It's All in the Follow Through

Bright lights glared off stainless steel and ceramic tiles, making it hard to see things happening around me. But I could feel them. After 13 hours of labor, rubbery hands smoothed cleanser on my belly to finish shaving it. It might have been 80 º in the operating room, but my beached-whale body shivered at the exposure. Deliriously, I wondered as they pulled crosspieces out from the table to strap my arms to if this was what being crucified felt like? I voiced my thoughts out loud, “There is no joy in Mudville, tonight; the Mighty Casey has struck out.”

Um...say one had a cousin that just published her first novel and one wanted to sort of pimp it to other writers, would it be considered gauche to post the Amazon link to one's cousin's book in here?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeouch, Sail.

Aimee, hell no. Or you could do it in Beep Me - Betsy just did.

Well, maybe not if you use the affiliate link, Aimée.

True, I didn't think of that.

And Sail - get out of my head.

That's great, Sail. Also, I just noticed your tag. Heh.

would it be considered gauche to post the Amazon link to one's cousin's book in here?

I wouldn't mind.

First births are by definition, a learning experience. I fully expected to be put through a lot of gross stuff, but a caesarian section my first time out? I felt like a massive failure even though there was nothing I could have done to prevent it. These people were so kind and helpful, I just wanted to lighten the sense of urgency a little, so even all doped up, I had to be the class clown.

I felt the exact same way. I pushed for an hour and a half and had no clue what they meant by "Plan B" unitl the nurse called in the c-section to the OR. I freaked out and starting crying. I felt like I had done everything wrong. Turned out, Em just positioned her head wrong so it's all her fault and I can use this later as leverage.

Well, maybe not if you use the affiliate link, Aimé.

points at lack of second "e". hee hee hee

Which affiliate link?