Forceps. Scalpel. Whipped Cream.

Days Walking - 115

Mmn, Citronella Candles...So Seductive, Swoon.

It was not ten minutes after Kwame and Adrian left on their resupply excursion yesterday morning, the Camp Boss Lady - aka Rachel - stopped by for a chat. Rachel was very nice about the whole thing, but Caeled and I were told we had to move from the random unoccupied plot we'd all set up camp upon.

There was no one manning - er - womaning the office when we arrived that night, so we took a chance and just picked an open one. The site we annexed had been reserved by other folks, due in anytime now... And so the two of us had to break camp and move everything clear across the campsite to this crummy plot with a broken water spigot. Ah well, no biggie. I was getting soft after my five consecutive hours of sitting.

I want to say "Thank you pron_king181" for the unsecured WIFI connection, whoever you are. I hope you're not the immense, hairy, greenish fishbelly pale dude who keeps leaving his baroque monstrosity of an RV practically nude to adjust something on the backside. Yeah Hi, stop waving at me, I'm not your friend.

Ahh internet access! I wish I could just tap into a vein and mainline a few gigs. Just a few gigs big daddy, Please!

Anneli and Jake are definitively pregnant!
Previous speculations per their successful fertilization have been confirmed by experts in the field, including a powerful iconic figure described quite mysteriously as 'Dr. Ice Hands'.

They gave Anneli a blood test, and thusly confirmed that "H.C.G." (the You're a Mama, Sho Nuff Hormone) was present in her system, and they did an ultrasound to "confirm a normal pregnancy". Normal as opposed to the kind where the little one is growing inside your fallopian tube, or some such. So it's official, a little tyke is in Anneli and Jake's future. Now they have some decisions to make. I'll let you know when I know...

Jake and Anneli were sent away with a clean bill of health, a bill of the monetary sort, and fistfulls of "You're Pregnant!" pamphlets. How are these people supposed to make informed life and death decisions armed with stupid pamphlets?

"On the 'Gabe f*cked up his knee' front, we go now to Church, LIVE on the ground next to me. Church, what's it like there on the scene?"

"Well Litany, you have far too much free time on your hands."
"Good to know, Church. What can you tell us about Gabe?"
"He's resting comfortably, rather pissed at the world."

So yeah. His folks have agreed to pay for the surgery to fix his knee. It turns out that Gabe's medical family member is a Dentist. So much for a second opinion or a cheap operation... Although really, how hard can knee surgery be? Give me a knife and some tongs, I'll hook you up bro! Hmn, maybe not.

Robin - If Anneli, Jake and Gabe were to quit, we'd be losing our Engineer, Survival Expert, and our Equipment Specialist. Anneli is not as vital as Jake or Gabe (don't get me started on my personal lack of usefulness to a hiking group) but that's just up to this point. We have not needed her to build us a bridge or design a shelter to protect us from a typhoon or calculate the specific gravity of liquids when applied to the second law of thermodynamics. Yet.

Obviously Church as medical pro is the most vital person, and so far she's all about keeping up the hike. It is possible to go on without the three of them, but my concern is that once three people drop out, others will find reason to. So it's pins and needles impatient fun, and we'll just have to wait and see.

Kwame and Adrian brought back the planned-for goodies, and a few random mags as well. Brad and Angelina Jolie?? I leave the civilized world for a few months, and everything goes to the dogs. Brad was supposed to leave Jennifer for ME! Ugh, now I have to call Brad and straighten this whole thing out.

Also, Twinkies are the work of Satan and I cannot resist them. I ate mine and then arm-wrestled Caeled for his second Twinkie and I won. I was not surprised, my desire for Guar Gum knows no bounds. And don't get me started on Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, mm- hmmm aw yeah baby.

Litany Webb, signing off

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