I live in the kind of neighborhood where, if you’re digging a ditch in your front yard, the guy who lives across the street will come over and help fix your broken pipe. And if he doesn’t have the right size scrap of PVC, then he’ll get it from the guy who lives on the corner.
Category: Blog
Why I’m Not Really a Fan of Babylon 5
There are very few scientists on Babylon 5. And no engineers.
The one scientist is the doctor. And the episodes that focus on him are invariably the most interesting.
Complaining about Delenn’s Hair
It’s nice having a daughter who suggests watching Babylon 5 and brings me kittens.
See, Elaine is convinced that if I watch an episode of Babylon 5, then she gets to watch Coraline afterward.
I’m halfway through season 2. Delenn’s hair still makes no sense. It grows straight through her skull.
But, seriously, her HAIR grows straight through her SKULL. It’s infuriating. Continue reading “Complaining about Delenn’s Hair”
A Fine Way to Spend Time
I’ve been hosting a lot of tea parties for bunnies, who like lemonade.
Proto-Humans
The problem with two-year-olds is they fall into the uncanny valley.
Important Quote
“My grandpa used to say cheddar cheese chunks and mathematical equations make a ladder.”
–animal wearing a blue hat in Reader Rabbit
Most of the Alphabet
I made Elaine alphabet pancakes for dinner. The batter held out through “U.”
They Might Be Giants
Listening to TMBG is like mild, recreational brain damage. The five-minute version of watching a season of Farscape in a week.
Oh my goodness, TMBG looks like a band of four Xanders. It’s like the episode of Buffy where Xander got split in two… except it happened again and the four of them formed a garage band. Soooo bizarre.
Slipping Through My Fingers
I love it when my two-year-old daughter quotes a sixty-year-old Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia, saying “It’s okay, we have time.”
Elf at Heart
I decorated my house and giant tree with lights!
Life may, in fact, be strictly better when wearing an elf hat.