af &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://wordpress.com/tag/af/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "af" Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[I dag 10:47]]> http://ts1047.wordpress.com/?p=75 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:41 +0000 Tommy Söderholm http://ts1047.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/i-dag-1047-2/ Har jag försökt ringa runt men inte ett svar o avstängda telefoner. så dagens bilder ser ut så här.
 
och värken har gjort mig rätt bunden till denna i dag

]]> <![CDATA[update]]> http://babymakinchronicles.wordpress.com/?p=151 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:30:55 +0000 rosesdaughter http://babymakinchronicles.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/update/ Forget the last post.  I just noted some spotting.  I don't know if i should be happy or sad?

]]> <![CDATA[???????????]]> http://babymakinchronicles.wordpress.com/?p=149 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:56:31 +0000 rosesdaughter http://babymakinchronicles.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/149/ WTF is my period?  No cramps, no nothing, no IPS, no spotting, no heaviness, no breast tenderness, no nausea, no vomiting, NOTHING! But it's due according to FF.  Test date is tomorrow!  I never make it to the test date.  I don't want to get my hopes up.  I really don't!  I was so certain that I was going to completely miss my window for getting pregnant this month!  This is crazy!!!!!!!

Maybe my O day is off because I didn't temp or chart this month.  I just estimated based on my average O day around the 17th day.  I always ovulate somewhere around there.  But I didn't account for travel, maybe I should recalculate!!!I don't know what to do!  Should I wait to test until later in the week??????OMG, I AM DRIVING MYSELF CRAZY!!!!

]]> <![CDATA[Corner Curio Plans]]> http://mattresscheapa.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/corner-curio-plans/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:09:01 +0000 andreasblaira http://mattresscheapa.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/corner-curio-plans/
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]]> <![CDATA[Waiting]]> http://babymakinchronicles.wordpress.com/?p=147 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:15:40 +0000 rosesdaughter http://babymakinchronicles.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/waiting/ Well, I am waiting for AF to show.  She should be here sometime this weekend or by Monday at the latest.  I didn't chart or anything this month, so I just estimated when I O'd based on the past few months.  I have had the usual symptoms I think (Who knows, it changes every month).  It looks like I am going to have to stay in Texas for another month until the beginning of December.  Sooooooo, no visit to the doctor until then.  It's kind of frustrating, but what can I do?  With the economy the way it is right now, I have to work by any means necessary.  I'm trying to save up some money just in case IUI and IVF become a part of the plan.  That stuff ain't cheap!  And how many would we have to do? 

Anyway, I am lonely here deep in the heart of Texas, missing my honey (who actually had the nerve to question that since I went out with the ONLY friend that I have made here last night for dinner!  I don't say anything when he hangs out with his best friend a lot now that I am not there!)

But anyway, I digress.  I'm just waiting.

]]> <![CDATA[Defeat]]> http://myhopefulheart.wordpress.com/?p=206 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:07:04 +0000 myhopefulheart http://myhopefulheart.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/defeat/ It's over.  She's here...

]]> <![CDATA[Sexo, branding y utilidades]]> http://sillero.wordpress.com/?p=44 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:48:26 +0000 sillero http://sillero.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/sexo-branding-y-utilidades/  

(Escrito el 6 de Octubre del 2008)

Hace unos días leí un artículo de Martin Lindstrom, en Branding Strategy que abandonando sus fijaciones con el uso de los cinco sentidos en marketing (y en especial de los menos usados como el olfato), hablaba de "sexo, branding y ganancias" y mencionaba tres marcas exitosas: Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret y Playboy en las cuales el elemento inductor es el sexo: un comportamiento provocativo, sazonado con sexo parece ser una fórmula siempre eficaz. Y si además la marca crea controversia, el éxito está asegurado. Solo hay que recordar la publicidad de Bennetton y la cola que traen muchos de sus avisos. Ergo, la publicidad gratuita a veces tan cargada de censura que logra que se levante del medio, circulen fuertemente en Youtube y que sus catálogos retirados se vendan en e-Bay a precios sorprendentes

El artículo se centra mucho en Abercrombie & Fitch una cadena de ropa de la que tenemos poco conocimiento porque no está instalada en nuestros mercados y porque estamos lejos de ser parte de su target group y por lo tanto difícilmente buscados por su publicidad en Internet. Por la misma razón tampoco es normal que uno visite uno de sus almacenes.

Picada mi curiosidad por saber más de ellos, terminé mi búsqueda en un estupendo artículo de Salon.com en el que al entrevistar al CEO de A&F y charlar con su personal, hace una extraordinaria radiografía de su estrategia de marketing.

Resumiré su contenido. Pero exhorto a leer el artículo. Vale la pena.

A&F se fundó en 1892 como una tienda que vendía artículos para campamento, y armas. Durante el principio del siglo XX, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. era una de los almacenes de venta de ropa más populares para las expediciones deportivas de élite británicas. Cada Presidente de Estados Unidos desde Theodore Roosevelt a Gerald Ford se dice que han vestido ropas de la compañía en alguna ocasión. Otros famosos que pasaron por las puertas de Abercrombie & Fitch fueron Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, John Sloan, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, Harpo Marx, John Steinbeck y el escritor Ernest Hemingway,  de quien se dice que compró en A&F la pistola que utilizó para suicidarse.

En 1988, The Limited Inc. (ahora llamada Limited Brands) adquirió A&F, y decidió resucitar la debilitada marca. The Limited había tenido éxito creando nuevos conceptos de tienda, como Express (ropa de mujer) y Victoria's Secret (lencería y productos de belleza). Durante más de una década, A&F fue cuidadosamente reconstruida como un especialista en ropa para adolescentes por Mike Jeffries.

Mike Jeffries tiene 61 años, el pelo rubio teñido, bíceps abultados la cara sin una arruga, dientes perfectos y blanquísimos, y los labios como los de Angelina Jolie. Todo producto sin duda de la cirugía. Y un talante atlético que calza slaps (flip-flops) jeans desteñidos Abercrombie y un polo de cuello de la misma marca. Un "A&F guy". La empresa ha posicionado marcas, especialmente para varones (aunque también para chicas pero con menos éxito como es de esperar cuando hay una gran dominante de género en la tienda): Abercombrie para los más jóvenes que quieren parecer chicos a punto de abandonar la secundaria y Hollister, una marca inspirada en los tablistas y "para chicos y chicas activos y extrovertidos" que se ha convertido rápidamente en la marca predilecta de los jóvenes del medio oeste de los EE UU, que quisieran vivir en California. Cuando llegan a la Universidad tienen la marca "Abercrombie & Fitch" pensada y diseñada para ellos y finalmente Ruehl, ropa casual para los graduados jóvenes de corazón que se dirige a los de 22 a 35.

Tienen también una línea femenina, con una imagen presumida, rica, sexy y popular que, como es de esperar ha tenido muchísimo menos éxito que la masculina. A lo mejor incluso parte de sus controversias tiene una intención machista perfectamente dirigida a su target masculino. Como cuando causaron gran impacto con una camiseta para chicas con un texto muy evidente en el pecho: "¿Quién necesita neuronas teniendo éstas?". Pero desde luego, no lo reconocerán.

Las tiendas de A&F son la expresión, en su decorado y en su personal, de la inmersión en una marca. Desterradas del idioma y del talante de la gente "cinismo" y "moody" (de humor cambiante), como para empezar de la actitud del propio Jeffries (una especie de inspiración para todo el personal) que preconiza con el ejemplo la total sumersión ferviente en la identidad de la marca, al punto de ser, a pesar de su edad que conlleva un riesgo de ridículo y un esfuerzo físico importante, su ícono principal. A Jeffries lo describen como lleno de ímpetu, exigente, listo, intenso, obsesivo-compulsivo, excéntrico, extravagante y, según quien lo juzgue un poco o muy raro, al punto que dicen que es probable que esté demente pero increíblemente impulsivo y brillante.

Las tiendas parecen un campus universitario donde la música Dance no para de sonar. Los empleados son jóvenes atractivos —podrían ser modelos— y entusiastas que en los grandes almacenes se movilizan con scooters eléctricos. A fin de cuentas todo está articulado para celebrar a los adolescentes y jóvenes adultos vanidosos y altamente estructurados fingiendo informalidad, transmitiendo masculinidad, atletismo y pertenencia al club de los jóvenes "cool". Jeffries crea una experiencia afectiva para los clientes: contrata personal bien parecido porque intenta atraer a gente bien parecida y a nadie más. Chicos con una cierta actitud y muchos amigos y eso excluye muchos posibles clientes de sus tiendas totalmente a propósito. "Hay compañías que están en problemas por intentar atraer a los jóvenes, a los viejos, a los gordos y a los delgados. No desechan a nadie pero no logran excitar a nadie tampoco." dice Jeffries, y agrega " Tratamos de ser divertidos y de permanecer auténticos y relevantes para nuestro consumidor target.

Dicen que Jeffries busca deliberadamente entrar en controversia con su publicidad que empezó siendo una foto (es todo lo que le pudo comprar al fotógrafo de hombres desnudos Bruce Weber) para colgarla en una vitrina de sus tiendas), cuando empezó su campaña hace 16 años.

Lo cierto es que es normal que esté solucionando alguna demanda no solo por la cierta desfachatez de sus catálogos y posters (donde han aparecido sus modelos cabalgando desnudos,  en playas, sobre pianos o tablas de surf, y estatuas o troncos de árboles) con sino porque frecuentemente la ropa lleva rótulos que algunas entidades (y especialmente la American Decency) consideran definitivamente ofensivos. También los consideraron racistas y por la predominancia de empleados blancos, ha tenido que arreglar demandas de empleados pertenecientes a minorías por no otorgar las mismas oportunidades a unos y otros.

La empresa vale más de $6 billones y 9,000 empleados, y vendió $3.8 billones el año pasado en más de 800 tiendas, ha crecido 13.01% respecto al año anterior en un mercado a la baja y lleva 52 trimestres (excepto por uno en el 2004) creciendo respecto al del año anterior sostenidamente.

La compañía regula estrictamente el entorno de la tienda en un esfuerzo por proporcionar una experiencia consistente y placentera para los clientes que se repite en cada tienda. Los factores como la presentación visual, la música y los olores no están dejados al azar. La compañía también especifica meticulosamente los detalles de iluminación, distribución, pantallas y enseres que tienen que colocarse y utilizarse en cada tienda. Además, cada tienda es rociada cada hora con colonia de hombre y pone el mismo CD de música pre-producida que se manda a cada tienda. Cada mes, las tiendas reciben un nuevo CD y  la orden de descartar el antiguo. El volumen se regula a un cierto nivel y no se puede cambiar bajo ningún concepto.

 El merchandising es administrado de manera similar. Todas las semanas, cada tienda recibe dos folletos, uno para hombres y otro para mujeres, dando las especificaciones exactas para ubicar los productos en la tienda. Las mercancías antiguas están revueltas para proporcionar una presentación diferente para compradores habituales cada vez que entran en la tienda, mientras que los elementos nuevos están generalmente situados en las salas delanteras para visualizarlos mejor. La ropa está dispuesta para que los clientes puedan sentir y oler los tejidos, contribuyendo a la experiencia sensorial ofrecida en la tienda.

El esfuerzo más destacado por popularizar el estilo de la marca A&F fue su ya desaparecida revista, A&F Quarterly, que la compañía publicó desde 1997 hasta 2003. La publicación fue un híbrido de revista y catálogo, y tenía columnas de consejos, artículos sobre vida universitaria y, lo más famoso de todo, el trabajo altamente sensual del fotógrafo Bruce Weber. Irónicamente, la publicación contenía muchos modelos desnudos, mientras que las ropas a menudo se mostraban independientemente sobre una superficie plana. Una publicación tan "picante" tuvo éxito entre los clientes más jóvenes y una de las tasas más altas de circulación entre ellos entre todas las revistas de finales de los años 90. La revista también fue un icono entre los gays por sus grandes dosis de hombres jóvenes sin camiseta e imágenes homoeróticas.

 Y si aún les queda interés en algo más de la empresa, visiten su página web. Los modelos ya no están desnudos pero aún así es clara la tendencia y la intención de la marca. Yo, desde luego, visitaré una tienda de A&F en mi próximo viaje a EE UU. Eso, suponiendo desde luego… ¡que me dejen entrar a mi edad y con mi vestimenta!

]]> <![CDATA[11 DPO, BFN]]> http://myhopefulheart.wordpress.com/?p=204 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:57:10 +0000 myhopefulheart http://myhopefulheart.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/11-dpo-bfn/ I woke up in the middle of the night with a really bad stomach ache.  I thought that would be the perfect time to POAS.  It was a BFN.  Then I had a heart ache too.

I'm wondering what is going on.  I have a fever and abdominal cramps.  I would like to think it is because I am pregnant, but I really don't think it is.  I probably just caught some kind of bug from one of the lovelies at school.  Great!

]]> <![CDATA[KARARLILIKMIŞ... Yerim Ben Sizin O Kararlılık Diyen Dillerinizi, Yerim...]]> http://ucnoktaaforizma.wordpress.com/?p=533 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:49:59 +0000 ucnoktaaforizma http://ucnoktaaforizma.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/kararlilikmis-yerim-ben-sizin-o-kararlilik-diyen-dillerinizi-yerim/ Eğip bükmeden soralım...
Son 5-6 yılda...
PKK’lı mı tıktık içeri?
Subay-astsubay mı?
  • Eli silahlı teröristlere habire af çıkarırken; Ä°stiklal Madalyası sahibi Jandarma Genel Komutanı’nı hapse atıp, beyin kanaması geçirene kadar içerde tutmadık mı?
  • PKK’ya yataklık yaptığı için hapiste yatan kadını, çıkarıp, Meclis’e sokarken, CumhurbaÅŸkanı’nın masasına davet ederken; 1’inci Ordu Komutanı’nı "terör örgütü kurmak"tan içeri tıkmadık mı?
  • Åžehide "kelle" dediÄŸi için tazminat ödemeye mahkûm olan, "Askerlik yan gelip yatma yeri deÄŸildir canım kardeÅŸim" diyen BaÅŸbakan’a, "Bravo, aynen devam" deyip, yüzde 47 oy vermedik mi?
  • PKK, hastalanmaması için serçe parmağının tansiyonu bile ölçülen Abdullah Öcalan’ın saçı kesildi diye, kalkışma provası yapıp, Diyarbakır’ı yakıp yıktığında, polisin-askerin elini tutup, "Cana geleceÄŸine mala gelsin" diyen Diyarbakır Valisi’ne "aferin" deyip, BaÅŸbakanlık MüsteÅŸarı yapmadık mı?
  • Kafamızda Amerikan çuvalıyla gezerken, koordinatör saçmalığı icat edip, "Amerika bizi çok seviyor, istihbarat verecek" demedik mi?
  • "Amerika istedi diye harekátı kısa kestik, içerde parça bıraktık, o kampları tutmamız gerekirdi" dediÄŸi için, neredeyse "vatan haini" ilan edilen Deniz Baykal, o kamplardan gelen teröristler önceki gün Aktütün’ü bastığında haklı çıkmadı mı?
  • Irak’taki hacivat "Kedi bile vermem" derken; yaralı PKK’lıların tedavi edildiÄŸi Kuzey Irak’taki hastaneyi bile kendi ellerimizle yapmadık mı?
  • VatandaÅŸa zam üstüne zam geçirirken, PKK’yı koynunda besleyen Barzani’ye, Talabani’ye yarı fiyatına elektrik vermiyor muyuz?
  • Ä°stanbul’da, Ankara’da, Ä°zmir’de kadınları çocukları havaya uçurduklarında; besleme medyadaki arkadaÅŸlar utanmadan, "Ne malum PKK’nın yaptığı" demedi mi?
  • Åžehit çocukları çıplak ayakla gezerken, tabut başındaki karnı burnunda tazeler Allah’ıyla baÅŸ baÅŸa kalmışken; fitreleri zekátları Mehmetçik Vakfı yerine, Almanya’da din-iman hortumcusu olduÄŸu alenen tescillenen Deniz Feneri’ne vermiyor muyuz?
  • Gariban ailelerin çocukları ÅŸakır ÅŸakır ÅŸehit düşerken, subay-astsubay çocukları oradan oraya tayin edilip, lise mezunu olana kadar 28 tane ÅŸehir deÄŸiÅŸtiriyor; yaÅŸadıkları travma nedeniyle üniversite kazanamıyor ve onlara hiçbir ayrıcalık tanınmıyorken; "Babamın parası var, benim de bokumda boncuk var, onun için yurtdışında okuyorum" diyenler askerlikten yırtmıyor mu?
  • Bir zamanlar bu memlekette askerlik yapmayana kız bile verilmezken, "Popomda sivilce çıktı, bak bu da raporu" diyenler, askerlikten sıyırmıyor mu?
  • Genelkurmay, 68 kere basılan 46 ÅŸehit verdiÄŸimiz gecekondudan bozma dandik karakolu, parasızlık nedeniyle 100 metre ileriye taşıyamadığımızı açıklarken; Genelkurmay eski BaÅŸkanı’na, korgeneral refakatinde askeri uçakla taşıyarak, 1 trilyon liralık zırhlı Audi almadık mı?
  • NeymiÅŸ efendim, terör zirvesi toplanmış, kararlılık mesajı çıkmış...
  • Yerim ben sizin o kararlılık diyen dillerinizi, yerim.
Yılmaz ÖZDİL
]]> <![CDATA[Seriöst Pratiktplats sökes !]]> http://ullens.wordpress.com/?p=1070 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:56:59 +0000 ullen http://ullens.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/seriost-pratiktplats-sokes/ Hej,
Mitt namn är Ulrika och jag söker jobb./ praktikplats. Jag är utbildning som friskvårdsterapeut och kostrådgivare och har arbetat som receptionist och pilatesinstruktör på Studio Fit For Life i Lomma.  Där jobbade framtills för tre år sedan och nu dessvärre var arbetlös i två år.
Jag är dataregistrerare och har arbetat med bl a registrering av Svaneholms inventarier och med kyrkoböcker för Malmö Stadsarkiv.
Eftersom jag även är mycket dataintresserad har jag under tiden jag varit arbetslös lärt mig webbdesign, programmet Dreamweaver 8 samt Photoshop. Jag har idag två produktioner på nätet. (www.karabymotor.se och www.langbakk.se).

Som ni förstår är jag mycket intresserad av att få ett jobb och öppen för olika förslag.

ulrika.langbakk@spray.se

Finns intresse för ev. prasktiktplats kan ni hör av er direkt till
Anders TörnqvistArbetsförmedlingen eller mail honom på  anders.tornqvist@arbetsformedlingen.se

Med vänliga hälsningar
Ulrika Langbakk

]]> <![CDATA[Ouch. ]]> http://neyugn.wordpress.com/?p=266 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:50:37 +0000 neyugn http://neyugn.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/ouch/ Last night I spilled hot boiling water on the back of my left hand and SH*&^*&T did it hurt. I was making....
YOU DID THIS TO ME!!! >:(

Now half of the back of my hand is red, not to mention that it hurts so much. Ugh it took forever for me to get to sleep because I was in excruciating pain. So I decided to smother my burn with toothpaste... Aw my sister made me hot chocolate, but didn't give it to me until it cooled off. She's afraid that I might burn my tongue as well <3.

Summary of weekend:

  • Friday: parents droveeee me to french. First day of new (transferred!) classes. No more young people... now they're all about my age. Sweet. Went to B.C's house after to eat.. de^, bun and mam tom. I have discovered a new love: mam tom! Geez why couldn't my mom have made that for me all these years? I've been missing out for 15 years?! *sigh
  • Sat: Bussed with sister to her french class-- because she doesn't know the way yet. Stayed at oakridge for about an hour until it was time for class. During her class I stayed in the library there. Looked around, read a bunch of things, read magazines. It was pretty okay. I have to take the D. exam! I WANT A DIPLOMA!!!--even though it's the lowest one. J volunteered at Light the night at 5 and I had work. Got my paycheck!
  • Sun: stayed home and did my project all day.

I've noticed that all the money I have made at work(which is not a lot), I have not spent any of it. I have only spent my tips. It's such a hassle to use my debit cause I have to move it from 1 account to another a day in advance, or to withdraw cash. Lazy lazy. So I don't really buy much. (HA! saves me money~). I love tips.

]]> <![CDATA[Flickr meeting]]> http://mijonju.wordpress.com/?p=240 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:35:55 +0000 mijonju http://mijonju.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/flickr-meet/

dinner with:

Pikahamuko
Pikuhamuko's Photostream/
Pikuhamuko's Designs/
Convexstyle
Convexstyle's Photostream/
Convexstyle's Website/
Tarop
Tarop's Photostream


And today I finally got


]]> <![CDATA[On the Road again??]]> http://whataboutmyeggs.wordpress.com/?p=116 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:19:42 +0000 whataboutmyeggs http://whataboutmyeggs.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/on-the-road-again/ To be sung to the appropriate tune.

 

We had our last CD4 appointment yesterday, and to tell you the truth I couldn't even tell you how I feel right now. One minute I feel almost relieved that this has all come to an end. Although its not the fairytale I had imagined, I think right now, I just need some type of closure to this, good or bad. Of coarse I would be a liar if I said that I wasn't hurt as hell about the outcome, but then again, I'm trying to see the bigger picture...and the other purposes I might have in life..Then the "wannabe mommy" kicks in and I can literally feel my heart ache. I didn't even think that could actually happen, but unfortunately its happened one too many times to me by now. Then, another second later, I tell myself that maybe we're not as ready (financially, emotionally etc) as we had originally thought and then I thank my lucky stars that God might just know a little more than I do. Do you see the never ending circle I'm walking? It's like this sick wheel of fortune where I get rich and bankrupt in a matter of spins. Horrible analogy I know, but that's what it feels like. I just never know what I'm gonna get and I just never know how I'm going to handle it until "it" whatever that may be happens.

Enough about my own personal and emotional game show, on to the literal. As I laid down and took it one more time from the dildo cam, McSteamy asked me why I wasn't pregnant yet, and all I could manage to politely get out was "you tell me." I laughed. He said that this "HAS TO WORK THIS TIME." No shit asshole, I think I've been saying that since I threw out the condoms eons ago!! But just before I lost it, I just smiled and said that this was for all the marbles. Once he had counted follies, and my thin as usual lining he asked why this was for all the marbles. I told him that this would be the last time we did an IUI before we moved to IVF; which is when I added that I had to postpone the Jan. IVF due to a new job. He didn't say much after that, and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, either way, its really not up to him anymore. We tried it his way, and so far all I've got is a couple of monthly visits from AF, mood swings, hot flashes, timed sex, some pre-seed lube and a partridge in a pear tree. So its not really his choice anymore. He counted 8 follies less than 10 on the Left and 11 on the Right and RX'ed me the usual..Clomid CD4-8 and Bravelle CD8-13. I asked if there was anything else I could for my skinny uterus since it never gets any thicker than a 7 and he said as long as it was over 6 I should be ok...Uhmm, that hasn't worked. What else you got?

I left the office with a weird sense of routine disappointment and for once a feeling of "I just don't care anymore." As I walked out I noticed the same sweet lady that had so politely smiled at me and asked how many IUI's I had been through. She's the one I blogged about. I overheard her talking that she was there for an OB not RE visit, and she was glowing. She looked at me as if she recognized at me, smiled and said good luck. I smiled back and in side wanted to hug her. She deserved her happy ending. I was genuinely happy for her, and couldn't help but tell myself "good for her. she fought the fight, and WON!!"

I'm not quite sure if I'll ever get my own victory lap, but my congrats to those who have run or is running theirs, and my heart to those who are still in the starting blocks.

]]> <![CDATA[Joy]]> http://babymakinchronicles.wordpress.com/?p=142 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:46:14 +0000 rosesdaughter http://babymakinchronicles.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/joy/ So vacation was great.  Me and C-Dub spent a lot of quality time together, just enjoying each other.  Of course, we just couldn't totally get away from the "So when are you going to have kids?" question.  But C-Dub had the perfect answer, "Whenever God decides."

At the time, I just smiled and nodded my head, grateful that the topic was dropped after that.  But then I got back home and found the passage that I made into a new page and it really came home to me.

Before I left, I was so set on "think positive!" But this last year with every BFN or appearance of AF or watching everyone else get pregnant, I have been letting this whole process "steal my joy."   I was becoming an angry, sad, jealous and bitter bitch.

Nothing had "real" joy.  Not work, not time off, not time with C-Dub, nothing.  Just my obsession with becoming pregnant.  Everything was being centered around, well I can't do that because I might be pregnant then, or that's my O week we need to be home to BD every day, or it's the 2WW.  My life is virtually on hold waiting for that magical BFP.  And I am tired of that. 

My joy has been stolen!

Well, I am vowing right now to take it back.  I want my life to be full of friends, happiness, ecstasy, and yes Joy. 

That's my new mission.  No matter what.

]]> <![CDATA[orkar inte...]]> http://ullens.wordpress.com/?p=1043 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:41:50 +0000 ullen http://ullens.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/orkar-inte/ Orkar inte  med Af länger som bara är som en slismade orm  och hal som en ål .

Inte gör det något för att hjälp de arbetslös  till ven bätte tillvaror med jobb , inte om man kan behöv det där lilla extra som det säger att dedt inte kan eller inte vill skulle jag vilja säga.  Och hävda för en arbetssökande som har varit långtids arbetslös längre än vad Reinfelt säger man ska behöv var arbetslös att du har bara tills haft otur. Vad fan hjälper det, då krafter börjar sina  ur en att man inte finner någon ork eller något  positivt att gör länger.Hur ska man då orka  vidare  o finna  någor meningsfullt att göra ? Gränsen för hur mycket man orkar göra o ta själv är begränsade o min gräns blir tunnare o tunnare för var dag.

]]> <![CDATA[BULLS*******!]]> http://neyugn.wordpress.com/?p=261 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:27:38 +0000 neyugn http://neyugn.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/bulls/ I can't believe it. I'm getting:

75.9 in Socials.... SOCIALS!!! I've always gotten around the 85-90 range but WHAT THE HECK? 76? That's a 10 percent difference. I should go cut myself. Actually I don't believe it's my fault. It's my teacher's.. Mr. I taught Gr. 7 last year and I count participation marks. I have to gain +10% before term one report cards.

AF today for a placement test. FIrst time I did it, I struggled. I didn't know shiiiiit but this time I did. I filled out almost everything! Except the futur simple and some imparfait stuff but I didn't learn that. Good thing I did.. my class was too easy and if I didn't I'd waste hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to get where I'm in now. Declic 2 -4 . Originally she was going to put me in 6 but I didn't wanna rush when learning futur simple so I asked for 4.

Tabulating results... 10 start. 10-13. 13-15. D-2: 1-2, 2-3, 3-4. I save about.... 4/5 x 300 = 1200ish dollars. Just for doing a test! Ha! this is great. But I go on Fridays now... which sucks. My sister goes on saturday -.-... Gotta call work and see WHASSSSSSSUP. Time to call manager.

Now it's official. I have no social life.

]]> <![CDATA[Så jävla trött på Af]]> http://ullens.wordpress.com/?p=1039 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:16:02 +0000 ullen http://ullens.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/sa-javla-trott-pa-af/ Som inte fattar att hjälp till att gå in och stött en , inte ens då företag  visar lite interess som jag ser då det inte är helt avvisade utan spar en papper. Jag blir så trött ledsen o förband .

]]> <![CDATA[Hello world!!!]]> http://whataboutmyeggs.wordpress.com/?p=114 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:07 +0000 whataboutmyeggs http://whataboutmyeggs.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/hello-world-2/ Sorry for the longest hiatus in blogger history, but with work and everything else going on, I've barely had time to keep track of the days. It's been a while so there's lots to tell, but of coarse there's no new news on the baby front. Because of my new job I had to put off the last IUI and just my luck, had the AF that they wanted me to have...long, heavy and painful. The Dr. said that I needed one of those to start "fresh" and that I may have better results. Of coarse I skipped the IUI so who know's, guess it wasn't meant to be. Today marks CD2 for me, and lucky for us, we get to finish our last IUI. One year from the date that we started this whole mess. It's funny as I look back over the past year, I think about how my hopes and expectations have changed in just a matter of 12 months. Last year, I was convinced that I would have a newborn this year, or at least be pregnant. Now, one year later, I can't say that I even know what's in store 6 months from now. Dh and I have given everything a lot of thought, and we decided that come April we will be going through with IVF. If that fails, then we will take a long break from baby making, dreaming, planning, etc. for about two years then start to think about adoption. I can't believe this infertility journey has taken me from hopeful to regretful, disappointed to angry, and now I've finally come to acceptance. What do ya know, after actually seeing my stages, I realized they look a lot like the stages of grief. I'm moving on with my world, I won't allow this to rule my life anymore. While I'll always be hopeful, I have to remain grateful for the things that I have and work at the things that I can change, instead of obsess over the things I can't. I'm sorry if this sounds like a pitty party, by no means do I want it to sound like that, in fact, I want it to sound like hope for anyone who is out there, that may, unfortunately be just beginning on this infertile journey. I'm happy at where we are now. I may not have everything that I want, but the most important things like, a husband who loves me, friends who support me, and a family to lean on, puppies who humor me, and a lifestyle I can be proud of. For now, I will count the blessings that I have. That's all I can do.

 

I know I have been a HORRIBLE blogger, commenter, reader, etc., but I'm doing my best to change that. I have a million blogs to read, and probably a million more comments to make, but bear with me.

]]> <![CDATA[La quote du jour...]]> http://leblogdepook.wordpress.com/?p=474 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:13:58 +0000 Julien http://leblogdepook.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/la-quote-du-jour-16/ Non, ce blog n'est pas mort, il bouge encore un peu!
Une petite quote, qui devrait nous montrer que les contrôleurs aériens sont les seuls et uniques (ou presque) responsables de nos mauvaises stats sur le nombre de retards avion pour cause informatique.

]]> <![CDATA[Hectic.]]> http://neyugn.wordpress.com/?p=251 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:57:20 +0000 neyugn http://neyugn.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/hectic/
  • Thurs @ 12am-3am.. ish. Lucky got stolen. Fuck you guys. Fuck the police. Fuck that old lady who is behind all this. Fuck EVERYONE. He was barking like crazy at around midnight. My mom shrugged it off because he barks a lot.. A LOT. At 3am my dad got home and he didn't hear lucky barking at his truck, as usual. He checks it out and finds that the front gate of his place is open. My dad thought that he escaped somehow then drove around for about an hour calling his name and looking for him... it woke everyone up in the morning. I couldn't believe that it was happening... AGAIN. For the 3rd time and 4th dog.I know that sounds outrageous. Who loses 4 dogs and gets jacked up 3 times? I did. My neighbour did when I lost my first two dogs. Their friend lost a dog -- they live around here. The police are synonymous with useless. Last time my neighbour called when they were CLEARLY trespassing on my property, trying to steal Lucky (their first attempt) - "Sorry we got a couple calls about people losing their dogs today. We can't do anything about it." which is translated as: "We don't give a shit. Let us drive around and give out speeding tickets. We are only capable of doing so because we're lazy shits." Fucking assholes.

    I miss you..

    Okay it's my fourth dog that's been stolen by the same people. WHat hte hell is their problem? I miss you Lucky. They cut through my gate... and through Lucky's gate to get him. Not to mention that pile of dog treats or sausages or some shit I found around his house. Fucking low lives. They are going to take every dog I'm going to get. But maybe if it's an inside dog, no. Yeah I'm not too pleased about this.

  • Friday marks update:
    French - 99.6% (yay top of the class and tied with WEN!)
    English - 87.5% (still. but top of the class!)

    Had work... Got tips today cause I wasn't training! Split it with L and got 22$ in tips. I love working in a restaurant. I did however, break a beer bottle (woops), and spill a couple of cups onto the chairs(heh).

  • Saturday - French classes. Went to oak to get a A. poster because I left mine at Allison's. Got iced tea from Blenz. That has to be the grossest shit ever. Bad first experience from Blenz... It was like tea with ice in it. I can't stand tea.M conviced me to volunteer so I went. It wasn't until later when I realized that I could stay for a mere 2 hours. 1 hr orientation and 1 hr volunteer = 1 hour reference on a letter. Too much for too little, so I left. Went home, got changed, ate, then off to work I went. Today the other busser didn't show up so I got all the tips. I got MORE than yesterday because I didn't go on a break since the place was too damn busy. 32.75$ in tips. Not bad for the first 2 days! I love tips.. except it's mostly in change. Loonies and toonies so it would be weird to buy even a $35 shirt with loonies and toonies. Pretty lame but what can I do.Grandpa's right hand was swelling up so we went to the clinic. The clinic was closed because the doctor saw the max number of patients he would get paid for - 50. So ong and ba are sleeping over so mom can drive him to the clinic the next day.
  • Sunday - I thought today would be a quiet day for me to do homework because tomorrow I'm off to UBC, but no. Mommy threw a dinner party?! So there was no peace and quiet. Emily came over with her grandma aswell. B. Son bought over her dog because we are in need of one.. She actually left cu con here today to see if he'd stay. He's really a smart dog. 6 years old = 42 years in dog years. I hope it works out.. he's a mini pinscher. His name is cu con and he's adorable. But still not 100% used to us yet.

    Minpin! Don't think I'm cold hearted.. I do miss lucky, but hey you have to move on... You can't be sad for the rest of your life.
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[a clean slate- peaceful]]> http://liberationtheory.wordpress.com/?p=164 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:24:33 +0000 liberationtheory http://liberationtheory.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/a-clean-slate-peaceful/ aunt flo came on in the wee hours of the morning. she decided to welcome me with some serious cramping, nausea, and diarrhea. gotta love it. i'm telling myself that she wants to go out with a bang because this will be the last time i see her for at least 9 months. after my many trips to the bathroom (and it's just 8 am here), the heating pad and my wife's tea are finally doing the trick. in a little while, i'll call the RE to let him know i started and to schedule my ultrasound and bloodwork for day 3. i must admit-- i'm excited.

    my plans today consist of finishing our school schedule, changing student rosters, then running up to the school to make copies for my kids and all the teachers. me and another teacher that came to this school together from another school have been given the charge to overhaul our school schedule because, frankly, the other one was NOT working. so we had subs in our rooms all day friday and worked on it from about 8:30 am to 8 pm with a 45 minute lunch break in there. we have been texting each other like mad this weekend to fix schedule conflicts and assign duties to more teachers. honestly, i cannot wait to be an administrator (i know that sounds weird) so i can do stuff like this all the time. 

    so that's it for me. i feel like AF is washing away all the past failed inseminations and hopefully my pessimism too. i pray that this is a cleansing.

    a long overdue affirmation: each setback presents an opportunity for cleansing.

    eta: i calculated that if this is *the* cycle, then the baby will due between A's birthday and our anniversary. such divine order.

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Towards IUI #2]]> http://ohemily.wordpress.com/?p=210 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:10:30 +0000 oh emily http://ohemily.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/towards-iui-2/ Tested a BFN this morning. I didn't honestly believe that there would be two lines. A couple of hours later dear AF arrived. I feel ok about this, as I saw it coming already a week ago.

    Now two more weeks and then the next IUI :)! I don't want to wait because as an endo-patient after laparoscopy your best opportunities to conceive are some 6 months post surgery. I got the bill for the first IUI yesterday on mail and was positively surprised; it was much less than I expected, 176 euros. DH already paid his part which was some 90 euros so 266e in total. What I don't understand is the fact that dildocam-treatment is the most expensive part of all this; 124 euros. The IUI itself was marked worth of  21 euros.

    The first round was rehearsal, now we are moving towards the real round! I'm not gonna give up and lose my hope yet.

    ]]>         <![CDATA[A better day]]> http://ohemily.wordpress.com/?p=207 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:41:05 +0000 oh emily http://ohemily.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/a-better-day/ Yesterday's hormonal storm seems to be calming down. Luckily. I hate those days when I feel like a bag of emotional toxic waste and can't control my feelings at all. Like yesterday while riding the bus to my graphic's class, I had to fight with all my mental power the tears not to come. And I want to apologize to that trainee at Subway's, I'm sorry I snapped at you because you tried to put tomatoes on my chicken teriaki sandwich when I had told you I didn't want any. But that's what infertile pms-bitches are like. Last two cycles were much better regarding the mood swings. Last month I didn't have any of this shit.

    I still have the cramps and I'm just waiting for AF to arrive but I'm feeling much better mentally. Ok, we didn't succeed on the first round but we'll move on to the next one. And maybe with some hormonal enhancements this time. I think the problem might be with implantation (either that or the fertilization), because I'm sure the ovulation part is working fine. So I'll ask the doc could we add progesteron to the game since it should help the implantation process.

    Yesterday's graphic's class was so therapeutic. Just what I needed; during those three hours I didn't think about ttc for a second. I'll post my new work as soon as I get it scanned!

    I'm so glad it's friday today and I have the weekend ahead of me. Today I'll go see The other Boleyn girl with my cousin after work. It's her first time out on her own after her son (my goodson) was born in April. Tomorrow one of our friends has a graduation party and I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun :D! And we'll also continue the filming of our horror movie tomorrow morning.

    What comes to my endo-diet, I've slipped quite badly during the last few weeks. We've got a video rental place next to our workplace and you can buy candy pick'n'mix styled there. Needless to say, I'm a regular customer. Now that I started to think about it, maybe bringing chocolate back as a regular to my diet is causing the moodswings! Could it be?

    And I'll POAS tomorrow morning if AF hasn't arrived before it. Just to make sure I can have my ciders with a peaceful mind.

    Have a good weekend everyone, I'm gonna enjoy mine :)!

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