and truly loathe the term "partial birth," as it is a bullshit made-up wedge phrase that is so utterly non-descriptive it can actually be applied to all abortions if you try.

Yeah. It's not a medical term, but a political sound-bite. Sucks that the religious right has succeeded in getting most media people to use it.

There's got to be a story there, what with the "losing" stockings.

hahaha yeah...too sordid and not really worth losing those stockings (Spanx, so not cheap!) for. But it did help strengthen my resolve not to drink for the first three months of the year!

Nordstroms has failed me. The only spanx they have are maternity and wtf? footless. What's the point of footless tights?!

My gelato place did not fail me, though. And neither did the H & M where I got two very cute skirts--one black & white gingham and one white lined eyelet (but, I think, sophisticated-ish not cutesy).

I am having a Take 5 bar and a Diet Coke for lunch.

I'm also eating it in the library.

Ssssshhhh....

Blah. I am blah. Everything is blah. Blaaaaaaah.

I had annoyance with a side of urgency and a dollop of busy for lunch. Finished it off with a soupcon of impatience.

Wait, that was the midafternoon snack.

I'm also eating it in the library.

SINNER!

I'm fed and watered and clean and I still feel dodgy. And one of the people I emailed to say I'd re-evaluate at lunchtime told me to stay home.

As I am weak-willed and easily swayed by peer pressure, back to sleep it is.

I have no library books at all. Just my schoolwork and the computer.

MARIA!! I just saw your call and I'm at the library. I will call you ASAP.

Yeah. It's not a medical term, but a political sound-bite. Sucks that the religious right has succeeded in getting most media people to use it.

NPR is using "a certain abortion procedure that opponents call 'partial birth' abortion." Yeah. Because they don't want to have to distinguish between D&E and D&X.