Americans, I am hoping that your Thanksgivings were scrumdittilyumptious, or at the very least you were drunk enough to stand on a table and say "fuck all ya'll!" without fearing consequences.
Mine was lovely and child free. It was at my Mom's house this year (we throw it sometimes, too) just my Mom, my sister, me, Bub, my Grandparents, and my lovely friend Kali. So I ate my face off, and my biggest problem for a day was trying to transport both dogs in one car and there was too much celery in my otherwise favorite stuffing (celery is for rabbits! Rabbits I say!).
Sidenote - I made Kali watch this new show on MTV called "Catfish". SET YOUR FREAKING DVRS. No no... check on demand and watch the first episode.
I am usually against MTV programming, however a couple of years ago there was this documentary that I loved called "Catfish". A man stumbles into an online relationship with a woman, and falls in love with her. Then he does research on who she is, and she's not exactly who she says she is. So now they're doing a TV show spin-off, wherein each episode they take a person who's in an online relationship, and help them hunt down/finally meet the person that they're involved with. As I met Bub partially online, let's just say I am very lucky that he was neither 100 years old or a 10 year old lesbian. It is my new guilty pleasure.
And on the subject of new pleasures, though Towanda the Honda is still dead in my driveway, Saturday we purchased a new car to share.
Folks, I have driven this car for only two days and have discovered that I am, indeed, Batman. (Bub can be Robin or Batgirl - these are his choices).
In uterine news - it looks like Bub's super snazzy sperm test is going to work out. It's an experimental test they only do in Massachusetts (reminder - for IVF we had poor fertilization with seemingly no explanation ::jazz hands::) and it's looking like he may be able to coordinate it while we're on the east coast visiting his family.
This is of course awesome news - annnnnnd reminds me that IVF will happen again in the near future either way, so I have to stop living like an aged rockstar. Mainly knocking it off with my smoking and guzzling pepsi like the first person to make it to Diabetes wins. (In my defense, Batman is supposed to have a very husky voice, and if we were racing to diabetes I would win because my car go vroom vroom).
This is of course awesome news - annnnnnd reminds me that IVF will happen again in the near future either way, so I have to stop living like an aged rockstar. Mainly knocking it off with my smoking and guzzling pepsi like the first person to make it to Diabetes wins. (In my defense, Batman is supposed to have a very husky voice, and if we were racing to diabetes I would win because my car go vroom vroom).
That car is SO YOU! Love it. Good for you for getting something awesome like that! Glad to hear that Beb's swimmers will be getting sufficiently tested before it's IVF time again. I'm curious...why are they wanting him to do this test instead of just doing ICSI next time (not that ICSI helped us with fertilization!)?
ReplyDeleteHaha, I meant BUB, not BEB!
DeleteOh they did ICSI last time! Well, I had 12 eggs, and since they were confident going in about everyone's contribution, they did ICSI on half and let the others do their thing.. Ironically enough, the one embryo that came to be was the one that was let to do it's thing... (weird, eh?)
DeleteHmmm...we clearly have similar issues! I'll be so interested to find out what Bub's tests turn up!
DeleteYou and me both! I will keep you abreast of the situation... We already had one WTF test after our poor fertilization... And now this one.. we shall see. :/
Delete1. Will you think I'm a freak when I tell you that I don't like stuffing, with or without celery? I think if J had known this before we were married, he would have called the whole thing off because stuffing in the only part of Thanksgiving that matters to him.
ReplyDelete2. I HAVE to watch that show! I saw the documentary and was riveted by it. It made me think of my friend who carried on a two-year online relationship with a woman who claimed to be a model/FBI agent. Yeeeeeah, like that was a dead giveaway that she was lying her face off about everything.
3. Your new car is awesome. Love it. It's so you.
4. Yay for fancy sperm tests!
1. WHAT?!?!?
Delete2. I looooooved that documentary. Loved. Yeah, the second anyone says "model" you say okay - let's skype. Let's see your portfolio. Let's skype while looking at your portfolio.
3. I AM BATWOMAN.
4. So excited.
Love the new car. "Catfish" that movie scared the shit out of me!!!! Also so happy for you and the news with the spermy test...that is awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you lovely! Yeah, I loved that movie... I get sick, sick pleasure out of watching stuff like that. But what I don't get is howww that woman agreed to sign the release for that movie. The balls!
DeleteYou are so funny. Love the image of getting up on the Thanksgiving table with that message. Thanks for the update and entertainment, and I hope the test gives you some perfectly helpful info.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Meeeee too. I hope to be wildly enlightened in a few months as opposed to just generically screwed.
DeleteCatfish rocks! Although, I can't imagine how one could go so many months or years without at least video chatting or even skype'ing. Maybe that's just the ex-MP in me. I dunno!
ReplyDeleteNice Challenger. Now you just need to black it all out (wheels & all) and rock the batman logo (in reflection of course) & you're all set! ;)
Good luck with the testing! Fingers crossed.... Oh yea, and I'm here visiting from ICLW.....
Bree
Hey there ICLWer!
DeleteRIGHT?!? I mean.. skype. I don't particularly understand getting involved with someone on the internet that lives sooooo far away from you (I'm thinking if you like them, meet them in person in a public place within a few weeks) but skype! They also had a brilliant suggestion on the show to ask the person to take a picture of themselves holding a sign that says your name. Brilliant.
Your new car is FABULOUS! I can picture only a few people pulling off that ride, and you are certainly one of them! It's SOOOO you! Glad to hear good things about Bub's sperm testing in MA!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that show! Have yet to see the documentary, but perhaps it is on netflix? :)
ReplyDeleteNice car. So, um, when can I go for a ride with you? I live just up the coast line from you like maybe two days unless you drive really, really fast! Come get me!
ReplyDeleteLove love love your new car!! When we move (someday) we will need to replace our old Marvin and I will sob my little heart out. RIP Towanda!
ReplyDeleteI have also gotten sucked into Catfish. I saw the episode where the blond girl ends up finding out out that she has actually been talking to a lesbian when she thought it was a male model (not sure how she misjudged the voice, but that is another story). Yes, the show is absolutely spellbinding. It is amazing to me to think that people could have such a long standing and serious relationship with someone without ever meeting them in person or Skyping or something. Glad I am not the only one who is hooked. :o)
ReplyDeleteI don't smoke but I've got to cut wayyy back on the booze before treatment. No fun at all. Sorry you have to give up your rock and roll lifestyle but it's worth it in the end, or so they say.
ReplyDeleteI love MTV programming!! I am a 16 year old at heart. Also, I love the car!
ReplyDeleteI am excited to hear you will be able to get the fertilization tests done. Unfortunately, we live in a not-so-progressive are for ART and found nobody around here to do that, so we had to pull the big guns for IVF. Wishing you best luck with that and good answers to expedite your journey. ICLW #33
ReplyDeleteOmg! I watched Catfish. I died laughing when the guy she was in love with and planning on marrying was an 18 year old girl. I think that the first sign that "sumptin wasnt right" should have been when the "guy" told her he was going to med school to become an anesthesiologist was going to school online????!!!!!! And made his money as a model. RRRRRRiiiiiiiggggghhhhtt!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the new car!
HAHAHA I love you post! It was so awesome to read! Thank you for sharing. Great pic btw
ReplyDeleteI love that picture! And I'm totally singing the batman theme song in my head right now! (duhnuhnuhnuhnuhnuh BATMAN!)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great Thanksgiving. And I think I will be following from here on out, I like your humor :).
ReplyDeleteICLW #38
Jenny you are too funny and talented to be hoarded by IFers. On the subject of good reality TV, have you considered applying to this and sharing your amazeballs personality with the world??
ReplyDeletehttp://tlc.discovery.com/family/a-conception-story/casting.html
I love your new car, it is reminding me of my husbands namesake.
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