My Scattered Thoughts

It’s the little things:

Like Max running past me down the hall, stopping, and then running back to give me a hug.

Or walking into Alice’s school to pick her up and hearing her laughing from the other room.

Alice the Director

Tonight, as we were putting the kids to bed, Alice decisively left the room, shutting the door. She immediately came back in, saying: “I am the King of Yumminess! No more laughing!” Then she left the room, and repeated several times. Each time, with a different delivery, and instructions for our response, like an actor riffing on lines and a director giving notes to actors.

It got so that she had all of us leaving the room and coming in again with variations on the King of Yumminess. (King, Queen, Prince, etc.) Needless to say, we were all laughing a lot.

That seems about right.

Getting This Back Online

Ghost pirates never go away and neither shall I!

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22

Discovered Max is a natural born hula hooper. #SMAtuS #

Oh my stars! THE 13 CLOCKS by James Thurber is simply the most delightful thing I’ve read in ever so long. You simply must read it. #

Was told that a student taking a course I wrote liked it so much he stopped doing his other schoolwork. Oops! #

@L_Hoff I think it had something to do with append() in reply to L_Hoff #

@L_Hoff Delightful! in reply to L_Hoff #

@mitdasein SMALL GODS. Or GUARDS! GUARDS! in reply to mitdasein #

@mitdasein I’d recommend his short story collection SMOKE AND MIRRORS or GOOD OMENS. in reply to mitdasein #

@mitdasein It really depends on your other interests. Different books have different meta-themes. EG, if you like vampires, try MASKERADE in reply to mitdasein #

@mitdasein Well, it IS very funny. in reply to mitdasein #

Alice was super mad when she realized this bus wouldn’t take her to the library. #SMAtuS http://t.co/04BLHDrg #

@PennyRed I’m mystified that this was ever in doubt. Or surprising. Or needing to be concluded. in reply to PennyRed #

ENDER’S GAME by Orson Scott Card: Read it again for my book club. Fascinating to revisit my 13 year old self. #

Enraged my USB powered coffee mug warmer is too small for my coffee mug (What do you call a problem too ridiculous to be 1st world problem?) #

Don’t worry everyone. I’ve been told they’re called princess problems! #

@catvalente Because it’s an immature canonization of the 80s? I was a kid in the 80s & I feel like that’s the decade I know the least about in reply to catvalente #

It’s mornings like these that make me want to decree NO TV IN OUR HOUSE forever and evermore. Serious meltdown’s over WHERE to watch #SMAtuS #

@HillaryJacques When’s lunch? (I have a terrible time staying on-topic when I’m hungry…) in reply to HillaryJacques #

@HillaryJacques Maybe the alpha male was a nonsensical dick because he skipped lunch, dinner, breakfast, and then lunch again? in reply to HillaryJacques #

@HillaryJacques Geeze, leave some for the rest of us! What a douchebag. in reply to HillaryJacques #

@shadalicious Hence, ZOMBIES! in reply to shadalicious #

@Regan_Summers “confound” in reply to Regan_Summers #

@Regan_Summers I hope I alleviated your waiting room tedium a smidge in reply to Regan_Summers #

Just finished reading my friend @Regan_Summers‘ novella Don’t Bite the Messenger: Bite-size vampire fun! #

@TheGonzoLecture Hilarious is hard to come by. THE CANON by Natalie Angier had some laugh out loud sentences. Not hilarious on the whole in reply to TheGonzoLecture #

@TheGonzoLecture Oh yeah! Super Sad True Love Story is pretty hilarious! in reply to TheGonzoLecture #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-25

Watch out! If you leave your 2 year old with us, Max is liable to teach him/her how to climb a ladder. Also, will read Dr. Seuss. #SMAtuS #

Alice is really pushing the envelope in terms of exploring what her cuteness will let her get away with… #SMAtuS #

Had a realization. For the first time in his life, Max chose a friend for himself, and had that friendship reciprocated. So awesome! #SMAtuS #

@corprew So twice five volumes of febrile found
With glue and bookboards were bounded round: in reply to corprew #

@corprew 'Twas a miracle of rare devices,
A punny appendix of thick indices! in reply to corprew #

You know what's really great? This weblog of badgood SFF book covers: http://t.co/zfLGlyj9 Thanks, @SPLBuzz (FB version)! #

Big day! I now know what a "big shark hug" is. Thanks, Alice! #SMAtuS #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-18

The last couple of days, Max has tried to cheer up Sarah and Alice by playing harmonica and dancing. It's kind of wonderful. #SMAtuS #

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami: I'm not sure I can articulate why I like this book so much. Spooky meditation on the creative process. #

@L_Hoff That goes without saying for Murakami, I think. It's surprising he didn't call it A WILD CAT CHASE. in reply to L_Hoff #

@colinmeloy @lisabrowndraws @cfellis THE SAD TALE OF THE BROTHERS GROSSBART or THE ENTERPRISE OF DEATH, both by Jesse Bullington. in reply to colinmeloy #

@umairh The optimistic answer: this is what happens when you lance a boil. But I'm not feeling super optimistic. in reply to umairh #

Max tested out his new nickname "Stonewall" this morning. In other news, I have no idea what was bugging him. It involved Pokemon. #SMAtuS #

Alice, a few minutes ago: "Stop bothering me! I'm trying to take a nap!" and shut her door. #SMAtuS #

@L_Hoff @aarondietzwrite Aw, shucks. (Boy, "unparallelled forestallers" has a lot of Ls!) in reply to L_Hoff #

There were a couple of extras boys around this morning. Alice shut her door, and asked for "Do not come in!" sign. Mini-me? Possibly #SMAtuS #

The exact quote from Alice: "Mama, you write: Pirate Alice reading. Do not go in!" She was probably pointing at S when she said it. #SMAtuS #

@L_Hoff @aarondietzwrite Well, you are no stranger to the "L". in reply to L_Hoff #

Alice's favorite joke: "Knock knock. Who's there? X!" Me: "X who?" A: "X it's cold outside!" Where X=hands, bananas, pirates, butts. #SMAtuS #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08

If Max were a drug, I hella mainlined him over the long weekend. Oh yeah, I've been watching a lot of BREAKING BAD. Bitch. #SMAtuS #

Oh, also, Alice now knows the names and positions of all the chess pieces. Oh yeah, and she's only two! #SMAtuS #

I just got a letter in the mail from Max. Awesome! Made my day. Perfect way to start a new year. #SMAtuS #

Last month, Mason gave Max a car. Today: "This is my Mason car, and I named it Mason." #SMAtuS #

Max: Let's move to California, mom. The sun doesn't ever come out here and I want to take my grapefruit seeds and grow fruit trees! #SMAtuS #

It's just as likely that Alice will want to read to you as be read to. Sometimes, we read aloud from two books at the same time. #SMAtuS #

@dloitz I feel pretty lucky that I get to pretty much every day! :) in reply to dloitz #

Mama's getting a new pair of shoes! http://t.co/q4rhP8WC #

@HillaryJacques ! in reply to HillaryJacques #

@L_Hoff *TWO* Umbridges!?!!? Horrors! in reply to L_Hoff #

Max and I played our first sort of game of chess tonight. (No Stress Chess) #SMAtuS #

Alice still talks about her "pirate party at the beach!" And how I was "Cake Pirate". So happy I did that! #SMAtuS #

@L_Hoff Whuuut. Who's #3 in reply to L_Hoff #