ugh, I am so sorry, that sounds unbelievably frustrating. The system is well and truly fucked. I am currently waiting for the bill to drop for my HSG/US/bloodwork and am very apprehensive (because lord knows you can’t figure out how much something will be before you get it done...).

thanks, and so happy to hear it worked out for you! the only complicating factor is I am 15 mins from my RE now, and will be 90 minutes when we move. but I think that just is what it is unless I want to start IVF like right now.

Yeah, TCOYF is where I started - it’s really fantastic. I am generally biologically-minded but had been on BC for 15 years and so had learned to ignore my cycle entirely and forgot everything I ever knew about how ovulation happens. I should re-read the infertility section, though! The way my RE explained his…

Yeahhhh that’s exactly the decision I am trying to make now. I am less concerned about the risk of ovarian over-stimulation and more concerned about getting this show on the road and maximizing bang-for-buck. I think we may do a few cycles of just Clomid because it’s basically free and life is probably going to get…

“trying hard at the airport bar.”

I’m a scientist who is starting infertility treatment in January - not IVF yet, but the first line for unexplained unfertility is often ovarian stimulation drugs alone or ovarian stimulation drugs + IUI. My read of the studies cited in the WaPo article (have not read the actual studies yet) is that the biggest risk is…

A neighbor party at least eliminates the absolute worst aspect of NYE which is transport. Cabs are un-flaggable, Ubers are some crazy surge pricing, public transit is a horror show, I don’t love the idea of biking with the number of drunk assholes that I KNOW are driving around, and it’s too damn cold to walk far (at…

She also really should win because the precedent that’s established if she loses is very scary.

Bless her and her innocence. Her non-belief in the Trump progeny is truly a shining example of the Christmas spirit, and I am so glad her phone call with Trump didn’t ruin it. Someday she will have to learn about Ivanka, and Don Jr., and (shudder) Eric, but I hope she still has a few more years of innocence before…

(not to be a total pedant, but bump stocks, not pump stocks)

Jesus holy hell those tights are awesome.  I was SO curious to see what she would wear post-first lady tenure because you could tell she had hella fashion sense but also felt obligated to dress pretty conservatively while her husband was in office.  This outfit is a fucking COMMITMENT and I love it.

a seminal work

Yeah, Ellen alluded to that in an instagram post - basically a course that would have favored her (younger, power rider) evolved to really NOT favor her over the course of the week as it kept raining and got muddier.  But yeah, that’s cross.  Watching that descent - Ellen and I am not sure who was in 3/4 at that point…

You can get a one-day license (which I think are $10?) and maybe borrow a bike if you’re really jazzed about trying it. And if you were ever to buy a non-MTB, cross bikes are a great, super-versatile option - depending on the tire you throw on, you can ride road, gravel and some less technical trails with no prob. I…

Yeah our local cx series (which is relatively serious!) allows MTB and has no tire width rules.  I thought it was relatively rare in the non-UCI races.

There’s dozens of us!

Yeah I ran into a SantaCon in Chicago last weekend.  My heart sank when they walked into the bar I was in, and it was definitely annoying but they were remarkably polite and well-behaved.

Is she even, though?

That’s not fair - Trump listens to his orange dick, too.

I mean, why wouldn’t it be an armed robbery!? He used his arms, didn’t he!? (/s)