Could use some advice

[dampscribbler]

I'm impatiently waiting for this kid, now.  I'm uncomfortable a lot of the time, as in, it's uncomfortable to move around much, be in the car with a seatbelt on (and god knows I'm not gonna be in there with it off), bend, lift, and even sometimes just sit.  However, this kid could still be in utero for as long as another 5 weeks (ugh, I hope not!)  So, I need some suggestions for passing the time as comfortably as possible without going nutso from boredom, which is what is happening today. 

Much appreciated.

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[fj.livejournal.com]

My standard pass-time would be self-pleasure, but I guess that's out. I think this is the time to start on that book you have always wanted to read but intimidated you, like Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses". Dino suggests "Posession" by A.S. Byatt.

Nobody expects much of you at this stage (or should) so you can devote yourself to a thick tome. And then, I am sorry to mention it, there's always crafts like crocheting and knitting. Seriously. Practitioners tell me it is so soothing.

Am I suggesting totally innapropriate things?

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Hee. Self-pleasure has been too awkward to be pleasurable for quite some time now. Self-frustration may be more like it.

I don't really see myself being happy knitting or crocheting. I tried that stuff in fourth grade. Didn't get much out of it then, don't expect I would now either. But burying myself in a good book, that could be pretty satisfying. I haven't given myself permission to do that in a long long time.

I also wonder if trying to write a novella might be a good idea. I think Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in about a month. Maybe I could come up with something....

Am I suggesting totally innapropriate things?
Naw. Thanks for offering up some options. :-)

[ms-kayla.livejournal.com]

i enjoyed self-pleasure quite a bit during my pregnancies too! forgot to suggest that. but that late, it can be difficult for your arm (probably impossible) to reach all the way around your belly. i also took up crocheting. and like everyone else, i never finished that baby blanket i started 4 years ago... ; )

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Now if anyone ever decides to Google "self pleasure" and "crochet," this page will make the list!

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Well, I picked up a copy of Possession today. The trouble with pregnancy is it turns the brain kinda numb. Causes you to do things like discover how cuuuute every baby in the world is, and get teary over Wal-Mart commercials, but forget which key opens your car. So, we'll see if I can get through the book or not. It looks excellent, though.

Have fun in Toronto this weekend.