It will be up through Sunday. Yes midnight. tonight

Thanks Tamara, I definitely want to see that one.

Is it normal for a child out of diapers to throw inarticulate screaming fits 16 hours a day?

That depends on how far out of diapers, and on exactly how much you are exaggerating. A 3 year old could throw a fairly HUGE temper tantrum--for that matter a 4 year old could too but the 3 year old would be more likely IME. And while my kids usually quiet down within 30 minutes or so, my friend told me her daughter's tantrums regularly last an hour or more. And I can recall some fairly baroque crying jags from my own childhood.

And Dr. Horrible is of course brilliant and hysterical. Go figure.

I don't like it when kids are noisy in their houses, but I'm not mad at anyone. It's when they herd them into the shared space together for the exponentially excited shrieking...noise which wouldn't be tolerated from any other age group...loud enough that the TV volume has to be cranked?

As a person who lives in apartment building, I feel for you, though I have to say it depends on the kind of noise. Kids who are having a loud fight ("it's mine! - "no, I saw it first!") will make me smile if it lasts under 7 minutes. But the 30 seconds yesterday of a kid screaming hell out of him while repeatedly slamming the front door made me want to destroy the annoying creature. Oh well, I'm sure his mommy loves him.

However, the babysitter in me loves kids' noise. Because 1. it means they're alive, 2. I know what they're doing, 3. I was trained well enough to have my regular tone of voice while speaking to them and not trying to yell as hard as them to get their attention, because that never helps.

Oh, yes, and morning/timelies.

Dr Horrible is adorable. Honestly I think we'd all be happier if we lived in a universe where everyone was breaking into song at a moment's notice.

Dr Horrible is adorable.

Shhhh! I'll only have the time to watch it tomorrow night...!

Wait. How long is it?

shir, it's only 15 minutes.

Well, I did work until my eyes were screaming at me to stop yesterday, hence probably worked over 10 hours.

So yes, maybe I can take some slack time today to watch it.

(Damn you, work ethic).

Watch it.

It will make your day better

That depends on how far out of diapers, and on exactly how much you are exaggerating. A 3 year old could throw a fairly HUGE temper tantrum--for that matter a 4 year old could too but the 3 year old would be more likely IME. And while my kids usually quiet down within 30 minutes or so, my friend told me her daughter's tantrums regularly last an hour or more. And I can recall some fairly baroque crying jags from my own childhood.

I do recall one instance where Owen and I had a very long, drawn out, dramatic argument over his decision to not wear pants (surprise) to bed (pre-potty training). After two hours, it ended with Owen wearing himself out with crying, asleep on the ottoman (naked, of course) and me sweaty and weeping on the sofa. It was boiling hot out, all the house windows were open and I'm slightly surprised the neighbors didn't call the cops, thinking a child was being beaten.

This memory actually nauseats me.

But on the other hand, Matt, if it goes on for a very long time and is accompanied by adult screaming and loud thumping, it might be worth a call to the landlord. If the child doesn't have some sort of developmental issue, it might still be a good idea for someone to check on them.