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Monday, September 15th, 2003

Time: 6:27 pm. Music: Handsome Boy Modeling School - The P.J.'s.

my cat is cuter than your* cat *does not apply to frog

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Subject: eh, sure Time: 10:15 am.

Threat rating: Medium. Your total lack of decent family values makes you dangerous, but we can count on some right wing nutter blowing you up if you become too high profile. What threat to the Bush administration are you?

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Subject: our first visit with Kayla Time: 11:25 am. Mood: happy. Music: Mogli - The Bizness.

We had a great visit to Morganton, but it could have been longer. We left Cary around 9am and arrived in Morganton around 12:30. We went straight to the hospital since the plan was to admit Robin around 6 or 7am to supposedly induce labor. When we got there they had broken her water about an hour earlier, and she was having some pretty bad contractions. For the next couple of hours the contractions continued, but not much progress was made in terms of dilation. frog and I left around 2pm to get some lunch, and when we came back closer to 3pm, things were getting much more exciting. The doctor had given her the epidural, which was apparently what her body was waiting for. When we got back she was up to 6cm (was at 3.5cm before lunch). Within an hour the nurses were in with her and she had began pushing. Within another half hour the doctor was in with her, and at 4:58pm Kayla Malynn Stiles was born. I was lucky enough to be standing outside the door to hear everyone's reactions (my Mom and Robin's mother-in-law were in with her), and I heard Kayla's first cries. She was 8 lbs. 8 oz., 20" long. Yeah, big baby. On a side note, Robin was an 8 lb. 1 oz. baby, and I was 8 lb. 14 oz. Yeah, my Mom knows what big babies are like. We spent the rest of the evening with the proud parents and new baby. There was quite a crowd there, but we did get to hold Kayla and spend time with everyone before we left to get dinner and sleep. Needless to say, Robin was pretty exhausted, as was Kayla, and I'm sure Jason was too. The next morning my Mom roped Emily and I into helping replace the carpet in Robin & Jason's bedroom. They have a dog that has had some bladder issues, and the carpet had a few stains. Mom couldn't stand the thought of her grandbaby crawling around on that carpet. Yeah, that's sweet, but I didn't plan on doing manual labor, and neither did Emily. We got the carpet torn out and replaced with new stuff in a few hours. We had been to the hospital once in the morning, but Kayla was gone for testing. So after we finished the carpet, it was back to the hospital. We spent a couple hours with the now-well-rested mom and baby. Kayla is one of the calmest, most alert newborns I've ever seen. Of course, I haven't been around very many newborns. I had never even really held one before Kayla. She's so awesome. The time flew by. We went to get an early dinner, and went home so Emily and I could pack our things. We moved the furniture back into Robin and Jason's room (we hadn't finished that part earlier, just the carpet). Then, we were off. We made a brief stop at my cousin's house to see their new baby boy, who had been born 5 weeks earlier. Then, it was back to the hospital to say our goodbyes to Robin and Kayla and the rest of the family (Jason, Mom, Mamaw), and we were off. We got back to Cary around midnight or a little afterwards. What a trip. I regret that we couldn't stay to see Robin and Kayla come home from the hospital, but I'm sure we'll be back to visit very soon. Emily and I are both very excited about having a new niece. :-)

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Time: 11:55 pm. Mood: tired. Music: Widespread Panic - Pickin' Up The Pieces.

I'm back, safe and sound, you may sleep now. The trip was uneventful, the flights however were almost eventful. I almost missed my flight out of Raleigh due to the fucked up inadequate parking situation at RDU. I missed my first flight out of Valdosta due to it being against my nature to catch 6am flights, and then I proceeded to almost miss the two flights I ended up taking home. The weather in GA was shitty, it was 90 degrees F and about 95% humidity. Having said all that, the trip wasn't really that bad. The weekend could be uneventful and relaxing, which would be fine with me. Or, I could get a call about the arrival of our new niece at some point, in which case we'll be in a car on our way to Morganton. I still haven't had a chance to listen to the new 2SJ and Tricky albums completely yet, although I realize that I have heard several of the J's songs the last time I saw them in Raleigh. Their self-proclaimed "second last show ever in Raleigh" is 7/12, and frog and I have tickets. Good night! ( oh hell, everybody else is doing it )

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Subject: uh-huh. uh-huh? uh-huh. Time: 9:45 pm. Mood: content. Music: Lou Reed - Temporary Thing.

Tomorrow I head out of town for a fun-filled 1 day, 2 night working vacation to exciting Quitman, GA. This is my first trip to the job site without either of my bosses. I'm all grown up now. I've said it before, but work is work. I have good days, bad days, but all in all I seem to be getting a little better at what I do and the people I work with seem to respect me. Plus they pay me. So yeah, I have the next two nights to look forward to being bored and alone in Georgia, since none of my colleagues will be there, and neither will frog or Nina. Life at home is good, though. I just installed a light fixture and in the process discovered a nice 4"x10" hole in the kitchen wall that the previous owners felt was necessary when they hung the ugly light fixture we replaced. I guess it really never does end. And I thought all I would have to do is mow the grass and reap the benefits of homeownership. Got the new 2 Skinnee J's and Tricky albums today, but I haven’t' listened to either fully. The mp3s will be coming with me tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to that. Well, that and the packet of Delta brand snack mix I'll get to enjoy during the flight.

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