I just found Make The Commitment which is a Merck site that donates $1 to the Cancer Research Prevention and Foundation for every free bracelet kit you order. It's all about HPV awareness.

Okay, hauling vaguely migrainey ass off to krav. Hope this works out.

I just realized my brother's qualifying exams are tomorrow. Eep. I think it's basically a presentation of his dissertation proposal, plus some brain picking. I think he'll do just fine, but eep. Then, on friday, it's the hopefully-gender-find-out ultrasound. Big week for them! (My SIL tried to bribe her OB with cookies for an early ultrasound. He laughed.)

My brother's kinda hoping for another boy, because the idea of a girl scares him. Whatever! SIL really really wants a girl. Me? I'm just kinda thrilled I get another niecphew, but it's be neat for them to have one of each. Plus, endless hours of taunting my brother.

I now want your brother to have a girl.

Heh. So you totally get it!

I think a lot of his fear is that he and D totally get each other and he sees himself in D and there's this fear that if it is a girl, that's going to be harder. Because girl=different! Which is total BS because growing up, me & dad were such the evil team of interests and plotting. J and dad have always had a harder time relating and they are so alike but neither can see it. At the same time, I'm probably more like my mom in some ways,yet ours was an easy relationship. It's all about personality and the thing is? Each kid has its own unique relationship with the parent.

Remind me to never, ever , ever buy a car from Donahoo Motors. Their ads are so fricking awful.

When I leave work angry every night because the administrivia seems to be swallowing the science, it's really time to look for another job.

Aw, sweetie. I'm sorry. I'm glad you have their backs, but I'm sorry it's such a battle. See it everyday, think it is so stupid.

Allyson, so sorry about the evil job. ita, so sorry about the evil migraine. Kalshane, YAY new job.

I'm caught up in Natter! That made me smile. Also the fact that it's National Pie Day, which clearly means I should go to the Cocos down the street and have pie.

Then, on friday, it's the hopefully-gender-find-out ultrasound.

Squee! My baby spoilers are on Thursday.

I don't really have a gender preference, but growing up in a family where the 3 oldest are all girls, having my first be a boy would just be weird. Baby boys are what you have when you already have enough girls!

Unrelatedly, why is Gilmore Girls sucking? The only storyline I like right now is Lane and Zach, and her GIANT FAKE PREGNANCY BELLY is really interfering with my ability to pay attention to it.

I had no pie, but I did have a brownie with ice cream on top. I shall declare it a successful Pie Day celebration.