Ultrasound estimates are NOTORIOUS for being unreliable.

Like, routinely off by massive percentages

second this. Ultrasound estimated Iris at > 7lbs. BWHAHAHAHAHAHA.

One more mope and then I'll stop being Eeyore all over the thread. Promise.

I checked my bank balance this morning since my first paycheck with the raise was deposited this morning. The net increase in my pay was $200. Considering that I took on an extra class this year for the sole purpose of making enough extra money to start chipping away at my debt, I'm crushed. An extra $400 a month is great and all, but all it's going to do is to allow me to pay all my bills without going further into debt. It's not going to make a damned bit of difference to the debt I already have.

I'm really hoping that maybe there was a mistake and that they forgot to factor in the stipend for the extra class. It's just...I was really counting on this raise being more.

Anyway. Sorry to whine. Just a tough way to start a Friday.

Much skipping as a result. Sorry to say a lot of it was the cool christianity conversation. Love you guys! I still love the thought that Catholics aren't Christians (I laugh as a reformed Catholic).

interestingly enough, I was listening to the Kojo Nnamdi show on NPR yesterday and they mentioned the whole "christian doesn't mean fundamentalist evangelist" thing. Kojo was saying that he's episcopalian, but identifies as christian publicly and he didn't realize that a lot of people thought that he was a bible thumper.

My BFF works for an organization called Christian Relief Services. It's not religiously based at all, just "christian" in the sense of humanity, charity, etc. They refer to themselves as CRS because of the confusion.

Kojo is one of the things I miss most about living DC. And not just because of the voice.

I feel sick, my stomach is all icky and I've already thrown up this morning. I'm at work, and I can't really afford to go home (money wise) and there's a big event today which I've been setting up for (but using hand sanitizer). I don't think I can go home, but I'm drawing the line and not touching any food just in case I'm getting a stomach virus again.

dude! Did you come find us because of the Lobby book?

Hey, that's awesome!

you can tell her about my aunt who had five boys, not a one of whom was under 11lbs.

And she waited until after the FIFTH to have a hysterectomy? Good lord.

Good job tracking down your hairdresser, Nora! I'm sad because I need a haircut, and have no one in town---I've been going to Aimee and Kristin's lady, but i'm not going back to LA any time soon...but I don't know anyone in DC I trust!

my weight is now back to what it was when I returned to Australia from Philly. One day before my birthday

I hope that's a good thing, then?

Sorry about the pay increase, Kristin. I hope $400 a month works out to more than it feels like. :(

I'm sad because I need a haircut, and have no one in town---I've been going to Aimee and Kristin's lady, but i'm not going back to LA any time soon...but I don't know anyone in DC I trust!

Well if you want to travel up here I have a CRAZY!GENIUS hairdresser. She is crazy though. But a hair genius!!!

I need to call her so I can get my hair did before I have 2 weddings the first weekend in Oct. I'm like 1/2 gray now! (I'm going to think of it as silver so I can pretend I left it on purpose to match my silver converse i'm wearing at our show Saturday so I don't freak out about not having had my hair done for the event.)

I would totally travel to Baltimore for a haircut from a crazy genius!! I have to go up there at some point anyway, to go to Sugar (I have a gift cert). Email me details? (mearagirl, yahoo)

The Boy found my first grey hair a little while ago. No more as of yet, but it was clearly a scout.

Kristin, I'm sorry the raise wasn't higher.

So I got a response from "Kelly Kapoor"! She seems nice. It's clear from her responses that she actually read my e-mail, which is a good start. Also, she loves her DVR, which is an even better start (unfortunately, the only show we appear to have in common is Entourage ). I replied, and I guess we continue to converse and see if any real clicking happens.