Local news...priceless

This is a story from today's Denver Post. The story itself isn't funny, these kids could have been seriously injured, but the state trooper's response is hilarious.

Speeding teens survive plunge off cliff
By Joey Bunch The Denver Post

Three 16-year-olds were injured when their sedan flipped on a sharp curve and tumbled into a ravine off U.S. 36 in Boulder County this afternoon. The driver was attempting a drag-racing maneuver called a drift, according to the Colorado State Patrol. A drift involves a fast-moving driver slamming on his brake and skidding his car sideways around a sharp curve.

In this case, the driver went over the guard rail backwards and flipped two and half times down a 200-foot embankment.

"He apparently didn't do it very well," Trooper Gilbert Mares said of the driver's attempted drift.

All three teens were wearing seat belts, but the driver was airlifted to St. Anthony's Hospital in Denver with serious injuries. His two passengers were taken by ambulance to Longmont United Hospital with minor to moderate injuries, Mares aid.

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Is it wrong that I think that comment is so funny? It's as if the trooper wouldn't have minded the stunt if it was executed better.

I am easily entertained.

Life's great mysteries

I've been eating prunes lately. Aside from the fact that it is somewhat miraculous that I can eat a prune, but throw a banana or apple at me and I can't keep it down, they are actually pretty good. The fiber and *ahem* digestive assistance isn't so bad, and apparently they have twice the antioxidants as superfood blueberries. Not too shabby.

But I don't understand why PRUNES are so great, when no one ever talks about PLUMS. They are the same food, minus some water, right? Prunes = dried plums. But you never read about the awesome properties of plums. The doctor won't tell you to drink plum juice to get things moving. I am confused and seeking answers. Is it a marketing thing? I wouldn't think so, since prunes have a geriatric-constipation connotation. Maybe it's because you can't get good plums year round? If anyone knows why prunes are so great but plums are not, please pass it on.

Week 11

I am so close to the mythical land of milk and honey...the second trimester. When food will taste better. When food will stay down. When I won't need to nap every day. It's a lovely place and I can't wait to be there.

I am slowly starting to feel better, if not 100% yet. I have to eat something every moment, but I can't eat much at any one time. I get tired really quickly and walking or standing is the worst. BUT, I'm not vomiting every single day, just about every other day. And I have far fewer really bad days. So that's good. Things are looking up.

I am in dire need of some new clothes, but I don't want to buy anything since it won't fit for long.

That's all for me. My mom was in town this weekend and it was great to see her.

The big news

Pretty much everyone who reads this blog already knows, but here it is, official, in print:

I am pregnant!

We had our first ultrasound today and got to see the heartbeat and the little hands and feet. It was pretty amazing; I'm glad Jon was able to come. Everything looks 100% normal and healthy. And while we aren't out of the magical first-trimester danger zone (so keep good thoughts), we are out of the we-haven't-heard-the-heartbeat-yet zone. It's very exciting!
See the head at the top, and the little arm and leg? A very nice profile, I think. :)

Now I can post about how lousy I feel ALL the time, and how much I eat (not much), and how much I vomit (more than enough). Aren't you excited? I know I am. Only a few more weeks of this all-day morning sickness and I'll be normal again. Well, not normal, even more pregnant, but hopefully more normal in the eating and keeping it down department.

I'm just waking up from a nap (my most favorite afternoon activity) so my brain is still a bit foggy. I will write more later.

TV...I miss you

I miss new TV. Pushing Daisies, Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother...they are gone. To add insult to injury, we are now subject to crappy mid-season replacement shows, the ones the networks had in the hopper but weren't good enough to start in the fall.

Not that I have to watch them or anything, and mostly I don't, but it makes me mad anyway.

Resolve the writer's strike. It's for the good of the nation.

Ill

I am sick like death.

I ended up getting Jon's cold, only it seems to have multiplied and expanded before attacking my head. It is evil. In fact, this cold is an evil doer. I'm not medicated, just trying to sleep it off. I almost made it through work yesterday, but had to take a nap at 2pm and then didn't get much done after that. Today is totally pointless. I had to get a deliverable out and sit in on a conference call staff meeting, but then I'm back to bed. I'll have my bottle of water, orange juice, and life saver candies by my side.

Blerg.

My honey's got an art show...

JON LEW SOLO EXHIBITION AT JOYENGINE

Jon Lew will be showing “Two Feet Under” - A year in review, at JoyEngine on Friday, January, 25th. Jon’s been nose to the grindstone putting his show together for a number of months now and the work looks great. If you’re not familiar with Jon, he’s a tattoo artist and illustrator with excellent craft and concept. His work typically resides in a very socio-political context and often makes us laugh. We can’t wait to have John in our house. Symmetry will be on the decks (for real this time) and we’ll be rockin’ cocktails. Hope to see you!!!