I totally understand.
Home Stretch Shout Out August 29, 2006
In honor of it almost being 4:00, which means it’s almost 5:00, which means it’s almost time for me to get out of work….
Here’s my official shout out to all those great lurker friends who have recently commented on my blog: Kathy, Heidi, Rondi, and Vicki (who I have now officially erased from my lurker list) – I love you all and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy to know that you are reading.
Did you know that someone happened upon my blog by searching for the term, “Deerpark Funland?” Thanks Brett, for bringing obscure traffic to my little space here on the information superhighway.
And do you know who named the Double Dribble Donut at Quality Dairy? I do 
HSG today August 28, 2006
I’m not really looking forward to this HSG today. I wasn’t looking forward to it yesterday either. Basically it’s an x-ray of my reproductive organs. From what I’ve read and from what the doctor tells me, it’s not a pleasant procedure. I won’t give the details here, you’ll have to google it yourself. It’s just more poking and prodding and I’m rather tired of it. Ugh.
*Update*
Wow. I am so glad that is over. It was so much worse than I thought it would be. Even though I read about the procedure in detail beforehand, I was not prepared for that experience. I was expecting uncomfortable, not painful. When they injected the dye, my entire body tensed up, I closed my eyes, squeezed Mike’s hand, and began to hyperventilate. Of course, I didn’t realize I was hyperventilating until afterwards when the doctor told me I needed to stop hyperventilating. I hadn’t realized I would need to utilize a breathing technique for this one. But the good news is that everything is open and normal, so we’ll be scheduling an IUI soon. Mike took me out for lunch afterwards and I’m not expected back at work today, so all in all it hasn’t been too terrible of a Monday.
Nylons and Bandits August 25, 2006
So no one guessed the answer to the movie quote, “I love all pony songs,” unless you count Kari playing 20 questions with me on IM. She figured out the movie in 3 or 4 questions, but it took her a few minutes before she could think of the title. It’s BANDITS! Great movie. Come over and watch it with me. It’s stinkin’ hilarious.
Now for some cheesy, nostalgic song lyrics from 1987 (sing along if you recognize them):
Calling all dreamers, and optimistic fools.
Don’t let go of your dream, make it now, make it all come true
If you believe in a brighter day
I know we can find our way
To this island, in a starry ocean
Poetry in motion, this island earth
Spinnin’ like a dancer, gravity is the answer
Rendezvous in the blue, this island earth
Or how about this one (this one oozes like Velveeta):
I’ll always remember the night that we met. Was it May or September? Somehow I forget. We were taken surprise by the moon on the rise and the stars in the skies matched the stars in our eyes and then… Oh, what a feeling, taking our breath away…
It’s what they call magic, the stuff dreams are made of. It’s comic and tragic. It’s heartbreak and true love. The world keeps on spinning. It spins like a wheel. Young hearts are burning, yearning to feel the magic. Feel the magic. Woah, oh, oh. Ooh ooh ooh.
From New York to London, from Tokyo to Rome, some things never change whereever you call home. The heart speaks a language the ear cannot hear but to body and soul the message is clear. It says dance to your heartbeat. Fly on the wings of love!
This whole Nylons album is so totally 80’s. Sadly, I know all the lyrics by heart. Even though it’s beyond cheesy, it’s still crazy fun to sing along too.
Vicki August 24, 2006
Vicki and I made a deal that she would come over and keep me company while I clean my house and I would later do the same for her. I am loving this idea. When Tracy lived in town she used to come over and we would get to chatting and I would just start cleaning. She loved that I didn’t expect her to help, and I loved that I had someone to distract me from the torture of cleaning. So I pitched the idea to Vicki and she loved it! Who knows, maybe this will become a regular thing. I read a book once about pioneer women back in the day and all they did was work. Clean, cook… cook, clean, fight off coyotes. Ugh. I bet the only way they survived it is by adding some social interaction. Because you do need that social interaction, even if you’re an introvert. I think it’s kind of like killing two birds with one stone (though I am really not an advocate of killing birds, ever).
The other interesting thing I have been meaning to post also involves Vicki (see, there was some logic to the title). I visited her new house last week and discovered that we have very similar taste in housewares. I spotted several things in her home that are identical to items in mine. Here’s the list:
- Red kettle
- Utensil holder
- Spoon rest
- Bread box
- Television
- TV remote
We even have the same fashion sense. I was looking at a picture of Vicki and I commented that she looked like me from far away (long brown hair, glasses, etc) and I noticed the skirt she was wearing in the picture looked strangely familiar. Yup. We have identical skirts. Now Vicki, is it really that we have similar taste, or are you just trying to be like me?
Girdles – Just Say No August 23, 2006
I’ve been having this weird sensation in my legs and feet. It feels as if they had fallen asleep and are just waking up. It started a week and a half ago and it has been constant ever since. I had an appointment already set up with my rheumatologist so I thought if it hadn’t gone away by then I would just ask her. She was stumped at first, but as I described in detail the events leading up to the onset of symptoms, she had a light bulb moment. The new spandex thigh and tummy slimmer I wore under my fabulous dress at the wedding two Saturdays ago? I’ve been prescribed to never wear it again. Here is the medical explanation she gave to me:
“Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Thigh. Meralgia paresthetica is an entrapment neuropathy resulting from compression of this nerve as it passes under the inguinal ligament. Although the cause often remains unexplained, obese persons wearing tight girdles, individuals with gun belts, and those with pendulous abdomens are especially prone to develop numbness or burning sensations over the lateral thigh. Sometimes prolonged standing or walking provokes such symptoms. Weight reduction may help, and in many cases the condition subsides spontaneously. Surgical decompression is rarely necessary.”
So there you have it, ladies! Just say no to girdles… they may be hazardous to your health! My only question is: what’s a pendulous abdomen?
Mid-day pop quiz August 22, 2006
XM: Kasey Chambers – “Pony”
Mood: silly
What movie is this quote from?
“I love that song! I love all pony songs.”
Have a cup of coffee August 22, 2006
From Dan Miller’s 48 Days Newsletter:
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, and some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
“Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it’s just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups, and then began eyeing each other’s cups.
“Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.”
God brews the coffee, not the cups . . Enjoy your coffee.
Source Unknown ¯ forwarded by Susan Powers
Be aware that your life is much more than your job. If your job defines you and controls you, you’re very vulnerable to changing circumstances. Jobs will come and go, but that should never change who you are as a person. Make sure you are making deposits of success in your life apart from your job.
Apology August 21, 2006
Sorry, Blog. We’ve been so busy at work I haven’t had any time to play 
I have not forgotten you. We will meet again soon.
