I ate chocolate chip cookies!
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brightbluegirlI called my mother today, as I am wont to do on Sundays. It was an... interesting call.
After some chit chat, she said she had something really serious to talk about. She said that she went to her doctor last week, and happened to mention to her doctor that I want to have a child, but not for another couple years - perhaps until I'm 35 or older. Apparently her doctor told her of the increased risks of defects in the child (which I know about) and of course, the increased risks during childbirth, and the decreased chances of getting pregnant in the first place. My mother's main concern was the birth defects though, and apparently the doctor said "well, there's always the tests", which I guess are tests you can do after getting pregnant, and then the parents have to decide whether to abort or not.
So my mother said; "I think you should have your baby NOW."
I laughed OUT. LOUD.
She says if you wait until you have the money, you'll never have the baby, and etc etc etc.
I told her that I heard her, and that I'd talk to Andrew about it, but that there was no way I wanted him to skip out on having a chance at school, not only because he wants to do it, but because he's already HAD to work at jobs where the managers were assholes and treated him like shit, and he had to stay and take it because he needed the money, he's had to work shifts from 11am until 5am and then get up to work the same thing all over again the day after(yes, REALLY), and he's also been summarily dismissed with no warning. And I don't want to force him into jobs like that, ever again.
I also don't want him to have the stress of supporting a wife and child on a minimum wage salary.
She's really into this, though, so she suggested me getting pregnant while he's still in school, and other ideas.
To get her to stop, I basically had to tell her we'd see, but that it wasn't going to happen this year or next, because we wanted to focus on earning money for at least a while, and who knows what'll happen, if I get in good with this company and they offer me another contract at higher wages. I mean, stuff happens!
Jeebus.
A baby.
Now!
My mother is something else.
Yesterday Andrew and I ran a couple of errands (I applied for a BC license, I should get it in a week, she said), and then went to Stanley Park. We walked all the way around Stanley Park, following the sea wall, talking and watching people the whole way. It was big fun!
It was wonderful walking by the ocean, smelling the salt air, hearing the birds, and watching the waves. It was fantastic. It took us 2 1/2 hours to walk it, and by the end we were both pretty tired - we'd actually walked it quite quickly, although we didn't realize until we were almost done just HOW quickly.
Then we went to this great vegetarian restaurant called the Naam. Nice place, good food. The waiter was quite brusque, but whatever, we were there for the food. We just rested and read the local alternative paper while waiting for the food.
Afterwards we went to see Underworld. It is SO bad. But good. But bad. It was great. I had a great time! Quite a few of the vampire affectations made me think of the goth scene (and then cringe). But I was in the groove, it was good fun.
But then - then I ruined the movie for everyone else in the theater. And I'm sorry, I really am.
To not ruin the movie for anyone who doesn't want a SPOILER, I'll just have to place it behind
So at the end of the movie, the girl slices this guys head in half, on a diagonal. And she jumps and cuts, and he gets all pissed, and turns around and unsheaths two blades, and looks all mean, and then, of course, there's a zoom in, he looks puzzled, and then the top half of his head slides off!
So I couldn't help it, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. Not just one guffaw, but I LAUGHED!!! And I couldn't stop! I mean, I didn't want to ruin the ENTIRE movie for everyone.
I finally got myself calmed down, and just erupted into tiny giggles every once in awhile. But the rest of the theatre was silent.
Ah, they're all too serious anyway.
Then we went home and read for awhile. Ooh, and ate a couple of chocolate chip cookies.
After some chit chat, she said she had something really serious to talk about. She said that she went to her doctor last week, and happened to mention to her doctor that I want to have a child, but not for another couple years - perhaps until I'm 35 or older. Apparently her doctor told her of the increased risks of defects in the child (which I know about) and of course, the increased risks during childbirth, and the decreased chances of getting pregnant in the first place. My mother's main concern was the birth defects though, and apparently the doctor said "well, there's always the tests", which I guess are tests you can do after getting pregnant, and then the parents have to decide whether to abort or not.
So my mother said; "I think you should have your baby NOW."
I laughed OUT. LOUD.
She says if you wait until you have the money, you'll never have the baby, and etc etc etc.
I told her that I heard her, and that I'd talk to Andrew about it, but that there was no way I wanted him to skip out on having a chance at school, not only because he wants to do it, but because he's already HAD to work at jobs where the managers were assholes and treated him like shit, and he had to stay and take it because he needed the money, he's had to work shifts from 11am until 5am and then get up to work the same thing all over again the day after(yes, REALLY), and he's also been summarily dismissed with no warning. And I don't want to force him into jobs like that, ever again.
I also don't want him to have the stress of supporting a wife and child on a minimum wage salary.
She's really into this, though, so she suggested me getting pregnant while he's still in school, and other ideas.
To get her to stop, I basically had to tell her we'd see, but that it wasn't going to happen this year or next, because we wanted to focus on earning money for at least a while, and who knows what'll happen, if I get in good with this company and they offer me another contract at higher wages. I mean, stuff happens!
Jeebus.
A baby.
Now!
My mother is something else.
Yesterday Andrew and I ran a couple of errands (I applied for a BC license, I should get it in a week, she said), and then went to Stanley Park. We walked all the way around Stanley Park, following the sea wall, talking and watching people the whole way. It was big fun!
It was wonderful walking by the ocean, smelling the salt air, hearing the birds, and watching the waves. It was fantastic. It took us 2 1/2 hours to walk it, and by the end we were both pretty tired - we'd actually walked it quite quickly, although we didn't realize until we were almost done just HOW quickly.
Then we went to this great vegetarian restaurant called the Naam. Nice place, good food. The waiter was quite brusque, but whatever, we were there for the food. We just rested and read the local alternative paper while waiting for the food.
Afterwards we went to see Underworld. It is SO bad. But good. But bad. It was great. I had a great time! Quite a few of the vampire affectations made me think of the goth scene (and then cringe). But I was in the groove, it was good fun.
But then - then I ruined the movie for everyone else in the theater. And I'm sorry, I really am.
To not ruin the movie for anyone who doesn't want a SPOILER, I'll just have to place it behind
So at the end of the movie, the girl slices this guys head in half, on a diagonal. And she jumps and cuts, and he gets all pissed, and turns around and unsheaths two blades, and looks all mean, and then, of course, there's a zoom in, he looks puzzled, and then the top half of his head slides off!
So I couldn't help it, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. Not just one guffaw, but I LAUGHED!!! And I couldn't stop! I mean, I didn't want to ruin the ENTIRE movie for everyone.
I finally got myself calmed down, and just erupted into tiny giggles every once in awhile. But the rest of the theatre was silent.
Ah, they're all too serious anyway.
Then we went home and read for awhile. Ooh, and ate a couple of chocolate chip cookies.
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Date: 2003-09-21 04:17 pm (UTC)re the movie: apparently white wolf is sueing for damages.
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Date: 2003-09-22 10:02 am (UTC)In this case, it probably would have been a lot better. :P (I did have a great time, though)
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Date: 2003-09-21 07:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-21 08:34 pm (UTC)P.S. Vampires die so easily in that movie. And they never seem to drink blood. What is with that?
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Date: 2003-09-22 06:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-22 06:38 am (UTC)I seem to have missed both of those points.
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Date: 2003-09-22 10:04 am (UTC)The liquid metal was silver, that they used to shoot the werewolves.
I did have a great time in it! It was really pretty, and action-filled, and all that. It just didn't quite hang together as well as it could have. (But a lot of my favorite movies suck anyway :P )
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Date: 2003-09-21 11:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-22 01:35 am (UTC)The Naam has excellent food, but is known for its poor quality of service. You have to have patience if you want to eat there; never stop by for a quick bite, you'll be in trouble.
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Date: 2003-09-22 10:07 am (UTC)Yes, I read in the Georgia Strait to expect long wait times, but we actually didn't notice anything too bad - at least that time. The food was great, though!
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Date: 2003-09-22 06:12 am (UTC)I did a report when I was like 12 on Downs Syndrom and I'll never forget that one of the stats was that a woman who has a child when she's over 35 years old has a 50 percent chance of having one with Downs. Sure, that has changed and we're so much healthier than women were in the 80's, but it still sticks with me.
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Date: 2003-09-22 05:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-22 08:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-22 10:08 am (UTC)Yeah, it just had to be, I agree. A satire, perhaps?
I had a great time during it, and really, that's all that matters.