The ongoing search for BFPs now leads the BESH to the barren polar wastes, in the footsteps of Scott, Shackleton and Franklin.

[ArielThePiraticalMermaid]

Pack those reindeer sleeping bags, huskies and skis - we're off to the Antarctic to look for our BFPs. Unlike Scott, we'll eat the poniez if necessary (topical joke). Let's huddle together through the Antarctic night and we'll try not to kidnap one of the emperor penguin toddlers for our very own. Bring on blizzards, pack ice, shipwreck, attacking leopard seals, voyages across the Southern Ocean in rowing boats and hazardous traverses of South Georgia in search of rescue - just like the Shackleton expedition, NO BESH WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.

(do I win the prize for most random fred ever?)

Ooh. Excellent. Operating on yourself is in the very best intrepid expeditionary tradition.

I heard the knackeredness is common side effect of the fanny candles, norf and if you're diffed it should only get worse

Yuck, no, just fever, sinus pain, blinding headaches, a conversation-killing cough, and a bad flare up of my asthma symptoms (too breathless to walk to my car yesterday). My skin is dreadful as well. However this evening I am feeling a good bit better. Just as well, as the breathlessness makes me very bad tempered and one of the supervisors in the office is an ignorant, rude fuckwit that relishes winding people up at the best of times.

Nope, I'm not the expedition surgeon. Wasn't that draf?

Yes rie, much like East Angular. Not a way to make a good first impression at uni surrounded by Clever People!

Oooh. Yeah. I'll be the polar physicianly type. I may channel Victorian gentleman doctor on a polar expedition. I did enjoy talking about evil vapours and leeches.

And I love a good abscess.

Seriously.

You ^need* me

And legolas? Nah. Me and draf will be round the ice cap, fighting over Eddie. A real man dressed as a woman

Nobody ever wants to fight me for Picard

Frank ((((hugs)))) just been doing some back reading. Tis shit shit shit so don't blame you for having a good old melt down. Your poor friend too, life really can kick some people in the goolies at every opportunity.

I was sort of aware of fertility decline but to be honest I was 26 when we started so really didn't think it would be an isshoo. I have friends who are mid 30s and still 'not quite ready' and I really do delicately suggest they don't think about it too long. But I also have a few friends who found getting pregnant at 35/36+ easy.

I rang the clinic today to check on progress on our referral and was sent to the PCT funding people who didn't have my file. So there was me expecting a load of stressing shouting and tears but they then rang straight back and said 'yes, all approved, paperwork going out tomorrow, expect to receive an appt end of April'. The lady was vaaaarrrreee nice.i did a little dance around when I came off the phone, feels like we are actually getting somewhere.

Re the big IVF debate - think I might have ' outted' myself on twitter, had a big ole argument with a friend of MATV who doesn't believe any IVF should be on the NHS and they should be promoting adoption instead. Was rather heated at points and I really felt like texting him this morning to say 'guess what - I just got funding approved for IVF' whoop! That would probably be bad form though.....

Re re re spaffing on tits, MATV has redeemed himself on the sexy time front and I think I've now ov'd so he may also get the same honour..... Lolz.

You lot do make me laugh. Thank you.

Just had a long (45 min) snot and tear filled chat with HWHNN. He is wonderful and definitely a glass half full person - the opposite of me. He sees this as a set back, but nothing more. A challenge to be met. He'd make a good polar explorer.

If we're putting in bids for, er, entertainment. Can I have this please. It's not much to ask.

Feel free frank far too clean for me and freaky eyes too

You are all so kind to massy spaffers. I tend to think of my sheets

I found conversation-killer cough really useful in a DULL meeting today.

massy spaffers = messy spaffers, might still make no sense, but more than the previous attempt

Lord frank. That is a very large picture of the batch.

Have had a stern talking to by sensible RL friend. I am to stop fannying around and ring the clinic. I think she's a bit fed up hearing me moan about waiting times then refusing to participate...

But look at those lips. And those hands. Big hands.

No Frank, cumberbatch is mine, mine, MINE!!!!! When is Sherlock back? Feels like forever since he emerged at the graveside :(

Must not forget to stab - must not forget!
I ended up doing the stabbing between 10 and 11pm this month as it is easier to plan to be home earlyish than to have to always touch base and stab between 6 and 7. But SB is sleeping his headache off and I am tired. Only one and a half hours... I suppose I could set an alarm clock (and steam and shower and watch telly).

Twinks - by Picard, do you mean Jean-Luc? I'd totally fight you for him (though isn't he rumoured to be a dirty old man who would happily have us both at the same time?).

I love Benedict too, love his eyes. And Eddie (especially in high heels).

I may be the expedition perv... I'm sure that was an assigned post, back in the day?

And the cheekbones. Oh my, the cheekbones...

Sherlock starts filming next month, so it'll be autumn at the earliest before we see it. But Star Trek is out in May

lemon I set a recurring alarm on my phone to remind me to get the vial out of the fridge and another one half an hour later to stab.

Oh god, Rasp, Sherlock can not return too soon. I have resorted to John/Sherlock fanfic in an attempt to appease the hunger - but it's NOT ENOUGH.

I am beyond excited about Star Trek. I can perv over everyone in it.

See that's what Tumblr is for. You get your Benedict-fix on a daily basis

I cannot wait for Sherlock. Autumn is so far away! And then they'll probably do something evil like hold it back for Christmas or something.

Yes draf Jean-Luc. I was watching ST:TNG tonight and I so would. D'you mean JeanLuc or Patrick Stewart is a dirty perv?

I mean, there's Chris Pine as Kirk (gorgeous), Karl Urban as Bones (gorgeous), Zachary Quinto as Spock (gorgeous and terrifying), Benedict Cumberbatch as ??? (gorgeous), Bruce Greenwood as Pike (gorgeous enough), and Zoe Saldana as Uhura who is more than enough for the lesbo crush.

I may expire of lust by the end.

Oh rasp loving the on-feem name change, and YAY for the funding people finding your file and YAY for the funding being approved!

Patrick Stewart is a dirty perv. But I might be confused with his persona on Extras.

Frank, I lose enough time to LJ and AO3 and MN and Twitter, I don't need Tumblr as well...