And cereally- (eta: or not. It takes me too long to get my words out)

When I said "gives me pause," I didn't mean in a bad way. It's just strange seeing the name here. I don't know why. We talk about religion and stuff all the time.

It's like when this guy whose family is big into real estate here and big name around here (they're sort of a Ewing/Trump hybrid) was hanging out at the bar a lot. I never really read the business section of the paper, so I didn't see the name out of a personal context, and then one day in my college econ class, there was a discussion about them.

It's just a strange feeling.

Yeah, the FedEx website, crackerjack piece of the Internets that it is, doesn't even list my closest Kinko's.

I know, I know, you're going to suggest I call that Kinko's. But really, that Kinko's has only street parking, as it's in the middle of the University area, and I'd rather just drive to Mystery Location Where There May Or May Not Be A FedEx. Bah.

Parking is a good reason to choose teh Mystery Location. I hope there's a FedEx there when you find it.

My parents went looking for a auto shop that they found in the yellow pages and looked up the addresss on mapquest and when they got tere it was an empty lot. Luckily, someone in a nearby business took pity on them as they stared at the lot bemusedly and told them where the shop was.

But really, that Kinko's has only street parking, as it's in the middle of the University area,

Are there classes today?

Parking is a good reason to choose teh Mystery Location. I hope there's a FedEx there when you find it.

Even if there's just some dude smoking weed in the parking lot, maybe I can pay him to take the package to Virginia.

But really, that Kinko's has only street parking, as it's in the middle of the University area,

Are there classes today?

Fuck if I know. The problem with this Kinko's location is that it's in the midst of a bunch of tattoo places, record stores, and food places, so even if classes weren't in, all the punks/disaffected youth/gangs hang out there anyway, and they always seem to snag the good parking.

Okay. I'm going to head out and see if the Website lied to me.

What about Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning and Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed ?

The sequel is okay, but not as good as the original. It's worth seeing because it continues the story and is still a nice bit o' horror. I don't know how the third one is.

We did a surprise mini-ultrasound at the doctor just now and I got to see my little embryo wiggling around. I'm so excited.

That's so cool. It's really fun to see a baby moving around, but the ultrasound that made me cry was a 7 weeks when all I could see was a little flash on the screen.

Does this mean a TiVo DVR won't work for you, or just that you can't get it through your cable company?

TiVo would work for us, but you have to pay for the box. Since I'm trying to save money, that's not going to work (for now).

Hiveminded pregnancy question - A while back, someone (Plei, I think) posted about a pubic bone separation thing common in pregnancy. I walked about 1.5 hours on Saturday (never a big deal before) but ever since then, I feel a sort of uncomfortableness, patircularly when I walk, that seems so fit the description, but I can't find it in any pf my pregnancy books.

Nonian, the pubic symphysis doesn't usually separate completely, but all the joints of the pelvis loosen considerably during pregnancy--that's probably what you're feeling. How many weeks are you now?

How many weeks are you now?

I'm 24 weeks now. The discussion here was the only time I've heard of that particular pregnancy-related issue and I'm just trying to figure out what's going on. Now that I know what it's called, I think I can do a bit more digging for information.

Yeah, by 24 weeks the pelvic joints are definitely getting loose. If your public symphysis had separated completely, you'd be in agony right now, so I really really doubt that's what happened (details of a bad thing whitefonted here in case people don't want to read it: I had a patient once whose symphysis separated completely during delivery, and she stayed admitted into the hospital for more than a week, much of the time on a morphine drip. Thankfully, the total separation of the symphysis is very uncommon).

That said, many women say that the loosening of the joints in general can be uncomfortable. It's totally normal and actually very helpful come delivery time.