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I wasn't prepared for the psychological impact that this blog would *poof* into the ether that is the 00000011111000101010010101010001 of the internet, so I renewed for another year. I'm a chicken shit like that.

However, I won't be posting here.

I'm just stopping by to pop in the rerouting code to my new blog, which if you are not automatically directed to, you can click on the following link:

Punch Drunk

Did You Miss Me? I'm Giving You Every Chance Not To.

Unfortunately, this is the last week my TypePad blog will appear as it should expire Saturday. I've removed the redirect for now, but will add it again later in the week.

I actually thought I could make my last post THElast post, but I'm a little distressed that Bloglines still shows no updates from my Wordpress since June 3rd and they have been unresponsive to my emails and to the thousands (literally) of thread items started about it. I'm not the only one, but when the rest of my blogs are updating (uh, well, except Go Fug Yourself), I'm feeling neglected by Bloglines. I assure you, there have been plenty of updates over at Punch Drunk.

Another plug for Reader.Google coming: I maintain both for just this reason, to make sure I'm not missing anything. If you already have Bloglines, you can import all your feeds easily to Reader.Google. You don't have to type in all those links again. Bonus, right?!

Maybe if I bemoan how badly Bloglines is treating some of us bloggers they'll get their heads pulled out of their asses. I know. Wishful thinking. You get what you pay for.

no. 673 - Maybe TypePad is Trying to Tell Me Something

I was going to post a redirect to my new home, Punch Drunk, this weekend, except TypePad has decided to suddenly acquire this nice little glitch that allows only 100 posts to be exported from their files.

100 posts from no. 672 would be no. 572, right?

The last post I had exported from TypePad a few months ago was no. 555. That's right. 17 posts and the related comments are hanging in limbo land and I'll be freaking pissed if they don't have this resolved soon because here's the other issue:

I was also sent a reminder that my enrollment expires June 21 here unless I update the expiration date on my credit card info, which I don't want to do.

So I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't want to lose those 17 posts because they also happen to fall during some of the more emotional parts of this pregnancy: November and December.

Shit. My move may have to be put on hold, and I hate having any part of my life on hold, even if it is "just" blogging.

And another thing, it seems my new posts on Punch Drunk aren't showing up on Bloglines? Any one else notice this or am I just super oblivious?

no. 625 - Linked

I have added several links to blogs on my sidebar since the huge majority of you do like to see your name in lights.

I'm sure I've missed someone along the way, so let me know with an email to dd_tko@yahoo.com or a comment.

As I was going through this I remembered why I stopped trying to keep it updated: TypePad only alphabetizes on the blog itself, not in its file. So I have to print off the list from here; print off my list from bloglines and cross-reference the two....I'm sure there's an easier way but I have yet to be enlightened. (hint hint to any TypePad gurus)

Have a great weekend everyone. It's the first weekend in four consecutive that we haven't had to travel to either The Metro or to The Capitol to look/drive/buy a new mode of transportation. What's done is done. We said our final goodbyes to our Sequoia and I am actually enjoying my new status as a minivan driver (it looks just like the picture).

I may be driving a van, but I'm still repeating in my head, "Lead, Follow, or Get the Fuck Out of My Way!".

no. 566 - Call Me Lame-io

I have deduced that the reason the Ass-Mouth has disappeared is because I switched prenatals earlier this week upon my clinic's recommendation. While I certainly enjoyed gagging down one of those ginormous pills, they said I could just switch to the Flinstone's chewables as long as I take 2 folic acid tablets instead of just one.

Can't really say it's much of an improvement as far as tolerance goes as the Flintstone tablet must be held together with some kind of gum substance that has been scraped from under the desks of some high-school's homeroom. I always find myself spitting bits and pieces of the vitamin out later since they don't dissolve.

Total number of pills now taken daily (I take them all before bedtime): 9, counting the two I still have to take daily for the hives, which yes, I still get with still fluctuating frequency and severity.

Now I am certainly not saying I'm feeling confident, especially if I was to go by the fact I picked up my phone and dialed my old OB in an attempt to beg a scan from him, but hung up when the receptionist answered. I'm a picture of pathetic.

As a distraction, I finally logged back onto facebook to try to figure that piece of crap out. As Jess and I discussed on my wall (oooh, look at me, I have a wall!), we don't really get what the big deal is. I have found it fascinating the common "friends" I have with other users and spent a good deal of my time hunting down inviting new friends to my facebook.

For those of you who have a facebook account and know my real name via the Card Exchange, feel free to poke me (ooooh....more facebook techie talk!). You'll easily pick me out of all the DD's as I use my boxing babies as my photo avatar.

Wow. I am so lame.

no. 560 - Calling Any BlogSpot Gurus

I need some help with Blogspot info. For you newbies out there, I have a Blogger account under my old blog (Knocked Up ...Then Knocked Down). I thought I was adequate at figuring out the publishing and editing of code, but I was recently asked for help on how to create a feed by one of my favorite authors and in an attempt to give her instructions, I was stumped.

What the heck happened to the feed info under settings with Blogger? Do you really have to go through feedburner?

So anyway, what does one need to make sure is set up on a Blogger blog to insure that there is a published feed that will be picked up by Bloglines or Reader.Google?

I'm tired of missing my friend's most excellent posts until day's afterward.

(I'd share the blog link, if she wished me, too...)

Email me or leave a comment if you can help me help her.

* ETA: Yeah, so about that feed...for hits and shiggles I went out and checked again and she now has a feed! Yippee! So, uh, never mind.

no. 555 - Winding Down or Winding Up?

You all are just trying to mess with my head now, aren't you? I really did not make the Holiday Card Exchange confusing...

You send me your address. I send you my address.

You send me a card. I send you a card.

Ta-DA!!

You only have to add one more card to your pile; however I will have to add oodles. And I actually do write something in the card! Not just my name! It's awwwwwwesome, dude! Bring out the exclamation points!

Now send me your address. Quit stalling and being all nambypamby. You know I'm talking to YOU.

I think I'll set the cut-off date to get your address to me for November 30th since I would like to get the international cards sent out early December, which may reach those of you celebrating Hanukkah a bit late...(sorry about that).

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Rumor has it that I closed down this blog. Not so. I decided to devote the majority of my blogging energy to TKO during the month of November. It was important to me to keep myself from feeling too scattered at this time and while others went the route of NaBloPoMo, I went the opposite, since posting every day wasn't a challenge. The challenge was to leave this site for one month, and as you can see, I wasn't able to meet said challenge.

I'll be back in December. For how long after that still is yet to be seen.

no. 528 - Google Searches Are Fun And Filling

"what if the dude doesnt know if he got sperm in me should i check to see if im pregnant cause my period was late"

The Dude? You knocked it out with Jeff Bridges? Just a tip (haha! get it?! just a "tip"), the key is to use search words, not search paragraphs.

"boobs picture prom studded halter top floral bottom falling out"

Is this an a attempt at a haiku? Remember 5-7-5. For example:

Boobs in studded top

Prom pictures halter bottom

Floral falling out

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ETA: I'm on my way to The Metro to give out autographs. My headshots never showed up in the mail. At least I get to do a little window shopping.

Yes,the above is code. Sheeeesh! You need to keep up!

no. 484 - Harry Who?

HARRY POTTER: EUPHEMISM . . .  OR NOT?

I know how The Book ends because today on the morning radio show one of the speakers said he only read the last chapter and announced how it ended. I wasn't at all bothered by the spoiler since I have taken no interest in the past 352 HP books, so I couldn't imagine doing so now...unless of course Harry was able to impregnate a tribe of infertile truffle fairies so they can go about providing the world with an unlimited supply (of truffles, that is, not truffle fairy babies). Only then would I extend some curiosity about that knobby wand of his.

CRINKLY EXAM PAPER IS THE DEVIL'S T.P.

Today I saw another professional about my hives. Yes, they are still a part of my life, if not on a daily - most certainly weekly - occurrence. I know that it's been 8 weeks and 1 day from whence they first presented since they decided to debut the day I had my first positive pregnancy test from the last donor IUI. In that time, I have seen four medical personnel about the hives with today's visit being the fifth. Dr. I-Have-A-Cold-So-I-Won't-Shake-Your-Hand-But-Will-Get-All-In-Your-Face-To-Look-Up-Your-Nose (Dr. IHACSIWSY H. BWGAIYF-TLUYN (I think he must be from Botswana...) was kind and listened to what I thought may be a far-fetched theory on my hives.

Would you like to hear it?

I told him that my hives were considerably worse during the beginningslashend of my last pregnancy, hopped up on progesterone (remember? My P4 was 98?), and even though they appeared off and on over the next few weeks, they again flared the week before last...which was the end of a successive cycle, which is when the body's supply of progesterone should be at its highest.

See? I have the pictures to prove it. [Ass cheek! Ass cheek! Yes, I know. Shut up.]

Maybe I'm allergic to my own body's natural progesterone. Maybe?

They did a rast test for sesame since that was the delivery system of my PIO. If I still am getting hives by the middle of August, they will order in some progesterone for testing. He didn't think the theory was impossible, and he has had patients with confirmed allergies to certain chemistry makeup of their own bodies. Who knows? I guess I don't have much to lose and since my uterus is twiddling its tubes waiting for a donor, I'd rather rule out the very slim chance now rather than later when I find out that "implanting" an embryo there gets the same kind of result as throwing some frozen fries into a boiling vat of oil. FAzizzle.

HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING WITHOUT SPAM IN IT?

I have recently been inundated with spam through TypePad. Some of you have mentioned the same. Today I received this comment from "Visitor690" in my inbox through one of my old posts:

"I have visited your site 852-times"

I replied:

"Good for you."

Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, there was a failure in the delivery of that response.

I do believe that I actually have had someone visit my blog that often. Their IP address starts with 65.123.188.xxx. Want to know if its you? Then I suggest you check out this site.

no. 481 - testing stuff

Never mind me. See my Virtual Tour in previous post!

Go see others!

Yeah, uh, so...

Look! Shiny thing over there!