Oh Jilli, that is wonderful news. Yay for recuperated kittyboy.

By the way, I was talking with a dog park friend this evening about coloring books. Now SHE wants a vampire edition.

It's becoming a movement!

Ellie didn't watch TV until she was older than two. Frisco could sing the wonderpets theme song at 15 months and I videotaped it because I thought it was cute.

a HUGE television that was on every waking moment of the day. Is this a common practice?

I often having something on. TV or music. Otherwise, when working, my brain wanders off. But I don't have it on OMG, I WATCH THIS tv. It's documentaries or racing that I am ambivalent about the outcome.

Generally not when people are over unless it is a shared interest. Or when Jilli is here for a week and is forced to be around for watch racing.

I do play music when people are here. But I also try to either play something they'll like or the best compromise available.

Block the television because the baby isn't "allowed" to watch tv.

Isn't allowed to watch or isn't allowed to know that tv exists. The hell, people?

This brings up a question I have about tv behavior.

I'm not thrilled about people leaving the TV on when I visit, but that's because I get too easily distracted.

I'll often have the TV on, but I really use it as a radio station with pictures. (Envy me! Our cable music channels still play actual music!)

When I'm home alone I'll often have the TV on in the other room for the sound of voices in conversation, to counter the "OMG! Last person alive in the world!" feeling. But right now it's not on. I'm, obviously, on the other Magic Box, with my music on in the background and Hubby behind me fiddling with his Warhammer army. A convivial Saturday night at Chez Neil.

KBD had the tv on from sunup to sundown and it drove. me. BONKERS. He would turn it off if I asked during meals but had to have music on instead. I will pause the tv if my roommate comes in to talk to me partly because it's rude, partly because I can't focus with the distraction, and partly because I watch tv to watch tv, most of the time. I don't just have it on in the background. I do frequently have music or NPR on, it helps motivate me and get me in a productive mood.

I get too easily distracted.

This is me too.

Truthfully, my 'magic box' is on way too much and/or audiobooks.

It's just when other folks are around that it wouldn't even occur to me to have it on.

Now, if you come over and have an interest in Primeval or summat, I'll make up the guest bed in preparation for a marathon...but not otherwise.

Bourbon and ginger: date was a pleasant evening of geekiness, no sparks for either of us. I may have talked too much. Ran into two former coworkers.

Haven't gotten confirmation from my potential date for tomorrow, which is mildly annoying. We've been struggling to find a time to get together.

Springing it on them at the front door is rude no matter how reasonable the request.

I concur.

two rounds of projectile vomitting later, it is evident that Mal the cat did indeed eat the purloined mouth guard bits that i was unable to find last week. They are no longer in his stomach. Neither are the two soft claws he chewed off while i was at work today. What is the opposite of wanting to make dinner? Because i am so not in the mood to prepare or consume food tonight.