a screen shot from the tv show _seinfeld_ in which the character "jerry" is balling up his fist and grimacing. the image is captioned "bowman!"

quick question: why aren't we referring to the maga vp as "bowman" all the time, for everything? it is _literally_ the only way in which he should ever be addressed by anyone.

i feel like bobcat goldthwait should have gotten some notice for his scriptwriting over the years, but it's been nothing but snubs.

fourteen instant compresses; two unfrozen freezer compresses. no idea how this happened.

lesson learned from sending out wrapped holiday gifts early this year: roughly 100% of people won't wait until christmas to open them.

looking forward to this year's hotel tour!

most masochistically delightful part of the abdominal ultrasound: when they toss a hand towel onto your exposed belly and say "clean yourself off" as they're headed out the door. mmmm.

fun fact, week 46: our household contains a sincerely baffling number of cold compresses.