Update

We had a doctor's appointment on Thursday and my blood pressure is totally normal, and there are no imminent signs of labor whatsoever so...it's a waiting game! Our doctor thinks baby is VERY big, however, so we have an ultrasound scheduled for Tuesday to check that. Wish us luck!

Big Scare

We had a doctor's appointment on Thursday, and unfortunately, my blood pressure was abnormally high. They took it twice while we were there and it was too high both times. Two days before, I had a really bad headache that wouldn't go away with Tylenol, and so that, combined with the high blood pressure, really worried my doctor. He sent us right over to the hospital for tests! He said if my blood pressure was still high as they monitored me for awhile then they would have to induce labor that night or the next morning!

They hooked me up to the fetal monitor, took blood and urine samples, took my blood pressure every ten minutes for 3 hours, and did an ultrasound. Thankfully, my blood pressure went down to normal and they didn't have to induce me. big sigh. The nurse did tell me, though, that I am having contractions even though I can't feel them. They are itty bitty and very sporatic, but I am! Crazy!!

The whole situation made us realize a couple things. One, that we could have the baby any day now, literally. Two, the hospital is a really really boring place. Three, we're not ready. I guess you could say that it was a good thing because now, we're working really hard at getting more ready. I almost have my hospital bags all ready now, and the baby's room is coming together, too. My parents brought us the crib this weekend and helped me with a lot of other little things that needed to be done.

This whole pregnancy thing has been a very new, interesting experience for us. We're excited and nervous about the next step. Wish us luck!

I don't know if you noticed...

but, I no longer have months left in my pregnancy, only weeks! Craziness abounds!

Comedy Jokes That Must Die

Is anyone else sick of hearing the same jokes in every sitcom and comedy? I know I am. Here are some of the worst ones:

He's standing right behind me, isn't he?
We've all seen this a million times. Someone is saying something bad about someone in front of a crowd of people when suddenly, the butt of the joke is standing right behind them, hearing every word.

Dog sniffs crotch and/or humps someone
This doesn't even need explanation. I am so sick of seeing this, and I have seen it as recently as two days ago, in the new movie "She's Out Of My League."

Fighting one minute, kissing the next
Two people, who supposedly hate each other, are screaming in each others' faces, when suddenly they can't help themselves but to passionately kiss each other.

Can we please come up with some original jokes, people??

Best American Idol Performances So Far

So, if you haven't been watching American Idol, here are some of my favorite performances so far. This week, it's the Top 12 doing songs by The Rolling Stones so...hm...that should be interesting to say the least. Crystal Bowersox is my prediction and my hope as the winner this season. She's pretty cool. Enjoy the videos!

TIM URBAN





ANDREW GARCIA



DIDI BENAMI



MICHAEL LYNCHE



CRYSTAL BOWERSOX

Oscar Results

First, a couple notes, courtesy of Jesse.
Thanks for everyone who participated. We got a total of 9 ballots. EVERYONE got the makeup category WRONG...which is puzzling because if you think about Star Trek, with all the aliens and everything, it should have been obvious that they would win for makeup against Il Divo and The Young Victoria. I don't know why, but I didn't even consider that Star Trek could win, and now I feel a bit stupid. Also, EVERYONE got the Visual Effects category and the Art Direction category RIGHT, which is good because I think it was pretty obvious that Avatar would win those categories. So, here are the winners of each category and the people who guessed them right in parenthesis. Enjoy:

LEADING ACTOR (Chris, Jake, Jesse, Jessica, Justin, Kelsey)
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Bryan, Chris, Jesse, Jessica, Justin, Kelsey, Ryan)
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"

LEADING ACTRESS (Amelia and Brent, Jake, Justin)
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Chris, Jake, Jesse, Jessica, Justin, Ryan)
Mo'Nique in "Precious"

ANIMATED FEATURE (Bryan, Chris, Jake, Jesse, Jessica, Justin, Kelsey, Ryan)
"Up"

ART DIRECTION (Amelia and Brent, Bryan, Chris, Jake, Jesse, Jessica, Justin, Kelsey, Ryan)
"Avatar"

CINEMATOGRAPHY (Bryan, Chris, Jake, Jessica, Justin, Kelsey, Ryan)
"Avatar"

COSTUME DESIGN (Bryan, Jake)
"The Young Victoria"

DIRECTING (Bryan, Chris, Justin)
"The Hurt Locker"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (Bryan, Chris, Jake, Jesse, Justin)
"The Cove"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT (Chris, Jake, Jesse)
"Music By Prudence"

FILM EDITING (Jake, Justin)
"The Hurt Locker"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (Ryan)
"Un Prophete"

MAKEUP (0)
"Star Trek"

ORIGINAL SCORE (Chris, Jake, Jesse, Justin)
"Up"

ORIGINAL SONG (Amelia and Brent, Chris, Jake, Jesse, Justin, Kelsey)
"The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart"

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED (Jake)
"Logorama"

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION (Jessica)
"The New Tenants"

SOUND EDITING (Bryan, Jake)
"The Hurt Locker"

SOUND MIXING (0)
"The Hurt Locker"

VISUAL EFFECTS (Amelia and Brent, Bryan, Chris, Jake, Jesse, Jessica, Justin, Kelsey, Ryan)
"Avatar"

SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED (Jake, Jesse, Jessica, Kelsey, Ryan)
"Precious"

SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL (Bryan, Jake, Justin, Ryan)
"The Hurt Locker"

BEST PICTURE (Bryan, Justin, Kelsey)
"The Hurt Locker"

So there you have it! If there are any errors, sorry, but it's not the end of the world. I would suggest getting over it. :) You know, I think that Best Picture should be worth more, because it is THE category, and only 3 of us guessed it right! This year was pretty up in the air with all the precious movies to come out and be nominated. I know I felt a little on the blind side when trying to pick the winners, especially when you're up against a serious man like Jake! (Inglourious basterd!) It's definitely been an education this year. Uh...and something about avatar and district 9...

Until next year!

Academy Awards

Hey, everyone needs to fill out an academy awards ballot and email it to me at justinbbv@yahoo.com. Do it. And no I don't care that I just posted my email address on the internet. Who cares?! So here is a link to the list of nominees, then fill it out and email it to me. Now! Jesse won two years ago and I won (barely) last year. It's fun. Who cares if you don't know anything about the movies. Fun competition people. Go!

http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees?cid=10_oscars_landingCallout_nominations