So I was diagnosed with a pregnancy induced liver condition ICP. Symptoms include severe itching not made better by topical treatment. I woke up middle of the night itching and told my doctor. She did some blood work and found elevated bile acid in my blood, thus the diagnosis. So she has prescribed twice a week non-stress tests, which are pretty ( Read more... )

So we had another ultrasound today. Things are all as they should be, she's about 4 lbs, head down, lots of hair, chubby cheeks, still a girl. :)

Also, although I've been to the Dr. a lot lately, all the lab work shows so far so good, no pre-eclampsia yet, etc. So yay!

So I got this thing in the mail today saying I owed $22 to the U for an unpaid parking ticket. Unpaid my ass, I have the canceled check printed out ready to shove in their faces tomorrow. It just sucks I actually have to go up there to take care of their idiocy. Oh well ( Read more... )

Felt I should post since it has been so long ( Read more... )

Hi all my LJ friends I have been so neglectful of. I am sorry I have not kept in touch. So here is the news in my life ( Read more... )

So I flip the channels, and I see that the movie The Neverending Story is on. Cool, I watch it. It's one of my favorites. Yeah, I just turned 29 and it was a movie from when I was a kid, but seriously, I am NOT old. All the commercials during the movie are for Flowmax, Fixodent, "leak protection" products, icy hot, arthritis medicine, you get my ( Read more... )

So Tuesday morning we close on our home! I have not said much about it because it has been quite a roller coaster, but everything worked out and we will be home owners next week! Our home is pretty nice, 5 br 3 ba, huge yard with mature fruit trees, raspberries, and grapes. It's really a good fit for us. I'll post pictures once we own it (I have ( Read more... )

Hola everyone, just droppin' a line to say we are all still alive. It's been crazy. We are trying to buy a house. That's of course very hectic. Then I'm working on grant applications that would fund me beyond my PhD so I can have a job when I'm done, at least for a couple years ;) and that is taking a lot of time. Liam is so energetic and fun. He ( Read more... )

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well let's see.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon ( Read more... )

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Neutral. Not Northern, Southern, or Western, just American. Your national American identity is more important to you than your local identity, because you don't really have a local identity to begin with.

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