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L’Avenir est Quelque Chose
by Dobby Gibson

All day for too long 
everything I’ve thought to say
has been about umbrellas, 
how I can’t remember how
I came to possess whatever weird one
I find in my hand, like now, 
how they hang there on brass hooks
in the closet like failed actors,
each one tiny or too huge,
like ideas, always needing
to be shaken off and folded up
before we can properly forget them on the train.

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since I posted. Not even sure what the hell I've been doing. I have a long to do list that seems to indicate the answer is "nothing".

so I've made it through six weeks of bed rest.  At least two weeks was spent having and recovering from the flu. I have watched a lot of television. Like A LOT a lot.
I haven't read that many books, I have flipped through a lot of magazines. And read a lot of Twitter.
I've played a lot of Angry Birds.
B has been mostly understanding, though she doesn't quite get how hard it is for me to get up and down and around.
My diet isn't as good as it should be. It's hard with no kitchen and limited getting out of a bed ability. Lots of fruit and milk and cereal and toast. And pastries. And string cheese.
I estimate I am drinking about 5 liters of water a day.

We have 80% of a new kitchen, and a new car.

Hmmmm. this is pretty boring actually. who knew that a recap of 6 weeks of lying in bed would be so boring?  I have lots of thoughts about parenting. Maybe I should rally to post about those.

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what have I been doing? what are the updates?
kitchen remodel continues. I think it is going to look awesome. If you only knew the plans I had for redoing our yards once the babies come. They are hilarious because it is like I have never had a baby. "oh they'll rest in the pack in play in the shade while I landscape our backyard."  AHAHAHAHHA
boring pregnancy stuff
updated watchlist:

Friday Night Lights season one
Miss Marple season one
Parks and Rec season five
Justified season two
Justified season three
Sherlock season one
Spaced season one
Spaced season two
Friday Night Lights season two
Friday Night Lights season three
Friday Night Lights season four
Portlandia season one
The League season three
Sherlock season two
The Walking Dead season one
Friday Night Lights season five
The Walking Dead season two
The Venture Brothers season one
Warehouse 13 season one
The IT Crowd season one
Portlandia season two
The IT Crowd season two
The IT Crowd season three
The IT Crowd season four
Black Books season one
Eureka season five

and currently working on:
Dollhouse s. 2
Being Human s. 1

Reading:
The Reader
Salvage the Bones

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I love it when the Onion makes fun of Kobe.

Kobe Bryant Holds Kobe-Bryant-Only Meeting To Discuss Lakers

Kobe Bryant Compiles Helpful List Of 435 Aspects Of Game Antawn Jamison Needs To Improve

Kobe Bryant Blasts Teammates For Failure To Criticize Pau Gasol

  watchlist:
Friday Night Lights season one
Miss Marple season one
Parks and Rec season five
Justified season two
Justified season three
Sherlock season one
Spaced season one
Spaced season two
Friday Night Lights season two
Friday Night Lights season three
Friday Night Lights season four
Portlandia season one
The League season three

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for nothing really.  Recovering from the flu. Which I already had this year.  WHY DID I NOT GET A FLU SHOT. sigh.  Well, I know why, but WHY?????

anyways, I made the judgment call to take cough suppressant, b/c the last time I had the flu (/cry) the Kaiser nurse said that Mucinex was ok. And I really needed to stop coughing since every cough was a stabbing pain in my poor overworked abdomen muscles.  But reviewing the medical information online, Guafenesin has basically no information available as to whether is poses any risk to a fetus, and is categorized as a Class C drug, which basically says "take if the benefits outweigh the risks."

so yeah, that is the advice: we have no idea what the risks are. take only if the benefit outweighs the risks.  SO HELPFUL.

What's up with all of you?

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March Madness tomorrow!  I am going to fill the hole in my finances left by bed rest by winning the ESPN online tournament.  This plan is genius.

I thought about creating a "things watched" sidebar, since my "books read" one is so depressing.
but I think making the change would be equally depressing.

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Ok enough with that. I suppose I must go back to creating appropriate post titles like everyone else.
not much new to report. Reading magazines "delicious new takes on chicken salad". Finished all the free Justified. Rewatched Sherlock. Caught up on my regular shows. Thinking daytime may be a good time to pick up Walking Dead again.
I have a stack of books to read. It's very exciting.  Not really getting enough sleep though. Ironic.
 I couldn't figure out why everyone was celebrating St. Patrick's Day on the 15th.

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don't miss the comments in Day 3 everyone. hilarious.

also, SHOCKING turn of events on Revenge.

and I am looking at "43 subway tile design ideas" and "23 top problem solvers for your kitchen & bath"

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is this titling going to get tiresome? probably.  am I going to lose my mind in the next 10 weeks? most likely.  Was the shower I just took practically a religious experience? yes.  Did I just instruct my four year old not to drink bath water? yes. Am I going to send her to a preschool in the fall whose philosophy is based on the principles of non-violent communication? seems likely. Am I looking forward to B explaining to everyone in detail how carnivores kill and eat their prey? yes.  Did the application for enrollment ask me what diversity my family brought to the table? yes.

watch list:
catching up on:
  Revenge
  Vampire Diaries

Bed rest smoothie:
plain yogurt
skim milk
banana
protein powder

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Watch List:
UEFA champions league
Justified season three
Catching up on
   Grimm
   Once Upon a Time


Thoughts:
Winona plot development in season three is contrived mm I do not like.
They couldn't hVe given the writers a few days to come up with something good?
Bah.

Also I love watching Bayern bc yelling the german names is so fun. LAHM
MUELLER  SWEINSTEIGER

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So many magazines.

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or does the weekend count? I will have plenty of time to ponder these existential questions.
currently watching:
     Justified season three.
currently reading:
     A Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes,
     The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest


Also, if you have any internet research projects hanging around, ask me! I already have (1) minivans, (2) retirement planning, (3) baby names, (4) tile backsplashes, (5) kitchen flooring, and (6) March Madness on the list.
 think of me as Bed Rest Task Rabbit.

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