HOW FREAKY AND PARANOID IS YOUR GOOGLE HISTORY?
Is Google Evil?
This is almost like “found poetry,” if you found a really depressing and sparsely written poem. Here is a verbatim history of my baby-related Google searches for the month of March, my third month of pregnancy. How to describe obsessive, all-consuming anxiety? Like they say in Comp 101: Show don’t tell.
Baby book Spock, Toddler Guitar, Guinness Beer Iron, Beer and Pregnancy, O’Doul’s Pregnancy Safe?, Imminent miscarriage, Emergen-C Pregnancy Safe, Hot baths pregnancy neural tube defects, Is it safe to take a hot bath while pregnant, Hot Baths: safe during pregnancy?, Pregnancy – Birth: Cause of miscarriage, Does anyone still take hot baths?,
Pregnancy and baby: Are hot baths safe?, The myths and facts about pregnancy, Stretch Mark Cream reviews, Imminent miscarriage, Stretch mark product reviews, Reviews of top five stretch mark remover creams, The Doctor’s Book of Home, Remedies: stretch marks, Octo-Mom: “I was a stripper”, CVS: chorionic villus sampling, Discharge normal after CVS, CVS cramps villus, cvs prenatal diagnosis, Fitness for Two: March of Dimes, Braxton-hicks CVS after, Braxton-hicks contractions, First trimester screening, CVS not risky?, Imminent miscarriage, Nonviable pregnancy but no miscarriage yet – Babycenter, Abnormal first trimester screening results, CVS testing and miscarriage, First trimester screening negative results, CVS miscarriage, CVS test, CVS test reliability, Non-alcoholic beer during pregnancy, O’Doul’s alcohol content, Ampicillin — nausea bladder, Ampicillin nausea, CVS Cedars-Sinai, Imminent miscarriage, Prenatal 3D ultrasound safety issues, Are new ultrasound technologies causing autism?, Sonogram autism, Baby sucking thumb on ultrasound, Pregnancy and baby: ultrasound, People.com: Strasser expecting first baby, It’s a boy for Carson Daly and girlfriend, Urinary tract infections, Positive urine nitrate test, Enterococcus bladder infection catheter, Bladder infection: information from Answers.com, Celebrities with first name: Mick, The Mommy Files: 7 super foods you should be eating, Prenatal vitamins make me sick, Fetal movement: feeling your baby kick, Fitness/nutrition: your first trimester: iVillage, Best camcorder, Imminent miscarriage, What your baby looks like — 10 weeks – babycenter, Do you want to know your, baby’s gender?, Caffeine during pregnancy, Sleep aids during pregnancy, Exposure to oral contraceptives and risk for Down Syndrome, Folate and human development, Down syndrome likelihood 38, Causes of Down Syndrome, Risk factors for Down Syndrome, Best physician Los Angeles, Pregnancy gallery: 10 weeks, 9 weeks pregnant?, Showing pregnancy, First pregnancy and showing early
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Most blessed greetings T.
Heartfelt congratulations to you and Mr. Strasser (ok ok..kidding) Mr. Wojohowicz.
Sorry but this will be a blathering note going on and on ..well you’ll get it..
I’m so glad you have a place for us to see how you are doing and leave a note.
I want to start by saying how horribly empty my days are without the ACS. The absolute magic you three (ok 4 with Issac) created on a daily basis was a gift. I listened everyday and it was just a crushing blow when you were all gone.
Let me start again by saying that the biggest A-hole and total retard that is Jack Silver will surely burn in the hell I dont believe in once he leaves this earth. I hope the S*** he laid on you went in one ear and out the other. What an ASS…….to quote a wise man we both know.
Ok…just for fun, I’m not sure if you remember but I called in once and said to you “I would swim through oceans of Neurotics to reach the island I call Teresa”. My apologies to Batman. He is a lucky man.
Ok…enough ass kissing rodeo…well there might be more to come.
Let me start again by saying ….please please please do not let these F…ing retards who put you down and say the most ridiculous things in posts and on message boards get into your head. Immature, ignorant and most of all insignificant. You are brilliant, funny, sexy and oh so lovable. I mean that in a radio-friend/daily companion type of way. Your neurosis and constant second guessing was a comfort to someone who (hell there are thousands of us) wondered and RE-wondered about all we did and said. You added the perfect touch for Adam’s over the top rants and unmatched ball hogging(mike hogging). Your news while for the most part fodder for Adam to rant even more was entertaining and just a great part of the show. NEVER NEVER NEVER let dumb ass JS or anyone else convince you of otherwise. A treasure.
Ok where to start..hehehe…
I was so devastaed to hear the news about BB. Geez…its never ceases to amaze me how so much bad s*** happens to good people. There must be some type of Karma to pay those of us who are the good hearted few ….back. You, Adam, Brian..me…again there are millions of us. I have to believe our positive energy will somehow make our world better. Please pass along our prayers and well wishes to BB. I have left a comment on his page but any extra words of encouragement passed along would be greatly appreciated.
Back to TACS. Really…???.really..??? jack……? Really really…top 40 and wholly crap thats not even top 40 its garbage shoved down our throats over and over and over…ugh…straight trash. Over intelligent, informative, engaging talk radio. WTF….just un believable. Well…its done but never forgotten. I work as an Environmental Inspector for the govt and driving around all day had the perfect job to listen to every hour you were on. Beyond the bits and music mondays etc…the interaction with people is what was so rewarding.”uuhhh Sometimes…”..lol…. “Yeah………”..Do I need to elaborate? “NAhhhhhhh”…you have to know there were so many of us who would have given an ear to keep you on the air. Alas it was not to be.
I have to ask…why oh why…is Adam not using the podcast to keep it going? Besides BBs illness…I cant understand why he wouldnt bring a sound board three mikes and BB’s drops along for more magic. Tell me its something to do with copyright and CBS legal wrangling. The podcast is cool…I have listened to almost all of them..but we miss you so much. You and BB. I hope Adam can see what a intregal part of our lives you could be again and how much more he could connect with us if you and BB were in studio. I know with the baby and BB illness now is not the time. And I also realize Adam is busy with his TV gig but somewhere ..somehow down the line..you three (FOUR) man I miss Issac, have got to get it on again.
For the record…uhhh Shane….NO…cmon girl….and James DOUBLE NO..I realize you are both white folks and Joaquin and Umberto are out of the question..but Max was awesome and how about an Alex or maybe a stretch with a Rudd or Benjamin even a Jayden. Well in the end whatever you pick will be perfect. Just throwing it out there.
Thank God they didn’t really have
Google when I was expecting. I just read everything I could get my hands on! Found out how to have a girl and it worked!!
“Found out how to have a girl and it worked!”
Adam Carolla would have a field day with you, lady…
Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, I don’t know.
I completely understand your neuroses. Not only do many of my google searches match several of yours, but I found myself thinking, “Ooh! I haven’t checked THAT one!”…and away I went.
I’m also a forum crawler. I’ll read 30 posts that say exactly what I want to hear, but the ONE that has the negative outcome is the one that I worry about.
Well, I have a perfectly healthy and happy 3 year old boy, and am just as neurotic during this pregnancy. Let’s call it ‘aware’.
LMFAO Teresa!!! I loved it. With my first at your age (what is up with 38 being a great age to have a first kid, Madge and Michelle Pfeiffer come to mind) I was rabid for info and utterly paranoid, I smoked sparingly for 3 mos, thought i was destined to pop out a 5 pounder with asthma. He turned out to be 8/4 and perfect Agpars. Then I naturally conceived twins 3 years later. I smoked regretfully and sparingly til 4 mos because I was so stressed about having twins, since my hub ditched us then. My Dr and U/S techs at Cedars told me they’d be about 6 lbs each. They ended up 8/8 and 7/4. I am 5’2″, 110 lbs. Huh go figure, life is full of surprises. No stretchmarks either; extra skin, that’s another story. I hope by now you have quit the cigs. You will be a great mom, better over-protective than indifferent any day.
You are too funny. This is like a reflection of myself. I’ve spent so many hours on BabyCenter.com, looking at everything from weird cramps, to vagina pain. I obsessively googled every symptom I ever had. I’m going to say it is normal. I now have a 3 week very healthy baby boy. Even if googling made me feel remotely calm at 3 in the morning it was all worth it.
Nancy and I are sending you all good vibes (yeah; we are that old).
All good thoughts,
K&N
Hi T!!!!!
I couldn’t sleep so I decided to check the Adam Corolla podcast web page & was really pleased to find your blog.
It’s so nice to have a little connection with you again after Feb 20th.
You were the reason that I found the Adam Carolla radio show and subsequently listened to every second of the podcast for 14 months.
I live in Los Altos (maybe near your Aunt Myra(?) and the show hadn’t been on the air in the Bay Area for maybe a year. Anyway, one January night in 2008, I found myself in Chicago, in a hotel. I had been working at vendor’s lab all day, had just finished dinner, & turned on the TV for some background noise to keep me company while I caught up on the day’s e-mail, and an episode of “While You Were Out” came on.
I was only half watching the show, mostly focusing on getting thru 24 hours worth of e-mail. Everybody on the show was kinda boring & shallow, and vacuous, except this one hot chick, who really caught my attention. She was smart, funny, kind, and super pretty. Well, when she signed off as Teresa Strasser, I made the connection to the Adam Carolla radio show, found the podcast, & it became the only media that I consumed, until the show was cancelled.
I travel a lot, so the show went with me on my 4 trips to Asia last year. I’m sure that I was the only person on the Hong Kong to China ferry listening to the Adam Carolla Radio show podcast. That was quite a mix of cultures.
Anyway, thanks so much for the show. It was incredibly good, so I knew that it wouldn’t last. In my opinion, Adams current podcast is only about 10% as good as the show (which is still pretty good, but it needs T to balance it out) You three were so good together, you made anything that you were talking about interesting, informative, and engaging. I really miss the show. You were great.
My favorite Teresa Strasser moment was when you were telling Adam that you liked Passion Fruit Iced Tea. I still have it in my iTunes library. (5/29/08, I think) so maybe you’ll consider adding that to your website.
Oh, to comment on the blog. I’m the Dad of twin girls (almost 22 yrs old), so all that I can say is that this is the best time in your life, so enjoy every minute. It’s over all too quickly.
Odds are everything will be all right. You are doing your best to sway the odds in your favor, so keep it up!
I subscribed to your blog, so I’ll be reading it regularly.
And everyday I check Adam’s podcast hoping that you’ll be a guest. Good things come to those who wait, I guess.
Good to see you’re still mad as a hatter!
W……….T……….F. “T” I love you and I enjoy everything you do, but you need to chill the “F” out. Enjoy this time(as much as the baby will let you) your only pregnent for the fisrt time once baby. One last thing if you think this sucks for you it also sucks an “S” load for batman. I don’t know who the F said being pregnent is beautiful, but fuck that guy or girl. These next ten months are gonna suck but thiers a pay out. Well that’s it take care T, I look forward to more of you
-Mike
P.S
When are you going to do Adams podcast again?
I like how half the searches in your “poem” are now links. Links to a journey into
your mind’s free association of anxiety and paranoia which we all share in one form or another. Forget the eyes, one’s Google history is the true window into one’s soul. “Good times” as your old boss used to say. Miss you on the radio.
J
I love this! Paranoia keeps you busy while your ankles swell… I have very similar searches during both pregnancies. Love the retro feel to your website, keep writing!
Hello, we have the same initials..
Anyway, I love that retro computer at the top of the page…
Love the new site and blog! You are so beautifully paranoid. Some candidates for “Good Name For T’s V” (since withdrawal symptoms are kicking in): Hot Bath, iVillage & found poetry.
Yikes! Been there, done that! Thanks so much for making me smile this morning. I stumbled across your blog this a.m hoping to find out some news on your pregnancy….and I found it…love the blog and I look forward to checking in every once in a while to see how things are going. I’ve loved your personality ever since I randomly ran into you on HomeStyles
(I think I even made a matzah vase that I saw on that show…scary) and have missed you ever since 97.1 went off the air 
I had my first (and last) child at 39 (I’m 41 now) and can totally relate to your leanings on this crazy pregnant/motherhood thing…I would tivo all the baby stories and watch them just to see if the gals were screaming during labor and what they and their houses looked like at the end of the show update. I was petrified of pain and so worried that I wouldn’t get any sleep, would look like hell and have some home that looked like a tornado swept through it ’cause I didn’t have any time to do anything except look at this kid. If it’s any consolation, I did NOT scream, I got sleep, my home is still intact and surprisingly, I did not instantly fall in love with my son (like so many gals claim to do). But, I in love now and he’s made me such a better person, I feel 10 years younger and I laugh everyday over the dumbest, sweetest things. Enjoy!