Irritating Things in My Life

Julianne Hough (dancer on Dancing with the Stars, aspiring country singer) is 20 years old. She has joined the ranks of celebrities that date people that are way too old for them. Her boyfriend is 29. That's a big difference when you're that young. Also, following the rules of "Half+7," the oldest she could go with out it being sketchy is 26, and that's pushing it. Perhaps I'm a big prude when it comes to these things, but that's like a grad student dating an undergrad. Ew.

I spent an hour trying to figure out my prescription drug coverage today. First, I went to the United Healthcare website. They made me create an account. Then I tried to see what drugs were listed under which tier (there's a three tier system of co-pays). I was directed to the Medco website (mail-in pharmacy), which made me create another account. To sign up, they requested a nine-digit member number, which was supposedly on my card somewhere or it was my SSN. There was no nine-digit number on the card, so I tried my SSN. That didn't work, so I tried every number on the card, none of which worked. Then I called customer service, which was closed for the day. That was fine, since it was 9:30 PM. I used the self-service menu, which gave me a phone number for the drug company, which I called. It was a different number from the first one, but somehow ended up directing me to the exact same menu I had just listened to telling me to call that number. I found another number to call in the information packet, and at that point I got to talk to a real, live person. He was very nice and set up an account for me. However, he kept calling me Mrs. Mahler. While I get that he was trying to be polite, he really shouldn't assume I'm a)married, or b)if I were married I would take my husband's name. He also called me Mrs. Paterno once, which was ridiculous. After all this, I found that every single long-term prescription that I have taken (nose spray, etc.) falls under the $30 co-pay and not the $10 one. I also found out that I should order my drugs online through the mail-in pharmacy, because it's cheaper.

After the whole ordeal, I still never got the information I was looking for. I'm trying to figure out if IUDs are covered by insurance, and nowhere could I find this information. Sigh...

An Open Letter

Dear Adrian Grenier,
You are SO FUCKING HOT! I think you are hotter than William Tell, Hottie McHottHott. So please, for the love of God, SHAVE YOUR FUCKING BEARD! It's fugly as hell. Go back to being the hottie you are and have always been.
kthxbye.
PS-Drive Me Crazy is kind of fabulous.

So Many Celebrity Pregnancies

But first, an aside. It is ridiculously windy right now.

Three celebrities announced their pregnancies this week. First, Jessica Alba. She is 26 (I think) and has been with her boyfriend a long time, although they were recently broken up. She is not married. Then there was Lilly Allen. She is a British pop singer. She is 22 and has been with her boyfriend, who is 39, for four months. Last, but definitely not least, there is 16 year old Jamie-Lynn Spears, sister of Britney. She has been on and off with her boyfriend for a few years. Currently, they are off. He is 19. The only one of these that I can see being wanted would be Ms. Alba (I'm doing this NY Times style apparently), but somehow I doubt it. Now I am not opposed to pre-marital sex, nor am I opposed to having children out of wedlock, although I don't think it's an ideal choice. With that said, LOOK INTO FREAKING BIRTH CONTROL!!!!! God. If you are having sex and you do not want to have a baby, use a condom. Go on the Pill. Do both. Perhaps I'm projecting, because the thought of having a baby is terrifying. I think this would bother me less if I felt any of these women/girls were able to care for a child, but I don't.