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Bleah

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I had the day off yesterday. Know what I did?

Nothing.

Well, if you count “sleeping” and “watching Alias,” I guess it wasn’t nothing, exactly. I was in complete and utter misery. I’m feeling slightly better today. Despite the very nice drop in temperature, I still didn’t sleep all that well last night. I slept with an extra pillow in an attempt to help myself breathe, but I still woke up a bunch of times during the night. I felt ever-so-slightly feverish, which makes me think maybe sinus infection. Ack. I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow (which I made to get my allergy meds refilled), so if I still feel crappy, I can talk to her about it.

I’ve been popping 12-hour sudafed and pain relievers at regular intervals.

I did go to yoga last night, which was awesome. I’ve been meaning to write more about yoga, but I don’t have time today…soon!

Sweet, sweet relief

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It’s raining. Hallelujah.

Now, if only my stupid allergies would back off. Seriously. The dust mites and pollen and whatever else is out there are tap dancing on my sinuses, and I am not amused.

Oh, baby…

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Sometimes, I have a hard time understanding people. Via a link I clicked to through another link this morning, I read an article by a woman who decided on adoption after trying fertility treatments, and then a long discussion about infertility and adoption and various options in response to the article.

The insensitivity and rudeness astounds me, of course, but these comments really got under my skin:

It is important to understand that it is easier to conceive a child when both male and female are younger (below 30). That is how nature created us.

So it’s important to settle down in life and have a child sooner in life rather than waiting and exploring science (IVF etc).

For the life of me, I can’t understand what is wrong with the world. A woman has the best chance of having a “healthy” baby if the baby is conceived prior to age 30. With each year that passes 30 the risks (for mother as well as child) begin to pile up. I don’t know what they are teaching in school these days, but when I was in school in the 60’s this information was taught in “health” class. So, if a young woman had the idea that someday she’d like to be a mother, she was armed with the facts. If she ignored those facts, she was at least aware of the consequences that might be hers. This is the fact of the matter. A woman over 40 certainly may conceive, but if she does so, her health and the health of her baby will be at risk (not might be: will be). SO. With all the helpless, homeless babies out there in the world, who Need a home, and who Need someone to love and care for them, why on earth would a woman (who has, by her own choices, blown by her healthy childbearing years) not consider adopting one of these most needy children??

(emphasis mine)

As a soon-to-be 33-year-old woman, I can’t help but take statements like these personally.

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Weekend update

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Got my hair cut. I’m going to try and get some decent pictures up later. I went to Samantha’s stylist, and she was wonderful!

I didn’t get anything major done to the length or style–the first thing the stylist said to me was “Oh, I love this cut on you!” So, we just did some shaping and molding, and I really love the way it looks now. She also colored it, and I think the color looks great. Then she offered to do my brows, and since I was planning on getting them done soon anyway, I agreed. She was a pro at this, too–it was a quick and relatively painless experience.

And the best part was that it was very reasonably priced. Yay!

Thanks to everyone who commented and voted in my poll.

We saw Ratatouille over the weekend, which was great fun. The moment when Ego the restaurant critic (voiced by Peter O’Toole) eats the ratatouille takes the movie from “fun” to “brilliant.” Really. I got a little misty…

Speaking of misty, we finished watching Season 5 of Scrubs, and I cried a lot.

We also attended a graduation party for one of Rand’s cousins. It was nice, except that my allergies were in full flare-up. Ick.

So, that’s me. Hope you all had a lovely weekend. Happy Monday!

What should Erin do with her hair? A poll

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Okay, not an actual poll, because I’m not that cool…

The above photo is what my hair currently looks like. I wear it clipped back in barrettes pretty much every day, because otherwise it is so annoying. It’s been way too long since my last haircut.

I have an appointment on Saturday. I constantly waver between “cut it all off” and “let’s grow it out just a little.”

UPDATE: I’ve added a mini-poll to my sidebar (at erin-go-blog!).

Celebrations

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Reunion?

Not much time to write today, so I’ll point you at my (small) set of flickr photos from yesterday. Lyndonville, NY, where Rand went to high school, has a big July 4 celebration. Despite the somewhat gloomy day, we headed out there to meet up with some of his old friends. (They’re trying to organize a 20-year reunion…that’s what the sign is for.)

We stayed for some of the BPO concert, but left before the fireworks…

Hope you had a happy day!!

Ooh, pass the popcorn…

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One of my favorite bloggers is SF writer John Scalzi. When John isn’t posting photos of his cat, he’s frequently snarking about something in the media.

John recently wrote about a piece in The Guardian (more here) in which the author (Ben Myers) whines about how teh Intarweb makes writers lazy, or something.

Ben commented on John’s post (his comment included the insult “hideous arse candles, which, as more than one reader pointed out, would make an excellent name for a rock band), and then John wrote a post grading his snark. (He got a C-). MediaBistro has picked up on the fun, and there are hundreds of entertaining comments to read.

Memetastic

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Kelly tagged me. Here goes.

INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so.

1. The Urban Recluse
2. No Smoking in the Skull Cave
3. Electronic Cerebrectomy
4. Byzantium’s Shores: The Occasional Meditations of yada yada yada.
5. erin-go-blog!

Next, select five people to tag.

1. Samantha
2. Caoimhe
3. Stephanie
4. Ensie (ha! got you back…)
5. You!

(Seriously, I won’t be hurt if you don’t do it…)

And now for the questions!

What were you doing ten years ago?

In 1997, I was settling into my first real job as a reporter at the DuBois Courier-Express and getting used to the idea that K was indeed not coming back.

What were you doing one year ago?

Lamenting the fact that I had deleted my blog’s database. *weep*

Five snacks you enjoy.

1. Berries
2. Craisins and almonds mixed together
3. Doritos
4. Popcorn
5. Ginger (both chocolate-covered and regular!)

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics.

1. American Pie
2. Brown-Eyed Girl
3. The entirety of Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Black Monday
5. The Girl That’s Never Been

Five things you would do if you were a billionaire.

1. Pay off all debt for myself and family members.
2. Get married/buy a house without worrying about how much it costs.
3. Donate a bunch of money to my favorite charities.
4. Earmark a bunch for the scholarship fund at Allegheny.
5. Invest well, live off the interest, and write. 😉

Five bad habits.

1. Procrastination
2. Spending more than I should
3. Drinking soda (or pop)
4. Not finishing things I started
5. Puttering

Five things you like doing.

1. Watching my favorite shows
2. Reading
3. Voting for Democrats (I like that, Kelly…I’ll leave it!)
4. Baking
5. Cuddling

Five things you would never wear again.

Again? Assuming that means things I’ve once worn…

1. Stirrup pants. Leggings of any kind, really, but mostly stirrup pants.
2. Tube tops
3. Polyester pantsuits
4. Bubble skirts
5. Uncomfortable shoes

Busy (but fun!) weekend

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Rand and I had another busy weekend…first, our friend Randy came into town Friday night for a wedding on Saturday morning. We took him out to one of our favorite restaurants: Woo Chon Korea House. (We refer to it as Korean barbecue)

korean barbecue

All the tables along one side of the restaurant have grills set into them, and you cook the food right on the table! We always order the same thing: bulgogi (marinated beef) and duk bulgogi (marinated chicken). They’re served with big leaves of lettuce and rice. You wrap the meat in the lettuce (with some rice, if you like) and enjoy. It’s not graceful, but it is delicious!

You also get a variety of side dishes:

side dishes

This usually includes several types of kimchi, and various things I can’t name. 😉 Some of them, I like…others, not so much.

Yum, yum, yum.

After dinner, we exposed Randy to the wonder that is Patton Oswalt. Patton is hilarious. His standup is fresh and original, and I never get tired of watching/listening to him.

In the morning, I made a quick run over to the new farmer’s market in Williamsville, and picked up these:

fresh berries!

Mmm…perfect for the strawberry shortcake I’d promised for Samantha’s get-together.

We went out for breakfast, and then Randy headed off to the wedding. (I don’t know if they’ll see this, but congrats to the happy couple!)

I finished reading the Buffy Omnibus that Rand brought home for me last week, then got busy cleaning strawberries and making shortcake.

Around dinnertime, we headed over to Samantha’s. It was a nice, relaxing party with good food and good music. Dinner was hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill (with various side dishes), with several dessert options. John made yummy brownies, someone brought an ice cream cake, and then there was my strawberry shortcake.

shortcake fixin's

shortcake!

It’s my opinion that “real” strawberry shortcake is made with a biscuit, not a cake. (I use Bisquick.) And I whipped the cream myself! I used to be lazy and do Cool Whip, but there’s nothing like fresh whipped cream. *drool*

You can see more photos from the party at Samantha’s blog (the post I linked above!).

Oh, and a happy (belated) Canada Day to all my friends up north. 🙂