Ocean Dreamer

My first choice donor is available!  I am *so* thrilled.  He is the one most similar to me (at least from what I can tell from info on a piece of paper) – vegetarian, likes to write, is a filmmaker.  Plus, I like his handwriting.
I’ll be trying for the first time next week so keep [...]

This weekend I watched the very sweet documentary Making Grace, which chronicles the experiences of a lesbian couple, Ann and Leslie, as they try to conceive their first child, a little girl named Grace. After Grace is born, the film follows the two-mom family through her first year of life. Once I got [...]

and the sperm is ordered.  I had to give the sperm bank my top 4 choices, so now I’m waiting to hear if my favorite donor is available.
Advice to those who have yet to TTC: at least at this sperm bank, they recommend registering several months in advance so that you can reserve your favorite [...]

Choices have been on my mind a lot lately. Front and center in my mind right now is the choice of sperm donor. Now that I’ve chosen my sperm bank, its time to choose a donor. When my ex and I were together and thinking about having a kiddo, the choice was easier: [...]

After several months of waiting to get various health issues in order, I was cleared last week to begin TTC!  I am *so, so, so* excited.  I have chosen a sperm bank and next week have my intake appointment with their nurse – over the phone since they’re based in Cali.  They are lesbian-owned and [...]

The state of California has apparently decided that protecting its cropland from moths is apparently more important than the health of San Franciscans.  They sprayed before and people got sick, yet they are planning to do it again.  Anyone else wonder if Mega-Agrobusiness lobbyists are involved?  There was a great feature on NPR this morning [...]

That’s right, folks!  You’re reading the writing of a not one, but two time grad student!  Friday I found out I was accepted to a Master in Teaching program here in Seattle.  I am so, so thrilled.  This has been the most extensive application I have ever worked on – and I’m still not finished.  [...]

This facebook group cracked me up. Here is the text for those who don’t want to follow the link or join the group:
This group is for people who understand the grave risks of gay marriage. Some suggest gay marriage will merely undermine one of our most fundamental societal institutions, causing countless straight couples to [...]

You may know that the dog training community is currently divided into two main factions: “traditional” trainers who follow what is known as pack theory and positive or clicker trainers whose methods are based on animal learning theory. I am proud to fall into the second group, though I’ll leave the critiques of pack [...]

you try to find hot dogs in the frozen food section and are extremely confused when you can’t find them.  You wonder why on earth a regular grocery store wouldn’t sell hot dogs.  Then you realize hot dogs aren’t usually stored in the frozen food section.