Thursday, November 19, 2009

Please explain

Here's a great ad. It's got everything I love: missing words, a ridiculous concept, and no pay:

Need photographer for vegan calender shoot (brooklyn)

Date: 2009-11-18, 11:12PM EST
Reply to: gigs-5efyh-1472606486@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

We are making a calender to benefit vegan and animal rights non- profits. The models are going to be nude in different themes for each month and they will each give a quick vegan recipe. We are looking for a talented photographer looking to donate their time for the experience and good cause. Please email with samples of work, must be able to shoot in the next couple weeks as we need to get the calender out asap, and having resources to studios or ideas you have are a plus but not a deal breaker. This will be a lot of fun for you and great for a portfolio. I look forward to working with you.

* Location: brooklyn
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: no pay

Please explain to me what nude models have to do with vegan recipes or animal rights! Where do people come up with these things?

The endocronologist finally got back to me last night and has decided to put me on a low dosage of synthroid, a thyroid medicine that apparently cannot be taken with food in your system. She said to take it first thing in the morning and then wait a full 30 minutes before having breakfast. I should then wait to take my prenatal vitamins until the afternoon so they don't interfere with the synthroid absorption. I cannot possibly wait 30 minutes before eating breakfast! When I wake up I am starving and can't even wait five minutes before eating. So I took it last night at 2 AM during a bathroom visit. Considering I wake up at least once a night to pee, usually more, I plan on taking it then, I hope that doesn't screw up the effectiveness.

I of course spent a few hours last night reading all over again about low thyroid and pregnancy and there are all these studies that prove that women with low thyroid had babies with lower IQs than "normal" moms. One article I read actually said, "than normal moms!" how can they possibly pinpoint that? How do they know it's the thyroid lowering the IQ and not a 1000 other factors? I also don't understand how I could not have a single one of the symptoms and still possibly be dumbing down our baby. The doctor said she has seen plenty of women with my levels who have fine babies, but are they just a wee bit dumber than they would have been?

Fun thoughts.

A job would be good right about now.

1 comment:

  1. D - your kid is going to be smart, cute, and a political activist. how could she/he not with parents like you and G?

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