Well, here I am. LAST DAY OF THE SECOND TRIMESTER. HOLY CRAP.  To celebrate, I got my first unsolicited (I think that’s the word I’m looking for?) "When are you due?!" from a staff member.  I’ve been getting LOOKS for a while now, but my maternity wear is pretty much exactly what my non-maternity wear has been…. jeans and an old navy long sleeved stretchy v-neck t-shirt. I haven’t gotten into the bows and ducks and crap, and seriously doubt I WILL, and I haven’t worn any wry t-shirts that say stuff like "eating for two!" or anything. (And was forbidden by Jenne to ever wear a tank top that said "OH BABY!" in rhinestones across the chest, which, YES, they exist.)  WHile I’ve been getting looks, I’ve gotten not ONE comment until today, when the info desk admin assistant came down and looked at me, looked down, looked up and beamed "OH! When are you due!!!!????" Then she asked all the usual questions "Is this your first? How are you feeling? Do you know what you’re having?" (And gotpositively THRILLED when I said we weren’t finding out…) Since she sits in the hub of activity, I imagine more people will find out, and the ‘trying not to look’ looks will ease up.

Today was a pain getting to school. I left early-early, because I wanted/needed to make up hours from Monday when I skipped to watch brokeback mountain, and to get a parking space anywhere NEAR campus you pretty much have to avoid the 10-11 hour.  I left at around 8:30, and first was confronted by a major slowdown on 95, as they’d reduced traffic to one lane to patch potholes or something, and as I’m creeping up the highway, I realize that I’ve left my parking pass in Dave’s car, when we had to switch on Tuesday. FUCK. Parking services LOVES to ticket, especially if you’re going to be there ALL DAY and a goodly part of the evening. So, I turned around at the mall and headed BACK to the station to get my pass.  On the way back, I decided to skip the highway completely, and take State street instead. I got here by 9:30 — almost a full hour of being in my car. Argh.

But, I did take these two pics with my phone as I was waiting at the light at Broadway, which, they are cell phonepics, but I like them anyway. 

I also need to get down to the Waterworks site REALLY soon, because i can’t believe how much is gone already. Such a cool collection of buildings, and they’re being torn down to build some transitional housing…. butstill, I’m glad I have the pictures I do have. (There are some in the snappity album, I think.) By this weekend, anyway. I don’t think they are demo’ing on the weekends, AND, Dave doesn’t have to work.

Dave has actually been in the waterworks buildings, for his freelance guy, and was totally impressed. How could you not be? HUGE, massive, gears, and those left-behind things, like pieces of the set of "Graveyard Shift" and such.