Baby wipes. Baby wipes, and a tiny bit of baking soda. That should remove it, because I've used that combo to remove Sharpie writing from my skin before.

I tried baby wipes. Didn't work. I tried Baby Wipes and Dawn. Didn't work. I tried Goo Gone (which is my standby) didn't work. I tried makeup remover. Didn't work.

What the hell is this marker made of?

I'll just exfoliate the hell out of the spot and wait. But damn.

So yesterday, while in the OR, the huntington volunteers were giving out info about spouses to married people but wouldn't give K any info about what was going with me. In spite of the fact that she is listed as my "life partner" in hospital lingo, that I designated her the person to receive info and that, on admission, I told the admissions person that she had medical power of attorney when we discussed my advanced directive.

When she talked to the charge nurse of the OR, it was fine and she got info but K was mentioning it on facebook.

One of her friends replied with:

I'm so sorry about that. While I don't agree with gay marriage, I DON'T think that you should not be able to get information about the one you love. I hate that you can't find out what's up with Kathryn. My prayers are with your family.

I wanted to say, hey, judgy bitch, getting information in medical situations is one of many reasons that the desire for gay marriage exists. Perhaps her friend shouldn't be allowed to get married either.

Essentially she is saying I like gay people just fine as long as they are friends of mine, but other gay people are icky and don't deserve rights.

At least it's a toe inside the door of her position. A couple more 'education opportunities' like that and she might be forced into really thinking about what and why.

I wanted to say, hey, judgy bitch, getting information in medical situations is one of many reasons that the desire for gay marriage exists.

Yeah, and if you can go through all the paperwork (medical power of attorney, etc.) and STILL not get the message across to the staff? Sheesh.

I bet most people don't know who cook is by name.

Aj Cook isn't at the bottom of the list. She's just where I stopped typing. The list is 50 deep, and ends with Marlene Dietrich. AJ's above Vanessa Williams, Lucy Liu, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Lawrence, Dita Von Teese, Christina Hendricks, and Salma Hayek, among many others.

I'm not sure what that smarmy friends thinks gay marriage is for...so you can move in together and have sex and raise a family together maybe? Gays should do that. Society would collapse! Or is it that you can't get respect while you do so?

I've never seen one so slow. I guess that's what you get when you get the cheap one.

That was a plot point on Scrubs, the cheapest pregnancy tests being slow.

Though it's not entirely accurate. Some of the really cheap ones, the ones where they're cheap because you have to do the two-step (pee in the cup, transfer the pee) are wicked fast.

I used a fairly inexpensive one step one when I was pregnant with Lilly, and the second line showed almost instantly.

Your Pee Test May Vary

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE.

So my position was posted.

Status candidates only.

Which means I can't apply for it. I'm not a current or former federal employee or a veteran.

THE FUCK????

AAAAARGH!