random. that's all i got.

Are any of you Utah bloggers going to Kristina's blog lunch next Saturday? I'll be there. (Mostly because she's promised to bring a lifesize cutout of The Hoff. But don't tell her that. She thinks I'm going because I like her.) So if you want to learn my true identity and vouch for my funniness in person, you should go. Even if you don't "know" Kristina yet. Pop over to her blog, say hi, then come to the lunch. It'll be a rockin' good time!

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I have allergies. I don't think I had them as a kid. Or really as an adult. But right now, I sure as Hades do. In fact, all four of us have allergic stuff goin' on. The Hulk had some goopiness that I thought was pink eye, but turned out to be allergies. And Superman, Spiderman and I all have sore throats. I've got all kinds of itchiness and mucus and soreness going on. It's lovely.

Allergies suck. I put a hex on them. {hiss}

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We saw Terminator: Salvation the other night. It was better than I expected. Most of the violence is blowing up robots and not people, so it's not horrible gory. And there was very little language in it. I was honestly surprised at how much I liked it. They give a breif overview at the beginning of the movie in case you haven't seen any Terminator movies before. Christian Bale's a great actor. I think would have enjoyed the eye candy in Star Trek or Wolverine a little more, but it wasn't bad.

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Do you ever read Terresa at the Chocolate Chip Waffle? I'm a new reader, and I'm in love. She's a fantastic writer (she did the postpartum depression piece on MMB) and is honestly one of those women that I wonder if I'd be cool enough for in real life. Yesterday, she did a post about home-birthing. Personally, this is something I would never consider doing, but reading her post made me sersiouly think twice about it.

I guess it was on my mind as I went to bed, because I dreamt about giving birth last night. Some of the details are fuzzy, but others are crystal-clear. First of all, I wasn't the one pregnant. It was a friend of mine from church, though in real life she's not pregnant -- she has a 1 y/o son. We were on a beach and Superman was there with us. Suddenly, she was in labor and the baby was coming fast. I realized she'd have to give birth right there on the beach. I sat on a log and she sat/squatted between my legs. I was bracing her and holding her hands. Then I could see her belly move and knew a contraction was starting. I told her to bear down and push. This happened one other time, then I saw her skirt starting to move. I told Superman to take my place -- I had to catch the baby.

When I looked under her skirt, the baby's head was already out. I knew the rest of the body would just slip out, so I tried to gently pull on the baby to get it out. Didn't work. I told her to push just a little bit again. Out the baby came. It wasn't covered in goop like it would normally be. It was just a beautiful baby. I held it for a moment, then realized I should probably give the baby to its mother. I was about to say, "It's a girl," but realized I didn't know for sure. I pulled back the blanket (I don't know where it came from) and sure enough, there were no little boy parts. In the back of my mind I knew the baby should have had blood and fluid on it, and that she needed to birth the placenta. But I didn't want to deal with all that, I guess, and so it didn't happen in my dream.

I remember feeling so peaceful and empowered afterwards -- I had just helped a woman give birth! I think I had this dream partly because of Terresa's post, but I had also just read a short birth experience in a book. And two of my friends have had babies within the past month -- one just 4 days ago. I also know about 7 other pregnant women right now -- 2 of which I walk with in the mornings. Now I want to call my friends who've had babies recently and ask if I can hold their babies while they clean house or take a nap. (Actually, after reading Terresa's PPD post, I did call one of them to see how she was really doing.)

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And now for 10 random tunes from my playlist:

1. I will survive -- Gloria Gaynor

2. I would have loved you anyway -- Trisha Yearwood

3. When you were young -- The Killers

4. Tears in Heaven -- Eric Clapton

5. Time after Time -- Eva Cassidy

6. Flightless Bird, American Mouth -- Iron & Wine

7. Billie Jean -- David Cook

8. Realize -- Colbie Calliat

9. Hey there, Delilah -- Plain White Tees

10. Viva La Vida -- Coldplay

**Bonus** Everyday -- Rascall Flatts

Have a fantastic weekend!!!