Two weeks is a helluva hiatus to have here on DeviantArt: over 70 new deviations to look at.

Well, for those of you wondering, mommy's little monster is here, and that's what's kept me away. His coming was relatively easy, and for that I'm thankful. I got induced at about noon on the 20th, after my OB decided I was having enough contractions to make it worthwhile. She also said something about the baby's heartbeat, but the little bastard turned out fine. I've never watched so much Law & Order in my whole life... I tried going au naturale, but it got to be too much for me in the end, and I opted for the epidural. It was the single strangest sensation I've ever had in my whole life. My lower left side was completely numb, but the right half was only halfway there, so I could still feel the contractions coming on, and I could flop my leg around a little. Munchkin slid right on out, too; I hear "push push push push oh look I can see the top of his head" straight to "push push push push hey Erin look up here he is." His grand entrance was made at 11:45 pm, with 15 minutes to spare to still make it on my sister's birthday. Bitch better be happy, that's the single most expensive birthday present I'm EVER gonna get for her.

Parenthood is something my husband and I are both getting used to. It's definitely a huge upheval. Things have been going well so far, and I hope I'll be able to learn how to juggle work and family life well. I don't want to go back to work at all, but I can't afford to stay home longer than a month, so I'll have to go back one way or the other. I think I'll be one of those sappy bitches that sniffles and sheds a few tears the first day I leave him with the daycare lady.

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over.

Any one of you have Pulse's RCA jack decks installed on your machines? I just ordered a few in, and for the life of me, I can't get 'em to work. I'm fairly certain it's because my machines hate me and I'm an idiot, but instead of getting the RCA cable from Pulse, I picked up a bomb-ass Monster cable (cuz my hubby works at Guitar Center and I got it cheap), so I don't know if that would have something to do with it.

Hints? Help? I'm a bit lost. Never been great tuning my machines and tinkering with electronics (or any other machinery).

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over.

After putting it off for more than a year, I finally bit the bullet and bought a laptop. Brand new MacBook, and it's a pretty sweet writeoff. I got a big scare the other day after the old Gateway clunker at the shop refused to start up, so I figured I'd better get my own before it's too late. All my good shit is on there; Photoshop and all my reference pics. Yays for the Mac! I highly recommend one to anybody.

Although, it's not like I really had money to get one... sure, it's on my credit card, but I wanted that to be paid off by the end of summer, before the baby comes. Ah, well, whaddaya do?

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over.

My lil' fetus has a lil' hot dog.

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over.

At least it's a little warmer out now. Having such a long, chilly spring makes me wonder how the summer will turn out. I'm excited to have a grill on our back patio, as well as a house. BBQ's and backyard games to ensue.

Work's still been well, though I can't keep track of my money anymore. I've got many things to square away at work before the baby comes and I'm starting to freak. A few pictures are hiding on my camera that need to make their way up here, and eventually I'll get around to it. Having a baby on the horizon, however, is forcing my creative juices to stagnate on the back burner. Ah, well...

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over.