My expectations for my relative coolness as a parent are pretty much summarized by this strip:


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To my complete astonishment, Outsider has begun updating again. I've been checking it for about a year, I think.

http://well-of-souls.com/outsider/

T is figuring out the mouse more now. She used to just move it back and forth to try to get the magic started, now you can tell she's making the connection between what she does with it and that little pointer on the screen.

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Yes, it seems to be that time in T's development that everybody seemed had so much fun warning us about. Actually what she says is "No good !", which we find so adorable that it's really hard not to laugh when she's so mad. Last night's gem was when we tried to get her to hold a cup carefully; "No Good Two Hands!" Generally she is still pretty ( Read more... )

Got up early this morning to see the station pass overhead. I had hoped that this would be another double sighting, as the Shuttle has recently undocked and is on the way home, and I was not disappointed. Despite the light polution of Laurel, I managed to see both go overhead.

No answers, of course. This week, and most probably the rest of the season, seems to be headed in the direction of fan service. We got to see all our favorite characters having happy lives and doing things. I for one say: Squeee ( Read more... )

Seriously awesome. This is only 1 day old and has a thousand comments, half of them about camels.

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Yep, the combination of insomnia, physical exertion, and rubbing shoulders with the hoi polloi at local stores got me sick. Power has stayed on but now I'm not in any mood to get any work-related stuff done on the computer. (Note: I really shouldn't complain. Lisa and T have been sick for about the last two weeks. I think that they've been ( Read more... )

Hello World. It's been a long week so far, and probably will be all the way to the end. Good news: lots of Tabby time. She's gone through at least a couple of exciting new phases since my last post. She's pretty much putting together sentences now, although one-word imperatives continue to rule. The most recent cool word that she's mastered ( Read more... )