Oh Mama Spot, I'm sorry I've been ignoring you. It's just that I've been so disorganized busy the past few days that by the time I start to think about posting and reading blogs, I look at the clock and it's too late.
Internet, you suck me in and waste my time.
I've talked about this before, but many people with ADD have this problem with hyper focusing. When I find something I'm interested in, I can become absorbed for days on end. Usually, that means everything else slides.
Can you imagine me pregnant? Yes, I knew just about every product out there.
Can you imagine me going through infertility treatments? Thankfully, at the time I didn't have a real job or I might have been fired.
When Sweet Pea's little head became a little flat (well, pretty flat), I don't think I left an internet stone unturned. Luckily, I listened to my pediatrician and just left it alone. Her head is just fine now.
You get the picture, I'm a bit of a pit bull when I get on to something.
Since Sweet Pea is not one to be ignored, I tend to do most of my obsessing time-wasting hyperfocusing during naptime and the wee hours of the day.
So, what's been keeping me so occupied that I've ignored my mama spot?
Early Monday morning, I had a little insomnia. I hadn't really had a chance to catch up on reading blogs, so I went through my bloglines and caught up. As usual, I kept finding interesting links to other blogs in the ones I was reading. I linked here somehow even though I wasn't subscribed. I'm a sucker for the newborns, so I was reading all about this adorable little guy making his entrance a little sooner than expected. YanowhatImean is a Chicago mama too and I always enjoy the Chicago stories.
Then, I got to this post. Daddy-O loves Conan. Many a night, I'm trying to sleep through him cracking up at some Conan skit. I knew Conan was coming to Chicago, but never really thought about getting tickets. Even though it was 4:30 am, I almost woke Daddy-O up to ask if he would give up his first softball game of the year to see Conan. Lucky for him I realized he never remembers the discussions we have when I wake him up from a dead sleep. So, I commented on the post and told Yano that I thought I'd want the tickets, but had to wait to make sure. Daddy-O was so excited, but we were pretty sure that some blogger who'd never met me had probably already found someone. We had to wait for the email back to find out whether or not someone else had beaten us to the tickets.
We were in. A few hours later, we got the confirmation email that NBC had sent Yano for Thursday's taping.
How awesome is that. Not the Conan part, even though that sounds fun. Someone who's never met me, did such a nice thing for me.
It so nice that blogging got me such a great perk. As a SAHM, it doesn't feel the same buying Daddy-O gifts or tickets to a big game. Since technically, he's the one bringing in the money, it just isn't the same. So, it's fun for me to be able to surprise him with something he couldn't get on his own. When I asked him if he'd give up his game for Conan, he looked at me with just a little pity and said "those tickets are impossible to get." Not if you know the right blogger.
So, I have spent a good portion of the last few days trying to find out how early we need to get there. Having a confirmation doesn't guarantee tickets because they distribute more confirmations than there are available seats. I guess to plan for no-shows. It's been pretty hard to find the information. There are the die-hard fans out there who say you have to be there at the crack of dawn and then, there is the official information that says that you have to be there by 3:15 pm, but that many times people line up much earlier.
I have been on myspace and livejournal a lot the past few days. I've heard many virtual shrieks from people who made it into the front row or touched Conan's hand. I'm still not sure when we need to be there. John C Reilly is the guest and is probably not the star of the week. So, that may affect the line. Also, the weather is looking very nasty. Rainy all day, with temperatures in the low 50s (real-feel in the 40s). All the waiting is outside.
I've also spent a lot of time trying to figure out babysitting for us. The person who normally does it for us during the day can't do it and Daddy-O's dad can only do it until around 4:00 pm. Tomorrow, I'll be begging my sister. It sounds like the taping is usually over by 6:30 or so at the latest, so won't have to worry about putting her to sleep or anything. The cousins always have a great time together, so hopefully that will be our solution.
Once again, the night is speeding by, so I'll have to post about my other time-consuming, time-wasters later.
Again, many, many thanks to Yano for being so generous. I will post all the details as soon as I can.
Look for me on Conan tonight.
How totally cool! You're going to have a blast!
Posted by: Lucinda | Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 02:52 PM
I know what you mean about the internet sucking you in and before you know it, there's 2 hours of wasted time.
And as if you don't have enough to read in your list, I am but adding one more for you to check out. hehe...A very short article I did.
http://yochicago.com/journals/neighborhoods/chinatown/
I'll check out Conan tonight! Could you be so kind, and wear a Chicago Mama Tee!? lol
Posted by: Sugarmama | Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 11:02 AM