Dear dog, JZ. Matilda has only been here a few weeks, but she's already pretty "I Am Baby, Hear Me Roar," isn't she?
So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else
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Sean K - Dec 23, 2006 12:41:31 pm PST #7080 of 10004
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
JZ - Dec 23, 2006 12:58:31 pm PST #7081 of 10004
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
She's just... she seemed totally sincerely wounded or terrified or otherwise hideously stressed, not power-struggling. Even now, post-feed, she's wearing her Concern Face, like something awful is looming and she can't do anything to stop it.
Of course, it isn't helping that I'm still haunted by a wretched dream I had last night in which I dropped her on her head three times, leaving awful welts that looked like buttonholes and that I kept trying to hide with artful combovers of her scant hair lest CPS snatch her away.
And I should add that the giant baby meltdowns are actually less frequent than with other infants I've known, and that her baseline state is actually entrancingly contemplative, with occasional bursts of open-mouthed bliss and merrily conspiratorial grins.
Tom Scola - Dec 23, 2006 1:01:14 pm PST #7082 of 10004
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
(((JZ)))
(((((((Matilda)))))) <-- extra tight
Sean K - Dec 23, 2006 1:18:45 pm PST #7083 of 10004
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I need to meet that little girl!
DavidS - Dec 23, 2006 1:32:53 pm PST #7084 of 10004
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matilda farted a couple times and seems to be in a better mood.
We have a tree! Finally. Emmett named it Bill. The lot near us wasn't open today! Kevin's Christmas Trees was locked up tight. Kevin, you're a loser!
But I sold a batch of LPs (bye bye Daydream Nation, bye bye The Queen is Dead) and had enough to buy vodka and root beer and Cheerwine at BevMo, and pasta at the supermarket and then get a tree. And it's up, and the lights are on it, and the popcorn is popped waiting to be strung and I guess that's a Christmas miracle.
Tomorrow we go to EM's house in the afternoon for xmas eve dinner. We'll stay over and celebrate Christmas morning. Then later in the day we'll head over to JZ's mom's house for Christmas dinner. And then we have Boxing Day dinner with Emmett's godparents.
The baby is zonkered now as JZ slow dances her around the living room to Christmas songs.
Tom Scola - Dec 23, 2006 1:45:58 pm PST #7085 of 10004
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Waltzes, right?
JenP - Dec 23, 2006 2:47:36 pm PST #7086 of 10004
Cindy, if I've interpreted correctly, I need to tell you to stop trying to cook yourself. Ouch.
Yay for upgrades! Boo for having to listen to asshats next to you on a plane.
The baby is zonkered now as JZ slow dances her around the living room to Christmas songs.
Aww.
Deena, your luck wish worked! My grocery store trip was much like any other, with no line waiting and not too much extra crowdedness. And for sure no spilt wine or busybodies yelling at me.
Now I'm watching Scrubs on Comedy Central and eating formerly frozen taquitos.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 23, 2006 2:51:53 pm PST #7087 of 10004
What is even happening?
Waltzes, right?Whee!
Cindy, if I've interpreted correctly, I need to tell you to stop trying to cook yourself. Ouch.Yes, Jen, I was very dumb. The finger is no worse for the wear. Who needs finger prints, anyhow. They're just tools of the man.
I am loving the mental picture of JZ and Matilda waltzing around the living room.
Hec, what is Cheerwine?
SuziQ - Dec 23, 2006 2:52:57 pm PST #7088 of 10004
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Home from the hair salon. The stylist didn't quite do what I asked of him, but I think I like the results anyway. Much shorter than I had expected.
Glamcookie - Dec 23, 2006 2:56:28 pm PST #7089 of 10004
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Cheerwine is yummy cherry flavored cola. I remember it fondly from my youth in the South.
We have finished wrapping, baked and decorated brown sugar cookies, made one last grocery run (and it wasn't even bad), and played a ton of Tetris. Good Saturday!
ETA: And my sweetie is making chili! Woot!
ETAA: And we watched a ton of Bewitched season 1. That is the cutest show ever. I love Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead!