Oh and.

[featherynscale]

For the last two nights I have had dreams in which I am either Alfred, from the Batman comics, or a comics writer working on a Batman story in which Alfred figures prominently. In both dreams, Alfred is/I am trying to stop Robin from committing suicide. In the one where I was almost certainly Alfred, he had made several attempts at death by drowning. In the one where I might have been the writer, he was working on a pills and liquor combination.

And I say unto you, That Shit Is Not Right. Number one, it is not fair that I should have had that unlikely combination of elements twice in a row. Number two, I know the boy is classically depicted with no pants, and there are all the rumors and everything, but really, it's not worth offing yourself over. Just buy some pants and get a girlfriend.

EDIT: And, speaking of nightmares, woman goes in to the doctor for stomach pain, as it happens, she's about to give birth to a baby she didn't realize she was carrying. This sort of thing freaks me right the hell out. Perhaps today will be a good day to call a doctor to discuss getting fixed. I'm practically thirty, maybe I can find someone who will take pity on me this time. At 18, 21, 25, and 27, I was told I was too young and would no doubt change my mind, and was therefore a poor risk for the procedure.

Comments

"Young Master Tim's lost rather a lot of blood, but luckily our emergency supplies are adequate..."

[gamera-spinning.livejournal.com]

It's not like he was found almost dead last issue, nearly murdered by Bruce Wayne's actual son, but luckily they were able to get him into Alfred's care, and among other things, Alfred is a good surgeon.

This happened in Batman #658, the conclusion to Grant Morrison's "Batman and Son" story-arc, and yeah, I really am dork.

Robin's problem seems to be that he doesn't wear a cloak, carry a katana, and belong to the League of Shadows or something. I guess somewhere along the line, DC figured that Robin needed to be a ninja or something. Frankly, I think he'd be better off in the bosom of Power Girl or Zatana.

And yeah, get the boy some pants.

Re: "Young Master Tim's lost rather a lot of blood, but luckily our emergency supplies are adequate.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Poor bastard. I have to tell you though, I haven't read a Batman comic since Knightfall, and there was more new storyline information in that comment than I can digest at a time. I have always suspected, though, that Alfred was more than capable of performing any task he was set to, no matter how arcane.

Also, I understand the impulse to make Robin a ninja, since Batman's a ninja, but really. I miss the days when he was a circus performer.

Also also, I think pretty much anybody would be better off in the bosom of Zatana, but that could just be me.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

This might sound harsh and biased, but by the gods, I've been pregnant twice, and any woman who goes to term not even suspecting she's pregnant has to be as dumb as a sack of hammers.

The weight gain, possibly. Many other body changes, maybe. But the third trimester, when your abdomen goes through Pan Farr? Sorry, but nobody could think that's just gas.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I try to tell myself these things, but I have a persistent phobia about it; that somehow I could be pregnant and just not notice until it was too late to do anything about it. At which point I would have to shoot myself in the head. I understand it is irrational and unlikely, but that's what makes it a phobia, right?

Seriously

[lightonthesill.livejournal.com]

If one were seriously untuned to their own body I could even be convinced of getting through the first and most of the second trimester...provided there was no morning sickness and minimal weight gain....but really... No way could the third trimester pass for indigestion.

[opaljax.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly.

[chayam.livejournal.com]

First I want to say that this was the most excellent way of discussing your dreams. It too often comes out as a bore, but you were witty and interesting. (I never manage this.)

Secondly, I've been pregnant three times, and NO FREAKIN' WAY is it possible for you to not know. You have to be in massive denial--massive in a way I cannot comprehend--and this will not happen to you, since you're not utterly stupid and are on the lookout for it. But how, how, how on earth is it possible to not know you're pregnant? The body changes are a half a million monstrosities, and a baby rolling around in your stomach and kicking, kicking, kicking--these are not only actually physically visible, in my case, but unmistakable. You have a small human being packed into your uterus. When it moves around, you feel it even if you don't visibly see the protrusions, as in my case. And that's just ONE very obvious "symptom". I am so tempted to list ten dozen more, aside from the ones like changes in periods (usually, complete lack thereof) and massive abdominal weight gain that you'd think of first. I'd say it isn't possible if there weren't people swearing it happened. But still...really...not possible.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I feel it fair to warn you, since you're a new reader -- I talk about my dreams with some regularity. I do try to limit myself to the ones I think won't bore people to tears, or to the ones that really make me stop and say, "What the hell?". And if they're long, I try to cut so that people can skip them. Thanks for thinking I was witty and interesting, though -- I'm always delighted when people think so.

Also, thank you for your words of support. As I mention, I know it's not a rational thing, but it is my one remaining phobia, and it's really intractable. (Of course, my usual method of ceasing to be afraid of something is to do that thing until I am not afraid of it anymore, which is really not a good method for this particular thing, because unless you're really lucky and special, you only get to shoot yourself in the head one time.)

[brandy22kc.livejournal.com]

weirds me out that someone wouldn['t know they are pregnant but i new some one who thought she was just having female trouble due to the fact she was told she could never have kids so had no idea to even look for it, but at thirty your getting to the age where it wouldn't be healthy to have kids so a doc should be more than glad to help you out, my doc at ku would and i've know him for over 12 years if you want a referal ...just at thought

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Really, for me, no age would be healthy to have kids. At least, not for the kids. But you can't get people to understand that, for some reason.