100% Natural Prego: It's In There

So, I assume everyone knows by now, but just in case you don't, I'm pregnant! Yay for making people! There, now everyone knows for sure. I have already decided that the fastest way to keep everyone up to date on all the fascinating details of my pregnant time, is to pass all the info onto Mom Laws and Mom Betts and sit back and relax as it trickles on down the chain. The second fastest way is to blog about it, therefore, I have settled on a mixture of the two. Therefore, here I am.

For the past week, I have been experiencing incredibly uncomfortable morning sickness all day long. Ugh. And it's especially hard because no one I've talked to really went through bad morning sickness when they were pregnant, so I'm feeling very picked on. Up until the day before yesterday, I'd only been able to eat saltines, very bland cereals, and soup. Finally, I found my cure for morning sickness, which Justin will buy for me on demand. It always sounds good, it always smells good, and it's nice to my tummy. This glorious invention is "Lay's Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips." (many tiny angels singing praises)

Thank goodness it wasn't hot dogs. Ew, just the thought of hot dogs...gag me...

In other news, I have my first doctor's appointment on Tuesday at 3:30, so there will be another update soon to come, whether you like it or not! ha ha! No, that wasn't evil laughter, what are you saying?

Lie To Me

I don't know if you all have heard of this show "Lie to Me" or not, staring Tim Roth. I do know that you're probably all sick of me telling you about all these T.V. shows that I watch and love and think are the best thing ever. Yes, I do get unusually enthusiastic about fictional shows on T.V. and yes, maybe it's wrong. But if it is, I don't want to be right!

If you all are going to listen to any of my T.V. recommendations, I would recommend listening to this one. The first season of "Lie to Me" was just released on DVD so you can get it on Netflix or at Hollywood Video if you're interested. Tim Roth plays a scientist who has spent years discovering and studying what he calls "microexpressions." These are tiny facial expressions that are universal in all human beings regardless of race, upbringing, culture, etc. He claims that when any person is about to commit an act of violence, they will all have the same expression on their faces. It's pretty interesting. He has a company called The Lightman Group and they are hired by the police, the Mayor, the FBI, etc. to help solve cases by interviewing the people involved and determining whether they are lying or not, only by studying their faces. It is fascinating.

He points out how he knows that someone is lying, and what's really fun is then it shows pictures of well-known people in the media (celebrities, politicians, etc.) doing the exact same behavior. There have been pictures of Pres. Obama, Michele Obama, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Pres. Clinton, Pres. Nixon, and Condoleezza Rice. That's only to name a few. I think we all know that politicains lie a lot, but it's kind of empowering to actually see the proof. Anyway, if this sounds interesting, please watch this show and let me know what you think.

Something that really bothers me

Do you know what just absolutely drives me insane? The word "hero." I am so tired of this word, that if I hear it again, I just might do something that could result in somebody else having to become a hero to save somebody else. Everybody is a hero. Do people know what a hero is? A plain will crash into the hudson river and people that survived will be called hero's. What?! Are you freaking kidding me?! Those people are victims, not hero's. They didn't do anything heroic. They crashed in their plane! Give me a break. And don't even get me started on fire fighters. It's a highly unpopular opinion, but these dudes are not hero's either. They get paid to do a job they signed themselves up to do. Brave, Yes. Courageous, Yes. Hero, butt freaking no. How? They are getting paid to their job! Now if somebody is just walking down the street and there is a house on fire and there is somebody inside, and this person runs into the burning building and saves everybody inside, and they had no formal training or equipment. Stupid, yeah probably. But hero? Yes. That person is a hero. Not somebody who crashed or somebody getting paid or somebody whose child won the spelling bee. Give me a break.

Great News

My sister, Amelia, and her husband, Brent, had their first little baby girl! Tylie Ann Duke was born August 20th at 12:21 a.m. She was 7 pounds 13.5 ounces and 20.5 inches long. Everyone's healthy. Congratulations Duke family, we're so excited for you!

Fun News

I thought this would be the fastest way to tell everyone that my best friend, Crystalle, had her first baby yesterday. They didn't know what it was going to be, they wanted it to be a surprise. They did a home birth, with a midwife, and Crystalle said she's tired and sore, but good. They had a girl and they named her Toryn Chenoa Ankiewicz. She was 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and 21 inches long. Congratulations Crystalle and husband Joe!

The Answers

A week ago, I asked all of you to name the shows that all my favorite T.V. characters come from. Good job, by the way! Here are all the answers: (The ones in red are the ones that nobody could name.)

1. Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother
2. Bill Haverchuck from Freaks and Geeks
3. Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords
4. Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5. Burton Guster from Psych
6. Caroline "Echo" Farrell from Dollhouse
7. Chandler Bing from Friends
8. Charlie Pace from Lost
9. Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld
10. Dexter Morgan from Dexter
11. Gir from Invader Zim
12. Gob from Arrested Development
13. Grace Hanadarko from Saving Grace
14. Hiro Nakamura from Heroes
15. Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords
16. Jim Halpert from The Office
17. Kim Day from Kath and Kim
18. Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
19. Lex Luthor from Smallville
20. Lily Aldrin from How I Met Your Mother
21. Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls
22. Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls
23. Malcom Reynolds from Firefly
24. Marshall Erikson from How I Met Your Mother
25. Michael Scott from The Office
26. Michael Westen from Burn Notice
27. Nancy Botwin from Weeds
28. Pam Beesley from The Office
29. Peter Petrelli from Heroes
30. Seeley Booth from Bones
31. Shaun Spencer from Psych
32. Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory
33. Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender
34. Temperance Brennan from Bones
35. Veronica Mars from Veronica Mars

There you go! Soon to come: My Least Favorite T.V. Characters, The Best T.V. Villains, and T.V. Characters You Love To Hate. (Maybe.)

Sharky Shark Shark

I am not one to get all excited by the majority of the crap that's on primetime television, because the majority of it is absolute crap. How all that junk even stays on tv is beyond my realm of comprehension. However, last night was the start of this new show called 'Shark Tank.' The premise is that there are five self made millionaires/billionaires that sit behind this desk and listen to pitches and investment opportunities from people. The pitch people come in with an offer already on the table. For example they are starting up a pie business and they offer these five people 10% equity in their company in exchange for $250,000. Make sense? Anyway, this show is awesome. I love the business talk, and the numbers. I love watching them talk about equity, and investments, and offers and counteroffers.....I love it. It's fantastic.

There was this guy last night that has built a successful pie shop all on his own. He has two locations, netted 20% of his $800,000 revenue (personally), and is on the verge of signing a contract to put his pies into McDonald's. He owns 100% of his company. Anyway, last night he walked in wanting to be able to build a factory so he can more efficiently send out pies. He wanted more ovens and better equipment and all of this other stuff. He was asking for 250,000 and in return would give one of them 10% share in his company. I watched this guy take an offer from the greedy retard judge. He got his 250,000, but he had to give him 50% of his company in return. And he did it!!! I almost hit the ceiling. I was thinking the dude should just walk, but now this greedy horrible man owns half of his company. Ugh. I love this show.