I have spent the last three days cleaning my house. I feel virtuous.
I also feel really sick of cleaning.
Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.
Spike ,'Potential'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Aug 25, 2006 9:21:03 am PDT #4564 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
tommyrot - Aug 25, 2006 9:21:04 am PDT #4565 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's worse than that, Gud. We're civil servants.
Some civil servants are just like my loved ones
They work so hard and they try to be strong
Fred Pete - Aug 25, 2006 9:21:37 am PDT #4566 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm not quite the only one here today. And I'm trying to accomplish something. Really, I am.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2006 9:21:52 am PDT #4567 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sorta' like an extra emal address that you give out to organizations that might spam you.
Totally. Actually I was wondering if I could get a second line for my cellphone. Kinda like I have a professional email account (or two). A phone number with a serious outgoing message, for instance.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 25, 2006 9:31:02 am PDT #4568 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Some civil servants are just like my loved ones
They work so hard and they try to be strong
So are you trying to tell us not to worry 'bout the government, tommy? I certainly don't worry about Canada's...
DavidS - Aug 25, 2006 9:57:03 am PDT #4569 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
train set sounds big and space-taking-up.
Not at all. Emmett's entire set (which is fairly extensive) fits in one plastic bin. And the setting up part is what the kid does. The tracks are just wood with little jigsaw cut-out connectors. Got some curvy tracks and some straight ones and some trains that you push around and connect magnetically. It's very zen for them.
The reason I loved Brio is that it was good for kids from about age 3 up through about 7 or 8. It's incredibly durable. It allows for lots of variation in play. You can get more advanced elements (trestles and double deckers and drawbridges) and build fairly complicated sets. It's compatible with Thomas the Train engine sets (a competing company, but they fit together perfectly). It's just a classic toy for that age.
sumi - Aug 25, 2006 9:57:45 am PDT #4570 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Plus, the Brio trains are adorable.
DavidS - Aug 25, 2006 10:02:50 am PDT #4571 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett was also a huge fan of pattern blocks. He made a lot of spaceships with pattern blocks.
sarameg - Aug 25, 2006 10:03:22 am PDT #4572 of 10001
msbelle, look! [link]
msbelle - Aug 25, 2006 10:22:51 am PDT #4573 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
sara - THAT is what I am talkin about. no complaints from downstairs neighbors, no hurt cats, not as many broken things.
I know it will surprise you all, but I was a thrower and so I am planning for a child who express anger in a similar way. silly, I know. given the no shared biology thing, but I can only plan for what I know.