So, I've been trying out Google+. It's pretty freaking awesome. I love the "livejournalish" ability to choose who to share posts with. So, anyone from my old livejournal friends want to get invites to Google+, let me know.

So I'm still alive and starting to come out of the fog. Wow. Estrogen patch finally did it. Love my e-patch. Signore was incredibly patient thru the whole thing and now we're back at it like teenagers again. ;-)

Just got back from Convergence - science fiction convention. A great time was had by all. It was like, old home week. Ran into *everyone* and a half.

Latest gadget loves: kindle and iphone 3gs. Love em love em love em!

Okay - gotta go buy groceries and cook something for dinner.

I feel very girly tonight. Wearing a floral cocktail dress in a somewhat clingy fabric with a flouncy skirt, matching yellow lace bra and panties, with a bit of lace from the bra peeking over the decolette of the dress, black kitten-heels with little bows on them, and a huge black hat with ribbons and bows. It matches though - really. And of course, the necklace and earrings Signore got me. And Iris perfume from Odori that we bought in Siena.

We went out to a grand opening of a new Italian restaurant and had a lovely time.

DS had a bit of a tantrum last Friday but has settled down now. He's started taking the city-bus to school and that's working out way better than me driving him! Yesterday, he missed his first bus so I drove him to the transfer bus. Today he was up and ready to go! (The bus isn't as forgiving about time than mom is.)

I am documenting here that I banged my right hip on the table this morning, so if my hip starts hurting in a few days, i don't have to rely on my faulty memory. I had a really sore hip (left hip) earlier this month and I *think* I banged it on something but dont' remember for sure. ;-)

Signore and I are heading to Italy next week. We're going for a conference and then to tourist in Siena, which I've never seen. That should be nice, assuming the EU doesn't close their borders due to swine flu.

Okay - so life has been interesting. Mostly, hormonal stuff. My life rocks, but my hormones have been totally off. Finally got the right diagnosis and am now on hormone replacement therapy. A good thing too because I also have osteopenia (precursor to osteoporosis) so the HRT will help protect my bones (along with the weightlifting I've been doing all along) and I've started taking calcium and vitamin D supplements.

Signore is awesome, as usual. DS and DD are doing okay in school. DS has a longdistance relationship with someone he met on WoW.

I've been on leave from school this quarter and next to straighten out the medical crap. Been doing a *lot* of flylady stuff to keep from getting overwhelmed and snowed under. I even told my pshrink about flylady. She's planning on letting some of her clients know.

Anyways - that's where I'm at.

Oh - in more recent news, Signore got me a prezzie for valentines day (ordered then anyway). A Kindle 2. I've been reading voraciously since then. Almost done with re-reading the Foundation trilogy. Didn't get much reading yesterday but I expect to finish tonight. Yes, I do read pretty fast.

Perimenopause sucks mouldy rocks.

Here I am, with a fantastic life - really. Signore is awesome and sweet and incredible and everything. School is really kewl and I'm learning *so* much. My kids are great kids. In short, my life rocks.

So wtf ?

I'm on meds because my f*ing hormones won't let me think straight, and I'm having trouble with concentration, focus, attention, short-term memory, and even bouts of depression. NO FAIR! And on top of it all, I have no libido. Zilch. Nada. Like, "sex drive? What's that?" ME! Ms "the sun rose in the east therefore I'm " Horny. ARGH! This is completely and totally unacceptable.

I'm still, barely, managing to get things done, but if it weren't for flylady, seriously, I would be totally lost. My doc is trying a different medication dosage/delivery for me, so hopefully, that'll help. In the meantime, I'm just pissed about this whole situation. I can't wait for this perimenopause crap to be over so I can get *me* back.

NBC has called it - projected Barack Hussein Obama as president.

Yes.

I'm sobbing in joy.

If you're not an American,ignore this.
Otherwise, please go vote!

If you voted and want to help, find your local barackobama HQ and do "get out the vote calls" to battleground states!

Barack Obama is pretty awesome!

Lovely Elise is making shinies for sale. Go see the pretty shinies. Buy them. Pretty! Shiny!

Seriously - Elise makes the most awesome jewelry. And her prices rock, especially during her sales, like, right now!
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