My Scattered Thoughts

• Alice likes swinging on ropes. Apparently. Also, jumping on trampolines. #SMAtuS #
• Is tonight the night for the kids to watch Star Wars for the first time? Maybe. Maybe…. #SMAtuS #
• Parenting totally rocks! Except when it doesn't. And, boy, doesn't it ever, sometimes! (EG, biting babies, sullen non-participation) #SMAtuS #
• VICIOUS CIRCLE by Mike Carey: I always imagine Felix as being scrawny, until he headbutts some guy. @HillaryJacques: A series you'd like? #
• @HillaryJacques No, you'd be wanting THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. in reply to HillaryJacques #
• @HillaryJacques Once I read the second one, though, it made me think that you'd probably like the first. (and second) in reply to HillaryJacques #
• @waxpancake Oh, I really really do. So misguided. Methinks Google doesn't want people searching like that. Hence, the change. in reply to waxpancake #
• @legaleagle ….or almost ANY other issue… in reply to legaleagle #
• BECOMING ATTACHED by Robert Karen: An overview of the science of "attachment". Because parenting is freaking hard. I need help! #fridayreads #
• Max: Alice, do you remember when Amelia watched us? Alice: Yes! M: What do you remember? A: Amelia a girl! #SMAtuS #

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• Alice to the waves: Here it comes again! #SMAtuS #
• @shadalicious Sarah wanted to make you dinner. Any dietary restrictions? in reply to shadalicious #
• @shadalicious Sarah's dinner plan: marinara sauce with turkey meatballs, pasta, veg. and fruit. in reply to shadalicious #
• Alice has finally outgrown her Snowman and Elephant sleepers after 1+ years of wearing them. Bittersweet! (Also, Airplane PJs) #SMAtuS #
• Max: No nap drive, Mom. Alice and I can keep it together. #SMAtuS #
• UNSEEN ACADEMICALS by Terry Pratchett: He's in top form in this one. Lovely, funny stuff. #fridayreads #
• @nfarina Since you're my iPhone-a-friend: I have a choice of carriers, what's your recommendation? (I'm on AT&T now: that's out.) #
• I'm going to jump ship from AT&T soon. I've done Verizon before, but anyone used Sprint? If so, what do you think of them? #
• @FlamingCow Since my last reset (Never) I have used a total of 988 MBs. Unlimited data is not relevant to me. :) Voice quality is key for me in reply to FlamingCow #
• @shadalicious Good to know. That pretty much sends me screaming away from them. :) in reply to shadalicious #
• @FlamingCow Oh yeah, I realize that. But I think it's at least several months worth of Never. :) in reply to FlamingCow #
• @FlamingCow Makes sense. It helps that I'm pretty much always on a WIFI network… in reply to FlamingCow #
• Max found a Darth Vader costume. Halloween costume: CHOSEN! (He has been told that DV is a bad guy and he's cool with that.) #SMAtuS #
• @shadalicious Sarah decided to go the easy route, picked up a couple pizzas to bake. Didn't think you'd mind. :) in reply to shadalicious #

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• Max and I went to the library. Four hours later I realized I'd lost track of time. Still not sure how that happened. #SMAtuS #
• Alice got so so very mad at me because I chose to eat breakfast instead of reading to her. Later, I drew pictures of our family. #SMAtuS #
• STORIES FOR NIGHTTIME AND SOME FOR THE DAY by Ben Loory: Read some at night, and some at day. Thanks @aarondietzwrite and @L_Hoff! #
• When Sarah and Alice dropped Max off at school, Alice hugged him and said, "I love you, Max. Good day!" #SMAtuS #
• @kellysue The Inn at Northrup Station in NW Portland. in reply to kellysue #
• @shadalicious Me tooooo. Only I never got an iPhone 4. Been living in digital molasses for, oh, decades now. in reply to shadalicious #
• @kellysue You're welcome. You get free streetcar tickets with your stay. And the continental breakfast is very kid friendly. in reply to kellysue #
• @asymco What about original iPhone 3G buyers? Wait for iPhone 6? in reply to asymco #
• Max: Alice, did you paint today? Alice: Yes, I did, Max. #SMAtuS #
• Max's remembery: I remember being born. One of my ears was all squishy. And in your body I reached out and touched blood mobiles. #SMAtuS #
• Max: I remember being in your body. It was cool in there. I was little we rode the bus & you carried me all around in a black thing. #SMAtuS #
• Max: (picking up a Lego seal) Alice took this from playgroup. [in December 2009!] #SMAtuS #
• Max: Mom, I love you as much as 89 years on the moon! #SMAtuS #
• @zahgurim You'll do fine. Remember: when you travel with a small child, you get to cut to the front of the security line! in reply to zahgurim #
• @L_Hoff @aarondietzwrite There's nothing different about MINE. in reply to L_Hoff #
• @L_Hoff @aarondietzwrite If I had COATS on my chair, they'd probably be covering up something different, though… in reply to L_Hoff #
• Wow. I had no idea there was an Occupy Seattle going on. http://t.co/3QvFYoCu #
• It's a shame. I loved DRIVE. And I loved the soundtrack. Just not in the movie. Go see it if you can, anyway. The soundtrack's polarizing. #
• Max, drinking smoothie: I wonder if Linsel is having a snack. Alice: I want to sleep in Linsel's bed. I read a book in Linsel's bed. #SMAtuS #
• I may poke fun at the slowness of my old iPhone sometimes, but it's one of the most delightful things I've ever owned. RIP Steve Jobs. #
• Took Alice with me to get some coffee beans this morning. She, in socks and with pirate puppet. What a nice way to start the day. #SMAtuS #
• I just finished writing my eighth online course for Giant Campus. This calls for a drink! ….Sometime. #SMAtuS #
• Instead of watching cartoons this morning, Max decided to hang out with me while I took a shower. Have I got the best kids or what! #SMAtuS #
• I've got this personal writing project. In it, a girl character. Yet unnamed. You can help me by sending me your favorite girl names! #
• @ryukochan @librainiac @lauramac95 Oh, brilliant! I'm always game to meet some new librarians! in reply to ryukochan #
• @ryukochan Ha! It's already on my Possibles list. :) in reply to ryukochan #
• @shadalicious What happens next Friday? in reply to shadalicious #
• @shadalicious Ah, nevermind! I remembered! (Or was reminded…) :D in reply to shadalicious #
• Max: Mom, Alice is the best friend to me. She is the tops. Alice: Yes!!!! #SMAtuS #
• @ryukochan @librainiac @lauramac95 Library Lad makes it sound like I'm 12. And a superhero's sidekick. But I'll take it! in reply to ryukochan #

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• Somehow managed to take an afternoon nap. When I woke, I felt I'd been run over by several small children. So I went back to sleep. #SMAtuS #
• Max: Mom, if we lost Alice, we'd have to call everyone in the world to help find her. #SMAtuS #
• @FilmCritHULK What a great game! in reply to FilmCritHULK #
• I can think of at least four people off-hand who would enjoy this Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: http://t.co/egZsnUOk #
• Today I confirmed my long-held suspicion that I am tops at acrostics! #SMAtuS #
• Alice said "I love you" to me for the first time. Is it any wonder I'm a space cadet heading to the moon this morning? #SMAtuS #
• At naptime, Alice got up and roamed around her bedroom, rummaging around in the dark. Then: "I books in bed." Sounds familiar… #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques At least the sandwich didn't stand you up… They're very reliable–sandwiches. in reply to HillaryJacques #
• Alice is killing me today: "I love daddy-dats. Swim with daddy today?" Later running into apt: "Daddy! Where you? Daddy, swim me?" #SMAtuS #
• Max to Alice: You're the best friend to me. Alice: Oooh hoo hoooo!*

  *Alice says that when she's happy about something. #SMAtuS #

• It took me a while, but I finally closed my Bank of America accounts. After 15+ years. Now I'm with a local credit union. Hotcha! #
• Alice to Max: I wear that. Max, taking off his new plaid sweater and handing it to her: Whatever you need Alice. #SMAtuS #BestBigBrotherEver #
• Alice: Get up. Want Max. Sarah: Max, Alice is going to sit and watch tv with you. Max: Oh good. I want Alice to keep me company. #SMAtuS #
• @cruickshank It's almost like they don't want people to hold accounts with them… in reply to cruickshank #
• @cruickshank It's funny. I switched to BECU months ago, but only got around to closing my mostly empty BoA accounts last week. Good timing! in reply to cruickshank #
• Max: When you go to the moon and then come back that makes you an alien. So I don't want to go there. #SMAtuS #
• Max: Whoah. That made my heart look like a pretzel stick. Or a volcano! #SMAtuS #

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• I may be tipsy, but I'm thinking this green eye shadow is a good look for me… #SMAtuS #
• Alice, while drawing with chalk "Mamma, I draw you a rocket!" #SMAtuS #
• Alice is skipping happily back and forth between Playdoh and chalk saying "Yay! Art!" #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques Is the robot named Hashtag? Because, if not, that's its problem! in reply to HillaryJacques #
• When Alice doesn't want to change out of her red sleeper pajamas, she says, "Stay cozy! Stay cozy!" (Thanks Auntie Ruth!) #SMAtuS #
• Alice naptime monologue: Aww. Oh. I. Hi there Lacklees! Shelby? A present for me? goldfish crackers and bandaids. eggie. #SMAtuS #
• After today, I feel the need for a stiff drink. #itsalongstory #youdontwantdetails #anytakers #

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• Max and I made yucky soup for the zombies in rockets. Alice ran pell-mell. Just another weekend. #SMAtuS #
• Max, on entering the dance studio: "Yes! This is the place for me!" Alice, on leaving: "Alice and Momma go do Stuff!" #SMAtuS #
• This is almost the best thing ever: http://t.co/NhKRdg4 #
• Alice got out some pens and paper for herself. She: "I draw dots." And she was. #SMAtuS #
• A kid kicked Alice in the nose as she came up a play structure. She said "Hey! No do that! Going to get you" and he ran off. #SMAtuS #
• Alice's new yes is "I think so!" Example: "Alice, would you like an egg?" "I think so!" "Alice, is your shirt purple?" "I think so!" #SMAtuS #
• Max is reading to Alice! (My work here is done. Right?) #SMAtuS #
• Last night, Alice had her first swim class with me. We had a great time. A memory I will treasure always. All that Kick'Em paid off! #SMAtuS #

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• Alice started off the day as a superhero. Really, where can you go from there? #SMAtuS #
• Max: Mom, I am making you a beautiful power belt because you are so beautiful to me. Mine is just red, but yours is beautiful. #SMAtuS #
• Two years ago today, the sweetest little baby girl was born. Add on toughness and hilarity and you've got our Alice. Happy birthday! #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques WHAT?!!?!!? What madness is this? Has everyone been taking crazy-pills!? in reply to HillaryJacques #
• @HillaryJacques You have my permission to sic the flaming hobos on them. Cry havoc and let slip the tramps of war! in reply to HillaryJacques #
• In our family we do it right: four day birthday celebrations! (Also, I'm pretty sure Alice had the Best Day Ever yesterday.) #SMAtuS #
• Sarah overheard Max: "Every time my mom picks me up from playgroup she brings me a special lunch to eat outside. I am a lucky boy." #SMAtuS #
• RT: @slightlylate OH: "Seattle was good for me…I like my human interactions perfunctory and shallow" // Oh snap! #

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• @L_Hoff That was pretty harsh for him, but he was a pretty jaded fantasyland dweller. (As am I!) Found it quite satisfying, as endings go. in reply to L_Hoff #
• Alice's breakfast: 1 bottle milk, countless pieces of seaweed, 1 bowl yogurt with blackberries (picked yesterday), laughs. #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques The Trader Joe's brand, whatever that is. We haven't introduced her to other kinds. She'd eat a whole package if we let her. in reply to HillaryJacques #
• It occurred to me yesterday that Alice's profile looks just like that of a Peanuts character. #SMAtuS #
• No one expected the Cake Pirate to jump out of that Prize Cake and make off with it. Least of all Max. Here's to the Cake Pirate! #SMAtuS #
• @zahgurim That's crazy. Though not surprising. Silly parents. You have to fight the ParentFear, keep it from colonizing your brain. in reply to zahgurim #
• For your information, the Cake Pirate only steals cakes. He is not interested in plundering tarts, doughnuts, croissants, or other pastries. #
• Man, it's almost like these kids have no way to regulate their emotions or something! #SMAtuS #
• I unwittingly unleashed a swarm of fruit flies at the breakfast table. It's just like At the Mountains of Madness all over again! #SMAtuS #
• When told he could take a dance class, Max, whispering: "Do I get a top hat and cone?" Sarah: "You mean cane?" Max: "Yes!" #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques Jealous! in reply to HillaryJacques #

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• I'm pretty sure Max had the Best Day Ever. Also, I rode the Seattle Duck for the second (last?) time in my life. #SMAtuS #
• ….and Sarah wrote up a nice little summary of our day here: http://t.co/0XJUJ3G #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques A friend of Max's introduced him to the zombie concept. His parents didn't know where he got it from either… in reply to HillaryJacques #
• @HillaryJacques Made the mistake last night of making a joke about vampires. Realized too late I really didn't want to go there… in reply to HillaryJacques #
• @HillaryJacques PARANORMAL PITFALLS FOR PARENTS: Chapter 6 — "How Not to Feed Your Vampyrickal Two-Year Old" in reply to HillaryJacques #
• Both kids asleep by 7 on the button. Chin chin for the early dinner! #SMAtuS #
• Alice: "I big girl! I no baby." About her "think tank" crib: "Want climb in bed myself!" #SMAtuS #
• Alice to Sarah: "You go buy goldfish [crackers]!" Two minutes later: "You go buy goldfish?" #SMAtuS #
• The kids love the new bunk bed. Sarah was right. There's no way Alice is going back to the crib. Another milestone achieved! Hotcha! #SMAtuS #
• @mitdasein I'd say yes. in reply to mitdasein #
• @mitdasein If you've any customer service exp, you can even stretch email or IM into "tech support software". It's how you talk about it. in reply to mitdasein #
• @mitdasein I see. I have more of a library background, but I think you could stretch that to fit. It all depends on the job, though, right? in reply to mitdasein #
• @mitdasein Like, do they want you to have managed the MUD? Or just used it? in reply to mitdasein #
• @mitdasein Oh yeah. No sweat. I'd talk about the tech support system as a multi-user database then. Gotta love the magic lingo. in reply to mitdasein #
• @mitdasein How about Facebook? Geeze…. in reply to mitdasein #
• @HillaryJacques So glad you didn't actually name your kid "Kiddo". Like some people I have heard about… in reply to HillaryJacques #
• @HillaryJacques Friends of a friend. Horrifying. in reply to HillaryJacques #
• Alice loves her new bed so much she stays in after she wakes up. This morning, she to herself: "Lacklee Girl and Alice in Big Bed!" #SMAtuS #
• Last night, Max had a dance-off with Alicia. He even staged his own entrances. That kid is a born performer! #SMAtuS #
• Okay, this is FUNNY. Some ubernerds rage about non-existent comics: http://t.co/RiSD6QH Kid Centipede, Nantucketeer, Zapper Hotpants, etc. #
• Following up Bullington's ENTERPRISE OF DEATH with Edgwood's THIRTY YEARS WAR: I can't get enough of the 17th century! #fridayreads #
• @leverus Kid bedtime foils another literary event attendance! Would be there, otherwise. TMK was delightful! I hope you get a packed house. in reply to leverus #
• The lifeguard at the wading pool asks what grade Max is in
  . Shocked that he has another year until kindergarten, says he: "He big!" #SMAtuS #

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• At bedtime, Max said he was going to tell himself a story. He did. Whispered, so I couldn't hear. Too bad. Said, The End then slept. #SMAtuS #
• Day 4 of my Stay-At-Home Dad "Vacation": 4-5pm = not my finest hour. But Sarah took the kids so I could relax & cook dinner. Hotcha! #SMAtuS #
• @HillaryJacques So…. WORLD WAR Z as bedtime reading material? Or maybe a little PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES? in reply to HillaryJacques #
• I just finished the delightful MAGICIAN KING by Lev Grossman. Liked it better than the first. #fridayreads #

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