I'm all kinds of impressed!

Me too! Also, my throat's all dry and I'm dripping sweat. SO sexy.

Oh, Raquel. I'm so sorry! What...I just...some people, some times. Let the Buffistas be your family with this. We're THRILLED for you, and will be just as thrilled no matter the sex, or anything else. Much love to you, girl. This must be so hard.

I went to school this morning for my 9:30 class. In between classes (my next isn't until 12:30), I stopped by the Honors' lounge to check my e-mail and whatnot. When I opened up to the Internet, the university's website came up. It said that school was closing at 12:30pm, so I don't have any more classes today. I'm actually kind of disappointed. I really want to get this semester started. So, I headed to the bookstore, got Emily and my books and headed home. It's so nice to be home!

The black humor portions of my brain are amused in all the wrong ways.

That's the right and proper reaction, as far as I can tell.

We've tabled discussing baby names until later. Trying to anticipate the various relatives input makes my head hurt.

I have a dumb job related dilemma. I've got this long-term temporary thing going where I'm a secretary. It's very easy and my boss is a nice guy and the pay is okay considering how undemanding the job is. i'll have been doing it for 6 months in a couple of weeks. The thought of doing it for longer than 6 months gives me the heebie-jeebies. Should I just suppress the hell out of that? If I quit, I could probably look forward to series of temporary jobs with similar responsibilities and pay, but some variety.

I want to quit, but it seems impractical.

I want to quit, but it seems impractical.

I've thought of this many times.

I'm never sure why people who don't have to actually raise the child themselves even care about the gender. What sort of plans could they have had that your husband's wilful sperm has now ruined?

If it were me, I'd probably hang with it for a while, if it was OK, and I wasnt' missing any other opportunities by staying. Especially since you'll likely be taking some time off once the baby arrives.

Why mess with a good thing, that's my motto.

That's what I'm thinking, Nora. Just gotta convince the trapped rodent that's trying to take control of my brain.

lisah! That's so cool! Dripping sweat is very sexy on rock stars. It's a known fact.

I'm never sure why people who don't have to actually raise the child themselves even care about the gender. What sort of plans could they have had that your husband's wilful sperm has now ruined?

I don't get it either. Mind you, I'm of the opinion that people should stay the hell out of my business, so I'd be as annoyed if people were telling me stuff like gender or name preferences, than I would for people telling me what kind of wedding they want me to have. Sadly, there is no elopement equivilant for baby-having, so add that to the long list of reasons why I do not want children.

Yes, I am just that misanthropic.

But, Raquel, that seriously sucks. I am always baffled but never surprised by the things that people think it's OK to say to other people.

We're THRILLED for you, and will be just as thrilled no matter the sex, or anything else.

I wanted to say the same thing to Raquel. I don't know you well or anything but your post about the assiness of your family made me cry. I just don't get the people sometimes. I'm excited for you! And hoping everything goes as smoothly as possible and that the perfect name comes to you. (Abernathy, by the way, is one of my BF's last name. She's got a black lab! Why is it your potential black lab name? Too funny.)

Dripping sweat is very sexy on rock stars.

heh. Not so much on tech writers though. Having 2 jobs is hard!