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| Friday, June 26th, 2009 | | 3:14 pm |
Me-mail
is what you send someone to let them know you want more virtual attention. In other news, I made three pies from scratch today - apple, strawberry rhubarb, and (for the first time ever) peach. I am looking forward to trying them tomorrow. | | Friday, June 19th, 2009 | | 1:49 pm |
Unbelievable
Chow Yun doesn't act very catlike often, but when she does, MAN she does a good job. There I was making enchiladas from scratch when she approaches my feet for attention, mews a couple times, then pukes in the middle of the kitchen floor - talk about taking away my appetite! | | 6:59 am |
| | Friday, June 12th, 2009 | | 9:14 am |
Childishness
I take WAY too much glee in being a brat. Yesterday I received a compliment that I have received before and usually I just say thank you. Yesterday I was feeling mischievous, and I knew the complimenter well. She said, "Wow! Your face doesn't look pregnant at all!" I replied, "Well, that's not where I am carrying the baby."
I am still giggling at myself. | | Friday, May 22nd, 2009 | | 11:17 am |
Initials
Why do most people who have initials for names have a J as one of the initials? I have known AJ, BJ, CJ, DJ, JJ, LJ, OJ (if you count the football player. I haven't known anyone personally), PJ, RJ, TJ, JD, JR, and JT. | | Saturday, May 16th, 2009 | | 3:55 pm |
| | Thursday, May 14th, 2009 | | 11:47 am |
Consequences
It really bugs me when there aren't consequences for my actions. Early in my pregnancy, I ran a red light (actually, I was turning left and when the light turned green, I went to turn even though there were people coming straight at me. They had to stop while I got out of their way and went straight instead of turning). I was really mad at myself and felt like there should be some punishment for not paying better attention to my driving. If I am late to work because I was goofing off too long at home or slept in, I want someone to comment that they noticed I was late to work and disapprove. I am pretty good at policing myself so I don't know why I have this desire. I certainly don't care if other people are a little late for work and wouldn't say anything to them so why should I expect them to say anything to me? I am judgmental of other drivers, but I call them names in my head or make up sad stories for them then forget about it. On the other hand, I don't expect rewards for good behavior. I don't understand me. | | Thursday, May 7th, 2009 | | 2:42 pm |
Simple joys
I slow danced with my husband last night. It amazes me how much quality of life depends on the little things. Getting one "aha!" moment from one student can make my entire day. Several days ago, Mike Murphy made me laugh so hard I thought I might pass out. We were playing Catchphrase and his phrase was "high and mighty." It was not a comedy routine all planned out and perfectly executed, but it was hilarious to me, and it felt great to laugh with my whole body. In a class I am taking, I was the model for an exercise because I was doing it so well. | | Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | | 7:17 pm |
The giggles
My post to littleschempp this morning has had me giggling all day long. Snorglefort Billboard Schempp is the funniest name ever! Edit: Ian came up with Snorglefort Taxbreak Schempp. I love it! | | 9:16 am |
Presents and secrets
I found the perfect birthday present for Ian! Due to lack of practice in childhood, I am terrible at waiting until a holiday to give someone a present, but I am determined to keep this a secret for the next two months. Here is the trick for me when it comes to secrets: I need one other person to know. If no one else knows, I feel like that secret is bad and damaging to me, regardless of what I am keeping secret. I have chosen that person and told them (for lack of a single non-gendered human pronoun). I feel confident that I can now keep my secret (although I still want to tell Ian because I tell him EVERYTHING). I am not a secretive person by nature (high school held too many secrets for me and I am glad to be rid of them,) and being pregnant was difficult for me in this respect. For a couple days, Ian and I knew but no one else knew. For several weeks after that family (and anyone who needed to know for health reason) knew, but we hadn't told anyone else. This was in case of miscarriage. The first trimester is scary so, although I wanted to shout it from the rooftop starting as soon as I found out, I tried to keep quiet. Now, Ian and I are discussing names. We have a few front runners and I am enjoying sharing this secret with him. There aren't many pieces of information that we keep just between the two of us, and this makes me feel really close to him. I look forward to announcing a name when littleschempp is born, but I like the idea of having this bond between us until then. I don't have that with many people. In ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) littleschempp, I discuss other reasons for keeping our name choices just between us. | | Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | | 8:41 am |
Sunny days, sweeping the clouds away
Is it just my imagination, or has every person in Seattle been in a good mood the past two days of sun? Traffic has not improved or worsened, but everyone seems happy. | | Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 | | 5:59 pm |
| | Monday, March 2nd, 2009 | | 7:04 pm |
Another fun weekend
I started my weekend out by attending a lovely wedding reception Friday night. Saturday, I worked around the house in the morning, then, in the afternoon, a friend came over to watch a movie (Ghost Town which I thought was quite entertaining and amusing) and go out for Thai food. Saturday evening I went to Jane Eyre at the Seattle Musical Theater with the beautiful muppetaphrodite. Sunday I did the grocery shopping which, of course, requires stopping at multiple stores then went to my aunt's house to have pot roast with her family, my grandma, another aunt, and Ian. It was very fulfilling. | | Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 | | 8:37 pm |
| | Saturday, February 21st, 2009 | | 3:39 pm |
Life
I have had a fun few days. I was a video production teacher at Odle Middle School this week. I am really taken with the people at that school. Thursday, Ian convinced me to go to a book reading for him. Eugene Mirman was at UW bookstore signing books after a short presentation. It was fine, but I was really tired so Ian owes me one for sacrificing an evening of sleep, sitting through a powerpoint presentation, and waiting in line to get a book signed for him. After the signing, I went to the theater where Ian was performing. It was fun to hang out with some out-of-town improvisers as well as some Seattle favorites. Strangely, all I wanted to talk about was kids and the fact that I was pregnant. I said I was tired. I have not been sleeping well at all, in part because Ian has been a little sick so just as I am about to doze off, he coughs which awakens me. Also, my ears are plugged for no particular reason which makes my head buzz when I lie down. After work on Friday, I made cornbread in anticipation of my book club meeting. It was wonderful - great conversation, great food, great people, and an overall fun time! I went to sleep before Ian arrived home from his SFIT activities. He claims that when he came to bed and coughed, I said, "You know, if you cough one more time, I am going to put both my feet in the middle of your back and push you out of bed." I assume he is telling the truth since I felt very guilty to find him sleeping on the couch at 4 this morning. On the other hand, I slept great last night. = ) Today I went out to lunch with a friend at a little Italian place near my house. Overall, good weekend. | | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | | 9:45 pm |
babies
I know a couple people who had babies last month. I have friends or workmates due in March, April, May, June, July (like me), August, and just today my best friend of 21 years tells me she is due in September. So...my questions are: Who do I know who had or is having a baby this month, and who should I expect to have a baby in October, November, and December? I am pretty sure I have enough friends to cover an entire calendar year but some of you all need to get busy. = ) (Don't worry, blergeatkitty, I am not looking at you. The status of your uterus is none of my business.) Seriously, it is starting to freak me out how many playmates littleschempp will have. | | Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 | | 8:39 pm |
typo jokes
I misspelled a word today that led to a joke in my head that made me laugh far longer than the joke warranted. It is particularly appropriate given my live journal name. Here it is: What do you call a rodent who refuses to sign the letters he writes? Anonymouse | | Sunday, January 18th, 2009 | | 4:53 pm |
Pregnancy journal
One of the reasons I have not been posting here is that I have been posting at littleschempp. I think I will continue in that vein so I have a convenient way to track information about my pregnancy. If you are interested, the posts are public. If you aren't interested, you can keep me on your friends page without fear of sudden TMI or boredom over a topic that simply doesn't appeal to you. I will continue to post work, life, and other non-pregnancy related topics here. | | Friday, January 16th, 2009 | | 1:37 pm |
| | Friday, January 9th, 2009 | | 2:49 pm |
Now that is weird
I received an e-mail from my body today. It just had an attachment. What do you think it could mean?  |
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