GC, tons of energy~ma to you. You must be exhausted.

I hope it gets easier, GC.

Question for moms: Did you take classes or get training on how to breastfeed? My mom did back in the 70s and I'm curious as to whether this still happens. It included tips like roughening up your nipples with a washcloth in preparation.

I just provided half an hour of iPod phone support to my sister. The two main problems were solved by *pushing in the headphone jack all the way.* After I had asked her once if she had them plugged in all the way. She thought so, but apparently you have to push really hard.

Also, if anyone else has a 5th gen Nano, do you know how to get to the sound equalizer? I told her to go to Settings and look for EQ, but she claims it's not there.

And I think I'll go post that in Tech.

My sister claimed I broke her iTunes two years ago and she hasn't been able to synch since. Turns out that "sync" checkbox? Unchecked. Broken, my ass. Now, if she'd mentioned not being able to synch, say, 23 months ago, who knows what wild and crazy things might have happened.

Yeah, my sis inherited my mom's Luddite gene to some extent. She's loving the Nano for the most part b/c she could never figure out her Zen (to be honest, I couldn't either). She just can't find the EQ.

Dear customer: Calling 1/2 hr before closing time the day before a holiday for urgent Monday morning service does not endear you to me. Also? Ain't gonna happen.

eta And I'm out of here to hit yet another PO ISO a small flat rate shipping box. This will be #3.

Did you take classes or get training on how to breastfeed?

No. I think how much information you get depends a lot on your OB's office, the childbirth class you take, etc. I try to tell everyone I know to find a lactation consultant before you deliver (and to ask at every pediatrician's office you visit) so you know where to go for help if you need it, and to insist on seeing one in the hospital even if you don't think you're having trouble.

(I hope I remembered to tell GC that!)

Calling 1/2 hr before closing time the day before a holiday for urgent Monday morning service does not endear you to me. Also? Ain't gonna happen.

Oh, could we ever trade stories on this topic, smonster.

Well, I'm missing NYE and NYD but I should be there for EOH (end of Hogmanay). I rarely have to deal with this crap but our office mgr leaves at 4 and I'm the only one left, so I get phone duty. Actually I'm thankful, as that's been the only call.

We gave our mom the Flylady book for Hanukkah and she just did her first 27-fling boogie*! I'm so excited.

* just what it sounds like. set a timer for 15 min, grab 27 things to toss, recycle, or donate. i think she started with 27 plastic shopping bags from the laundry closet.

I'm trying to find a comic I saw a while ago. I'm almost certain it was xkcd, but the search function there is not giving me anything with any searches I try. It was a flowchart of what you do when someone asks you to fix their computer, which was basically just to try stuff, and if it doesn't work, try some other stuff, until something does work. Anybody have any idea what I'm talking about and where to find it?

edit: found it [link]

I took a BF class but still felt unprepared when they handed the baby over for his 1st time on the boob. At the hospital, there was one crappy lactation consultant and one great one, so I left feeling pretty good about things. Then jaundice happened, which caused baby to feed less than he would have normally and that affected my supply. Now with great (though expensive) lactation consultant that pediatritian rec'd.

Here you go, Hil: [link]