As a pregnant woman (14 weeks)... I have an amniocentesis scheduled Monday because of a genetic test I took - I screened that either my baby or my placenta or myself might have Turner Syndrome (or I lost a chromosome).

Ban at 6 weeks*

Susan Collins, don’t fail us now.

Probably.

I named myself after the actual Ministry of Natural Resources Bear Training I received in the early aughts. When you see a black bear, you make yourself look big and say, loudly: “Whoa bear!” And if the bear doesn’t run away, you yell “I’M A HUMAN YOU’RE A BEAR! WHOA BEAR!”

Last week Ted and Mary (and William H. Macy) were on Finding Your Roots. When Gates told Mary that DNA testing revealed she was related to someone else who appeared on the show, she smiled and said “I hope it’s not Ted Danson.”

And what were they going to do if she did have the child? Give it citizenship? Health care? Freaking food and shelter? Don’t make me laugh.

I’m a big fan of David Fincher movies. This dialogue is far more stilted and unnatural than it is in any of those films.

I can definitely see her in that role, but she’s grating to me in a way SJP isn’t. Both have charisma and charm up their asses though.

Miranda was in two broadway plays AT THE SAME TIME when she was a teenager.

Big Chill Era? here.for.it.

Anne Helen Petersen used to have a fantastic series here about old Hollywood scandals. I really miss it!

Does anyone listen to and enjoy Unqualified? I’ve only listened to it in the cross-over My Favorite Murder episodes, and she came off as obnoxious and said nothing of substance for almost an hour.

I have those pasta pumpkins.

It looks tasty! Actually, that’s not true. It *looks* awful but it seems like it would be tasty. Any suggestions on a substitute for the beer?

It means someone should check his freezer.

Thank you. My immediate wish was that the identity of each of these products be crowdsourced.

Allllllll that aside, I’d like to point out that Justin Bieber uses the same acne medication as me.

The first date isn’t really a date anyway (online dating context). It’s the lets meet in person for an hour or so to see if we both want to go on an actual date.

Omg, 18 months of online dating and had my first creepy experience last night. Good looking dude, scientist, kinda nerdy/socially awkward but I found it charming. First date we went to a movie (which seemed fine because we had talked so much before the date). In hindsight, he was able to hide the crazy well by seeing…