Bored at Home

I have been put on "rest" - not "bed rest" but "rest" from work because I was having some painful cramps ....but now after 4 days I am SUPER SUPER BORED, not that I would prefer to be at work- however, I am now online watching People.com - which I find infinitely better than the magazine- since I can pick and choose without going through all the pages...I really like "They Said What?" which has what was said on Late Night TV which I obviously don't have here in Italy...really really funny. Sometimes, I feel like I am in GoodFellas how they only associate with other Mafia people- when you live in Italy- after 12 years while their behaviour is still bizarre and strange I have come to not understand it (for that I would have to at least have a lobotomy) but accept it as what they do....like this morning. I had to go have blood tests- regular I am pregnant blood tests- but in order to do this you have go to this clinic where they open at 7am but if you don't get there by at least 5.30am you have to wait for numerous hours...so I arrive at what I thought to be a reasonably early hour- 5.5o am and wait OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK until 7am- at which point all these "elderly folks" who basically acted at if there were on the last leg--bolted for the number machine--I literally got pushed and thought I was going down...it was insane...nothing like socialized medicine...then I called because I need to make an appointment and today is June 6th and the first open appointment was in OCTOBER... I mean I am supposed to give birth in November....what good is an appointment I need now going to be 6 months from now I ask you....for all of those who think socialized medicine is a good idea- think again--at the end of the day I have to go private and pay out of pocket ANYWAY--thanks for taking 20% of my salary in taxes for nothing!!!