Monday, December 18, 2006

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Friday, April 07, 2006

Key West

Larry & Carole in Key West




South Most Point of U.S.




Larry and Carole


Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Loki, who is asleep on my lap, is snoring delicately as I type away. I had no idea snoring could sound so cute. I just finished my morning latte and am considering sitting down and writing. Sadly, I cannot write without music, so... that means I'll have to figure out where the heck I put my iPod. I'm not sure why I have such a hard time typing when The Pixies demonic howl isn't blasting from speakers. It would seem that silence would offer a golden opportunity for the creative process to, ya' know, get creative. Silence doesn't work for me. I need noise. The chatter of a coffee house, the white noise of the television or music in the background. It jump starts the synapses and -- Presto! Writing happens.

Other than that, I'll be doing laundry, cooking and maybe baking some cookies for the new neighbors who moved in last weekend. Wish me luck.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

So, I'm attempting to tell the floor installers how to tear out my old floor without any of B's input. FYI, B is/was a professional installation dude and has put in/torn out many a floor without voiding the warranty, breaking the house he put the floor in and other bad things that can happen when someone without a clue is attempting home remolding. But, right now the installer is attempting to cut up our old floor with a skill saw and then, using a hammer and a chisel, chisel it out. It is not the most effective way to tear out a floor glued to concrete. Even with my lack of experience, I know there is a better way. His saw has already gotten so hot it has set off the smoke detectors. Cause, skill saw + concrete floor = smoke. Just sayin.

Update: I called the owner and bitched him out in a voice mail. I didn't swear at him at all--yet. The scatological terms will soon be pulled out and brandished all over town if they don't pull their heads out of their asses and rent a stripper. No, I don't mean that kind of stripper, a floor stripper. Still sounds kinky, doesn't it? Anyway, they think B was difficult to deal with yesterday, just wait till I lose it on them.

Thanks for listening to me bitch. I feel ever so much better now. :o)

Friday, January 27, 2006

Gross Woman's Issues

I had a hysterosalpingogram this morning to see if my tubes and such are open, which they are. In order to ease the discomfort they shot my cervix up with enough lidocaine I swear my tongue was numb. On the plus side, I got to see my cervix in all it's digital glory on a television screen.

Since they cannot determine why I can't get knocked up, they're going to try artificial insemination. This means I get to take lots and lots of hormones! OK, not lots and lots, but quite a few. I'm imagine my mood swings will be similar to a roller coaster ride through hell. The actual insemination will take place in March. Wish us luck.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Today I got to see a very unattractive fertility dude. Very. Unattractive. I tried to think of an uglier person, but came up blank. Plus, he has no social skills at all. None. The social skill basket is empty. But, he is supposed to be good at what he does, so I'll put up with his random comments about his personal hell being strapped to a chair and forced to watch Tampa Bay's head coach John Gruden at press conferences. No clue what that had to do with artificial insemination, other than the fact that B looks like a bald John Gruden.

Moving on. We'll get started on tests over the next few weeks. The first test for me is a hysterosalpingogram -- try saying that five times fast. It is an x-ray of the fallopian tubes and uterus after they have been injected with dye. It shows if the tubes are open and the shape of the uterus.

If they find out the tubes are open and the uterus' shape looks good, they'll try artificial insemination. If they see things are looking blocked, they'll do in vitro.

I'll let you know more when I do. Hope you all are having a good day!

Christmas 2005

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