Natalie

I learned that Natalie Portman's first name at birth was Propecia, and she had changed it to Natalie for her stage name.

(The next day, when I woke up, my friend Annie gave birth to her (fairly bald) baby, who she and her husband unexpectedly named Natalie.)

Mammogram!

Mammogram machines had changed for the better. I was in a large stockroom full of these machines, and was ready to have someone teach me how to use one. No sales people were available, so I started teaching myself. I pressed a button, and an orange shock of  electricity arose from a tube, and went into the machine. I could see the orange electricity spreading in thin rivulets through the wires of the machine, and then it was over. Apparently, that was all there was to it.

I repeated this several times, and decided to leave. As I walked away, I saw many metal knobs on the right side of the machine, but didn't know what they were for. I thought it was sad that there was no one there to properly teach me how to use the machine, but I left anyway. On my way out, I glanced at several plaques and posters mounted on the walls that explained the history of mammography.

Babies in Lebanon

Katrina was going to Lebanon for work, even though her baby was due next week. She didn't seem upset about it at all. I asked her about the prospect of delivering in Lebanon, but she was totally unfazed.