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So we were talking in a desultory way this morning about what the Electric Baby might look like.

It's nearly a lock that she will have blue eyes, because we both do (and our parents, etc. etc.). (And actually, most Caucasian babies are born with blue or blue-grey eyes, which then take a few months to settle to their eventual destined color.)

galagan thinks she'll have brown hair, but I think it will start out blond, or perhaps reddish. (His nephew has strawberry-blond hair, and apparently galagan's father did too. I have dyed red hair :), but I do have natural red highlights, plus some reddish hair and/or highlights pop up in other family members too. So - she won't ever be bright bright red, but she could be auburn.) And I'm reasonably sure she'll be born with hair too - I was born with a full head's worth myself (we're not sure about galagan and his baby pics are gone).

But then - who might she looks like in terms of facial features? I have some strong familial trends on my side, and he does too.... His comment: "Well, no matter what, she will have a big nose." A pause "I'm afraid she might not end up too attractive." --I demurred, at which point he asked me for examples of beautiful women with big noses. Any suggestions?

(I'm not really worried about this - of course she'll be beautiful anyway, no matter what nose - but it was an interesting question, and I thought some of you might have good answers.)

In other news, I feel much better and more prepared, because we actually bought a carseat (an essential item to have BEFORE she is born so that it's ready to go) - and got our registry taken care of. Whew! Now I can relax a tiny bit and not fret so much about my general level of unpreparedness.

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So, I guess I'm managing to do something else - in between sleeping and eating and visits to Target this weekend, I have done another thing - reading! I bought myself a few Christmas presents, and this is the first of them:

Angels in America, both Part One: Millenium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika, by Tony Kushner. I read it in a single gulp, seemingly - too fast to take everything in. (Just couldn't stop, or even slow myself down.) I feel like I should read it about 5 more times to really get everything that's going on in the play(s). I do have a videotape of the movie version from when it was on HBO, so I could watch that a time or two as well. But - wow. What else can I say?

This fits into a category of something I often think of, and am interested in exploring further - works of art inspired by the AIDS epidemic. (I think this is my way of combining my English major past with my current occupation.) The AIDS quilt, Angels in America, Jeffrey, Love! Valor! Compassion!, Rent..... (I know there's tons more out there - that's just off the top of my head.)

Christmas present to Myself #2: the soundtrack to Avenue Q. I was reasonably prepared, I think - but there were still a handful of lines that totally broke me down. Love it.

Christmas present #3 is what I'm reading now - reportage on that later.