1. i often tell people "i don't have a television" because although we have a set, it's not connected to the antenna- we only use it for DVDs and videos. so we don't watch sports or news, but we do keep up with some things. recently i've been alternating "big love" and "deadwood" and i have to recommend this formula only if you want your brain to explode from the dissonance. which, i like that.
2. "the big rock candy mountain" is quite possibly the most twisted "children's" song ever. i found this website which warns "Remember, although this is a fun song to learn and sing, having such easy access to cigarettes and alcohol would not actually be a "good" thing. Smoking and alcohol addictions are harmful to your health," and "...speaking of candy, please also visit Obesity and Your Environment and My Food My World!" hahaha. good thing they left off the verse about being buggered sore like a hobo's whore; perhaps they don't have a link to explain why that would be a bad thing.
3. i told Squire Tuck's tutor that it already seems like Squire Tuck is doing better. "this is not going to be a sprint" pavel told me, apparently concerned that i was going to be thinking things are all better. "this year is more a marathon, and we're just starting..."
"yes," i answered, "but now it feels like Squire Tuck has finally got his running shoes on."
4. i'm sleeping maybe 4 hours a day and consequently wandering around in a total daze for the remaining 20. my brain is skipping from one rock to the next and i'm playing "don't look down, don't look down." i haven't cooked anything in over a week. i told Friar Tuck i was a good prep cook, because i can focus on one task at a time, but not an assembly, but he says i'm more of a post-cook, which is true. i can reheat like a master.
5. we're having a party tomorrow, did i tell you? Friar Tuck wants to find out which beer is his favorite. as even Friar Tuck cannot drink 15 whole beers at once, nor can he compare them side by side effectively (because one might get warm while he is drinking the others, etc. SCIENCE) he has decided to have a tasting party, whereby everyone will split the beers and compare them. it's all very scientific, as it is Friar Tuck running the show. there are evaluation sheets, and also tables for information. a white board may be involved. Friar Tuck thinks i am making fun of him because i am.
6. what else? is it strange to put "brush your teeth" on the "to do" list? because that's on mine.
My bestest friend Suzanne does not watch TV like most Americans - she didn't watch it growing up either (which once made playing Trivial Pursuit with her as a teammate very frustrating). She keeps a small set on an old rolling cart in the closet and they too only roll it out to watch DVDs. When Caleb (my Godson) was very tiny, he would point to the closet and say "Crackin' Toast Grommit!" We laughed.
Posted by: ThatGuy | December 02, 2006 at 12:17 AM
When I lived in Usti nad Labem, pit that it is, we did many beer tasting parties. We always found that people chose their local brew.
Posted by: Looky, Daddy! | December 05, 2006 at 04:20 PM
The Big Rock Candy Mountain--isn't that a purely hobo song? Not for kids at all?
It's so weird that I bought a 1951 TV and then I had no antenna and so I could say I had no TV but then a 1950s or 60s antenna came my way and now I get to say I have a TV! Yeah! I have a microwave too now! It's like I jumped into the future. We get one channel and I still haven't figured out what channel it is. I can hear the public station so I mostly end up 'watching' that. But DVDs are the way to go.
Posted by: ozma | December 08, 2006 at 07:52 AM