I hate Mortal Kombat. This is because Kyle has been playing Mortal Kombat for at least 7 hours today. He says he has been playing for less than three hours, but I recall that he started playing while we were doing laundry (before 10:30 a.m.) and now it is 5:16 p.m. He took a break for about an hour, and he did eat a sandwich while some credits were rolling, so he hasn't been playing non-stop. Yesterday, I would estimate he played Mortal Combat for about 6 hours, and the day before was probably 4 hours--that I know of (hey, he had to work that day). Equally annoying is the spelling of items in Mortal Kombat. It is not "Mortal Combat," but "Mortal Kombat." You don't collect "coins;" you collect "koins." Besides this, the game is noisy. There are a lot of violent grunts and screams, and a computer voice says things like "Round One, Fight!" in a booming, masculine voice. It makes me want to scream. I close the door and try to read, but I can still hear the sub-woofers on the surround sound vibrating. One night, I put earplugs in and closed the door, and I could STILL hear it. I have asked him to turn it down, and luckily it's not so bad today.
This brings me to something else I hate--surround sound! I hate surround sound. It seems that people who have it feel the need to prove how great their sound quality is by turning up the volume. The benefits of a "better sound quality" are lost in the distortion coming through my eardrums. Even more annoying is when someone in your house or apartment complex has surround sound. Then you're forced to: 1) Enjoy booming bass though your walls, 2) Complain to them, or 3) Take some kind of legal action. All I want is some quiet!
Now I am done writing this paragraph, and it is 5:41 p.m. Guess who is STILL playing Mortal Kombat?!?
January 9, 2005: The Second Trimester Conundrum
Okay, here's the issue: WHEN DOES THE SECOND TRIMESTER BEGIN? You wouldn't think this is such a volatile issue, but it is. Apparently, no one knows.
For most of the pregnancy, I've been reading books (like What to Expect When You're Expecting) that are organized by month. If you go by the third month, LMP*, my second trimester would begin at week 13.28. However, if you divide 40 weeks of pregnancy by 3, you get a different number--13.33. These numbers are fairly close, so you'd think it would end there. However, to further complicate the matter, I've also been checking a site called www.pregnancy.org (which has a calender I love). Pregnancy.org says the second trimester begins at week 15, LMP. How does 40/3=15? Stupid math. Most other internet sites that say the second trimester starts at 13 weeks.
Another issue: Maybe since the first two weeks are really before conception, you have to start counting at conception, and divide (40-2)/3, which would put the second trimester at (40-2)/3 + 2 weeks (or 14.6666667). Your body doesn't know it's going to get pregnant. It can't see the future! So maybe you shouldn't start counting yet.
Anyway, I found an online Trimester Calculator (thanks to Google) that told me my second trimester would begin next Tuesday, at 12.28 weeks. Unless I'm counting wrong again. As much as I doubt this particular calculator, I am going to believe it, just because I want to be done with the first trimester and moving on to something new!
Addendum: Last night, I realized that I have been counting my pregnancy in FULL weeks. This means I am 12 weeks pregnant, but I am actually beginning the 13th week of pregnancy. So am I 12 weeks pregnant, or 13 weeks pregnant? Mutter mutter...
*LMP= Last Menstrual Period. This makes the issue even MORE complicated, because every calender has a different starting point.
