One more hit and my blog will be at 50,000. Pretty good for something so small-time. I hope someday in the future I will both find the time and find my niche that will bring in more readers. Maybe once I get the hang of two kids, have a better job, and have some kind of steady life. Wait, will that ever happen? I guess I may never know.

It’s finals week here on campus so my neck of the woods is exceedingly quiet. On the one hand, this is great for productivity and my general stress level. But it’s also sort of creepy.  I should be used to it after three years at this job. There are ups and downs and periods of high activity and times when it’s dead. Not an altogether bad situation; I worry, for whatever job I find next will certainly not be this gracious. I should be thankful for the perks that this job does offer: downtime, freedom, and the maternity leave is good.

This pregnancy is going well, aside from the heartburn and the sleepless nights. Ok, well, not sleepless but I wake up multiple times. Oh, and my dreams have been super vivid lately (how bad is it that I can’t use the word “vivid” without thinking about a porn company??). I watched an episode of TrueBlood the other night and I just kept having these dreams where Bill (the vampire, for those of you not in the know) was standing outside my home. Not in a menacing way but in a protective way, much the way he watches for Sookie. I know it’s cheesy but that’s why you don’t watch that show right before bed.

I have some thoughts on the Sookie Stackhouse books, now that I am on the 6th one… (cut for spoilers)Ok, so it’s the sixth book and little ol’ Sookie has been through quite a lot of physical trauma and mental anguish. I sort of feel like this book is lulling a little; like Harris is at a loss for where to take her next. She’s been with Bill, met a lot of other mythical creatures, had the hots for Alcide, slept with Eric, and now she’s going on a date with this Quinn guy. All along, we get little hints that she’s still thinking about Bill and to be honest, I wish she would just go back to him. I know they keep pounding home that Alcide would be “best” for her but I don’t think so. And definitely not now, after the whole Debbie Pelt thing. I don’t know where these will take me; who she’ll end up with and how the entire thing will end. I have tried to stay away from sites with spoilers about the next few books. I don’t want to know; I’ll find out in due time. But I’m rooting for Bill all the way. 🙂

Anyway, there’s a staff meeting and I have to get to it. The highlight of the meeting is the free lunch. Because lord knows these aren’t fun anymore.