{"id":177,"date":"2007-07-19T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/default.asp?n=630"},"modified":"2007-07-19T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-20T06:00:00","slug":"2-days-and-counting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=177","title":{"rendered":"2 days and counting."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Friday, dudes!<\/p>\n<p \/>I just spent half an hour on the sidewalk waiting out a fire alarm. My fear that my mushy romantic photos, Gophers hockey poster, and #44 Ryan Ward magnet were being consumed by a massive conflagration was lessened by the gloriousness of standing in the sun, listening to Pam and Mary debate going over to the Little Wagon for a drink. We watched a hook-and-ladder pull out of the fire station two blocks away, then turn and go elsewhere. Apparently it was a false alarm again.<\/p>\n<p \/>On Wednesday, I went to get my cervix pierced, by which I mean I got an IUD. I will spare you the details that would make your downthere regions contract and try to hide inside your body, but these are the important points:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I&#8217;m not pregnant. Of course I knew this, but there&#8217;s something about having a medical professional say it that makes it 75% more reassuring.\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>Carrying a bottle of ibuprofin with you everywhere is an excellent idea.\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s not exactly painful, just horrifically uncomfortable. It makes you cramp instantly, and there&#8217;s all this poking and sensation in areas you&#8217;ve never felt those things before, despite your naughtiest adventures.\n<p \/>Unless, of course, you&#8217;ve had a baby, in which case you&#8217;re probably telling me to shut the hell up right now.<\/p>\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re not supposed to have sex for 1-2 weeks afterward.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Let&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p \/>just<\/p>\n<p \/>pause<\/p>\n<p \/>and<\/p>\n<p \/>feel<\/p>\n<p \/>my<\/p>\n<p \/>pain.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly my brain shut off at the word &#8216;one&#8217;, so I didn&#8217;t hear the high end of that estimate.<\/p>\n<p \/ >Anyway, I&#8217;m verymuch looking forward to this weekend, because we&#8217;ll be in town. Tonight is a BBQ, tomorrow is Willis&#8217; birthday party and the D4\/Arrivals show at Triple Rock, and Sunday is brunchgating and the Stitch n&#8217; Pitch game. Interspersed will be hanging out, and trying to figure out how to fill the time while we&#8217;re not&#8230; never mind.<\/p>\n<p \/>And now, are you ready for the cutest thing I&#8217;ve ever made? YOU ARE!<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div align=center><a href='http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/queen_of_subtle\/851372061\/' target='x' class='noul'><img src='http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1102\/851372061_724b9db1c6_m.jpg' border=0 class='noul'><\/a><\/div>\n<p \/>Happy pretzel!<br \/>Jenni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Friday, dudes! I just spent half an hour on the sidewalk waiting out a fire alarm. 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