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I’m not big on pimping my blog.  I don’t care who or how many read it.  I’m not even all that big on pimping other things, except for books.  I pimp books like no other.  At least I like to think that I do.

I have been frequenting one website for so long I can’t remember how long.  I love the site.  I love it.  I rely on them to tell me if a book is worth my time.  I always look at Amazon ratings as well but they can be so convoluted that it’s impossible to really and truly rely upon them to tell me if a book is good or not. 

Recently this website had a contest giving away a book.  I entered on a whim.  What the heck, a free book contest?  It was right up my alley and I sorta wanted to delurk and at least show my sign of support for their amazing website.  It’s the type of website I would seriously considering paying to access, it’s that good.  And the fact that it’s free is just like a dream come true.

I was just notified today that I am the winner of the novel. 

Kristy -

 Your name was selected as a winning entrant in the Curled Up With a Good Book drawing to win a copy of Riley Weston’s BEFORE I GO.  Please email me with your shipping address, and we’ll get your book sent off to you.  Thanks for visiting curledup.com! 

Sharon Schulz-Elsing
Contributing Editor
Curled Up With a Good Book

I never win anything and so this is great fun.  A package from my favorite website ever!!
 

If you don’t have a vajay jay you can skip reading this….or you can read this for the betterment of your better half’s vajay jay. I’ve been taking Provera more technically called Medroxyprogesterone Acetate for the PCOS problem. This drug in essence makes your uterus bleed. I have taken it for 3 months…took a month off and now I’m back again for January. I just popped the first tiny ass little pill last night and will take another for the next 12 days straight. This drug has a long long list of possible side affects. “This medicine is used for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance or amenorrhea (no period) where no other cause is found.”

The drug has a long long list of possible side affects which include but are not limited to Headache, Tablet may discolor stool green, Nausea, Swelling of feet or bloated feeling, increased appetite, weight gain, changes in vaginal bleeding, and Breast tenderness. I’ve had the headaches, the nausea, the bloated feeling, the breast tenderness. But none of these side affects happen every day and none of them are so bad that they make me crazy. I’m just glad to have avoided the other issues. And I have managed to have no weight gain.

With all this manipulation of my uterus there are times when my pants feel tight at the waist but that is the uterine swelling that comes from D&C’s. Ok so now why am I publishing all this vajay jay information online? Because there is somehow a taboo about women walking around talking openly about their females bits ad pieces. We can’t even talk to our own family members about these things and so many people hush up about these issues and then they don’t tell anyone about what they should be concerned over. Craziness.

Last night I was looking for a book about hysterectomies at the bookstore. Everything was boring and long drawn out. I’m

 going to look for something online. However I found this……..

I bought it. I’m saddened to learn there’s not one mention of PCOS. Sad really since it affects so so many women and so many have never heard of it. I hope that someday chicks talk about vaginal health as much as they talk about sex.

Today a very special friend of mine got some disturbing news.  The sort of news that makes you question the solidity of the ground beneath you.  This reminds me of the moment another friend found out that her son was seriously ill with epilepsy and she stated that it’s so weird when your own life stops and the world keeps moving around you as though nothing happened.  I have been there.

You look around you and wonder how it is that the sun comes up in the morning and sets again.  How can this be so when your world is flipped off of its axis.  Life goes on.  It moves forward even when you are stalled or worse yet stopped entirely.

I just wanted to mention this because the axis of my world tilted with the news.  It will be tilted until once again we can spin on the axis safely.  We because I consider her to be my friend and I’m glad she felt she could come to me…because if her world is not right I want to know about it, so I can light a candle, say a prayer, cross my fingers and stop my world too, slow my day and turn my good vibe sattelite in her direction. 

It’s scary being in a stalled world alone.

I would say that this is truly a reflection of the poor educational system in the United States. Or would that be arrogance and ignorance about the world? My British friend BraN sent me this link and it’s quite disturbing and makes me want to take a geography course and a history course. Who is Tony Blair? How many Americans can answer this question? Sometimes I am grateful for my international friendships because they have made me re-think things. Like perhaps moving out of the United States….. How many sides does a triangle have? One. Yes one. Oh my….watch this!

This video makes me want to move out of the United States….very quickly.  I’m very thankful that I have friends in other areas of the world…..they make me think differently about the scope of the world and the differences abound.  I say this to my English bloke (who sent me this video link) and I refer to my friend in Canada as well.  Apparently there are fools in America who think that Canada is across the ocean. 

Sadly I could not answer “what is the currency in England?” confidently.  I immediately wanted to say “pounds….not dollars” but had to go look.  I have now found out that it’s actually pound sterling.  But I was darned close.   I do know the currency in Canada because my friend Carla taught me about Loonie and Twoonie’s when I was 14.  In case you didn’t know…..

Canadian money is very similar to that of the USA. There are a few exceptions however.
Coins come in the following denominations:
One cent (Penny)
Five cent (Nickel)
Ten cent (Dime)
Twenty Five cent (Quarter)
One Dollar (Loonie)
Two Dollar (Twoonie)

This video is quite disturbing. I do not know a great deal about politics, geography, etc  But I could answer these questions and what is most alarming and disturbing is that these people being questioned did not want to admit ignorance.  Tony Blair is Linda Blair’s brother? Ha!  So not funny though.  Palestinians and Israelis’…which one is throwing the rocks?  These are statements that are very sad.

And for the record I do know what a mosque is.  It is where Muslins pray.  I do know there is only ONE Eiffel tower.  I even know that Jewish people go to Synagogues and do not collect money because they do not think it is proper to carry monies on holidays and Shabbat.  I know that monies are raised via membership dues paid annually, and or voluntary donations for reserved seating etc.

I am one of those rare Americans that read books.  I read for entertainment but mostly for understanding.  I read because I am not arrogant enough to think that because I am American I am better or automatically knowledgeable.

I consider myself blessed for having met people that have made me want to learn about Judaism, Canadian law, Healthcare, computers, etc. etc. etc.  I am blessed to be smart enough to say “I don’t know” to any question I cannot answer.

And I do know that the United States starts with a U.  Do you?

Rick and I went to see Cascino Royale tonight.  The movie was excellent.  I loved it.  Daniel Craig is amazing looking and the entire movie kept both of our attentions.  Rick’s because of all the action…mine because….have you seen Mr. Craig’s behind?  I mean….geez.