IVF Friday

( random rambling about the ambiance of where I am writing today )

( Not a smooth start to the day )

Meanwhile we had a few IVF ladies in (so funny how randomly women seem to cluster into categories)

I always feel awkward asking women about their IVF journeys. Things I'd like to ask are:

So who did you use (which company).

How did you know that you needed to use IVF? which also correlates to - why did you need IVF?

How was your experience?

and then there's also:

How much money did you spend?

I kept my mouth buttoned. If it's not obvious (sometimes the reasons are clear) and or its not in the notes, I just keep hoping somewhere along the dealings of the day, it'll just come out without me having to ask.

( The 25 year old )

( The private obstetrician's P2 )

It took approximately 1.5 hours to write the above. 2 if I didn't count sorta half thinking about buying a new fridge and making the tea...

Nightscape by Kristel S. Oxley-Johns

I was browsing through the Adventure section of The Annex archives for my next long read. Whilst pursuing "best of's" and "top tens" lists are good fun: my tastes and desires? aren't nearly going to always be similar to the next person who likely hasn't read everything in the archives. Word of mouth is typically accurate, I keep thinking perhaps there is a gem that is not frequently spoken of that's hiding somewhere in an archive.

Published on 3rd May 1996 and at novel length (350k text file).

Meaning it was likely written somewhere in 1995.

So I viewed the fic through the lens of season 3.

It's located here:

Adventure page at The Annex
Just scroll down to Nightscape.


The synopsis:

As Mulder and Scully's marriage nears the one-year anniversary, they are called to investigate a series of kidnappings and murders involving women who have had abduction experiences similar to Scully's. When Scully disappears one night, it is a race against the clock for Mulder to find her before she--and their unborn child-- become the next victims.

Based on this interesting synopsis I decided to give it ago. ( I get pretty narky in this review... )

Score card:

Just not for me.

I wonder if I had read this story in my teens and what I thought of it then. It's quite possible that I have actually read this one before, but unlikely that I wrote about it anywhere.

Sunday nightshift

The case for proper IV drug use programs.

(  Mr bed 29 )

(  The worst thing about caring for an ICU patient (in my opinion) )

Honestly I'd much rather clean up poo.



( It's been exactly a month since I've returned )