Before iPod playlists there were mix CDs, and before mix CDs there were mix tapes, but kids these days don't know what cassettes are, and that's probably just as well. ;) Modern technology makes it easier than ever to put together a compilation of songs that you like, that go together nicely. And in true late-bloomer fashion, I'm finally ( Read more... )

Two anecdotes that demonstrate, perhaps, the cognitive phenomenon known as "mommy brain"...or maybe it's just the ethereal nature of memory and intuition...or maybe I'm just a dork.

#1: "The existence of forgetting has never been proved" - NietzscheLast night Isaac was watching me open Gmail, and he suddenly asked whether he could have a gmail ( Read more... )

Also I forgot that I wanted to link you to this article from the Cambridge Chronicle about our choir, the Cambridge Community Chorus, which is performing our Twentieth! Anniversary! Concert! on December 13th. My mom and I are quoted in the article, because we have been with the chorus since the beginning as a mother/daughter team, from when I was a ( Read more... )

I am so in love with this video of Ruthie that I took yesterday!

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lol!!!

( three more short videos under the cut. including one that y'all Red Sox fans are gonna love :) )

The other night we listened to Moxy Fruvous's live album "Live Noise" as part of Isaac's recent campaign of "every night I shall take a random CD off the shelf and demand that we listen to it." He really liked this one. So this morning he asked if we could take it to his preschool as apparently some kids occasionally bring in CDs and the teachers ( Read more... )

Okay, here I am with some of my answers to the "things you don't blog about much" meme. You can still feel free to request more topics in the comments here, if you like.

lightningrose asked: who was there at Oberlin that you regret not at least making a serious pass at? At first I couldn't think of anyone, but after a day or two it came to me. Her name was ( Read more... )

Well, Ruthie had a reasonably good day at daycare yesterday, albeit not very energetic and she barely ate. Couldn't get her to eat at home in the evening either, but hopefully today she'll get back on track with that and have more energy.

Before I forget, happy birthday to queenalia, who is probably doing just what I was doing two years ago this week -- ( Read more... )

Ruthie is so smart! We were in the bathroom and someone upstairs started taking a shower -- we can hear their water running from our bathroom -- and she looked upward quizzically, so I said "do you hear that noise?" and she said "light noise!" She was assuming the sound was coming from the light fixture on the ceiling. Smart baby ( Read more... )

Man, I had the biggest "wish I had the video camera handy" moment last night. Ruthie was giving kisses and kisses and kisses to her reflection in the mirror. Then she was making faces at herself and giggling. lol, it was hysterical ( Read more... )

chaosvizier's post about attending a Messiah sing-along reminded me of a tidbit I wanted to post about our concert last weekend.

One of the arias in Messiah is "The Trumpet Shall Sound," which is really basically a duet between a baritone singer and a trumpet player. I love this one -- it's great music and if someone back in Handel's day wasn't writing ( Read more... )