Author Archives: Jen
A Brilliant Idea
The news in the last few weeks has been consumed with the thwarted terrorist attack on Christmas Day on Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit. There’s been speculation on where the breakdown was, why he was allowed into the US, and all that jazz.
While I think that the major problem was at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (which could have prevented him getting on the freaking plane if they had done the normal security searches on him) and that Janet Napolitano is wrong (the system DIDN’T work), I have an idea for all the people and pundits in Washington:
STOP THE MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING AND DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t give a flying rat’s butt about whether or not Obama was right or wrong in his reaction. This guy should have been on a no-fly list and someone in the intelligence community screwed up. Rather than pontificating, FIX IT.
That is all.
2010 New Year’s Resolutions
After some deliberation, I decided that I would make resolutions this year.
[+] Develop healthier habits.
[+] Update Daniel’s Twitter more regularly.
[+] Post here more often.
[+] Not eat any green paint.
End of Year Meme
1. What did you do in 2009 that you??d never done before?
Give birth. See a good chunk of Alberta.
2. Did you keep your new year??s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
For the most part, no. Not sure if I’ll make more for next year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Me. 🙂 Also a few friends and a few people in the community.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
One of our parishioners who I became close to.
5. What countries did you visit?
Canada. Most specifically, Alberta.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A parish for Jon.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 7th: Daniel’s birth
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Having the dude.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not dwelling on anything so I couldn’t say.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Strep throat, bronchitis, pre-eclampsia (more specifically HELLP Syndrome), multiple sinus infections, migraines, and whiplash.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Probably jeans from Lands’ End or pajama bottoms
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Obama
NICU staff
Mom
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The list is way too long and also too risky for me to post in an un-passworded entry.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Buying Similac Neosure for the dude.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Daniel kicking butt in the NICU.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Not sure — there are many.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
(a) happier or sadder? a little of both in different ways
(b) thinner or fatter? unfortunately the latter
(c) richer or poorer? richer, actually
18. What do you wish you??d done more of?
Eating better and walking to get some of the pregnancy weight off.
19. What do you wish you??d done less of?
Worrying.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
In Seattle with my family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Very deeply in love with Daniel.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Smoking Gun: World’s Dumbest
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn??t hate this time last year?
Unfortunately yes.
24. What was the best book you read?
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
the Twilight books
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
No musical discoveries but I did find some great podcasts
26. What did you want and get?
A healthy baby.
27. What did you want and not get?
A parish for Jon.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
None. I don’t do movies.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
29 and I went out to dinner after work before heading down to the NICU.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less stress
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Maternity clothes.
32. What kept you sane?
Daniel’s smile and laughter. TIVO’ed episodes of “Smoking Gun”
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None.
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Healthcare reform.
35. Who did you miss?
A lot of people who I wish lived closer.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
The NICU staff at Benefis.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
Pre-natal care is important and life-saving.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“Let it be”
Protected: My Craptastic Mood
Protected: The Airing of Grievances for Festivus
Grumping
The pain in my ear finally got bad enough that I stayed home from work until I could see my doctor. Apparently, the really sore ear is the good one and the one that isn’t hurting is the bad one. My throat was also red from all the crap draining down it. So… another two weeks of cat antibiotics (it’s the one we give our cats but in BIG horse pill form) and two kinds of ear drops. Oh freaking joy.
After having done the drops twice, let me just say that I am repenting of every time I’ve had to give them to my kitties for ear mites. I HATE them — the pain one makes my ear feel slimey and the dropper makes a popping sound when I stick it in there.
It’s also changeable pressures here which means I have a headache on top of everything else.
*grumps*