Mar. 6th, 2009

Mar. 6th, 2009 01:35 pm

Podcasts

mizarchivist: (Locutus)
I've been listening to an inordinate number of podcasts of late because of the nature of my projects at work lately --to wit: going through 26 boxes of files, adding each individual's name to the guide, and putting the person's papers from single folders to communal ones, removing any duplicate material if any exists.  This is boring as hell and does bad things to my posture despite my best efforts.

So, podcasts. I've caught up with:
Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
Paul and Storm Talk about Some Things For Five To Ten Minutes On Average
Steven Fry's Podgrams (almost done)

Shows I have listened to in the past but have less interest in now:
The Signal
Firefly Talk
Car Talk
All Songs Considered

Occasionals:
Acapodcast
Coverville
Word Nerds (forgot about them!)
Slice of Scifi

Does anyone have suggestions on what else out there that might be fun?
Additionally, does anyone have copies of Harry Potter 4, 5, and/or 7 so I can continue listening to these here at work? In the meantime, I guess I'll go with Word Nerds since I forgot what a plethora I had here.
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mizarchivist: (Huh)
Aren't I posty? Doing this is more interesting for than the file folders.

So, apropos of a friend announcing her pregnancy:  My initial reaction upon hearing this news from someone who is either a peripheral friend, or someone I just haven't talked to enough to know if They're Trying, is almost never happiness and excitement for this person. I feel a need to determine if this turn of events is good or bad news.  And when musing about it, I think I have pretty good reasons being: 
1. I'm not a parent myself and until very recently, if I were the one who was giving the news, I'd be wondering about how I'd be able to manage this.
2. Three of my closest friends from childhood were pregnant before they were 21. For two of them, this was not a good thing. They (all) have beautiful daughters. All of them now have multiple kids and supportive partners, which is an improvement over the first days.
3. Parental influence- I just got off the phone with my mom in the middle of writing this, and I had related the news of friends and my reaction. Apparently she does the same thing. I'm very amused by this.

I try for something in between: "omg this is the best thing evar" and "um, sorry?" - I am pretty sure I've offended or disconcerted news givers in the past. If nothing else, I feel awkward about my default reaction.   Hey, I just realized I've been informed of two pregnancies so far this week. The parents in question seem quite pleased by the turn of events, so I can offer my unstinting congratulations.

ETA: Ok, I guess I'm not as alone on this one as I thought. That's a bit of a relief, really.

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