I was there with the broom [...]

Revisionist

from http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/10/14/Stalin_s_Grandson_Loses_Defamation_Claim.htm
A court in Moscow on Tuesday refused to grant Josef Stalin’s grandson the $340,000 he demanded in a defamation lawsuit against Novaya Gazeta newspaper. Yevgeny Dzugashvili claimed the Gazeta had hurt his family’s reputation by calling his grandfather a “bloodthirsty cannibal.”
This looks like a great start to a Harold and Kumar (or Bill and [...]

Instant classic

I think dr phil is an abomination. But I am so glad that TV turned on to that channel as I was getting ready to watch an ER rerun.  Dr. P apparently sent a guy in to a bar to pretend he’s married to see how many chicks would fall for him.  Some did indeed [...]

Yo me llamo

Last night the Pilates instructor asked me to remind her of my name.  She’s a lovely Japanese woman who has a lot of difficulty with English pronunciation.  So when I told her my name, she winced a little.  “Is there another name I could call you,” she asked sounding hopeful and a little apologetic. 
I said, [...]

Appliance love

My neighbor was away for over a month.  I had told her that I would be buying a ventless washer/dryer combination in preparation for the arrival of Baby x.  She took it in stride, which was a relief because she’s technically the super (or a super). 
On Friday, I told her that the plumber would be [...]

Singular sensation

I have two pregnancy related potential sagas going on today—the work/time off saga and the childbirth class dilemma.
At work, I spoke with my boss about the rule that prevents those of us who aren’t at least 80% gr@nt funded (I’m at 68%) from carrying 0ver the time off we accrue in 2009 to 2010.  If [...]

Gasoline

Crazy people came to my neighborhood over the weekend with their God Hates Fags/God Hates Jews signs.  Apparently they were scheduled to go to St Patrick’s because God also “hates pedophiles.”
There is a great account of the events here.  I love the photo of the ugly dog with the sign.
I was upset in advance about [...]