Benchmark of Nothing

I have my own internets back. let the pR0n-fest commence!

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an old friend sent me this to cheer me up... I can't really bear to listen to the whole thing, though it is very very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z18Xmw71A4E

why?

I think I have to move up to a double D already. He's not even half-way cooked yet.

...

I'm hungry.

There seems to be shockingly little available to CT residents in terms of alternatives to giving birth screaming in a hospital bed. At least on this half of the state. No water births, no non-hospital setting birthing centers. Not that insurance would cover such a thing. No hypnobirth classes... The two nearest hospitals are almost identical in services. Neither of them have a tub in the whole ward. I couldn't even labor in the water, never mind deliver. Unless I want to sit in the shower for 36 hours which misses at least half the point of a water birth. I think I'm too chicken to do it at home. For one I don't think I could cut the cord ;P. Wonder how much it costs to get a midwife to come out...

Busy busy readying the house for baby, lots of work to do so not much time for putzing on the intertubes.
Saw Star Trek tonight, finally. It was good. (spoilers, beware)
my few thoughts:
there were parts that were rushed like the stuff with Leonard Nimoy.
Karl Urban does not do it for me as McCoy. Nor did Ben Cross do it for me as Sarek. In fact...he didn't seem to even be written like Sarek. If you don't remember Ben Cross from Dark Shadows you're not missing anything except a show so bad it was good. Why is Sarek British? Pegg pulled off an accent that isn't his own, why couldn't Cross and Urban?
"I want a dragon. How can we put a dragon in this movie? Work on it and get back to me."
The stupid alien creature with Scotty, his purpose was what now? Jar-Jar Binks standin? Pegg doesn't need help being funny. Was this creature a reference to TOS that I missed? I haven't seen every ep....s'pose it's possible. will keep my mind open on it as long as I can.
I resisted both pine and quinto, but they won me over.
I am eternally relieved that the "surprise romance" was NOT kirk and Uhura. That would have made me mad.
The got all the easy points though. Fit all the tag lines in, explained the AU plausibly and without dillydallying on the time paradox, irony, check, funny, check, modernized but not too much, check. Extra credit for originality in the Uhura/Spock thing, the nods to TOS with Sulu's fencing, etc.
Hoping number 2 will be at least as good, and maybe better since there IS room for improvement.

A conservative and a liberal walk into a bar. The bartender says "You can have a beer in a blue glass or a red glass. They're exactly the same, but you fucking idiots will swear one is better than the other. What, the world doesn't put you into a box often enough; you have to willingly put yourself in a box too? Damn it! Why do I keep serving symbolism!"

OMG cleaned so much today friggin pooped

I went out for a walk tonight at sunset. Didn't go far, feeling kinda craptastic. On my way back I was almost within sight of my house, passing some of the "nicer" houses on my street, you know, the ones with lawns, when I heard a bustle in the hedgerow. Thinking, naturally that it must be a spring clean for the may queen, or a cat, there are plenty of those on my street even if they barely have a yard to poop in, I proceeded. passing said hedge row I came face to face, two feet away, close enough I could look into his beady little eyes, with a skunk.
Some creative swearing and a dash across the street later, the little guy was waddling away peacefully, but damn.
lol

Its the Very Secret Diaries of Lost.
(But not written in correct Bridgette Jones style. V. sad.)

http://www.cracked.com/blog/if-the-characters-on-lost-told-the-truth/

So everybody took the news well. Mike is happy, and to those of you who were worried, we've seen no further evidence of shenanigans on his part. He's taking an interest and already being a good dad. My mom cried and carried on for 17 min on the phone, called everyone she knew and showed the ultrasound around at school. Friends are all quite happy, even heard from one friend that I haven't in a year and a half, a simple congrats and well wishes. That was nice. Nice to know he still cares enough to poke his head in once in a while even if our friendship kinda crumbled. My employers are behind us and willing to do anything they can to rearrange our schedules after the baby is born to let us both stay employed, which is awesome of them. Nice to be appreciated. First ultrasound looks good, got another appt at the end of the month for a ton more blood work, another ultrasound in July to check for abnormalities b/c of my mother's first child dying of a heart problem at 5 weeks. So....yeah. Status: excellent.
Oh except I get the hiccups like 2,672 times a day. Whats up with that?

Dear Friends and Family,


I hope that this letter finds you and your loved ones doing well.

As many of you know, I am an event coordinator for the Connecticut chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In my year and a half of being part of this foundation, I have met some extraordinary and inspiring families suffering from cystic fibrosis. For the second year now, I am participating in our Great Strides walk-a-thon to help raise money to fund the research so vital to these families affected by CF. I am walking on May 17th in Danbury, CT as a member of Team CF Busters, and I have a goal of raising $1,000.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with cystic fibrosis, CF is a fatal, genetic disease affecting over 30,000 Americans. It is the highest genetic killer of children in the U.S. The faulty CF gene causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that affects mainly the respiratory and digestive systems, but also causes damage to the kidneys and liver. CF is what we call an “orphan disease”, meaning that CF research does not receive any federal funding. All of the money needed to fund this research is raised by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through our events, such as Great Strides. In 1955, when the foundation was first started, the average life expectancy for a CF patient was only 4 years old. Today, because of the money raised by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the average life expectancy has risen to 37.4 years. It is because of the generous support of our donors and volunteers that we have been able to develop life-changing research for our CF patients.

For the first time in Foundation history, we are having to cut back on our research. This comes at an imperative time for the Foundation, as researchers have been able to identify the CF gene, isolate it, and reverse the symptoms of cystic fibrosis. Now, more than ever, we need to put all of our effort and energy into this research, in hopes that we can make CF stand for Cure Found.

Before I started working for the CF Foundation, I didn’t know anything about cystic fibrosis. I have been inspired by so many people since my journey with the CF Foundation began, from a 12 year-old CF patient climbing Mt. Washington, to a CF patient able to blow out the birthday candles on her 25th birthday after receiving a double lung transplant, and those patients who have left a legacy of hope and inspiration after succumbing to CF. I have met so many wonderful families, many who remind me of my own, who are anxiously awaiting the day when their son or daughter, niece, nephew, cousin, or friend is free from this disease. I am committed and passionate about helping them realize this dream.

It is because of these wonderful families, inspiring patients, and dedicated volunteers that I am determined to do my part in the fight against CF. It is because I am thankful for my own health and the health of my loved ones that I am committed to help those families less fortunate than my own. Please join me in this fight, and one day, when we find a cure for cystic fibrosis, as I truly believe that we will, we can all say that we were a part of that cure.

This is where I need your help. I understand that times are tough right now, so I am not asking for much. If you are able to donate at all towards my $1,000 goal, any amount is greatly appreciated. If you are not able to donate personally, please consider asking someone who may be able to on my behalf. Consider your neighbors, friends, family, co-workers, employers and employees. Remember, you are not asking for yourself, you are asking for all the children and adults living and dying with cystic fibrosis every day.

Approximately 90 cents of every dollar goes directly towards CF research, so feel comfortable and confident that your money will be used efficiently. In fact, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been rated as one of the top 5 efficient and innovative charity organizations for the past 12 years.

In the words of 12 year-old Courtney, a CF patient, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart and lungs!”




Lots of Love,

Stacy Giacchi

To donate, please visit www.cff.org. On the left hand side of the screen, please choose GREAT STRIDES. Select "find a walker" and enter my name. You can then select "Make a Donation"

I took the NRA handgun safety course today. I can now officially fill out the form to petition the state to allow me to give them my fingerprints, submit to a full background check, after which I will wait 8 weeks and then if they feel like it they might give me a concealed carry license that can be revoked at any time if a police officer can think of a reason to arrest me (bogus or not) at which point I won't get it back for about 2 years or so while they process my request to get my gun and license back.

No I really was this cynical before I took the course.

Is it Vermont or New Hampshire, I forget, that you don't even need a permit to have a gun. And they have an open carry law too if I recall. You can go wherever you want in VT/NH with guns strapped to you while wearing a bikini and it's perfectly legal. But travel a couple hundred miles west into Wisconsin or Illinois and you can't have a handgun at all, period. California is trying the same schtick and the feds are working hard at banning them all the time. It would sure make their jobs easier if they knew we couldn't fight back. *eyes Britian*

So we watched the new 3 parter of Red Dwarf. Very strange. Way better than season 8, though I didn't like how they made up season 9 and 10, I think they could have glossed over the missing time w/o rubbing it in our faces that there was no season 9 and 10. The saddest episodes of RD ever, certainly. Sad because they showed some real emotion and because Chris Barrie and Craig Charles both just look so world-weary. They used to have young bright eyes that showed through their character's weaknesses but now with 20 years behind them their eyes only punctuate Dave and Arnold's failings. They look defeated. I mean yes they're older, it shows, they by no means look bad, but the age really changed the characters. More than ever they needed the studio audience to laugh with them but they skipped that with this series, and it became much darker.

Yes there were plenty of laughs, one of the best bits being at the very beginning of the first episode, but it's not overflowing with them. There was quite a lot of English-only humour, some of which I know I missed out on. Poo-heads.

Sigh. You can't go back I guess. There will never be another Red Dwarf, and there will never be another show quite like it.

We watched Mad Dog and Glory on Hulu. Lot of big people in that movie but I can see why I'd never heard of it before. Its a comedy but only just barely. One of the funniest "sex" scenes I've ever seen, only a few other laughs here and there. DeNiro is so friggin' good. Overall it wasn't a great movie but it had its moments. Prolly made a good book.

Made a big ol' steak smothered in peppers and onions and home made au gratin potatoes for dinner. I've never met another man who likes steak well done besides my husband. Too done for me, but oh well, it was still reasonably good, enough left for fajitas or something tomorrow.

I'm once again in a pit of nonwritingness. See. I can't even come up with a decent metaphor for how much I'm not writing again.

poo.

News Radio. I love that show, dunno why. Jimmy James kills me.
Maybe it's cuz I had a beer with lunch.
ok 2. and one was a sam adams imperial white...
http://www.hulu.com/watch/45046/newsradio-beep-beep#x-0,vepisode,1

I'm on twitter now if anyone cares. It's very sad. My only friends are the geekiest of celebrity Twits. Only one coroboratable real person but he's no fun.

If you're there I'm Dred Pirate AngE or TMFDPA

here I am trying to write, but I'm short on inspiration so I decide to read a little fic instead and all I find is badly written crap. wth.
Google needs to create a bad fic filter for their searches.