Officemate Justin is listening to Blonde On Blonde for the first time today, because he asked his dad for music recommendations. This day just got even better.

Today, when we got home from her daycare, Natalie didn't want to go inside. She didn't want to go into the backyard, or to the park, or go for a walk -- she wanted to go visit dilletante at his workplace. As we were driving there, I started singing (as I basically always do when we drive alone together, but rarely do with other people around). I had this ( Read more... )

Quitting my job has changed my brain. It's wild -- music catches me in a way it hasn't in a long time, and sticks in my ear. I'm singing to N all the time, and seeing shadows and shiny things everywhere. And it's snowing, and dammit, that makes me happy ( Read more... )

Me singing with my mom when I was Natalie's age-ish. I should record more of her speaking...

Sunday, bbbsg convinced D and I to go to Sxip's Hour of Charm at the last minute, and it was amazing. But lingering in my head is Reggie Watts. I don't think I've been more impressed with a performer in... maybe ever. He was smooth and funny and it was just genius, watching him mixing and looping his own voice over himself. A few examples: Lost in the ( Read more... )

Singing "Lollipop" in three-part harmony with ceelove and dilletante, to two squirmy but rapt toddlers.

"More? More yoyipop? More song?"

rednikki just posted a pointer to Seeqpod, a music search engine which is nifty and handy enough that not only am I going to pass it on, I'm going to point you at the song that's been running through my head!

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There is a bucket which contains Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye" ("but how strange the change from major to minor") and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" ("it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift"). What else is in this bucket?

Yelling "GUITAR SOLO!" just before a guitar solo does not count.

From wispfox: Test your musical skill. Requires Flash and, obviously, sound. And having a few minutes to kill.

I scored 91.7, but I'm annoyed that I don't know which samples I got wrong! I could narrow it down to a few, where I thought "aaagh, I'm not sure!", but still: grr.

Edit: warning, it may be a bit tedious.

Unanticipated vital parenting skill: being ready with a ridiculous song to sing AT ALL MOMENTS, especially at scary times (like bathtime), happy times, sad times, bored times, and sleepy times. Also, in the car, in the morning, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, and while walking up and down the stairs ( Read more... )