OK, WTF is up with my body? I've been craving a donut for DAYS. Like, active, fantasizing cravings. And the worst? My bus ride to work takes me past at least 5 donut places, including BOTH Voodoo donut locations. There are exactly two Voodoo donut shops in the world. Every time i commute to or from work, i pass them BOTH. So wrong and unfair. So i went to the one closest to work on lunch break today and had a big ole nasty donut for lunch. It was fantastic.

Then found out my friend Liz had her baby today! All is well! He's a boy (Jonah) and 10.5 pounds. Holy big baby! Gonna go visit as soon as i get off work today, gonna pass on the whole "manadatory social time at the bar after work" today in favor of NEWBORN! And gotta figure out a way to get a mango margarita to the new mom....hrm...i wonder if i can find a mexican place who will sell me a margarita in a "to go" cup....it's for a good cause! SHe's been wanting one for 7 months and i doubt her parents have taken care of that yet!

Tep, I'm sorry about your health worries, I wish I could type more comforting or wiser words. I'm horrible with comforting. My way of comforting gay work boyfriend was to take him out for margaritas and make jokes.

2 side notes: 1) I was going to abbreviate gay work boyfriend and then realized the abbreviation would be, like, 6 levels of wrong. 2) I totally wasn't making jokes at his expense. We were joking together.

Laga, I think that this LOLCAT was made just for you.

indeed. And is it just me or is the horse in the background pulling an Invisible Carriage?

mushroom caps:

I can't these appetizers I had last night off my mind. I went to the Italian American Club dinner and dance with Mom & Dad at their retirement community. They served these mushroom caps stuffed with pureed mushroom and something that made them crispy on top like twice baked potatoes. Mom says the caterer buys them at Costco! They were om nom nom to the nomth degree.

Back from doctor. No infection, just Eustachian Tube Dysfunction from my cold/allergies (it's probably both, lucky me). I'm to take double the dose of claritin, push fluids, use saline nasal sprays, etc. until I feel better.

I also have a referral for an ultrasound to find out if I have fibroids and whether they're severe enough to cause problems if we decide to have another kid. (My understanding is that unless they're VERY severe, they generally wait to treat until you've completed your family, because the treatments themselves can impact fertility and/or the ability to carry a pregnancy to term.)

Anyway, my NP was going over how it works, the whole full bladder, internal and external ultrasound, etc. When she got to the part about the internal, I said, "Yes, as my friends call it, the dildocam."

I knew she wasn't the type to be shocked or offended, but I was a bit surprised at how hard she laughed. Seriously, that's the closest I've had anyone to literally ROTFL in ages.

Susan, for an earache, someetimes warmth helps relieve pain.

I have been a tiny bit productive today. Not as much as I wanted, but hey. Summer break. I got a bunch of random things put away that have been laying about.And now, I'm enjoying some peach iced tea with frozen peach slices in it.

And, in v. minor medical news, I got a tetanus shot (well, actually a diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis vaccine) yesterday and my arm is all hurty! Kiss it and make it feel better?

(My understanding is that unless they're VERY severe, they generally wait to treat until you've completed your family, because the treatments themselves can impact fertility and/or the ability to carry a pregnancy to term.)

Yup, that's about right! And surgical treatments, depending on their location, can make a c-section necessary due to the potential for uterine rupture during labor at the site of the fibroid removal.

Note to self: Please, stop reading the local (Utah) comments on gay marriage on the local news boards. You know what they're going to say. Even though there are more reasonable (gay-friendly) people that you expect, it doesn't detract from the bile spewed by all the other wackamoles. You took a vow against reading comments on those boards for a reason, that reason has not gone away.

Three days in a row of productiveness! I spray painted a wicker side table pink, also a teeny bedside lamp and its shade (it was a forest green I hated). The table and lamp look supercute; the shade is ok. Still better than the green.

I got a haircut and not the shoes. If the shoes are still available my next paycheck, I will get them then. But my hair is nice; an angled bob, short in back and then angling down to chin length in front. I will dye my hair Feria Cardinal tonight, and I am ready for interviews!

I need to eat something, and clean.