nice thursday things

There was no traffic at all driving into the city, 11:00 is the perfect time to drive downtown.

At work, one of the writers who I really admire went out of her way to come and say thank you to me. She said that they all really felt that I help to make things clearer for them and they just like having me there. That made me so happy because, I absolutely love it there, but often wonder if I belong or am of any actual value to the project. (I often feel like this boring mom who just snuck into the building)

I love meetings there, Everyone is so bright and creative and funny. It is laidback but highly productive. I am such a dork about it. To everyone there it might just be ugh, a meeting. But I'm like COOL a meeting! I get to be in room with writers and programmers and The creator who is just genius, I love seeing how his mind works. We get to sit around and talk about writing, language, education and literary terms... We get to read really creative passages and discuss them...again... such. a. dork. But I am happy.

I walk out of work and it feels like spring for the first time, it's 70 degrees - just gorgeous. On the way home, before I get on 294, I get this great view of the entire skyline. I love the way the buildings create this surreal landscape, the architecture is so varied and unique. I remind myself that a year ago I couldn't picture myself enjoying driving in the city, or having this job, and I am grateful.

Thas taken a half day off to spend with the girls. I'm really glad, I think it's good for all of them. He took them to see the Shaggy Dog, which he said kinda sucked, but it was still a nice thing for them to do together.

I get home with J and the girls are out playing on the swing set and we hang in the yard a little and enjoy the nice weather.

After dinner we go for a walk. A block and a half a way we visit this house that T's cousin bought to flip. We are contemplating staying there and paying him rent if we do in fact put on the addition which would require us to move out for a few months. It's not nice by any means but it would work for those purposes. I am thinking of starting a new blog which would chronicle the process of adding on to the house, like a pictorial thing.

Then after the kids are in bed...Tea and kolache (thank you laura)

he got them all cut

My father, who still sports his military crewcut loves when people say, "Hey you got a haircut" so he can say the title of this post.

Well, today the Roo got his first hair cut. (I wanted to post a picture but Blogger is being difficult). I took him and K to the mall today to play in the baby mosh pit, I mean the little gated play area with the tree-house slide, giant hollow log and more germs than a TB ward. Before we got to that part of the mall we passed one of those flashy new "Give us $15 and we'll put your kid in a toy car, or on a carousel horse situated in front of TVs airing endless loops of Elmo, Arthur, and PBSish shows while we try to cut the little tykes hair" places- it was empty- no waiting. I flashed to my family recently calling him a hippie, or asking if he is being raised by wolves so I decided to go for it.

This is how I think he perceived the experience:

Hey cool yellow race car!
Yeah, I want to get in Mommy, thanks for asking!
This is fun, hey check me out in the mirror there, I look good!
Oh this girl is pretty, How you doin'?
What's that you got there? A really big bib? Okay I'll put it on.
Sweet, I think the pretty girl is gonna feed me in here.
This totally beats my high chair.
What's that spray bottle thingie...
Ahhgh!! Cold water on my head...What the...
Hey hey, what's with those pointy things?
I picked those up once and Mommy specifically said "NO! NO! Not for Jack!"
Ahhgh!! What's she? Hey quit it! Ahhgh! What ARE you doing?
Mommy! What? Why? Stop! Stop! Stop!
Okay I'm just going to scream until she stops this...

Poor little guy. He looks so handsome though and they even gave me a little certificate and a lock of his red little wisps in an envelope...For $15 and all the trauma, I thought maybe they'd throw in the racecar.

you got your peanutbutter in my chocolate...

This is the kind of candy i am.

Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

Very popular, one of you is not enough.

What Kind of Candy Are You?

opening for dmb this summer...

Your Band Name is:

The Stinky Leprechauns

Band Name Generator

This is apparently my ideal band name. What's yours?

...like prince!!

apparently my blog color is purple.

Your Blog Should Be Purple

You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

erin go brah!

Happy St. Paddy's Day from Black 47!

http://212.227.40.244/47/different_drummer.mp3

scary guy on the subway

I really liked this post from Kevin Smith's Blog about the situation in the Middle East:

http://silentbobspeaks.com/?m=20060314

kathy the frog

I took the muppet personality test.
Here are the results:

You Are Kermit

Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know.You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems.Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green.Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies!

Muppet Personality Test

sons and daughters

I really enjoyed the first two episodes of Sons and Daughters.
http://www.treeofnuts.com/
I think it's going to fill the quirky creative void left by
the cancellation of Arrested Development. Though I think that the lead character is the love child of Kevin Spacey and Steve Carell.

my blogging profile

So here my adoring fans, is my Blogging Type. Here's a funny line I read on another blog subtitle today, "He writes, no one reads....repeat!"

Your Blogging Type Is the Private Performer

Your blog is your stage - with your visitors your adoring fans.At least, that's how you write with your witty one liners.And while you like attention, you value your privacy.You're likely to have an anonymous blog - or turn off comments.

What's" Your Blogging Personality?

brokeback lego

This was just too out there not to share:
http://destinationdaniel.smugmug.com/gallery/1213678/1/56764726

doogal

What a terrible terrible terrible movie. One would think that with the voice talent of the following people: Chevy Chase, Judi Dench, Jon Stewart, William H. Macy, Ian McKellen, and Kevin Smith; this would be an entertaining movie. No. No. No. No. No. It was inane, boring, vacant, and awful storytelling. The animation was, meh. But it was the story, the characters that were just awful. The characters (with the exception of the snail voiced by William H. Macy) were so incomplete and unlikable that I was wishing ill will upon them. Doogal could be the worst protagonist of any movie I have ever seen, animated or not. They were going for a cute spunky puppy. No. He was so whiny and selfish and irritating, I wanted to shave him and ship him off to that stern English dog training lady. Remember her? And If a movie can make me wish that one of the characters, who was a little girl, would freeze to death in the icy tomb of a carousel, just so that her dog Doogal would suffer--there is something wrong with this movie.