of recent happenings

my belly button has disappeared. it was there one day, gone the next. it's very unnerving. there's a space where my belly button SHOULD be. but it's absence is certainly notable.
it's just not natural, that's what.

i was subpoenaed to court a couple weeks ago. it wasn't so bad, as i had a couple of co-workers with me, also waiting their turn to testify. the attorney told me i would be up next, so i ate a handful of yogurt-covered blueberries (just in case i was on the stand too long and subsequently died of hunger- one can't be too sure, after all) then ran to the bathroom (more pregnancy preparations). when i flashed my usual 'how's it going' smile in the mirror, i realized my teeth were slightly off-colour. a full-on tongue exposure revealed my whole mouth was blue. the yogurt-covered blueberries! i hurried out to the waiting area, hoping and hoping and hoping i hadn't been called, yet. what was i going to do in front of the judge with a mouth full of blue? how professional was i going to look? should i start with: "i'm sorry, you're honour- you must forgive an unthinking, potentially half-starved pregnant woman for her error in judgment. please don't blame the blueberries" and throw myself at the mercy of the court? i bided my time, waiting... and the court adjourned for lunch.

i needn't have worried at all, actually. all that waiting got us another day to come in, as the first witnesss took nearly the entire day.

mmm... yogurt-covered blueberries...