Comments on c jane enjoy it: Tuned in Tuna

What is it about pregnancy that causes people to s...

2008-05-23T12:22:00.000-06:00

What is it about pregnancy that causes people to say things without thinking? Case in point. One week before having my first I run into my husband's twin bro at the store. His comment. "You are as big as a horse!" I still have a lingering lack of affection for horses.

One week after delivering firstborn. Husband & I are out for an evening walk while Grandma is watching the newborn. Neighbor girl asks "Haven't you had THAT baby YET!?" Husband spent the rest of the walk telling me how stupid the neighbor girl was, how beautiful I looked. 32 years later I am still wary of neighbor girls.

(If I didn't know better I would think you were me with blonde hair and much younger. Our affinity for the same things is remarkable. I LOVE tuna with tomatoes! Breakfast burritos must have potatoes...and cactus!)

I think that people forget (myself included on occ...

2008-05-21T17:24:00.000-06:00

I think that people forget (myself included on occasion) that pregnant women in their last few weeks of pregnancy are still PEOPLE and not just a BABY GROWER. Of course everyone is excited and anticipating the arrival of el bambino but seriously, it is just rude to assume that that's all she wants to talk about!

That being said, I think the rain we got today is lovely and springy. I like the rain. I even liked the power outage last night that forced me to go to bed early. I felt great all day today because I actually got enough sleep! What is it about me that hates going to bed early, even when I'm exhausted? I think it's a hold over from being a child who was terrified that everyone was having fun without me after I went to bed. (Like that episode of Growing Pains with Chrissie in it.)

This morning I had crunchy Kashi for breakfast! W...

2008-05-21T07:45:00.000-06:00

This morning I had crunchy Kashi for breakfast! With vanilla soy milk. It sure was delicious.

I made a pound cake today because I felt like it.D...

2008-05-21T00:00:00.000-06:00

I made a pound cake today because I felt like it.

Deal with THAT.

I like a good seared tuna with some wasabi...maybe...

2008-05-20T23:37:00.000-06:00

I like a good seared tuna with some wasabi...maybe on a salad with wasabi vinaigrette.

I'm back again. Tuna I will only eat with extra m...

2008-05-20T22:51:00.000-06:00

I'm back again. Tuna I will only eat with extra mayo, toasted bun, and pickles. mmmmm, I like pickles.

I also don't eat red meat.

I married a meat and potatoes man.

It causes fights.

The end.

I finished the lullaby record. I was going to cal...

2008-05-20T22:16:00.000-06:00

I finished the lullaby record. I was going to call you for a vocal, but sounds like you just want to be left alone.

scott

What? Next you'll say you hate tuna too?

2008-05-20T22:15:00.001-06:00

What? Next you'll say you hate tuna too?

Thanks everyone for your comments (and song tribut...

2008-05-20T22:15:00.000-06:00

Thanks everyone for your comments (and song tributes) and giving me a day to check out to check my blog.

I say thanks everyone, but not really anonymous (above) who hates potatoes. I can respect just about any opinion under the sun, but hating potatoes? Now that is going too far.

I hate potatoes.

2008-05-20T21:32:00.000-06:00

I hate potatoes.

When people asked what I was having, my husband an...

2008-05-20T20:08:00.000-06:00

When people asked what I was having, my husband answered (in all seriousness), "It looked kinda like an orc on ultrasound."

I had the greatest burger tonight. Bacon, spinach, tomato, mushrooms, cheese on it.... just thought I'd share that.

That photo you posted, C. -- It will haunt me unt...

2008-05-20T19:35:00.000-06:00

That photo you posted, C. -- It will haunt me until at least noon tomorrow. Thanks for giving me something to dream about, something to wake up for.

I enjoy a good episode of cops every now and then....

2008-05-20T18:08:00.000-06:00

I enjoy a good episode of cops every now and then. I think I should have been a cop.

p.s. - Are you done with Sergio?

Okay, here's what happening at my house:•Ate Krisp...

2008-05-20T17:20:00.000-06:00

Okay, here's what happening at my house:

•Ate Krispy Kreme for supper last night.
•Just tore down a wall.
•Placed a for sale ad on Craigslist offering my treadmill, with the enticement that "soon, you too will be able to do this."

Induction? What is this induction you talk of???

2008-05-20T15:59:00.000-06:00

Induction? What is this induction you talk of???

I don't really want to talk about myself. However,...

2008-05-20T15:56:00.000-06:00

I don't really want to talk about myself. However, I want to tell you that papaya tablets and fresh papaya help the pregnancy induced acid reflux and they aren't disgusting. You can get them at any vitamin store or whole foods. good luck. And no potatoes?

Here's something about me: I hate waiting around f...

2008-05-20T15:34:00.000-06:00

Here's something about me: I hate waiting around for babies to be born so is what I do is I go right into the hospital and get myself induced.

Did someone say "talk about yourself"?Alrighty the...

2008-05-20T15:01:00.000-06:00

Did someone say "talk about yourself"?
Alrighty then.
When I was pregnant with my first, I had heard that drinking castor oil would bring on labor.
Don't do this.
Not only does it taste like melted vaseline (I drank a half a cup - straight - because no one told me to mix it in orange juice and follow it with a candy bar chaser) but it cleans you out. Yes, even on the delivery table it's still working.
So, my suggestion?
Just be patient.
Get all the sleep you can in the basement, and remember: Just because the phone rings, or someone knocks on the door, doesn't mean you need to answer it.
Good luck.

But Alex, did it have potatoes?

2008-05-20T14:52:00.000-06:00

But Alex, did it have potatoes?

Today I ate a philly steak at gandolfos but it was...

2008-05-20T14:50:00.000-06:00

Today I ate a philly steak at gandolfos but it wasn't good because they put steak sauce on it. Veteren mistake. I took a bite of my friend's breakfast burito and it was mad good and i will get it next time.

Ceej, you should get a button made that says, "Nop...

2008-05-20T14:31:00.000-06:00

Ceej, you should get a button made that says, "Nope. I still haven't had this baby." And underneath that should be the due date. Then you don't have to answer the questions.

Not too long ago, I had a "life-event" (I'll call it), and for two months, people were constantly asking me, "Have you gotten it yet?" And for a while, I would answer, "It takes at least two months. It's only been [this long]." And after that short while, I got more and more stressed out about the whole thing and would come UN! GLUED! at the questioning until it made me so crazy that I started having panic attacks.

So, people who's pet peeve it is that people going through life changes hate being asked the same questions, just because you're all rainbows and flowers about answering the same questions all the time doesn't mean that everyone is. So it's ridiculous to comment that C Jane is being a snob about it.

I have Mono.

2008-05-20T14:26:00.000-06:00

I have Mono.

I decided to quit lurking for a sec because I have...

2008-05-20T14:16:00.000-06:00

I decided to quit lurking for a sec because I have something important to tell you:

Whenever I hear the song "Sweet Jane" by The Velvet Underground (like, this very moment (coincidence?)), I think of you in all your blogdom glory. Because I completely choose to hear "C Jaaaane" and not the former (though you're likely pretty freakin' sweet, still). Just thought I should pass that along, because you deserve to know when you're being thought about!

Keep smiling!

Okay. I'm going to tell about my powers of self-c...

2008-05-20T14:00:00.000-06:00

Okay. I'm going to tell about my powers of self-cloaking, aka, stealth mode.

I discovered it one Spring night (early morning, actually) during my final year at the BYU. We had the windows open in the house because it wasn't warm enough to have the air conditioner going, and who wouldn't rather have fresh air? It was a particularly windy night, and while lying in bed, I could hear the blinds banging against the window in the living room. It had been annoying me for some time, but my roommate had her boyfriend over (IN HER ROOM! I KNOW!). I was too lazy to put clothes on over my pjs that I must wear at all times, so I'd been waiting for him to leave so I could run out there and close the window without putting clothes on. It sounded like guests were gone and everyone was asleep, so I ran out into the living room, closed the window, and that's when I heard someone step out into the living room.

Stealth powers not only require cloaking skill, but they require speed because what's the point of having the power if you are seen before you disappear? Then the person you're hiding from knows where you are. It does no good.

So as soon as I heard someone enter the living room, I went into the fastest crouch you have never seen (because it's stealthy). And I went into stealthy crouch in the middle of the living room behind nothing. That's how awesome I am. I had my head covered with my arm while squatting there...cloaked...by my arms. My roommate busted out laughing, and asked, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" And I yelled from beneath my arms, "You can't see me! Where is your boyfriend?!" He was gone. So I stood back up, and without missing a beat, she said, "Oh. There you are!"

It works, I tell you.

(We stayed up laughing for hours!)

Thinking about all the money we have to save and h...

2008-05-20T12:32:00.000-06:00

Thinking about all the money we have to save and hoops we have to jump through to get our first house makes me want to rip my hair out.

I had a tuna sandwich for lunch, although doubtful it was prepared with as much love as yours. Unless the couple that owns the deli are harboring a serious crush on me.

I did a search on our local paper's website for 'first time home buyer' and it asked me if I had really meant to search for 'first time hombre'.

I'm eating some super sour grapes right now. Like candy on a vine.

I think that about covers it.