Yeah they're called the mountain goats, but it's really just one guy. He knows three chords and six trillion bible verses. His songs are all about breakups or drug addiction and he always sounds like he started singing on accident and isn't sure how to stop. He's my favorite guy.
People you have met one time will really look at your baby bump and tell you their prediction for the sex of the baby based on superstition, but then treat you like you're the weird one if you tell them that their superstition is kind of silly.
I learn so much from novels. Types of knots, types of boats, types of whales, parts of whales, methods for processing whales, what can be made from whale, shape of whale, what the whale did, the whale's likely motivation, color of said whale, metaphysical ramifications of said co
@MiriamJane5 Such a good idea! I finished my diss by attending something similar for grad students. Something about the energy in the room just really helped with focus and motivation!
@elwaldorfo I would love that! All I've found so far is a pretty okay carb balanced ice cream, and the boost "carb smart" protein shakes. I also drank a ton of (regular) boost when I was super sick in the first trimester. The folks at boost really know what they're doing.
Avoiding sweets because of gestational diabetes, and yesterday I had a dream that was all snacks & sweets. I wasn't even eating them, they were just there. A snickers bar, mini MMs, and an order of three mini chocolate chip pancakes from my favourite diner.
My brain: "okay, we can do this. Just a few weeks, and it's to make sure baby is okay. We got this!"
Also my brain: "feed me this cake that is actually pixel art."
I have started to have cravings for foods that aren't even real, like something I invented called "dr. pepper cupcake," and the pink cake from Stardew Valley. I don't want *a* pink cake, I want the pixel cake from the game.
Honestly, being 33 weeks pregnant right now makes all the New Year resolution stuff so easy. Like, I would like 2025 to be the year of having a baby and learning how to keep them safe and happy. Anything else feels like a bonus.