Just finished The Hunger Games trilogy. Took me about a week, give or take, because my reading time is severely limited. Have to say, absolute fantastic books. I cried at least twice in each one, and obviously, at the end. As rarely as it happens this is a series that ended exactly how I wanted it to end ( Read more... )

We're surviving over here, but barely. Flynn Donald Lernout was born March 29th, at exactly 7:00 in the evening. ( Cut for extremely graphic bitching about labour and delivery and general medical incompetence )

Still pregnant. Just reaching the 42 week mark. Fetal assessment says he'll be around 10lbs! OH JOY.

This prompted my aunts to say "don't worry, she comes from 'good breeding stock'", which makes me feel pretty awkward. I really don't think anything is going to make this baby decide to come out.

At my last appointment, they said they might be able to do a cervical swipe to help onset labour, but they didn't have the date of my next appointment and would have to call me ( Read more... )

BULK BARN ( Read more... )

Oh man, finished Dead Space 2 a few days ago. Super awesome. Also super aggravating at times ( Read more... )

The Monster's thoughts on how difficult new Transformers are to change in to car form, and back.

Monster: Mom, is he a car yet?
Me: No, not yet. Give me a minute.
Monster: Mom, is he a car? Is he transformed?
Me: He's tricky, I'm having a bit of trouble.
Monster: You're having trouble?
Me: Yes.
Monster: *sighs and rolls her eyes" I'm going to go ( Read more... )

Damn, sons. Post your favourite recipes here if you will ( Read more... )

When your two year old daughter knows the words to all the same cartoons you watched as a child ( Read more... )

Well, in other news, I still have not done any substantial work on my book. I have sketched and doodled, but honestly, thumbnailing does NOT work for me. I am too distractible to work on thumbnails, however, I CAN hyperfocus on finished pieces. Probably why I either have fully finished pieces, or pages on pages of doodles. There is no 'in between' ( Read more... )