The Eyes Have It

Farah at Fertilized did this a long time ago, and I thought it was fun. It's just taken me an age to get my photos uploaded to the dang computer.

Moi (ignore the lines please)

Hub (sorry for the blurry. Love his eyes - wish I could have done them justice.)

Shuttle Launch Videos

In the first video, it's just the beginning of lift-off across the Indian River. Please note that there are many voices in the background - only 2 of them Hub's and mine. So if it's dorky, assume we didn't say it. K? Thanks. :)


Note in this second video that you can hear the crackle of the shuttle. In this particular spot, you don't hear the sound as well as you do in others out there, but the crackle is audible. It's similar in my mind to the crackly whistle of a propane torch. Also note that there is a renewed cheer at an odd time. Apparently that's because tradition dictates that it's polite to cheer after waiting 45 seconds, as the crew is most likely in the clear after that time. We could even see the booster separation very clearly! The sun glinted off them just the right way so that we could track their entire progress as they fell. I've heard that you could even see them in central Florida about an hour away.

Long Promised Photos

Hub was holding out on me and had another way to get the photos to the computer. Grrr. I guess I'll let him live.

Here are the photos from our shuttle launch adventure.

Jim Lovell's hands were really small!! (I'm a small person)


Spaceview Park was PACKED. This is how it looked about an hour and a half before the launch. We camped out about 4 and a half or 5 hours before the launch and got a really good site with a little blanket and picnic fun. The people next to us were really fun and chatty, and I worked on my homework.


First shot of liftoff.


The smoke trail with the beautiful sunset colors behind it.

Ups and Downs

Wow. My hormones have me on the SheiKra* here. It seems somewhat food related, but I'm sure my lovely cycles have something to do with it as well. I'm also having trouble focusing, and this is bad news for my finals projects.

This is why I live in Florida people. I went outside to get the mail and the warmth, singing birds and bright sunshine were an instant balm. Another thing that helps? A small piece of dark chocolate eaten between two Kashi original seven grain crackers. It's surprisingly delicious and definitely mood enhancing.

*I have not yet ridden this coaster. While I love coasters, I don't know if my tummy could handle this one.

Cuteness Overload

Apparently I can't get enough cuteness this weekend. I'm a nut! Funny enough, I stumbled upon this site while searching for photos/information for my final presentation at school. See, the world conspires against my attempts at productivity!

Juvenile Infatuation

Hub and I attended a comic convention today. I perused the toys while Hub perused the art, and I had a fantastic find! I've been wanting some little toys called "Peek a Poohs" forever, but they're hard to find and usually only in vending machines. People online charge an arm and a leg for them. Grrr. But at this lovely con, we found a machine!! Not only that, but the wonderful clerk was willing to OPEN THE MACHINE TO GET US WHAT WE WANTED. How awesome is that? And no, I didn't bug him, he actually OFFERED.

I got some from this set:

and only a couple from this set:
I desperately want the Pooh in the Eeyore costume, as Eeyore is my favorite, and I think it's adorable. But he didn't have that one, and this set is one of those that people charge a ton for. sigh. Actually, both sets are "coveted" sets, so I'm glad we got them.

I did purchase some for gifts as well. I know some people who will just adore them.

On top of that, I found the artist with whom we'd like to partially decorate our child's nursery (when we have one).

Then we had really yummy food at a really humble down-home place with some really good friends. All in all, quite a good day. Now I probably should really buckle down on the schoolwork eh?

Get in mah belleh!

Is anyone else absolutely RAVENOUS during their luteal phase? Or am I just a freak? And by "freak," I mean that I would eat greasy fries with dirt covered fingers and lick 'em clean if caught without food during this time.* I actually get shaky, desperate and eventually faint. Maybe I'm just a fancy woman who gets the vapors?





*Not that I've ever actually DONE this of course... at least not in that exact way.
**I contemplated making a label for this one that read FOOOOOOOOOOD, instead of just food. I resisted.

Mumbles

I would blog, but I am so... damn... tired..........

Sorry.. fell asleep for a moment. Send me well wishes as I deal with finals, lots of busy time at work, and the inability to ever clean my house properly due to the aforementioned.

Love always,
FCiF

Ta Da!

I have returned from my endo appointment. My cholesterol is down BELOW WHAT IT SHOULD BE for the first time in years! My HDL is still just one point shy of preferred, but that's the closest it has been to good as well! My TSH was an amazing 1.09. My glucose is still a little high, but down about 2 points. Endo was surprised it hadn't gone down more. Iron is a smidgen low, but nothing to be alarmed about. In short, I'm the healthiest I've been (blood draw wise) for years!

This just all serves to support our decision to start treatments again. Today I made an appointment to head to the RE in may. My old RE is no longer there, so I will be seeing someone new. Wish me luck with that! DearNurse is still there though. That makes me very happy.

What also makes me happy is ovulation. It was on cycle day 31, but that's still 6 days earlier than last cycle. My fertility signs were also the best they've been in a very long time for ovulating on my own. It was all exactly as it should be, which made me happy. Yay body! (It doesn't get to hear that very often.)

And last but definitely not least, Jen gave me a camera cable, so I can post all those photos I've been hanging on to! Get ready. ;-)

Outing

I went out with Farah and Jen today. When I told Hub what the plan was, he asked about their babies. He said, "They're both bringing their babies? Aw, I wish you had a baby sweetie." It's wonderful to have a Hub that understands. Even more wonderful is having friends who let you (and with whom you feel comfortable enough) squish their very cute babies without too much overemphasis on how lucky they are and how lucky you are not.

Fun was had!

Find Somewhere to Grow

I've been listening to a lot of The Tragically Hip lately. The moody, complex sound and poetic lyrics seem to fit my mood right now. I've been happy, but introspective. I have an endocrinologist appointment this week. It's the last one for adjusting dosages etc. After this, I'll be on the maintenance plan. We've come to the plateau for which we were waiting. Big decisions are coming. And with that, I leave you the lyrics from It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken by The Tragically Hip.

When the colour of the night
and all the smoke for one life
gives way to shaky movements,
improvisational skills,
a forest of whispering speakers
lets swear that we will
get with the times,
in a current health to stay
lets get friendship right
get life day-to-day
in the forget-yer-skates dream
full of countervailing woes
In diverse-as-ever scenes
proceeding on a need-to-know
in a face so full of meaning
as to almost make it glow

0 for a good life, we just might have to weaken

and find somewhere to go
go somewhere were needed
find somewhere to grow
grow somewhere were needed.

when the colour of the night
and all the smoke in one life
gives way to shaky movements,
improvisational skills
in the forest of whispering speakers
lets swear that we will
get with the times,
in a current health to stay
lets get friendship right
get life day-to-day
in the forget-yer-skates dream
full of countervailing woes
In diverse-as-ever scenes
proceeding on a need-to-know
in a face so full of meaning
as to almost make it glow

0 for a good life, we just might have to weaken

and find somewhere to go
go somewhere we're
find somewhere to grow
grow somewhere we're needed
find somewhere to go
lets go somewhere we're needed
find somewhere to grow
We grow where we are needed

cause in the forget-yer-skates dream
you can hang your head in woe
and this diverse-as-ever scene
know which way to go

A Little Uplift for Your Tuesday

Stand By Me from David Johnson on Vimeo.

Distractions while I wait...

Don't quote me here, but I think, I think I may be largely done with my school project. (Dare I let out a little yay?) I'm sure I'll be tinkering with it until it's due, but man is that a load off. I'm such a damn perfectionist that these sorts of things are a brick on my chest until they're done.

So I hope to be sharing some recipes and photos as soon as I can. In the meantime, I'll share a new blog with you. Everyone loves a new blog right? This is actually a blogger I've known for quite a while, and his style is vastly different from mine. I remember him asking me for advice ages ago, and I was astonished because to me, he's obviously the superior writer.

This is not an infertility themed blog, but for those of you so long in this IF world that life starts to become interesting again (like me)*, or for those that need a break, check it out. It's delightfully done trivia and circumstance conversely written in complex style. It's Dog Chewed Opals.
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*Cycle day 24 - no ovulation, no signs of ovulation. Treatment MUST start again soon lest I lose my mind, and my non-advanced maternal age status.

You may note that I have stopped adding to my blog roll. I plan to eventually phase it out all together. It just doesn't serve a great purpose to me anymore. So don't feel hurt if I visit your blog often, but don't add you to the list.

Still Alive - Not Really Kickin'

Big school project due this coming week. Still can't find my $%*#& camera/internet cable. So much for actually having photos to post. Tired and busy with my new position, but happy.

Internet status: weak