36 down, 4 to go

wow. really? baby h is going to be here in 4wks? am i ready for that? no. so, it's a VERY good thing i (should) have a month left. in honor of the momentous week 36, i bought myself these...

my dr's appt went well. as well as can be expected when you start those "exams." i talked to this lady right before walking into the office just to psych myself up for it (since she did just go through the same thing not long ago). give it to me straight, beeyatch, i tells her. and she did. on a scale of 1-10, she gave it a 9. i believe her exact words were "hated it." not that i went into my appt thinking how awesome the experience was going to be, but i did walk out thinking "meh, coulda been worse." (at least jones didn't ask me to "scoot to the end of the table." never has a worse question been asked. of anyone. except maybe "would you like to save 15% and apply for a gap card today?" hell yes i'd like to save 15%, but why can't you just give me the discount instead of make me apply for a credit card i'll just max out in a matter of minutes after approval? honestly.)
does american idol's anoop dogg remind anyone else of the indian kid from that one mtv show? the one about how his parents were practically forcing him to become a rocket scientist even though all he wanted to do was become a rapper? anyone remember that? no? yeah, me either. who watches those shows anyway?
there are about 14 turkey vultures that have taken up residence in a tree across the street. have you ever seen a turkey vulture? allow me...

not the most attractive creatures, eh? now imagine about 20 of them circling overhead as you take your fluffy puppy (aka fresh meat) out to potty for the umpteenth time today. scary. i mean, these things have the wingspan of yao ming and i'm sure they wouldn't hesitate to swoop down on penny and have her for an after-dinner snack. one word: menacing. and gross. and eww gross. (mor and i almost stopped last night when we saw a very confused-looking older couple standing in prime you're-going-to-get-pooped-on territory (ie directly underneath the turkey vultures' homebase), gazing upwards at the 27 birds perched on 4 very bendy branches to inform them that the monsters they watched in awe (or disgust) were simply vultures. der. didn't you know turkey vultures are indigenous to this area? for real, old people, didn't they teach you that in grammar school? sheesh.)
what was that? you want to know how our vegas trip went? it didn't. thanks for bringing it up again, jerks. i had to get sick friday night as we filled up the tank at the sev. all that packing and cleaning and loading penny up with treats for nothing. instead, we got up saturday and drove to the oph (original pancake house to all you rookie breakfasters), where we enjoyed the chile verde omelet and $5 bacon. sunday, we conferenced and took the fluffball for a walk. not the weekend of sunshine i was anticipating but not too shabby.
and now the strawberry fig newtons and anne perry's sins of the wolf are beckoning.
peace.