Allyson, I saw you on Sunday and there's no question -- you're way closer to the earth than I am. On a not at all related, but somewhat in a way, note... wouldn't it be interesting if people grew down instead of up? Then you'd know how tall you were going to be when you were born, and you'd know when you were done growing when your feet touched the ground. Also, what would loungers look like if our knees bent the other way?

wouldn't it be interesting if people grew down instead of up?

Like in The Phantom Toolbooth. I love that book. Someone should make that into a movie that doesn't suck.

wouldn't it be interesting if people grew down instead of up? Then you'd know how tall you were going to be when you were born, and you'd know when you were done growing when your feet touched the ground.

But then if your body produced excess growth hormones, your feet would grow into the ground and you'd be planted like a tree.

This kerfuffling thing could catch on.

This is way more like a kerfluffle.

wouldn't it be interesting if people grew down instead of up? Then you'd know how tall you were going to be when you were born, and you'd know when you were done growing when your feet touched the ground.

Wait...doesn't that happen in some children's book or something...it's ringing bells. Dully but still ringing.

ETA PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH! That's what I thought! phew

Wouldn't the day you stopped being able to float kinda suck?

Never read that, now I guess I'll have to.

Never read that, now I guess I'll have to.

That's one of the books where if I hear somebody hasn't read it I'm all, "You're so lucky! You get to read it for the first time still!"

Dude! That's an awesome book. You should definitely read it.

Then you'd know how tall you were going to be when you were born

I think this would be a smashing idea if men were the ones giving birth.

Allyson, I saw you on Sunday and there's no question -- you're way closer to the earth than I am.

I want my popup book back.

NOTICE PERKINS DID NOT DENY EARTH CLOSENESS!

Perkins is right now dancing naked, rejoicing in her oneness with the earth mother and her creatures. Blessed be, Perkins.

wouldn't it be interesting if people grew down instead of up? Then you'd know how tall you were going to be when you were born, and you'd know when you were done growing when your feet touched the ground.

Dana, whenever I think about this book, I know I can trust you to post about it.

Also, that kid in the book who grew taller that way mentioned the exact same things. He thought that the 'normal' kid was an adult who looked much too young for his age because his feet already touched the ground, and talked about tragedies of people whose feet never reached the groud due to some problem, and how confusing it may be to view the world from a different point each day.

Hey, it's just one of my most favorite books in the whole world. And it's not like I'm able to post shortly as it is, anyway.

what would loungers look like if our knees bent the other way?

Scary visual place. Involving, um, scientific experiments on dolls that we've made as little kids. We had one that not only bended on either direction, but was flexible enough to have her arms and legs all tied up together. Um, I think I should talk about books instead. Or something.