Mental Confetti

[rj_anderson]

Lo, LJ hath returned. (And there was much rejoicing.) But man, you guys didn't lose any time catching up, did you?

For those of you who hadn't heard about this before, I am eight weeks pregnant. I'm feeling a little draggy and queasy, but on the whole not nearly as bad as with my first two.

Apart from that I don't actually have a whole lot of news, unless you want to hear about our new guinea pigs (nah, I'll save that for rjanderson_blog), or are interested in a review of the Kalan Porter concert I went to on New Year's Eve.

...

Yeah, I thought not.

For my fellow Lost fans and those interested in fan-made soundtracks, I've thought for a long time that the song "Bedshaped" by Keane (from their recent album "Hopes and Fears") reminded me of Shannon. However, it wasn't until I listened to the song again today, having just seen the most recent episode of LOST, that I realized it is in fact the Boone/Shannon theme song, with Boone as the narrator. And I do mean totally. yahtzee63, give it a listen and tell me if I'm wrong on this.

Am currently listening to former Blue's Clues host Steve Burns' album Songs for Dust Mites, which I had long coveted and finally found cheap on eBay. It's charming, especially if you like grungy guitar riffs in the middle of your melodic pop/rock (which I rather do).

Comments

[absurdwords.livejournal.com]

I am eight weeks pregnant.

Congratulations!

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

Yay for you, you sly boots! You didn't mention a thing.

"Bedshaped" is one of the Keane songs I don't own, but I shall remedy this shortly and check it out. :)

[jadekitten01.livejournal.com]

I am eight weeks pregnant.

Oh my goodness! Congratulations! Glad to hear the whole queasiness isn't as bad as with your first two. Speaking of which, how did they take the news?

And guinea pigs? How are they as pets? I'm interested in getting some little critter until we get a bigger place and can get a dog and/or cats.

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

You can read my just-posted blog entry (http://rjanderson.blogspot.com/) for more details, but the short version is -- I like them. Of course, I don't have to clean their cage, so it's easy for me to say, but it seems like a fairly simple task. They are certainly pettable (if you can catch them), they make cute sounds, and they don't bite. As small animals go, they're probably a pretty decent bet.

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. Tempted to say, "We never knew you had it in you!"

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[labellerose.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the baby-to-be! Wishing you a trouble-free pregnancy (or as trouble-free as they get, hmm?) and a wonderful new addition to the family.

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. Wow. :) And, er, best wishes for the pregnancy, and second-best for the guinea pigs, as the pregnancy just used the best ones.

[sheryll.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

And, yes, I want to hear about the Kalan Porter concert. I got his CD for Christmas. :)

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Your wish is my command. See next post. :)

How do you like the CD?

[sheryll.livejournal.com]

Love the CD!

*wanders over to next post* :)

[bookaholicgirl.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the baby! That's exciting. :)

[rose-in-shadow.livejournal.com]

I'd like to add my congrats about the baby. Any possible names picked yet?

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the baby, and on not feeling queazy. :-)

[pameladean]

Congratulations!

I had guinea pigs as a child. They are quite smart for rodents, they recognize individual people, and once they get used to the idea many of them are quire snuggly. Ours used to go off like little smoke alarms whose batteries are low every time my mother opened the refrigerator door, because their vegetable scraps were kept in there.

P.

[sannalim.livejournal.com]

I had guinea pigs as a child. They are quite smart for rodents, they recognize individual people, and once they get used to the idea many of them are quire snuggly. Ours used to go off like little smoke alarms whose batteries are low every time my mother opened the refrigerator door, because their vegetable scraps were kept in there.

Ditto, ditto, ditto. Actually, I had guinea-pigs until I started graduate school. They're my favourite pets.

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

The best thing about them, besides their little whoopwhoopwhoop noises, is their lips. Seriously. Guinea pig lips are fabulous.

[mingbutterfly.livejournal.com]

Wow, congratulations! I know you are being inundated with comments but still... It's wonderful news! :-D I hope that your queasiness remains no more than minimal, if not even better. :-) And also, good luck with the small, cute, furry creatures...

[kizmet-42.livejournal.com]

Good Lord, Woman,

When did you have time to get pregnant?

Congratulations on the new baby, that's truly wondrous news!

As for the pets, I'm far more ambivalent. You wanted rodents?

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

I like rodents. But we really got them for the kids, because we couldn't get a cat or a dog due to allergies (mine and would-be visitors').

[malabud.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

(Hmm. Is there an echo in here?)

I must admit I suspected pregnancy when you mentioned not feeling well a couple of posts back. So, do you want a boy or a girl? It's either go with what you know (boy), or have a new and exciting adventure (girl). My parents had five girls and two boys, and I personally feel they had far fewer troubles with the girls than the boys, but maybe that's just me. :) If it is a girl, I'm sure she will be nothing like Margot. (At least, let's hope not.)

Anyway, happy gestating!

[thedorkygirl.livejournal.com]

Girls are more difficult! They cost more, fall in love a bit oftener than the boys, and they begin to wear thongs at age, oh, twelve, which drives their parents up the wall.

Boys? They wear wee little trousers with their suspenders and look cute if their teeth are too big for their faces. I know from my own experience that if a girl's teeth are too big, she looks like a horse.

Neeeeehhh. :-)

[seemag.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the new addition :-)

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And happy birthday!

[sreya.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the new baby! And here's hoping the rest of the pregnancy continues to be as smooth.

[celli]

Congrats on the babe-in-process. *hugs*

[purplerebecca.livejournal.com]

Yay, baby! Congratulations. ^^

[wahlee-98.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! Congratulations!

Now I know why melissa_tlc is wanting to visit you this year. ;)

[mafdet.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, CONGRATULATIONS!

[thedorkygirl.livejournal.com]

Goodness! Congratulations. One of the things I associate most with you is your absolutely charming stories from your blog about your children. :-)

[carmen-sandiego.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That is wonderful news.

[serenasnape.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Fabulous news - what a blessing!

[owl]

Congratulations :)

[reveilles.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on baby #3! (And I'll pray that you and Nicholas will be able to work things out. :)

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

*catching up*

Oh, congratulations on the baby! I'm so happy for you. (And thrilled about the less-queasy part.)

If it's a boy, will you name him John, Andy, or Roger? *tease*

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

If it's a boy, will you name him John, Andy, or Roger? *tease*

Ah ha ha! It is to laugh! :)

Seriously, considering my loathing for the exceeding lameness that was the "Sunrise" video... if I had ever considered it (which I really hadn't), I would definitely be reconsidering right now.

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the video (thankfully?). But I couldn't resist the tease, of course. :)

(And truthfully, I love the names you've given your boys.)