Tons and tons of great links
Well, I am officially past my due date. Therefore I am now going to focus 100% of my mental energy on complaining about being past my due date and wondering when I'll go into labor, which will leave little time for updating the blog for the next week or two. So I've decided to post a collection of my favorite links that should keep you from doing anything productive until I can start updating again.
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Every good collection of links should begin with stuff from the Best of Craigslist, the famous message board where people post a little bit of everything.
- "Careful, Poop on there!"
- Thoughts on "secret Santas"
- "PERSONAL JET PACK!!"
- An important lesson about booze and porn
Next move on to Brad the Game. Don't miss the cast of characters. (My husband does not see what is funny about this at all. I think it's pure genius.)
Now spend a bit of time clicking around The Brick Testament to remind yourself that there are people in the world who have even more time on their hands than you do.
Use the Anagram Generator to discover that "Inject Non" and "Con Jet Inn" are anagrams of "Jen N Tonic".
Brace yourself for the grisly photos of When Office Supplies Attack, courtesy of Ze Frank, whose site is a regular treasure trove of procrastination:
It's time to dive into David Still's inbox. Send an email to anyone from David Still (yes, it really works). Then read through some of the replies he's gotten and write them back as David.
Time for a drink. Make sure you know your Colt 45 from your Schlitz with this handy guide.
I hope you have your can of Schlitz handy, because this game that guesses the sitcom character or dictator you're thinking of is really going to freak you out.
Fun with Google: have a Google Fight, then use Googlism to find out what Google thinks about you, your friends, or anything else.
Don't play this game. The goal is to make an unbroken chain between the two white sides of the board. It can't be done. I am a very angry person when I'm on this page. Play one of these classic Flash games instead.
And, finally, find out what kind of people respond to online personal ads placed by "metalchick" (scroll down for responses).
OK, that should keep you busy until I'm updating again. As always, thanks for reading.
Greetings from bedrest
Last week I was going to write a post about how jealous I was of a girl in my Bradley class who got put on bedrest for a couple of weeks. Doctor-ordered laziness sounded right up my alley. Then on Friday it happened to me. My blood pressure had gone up a bit since my last appointment at the birthing center so the midwife put me on full bedrest.
It is everything I dreamed it could be.
This experience has confirmed my theory that I was going to expound upon in my post last week: there is nothing I enjoy doing that can't be done from bed. Actually, I should amend that. There is nothing I enjoy doing when I'm nine months pregnant and it's 100 freaking degrees outside every day that can't be done from bed. I normally love to travel and socialize and even occasionally go outdoors, but not when my third trimester of pregnancy collides with the peak of Texas summer.
It says a lot about me and my recent activity level that people who did not know that I was on bedrest didn't notice. Those who did know frequently checked in with sweet but misplaced concern. "So are you going stir crazy yet?" they'd ask. Right. I was going to spend Labor Day weekend water skiing and jogging the hike and bike trail, but unfortunately it's medically necessary that I lie around in the air conditioning instead. Another FAQ was, "Are you bored out of your mind yet?" People. Seriously. I have a laptop, wireless internet, cable TV and shelves full of unread books. How could I possibly be bored?
I have another appointment tomorrow to evaluate my progress and the midwife promised to try to get me off bedrest if possible. Clearly she doesn't know who she's dealing with.
Anyway, now that the countdown to the due date is in the single digits my posts might get sporadic for a while (as if they're not already) but I'll keep updating as much as possible.