Observations from the weekend.

[saffronhare]

The volume or pitch of a child's screeching is indirectly proportional to their distance from the nearest telephone conversation.

I didn't think Catwoman sucked that bad. Benjamin Bratt isn't choosing roles any smarter than Halle Berry, but they sure looked good getting naked together. Also, I, Robot was pretty enjoyable. My opinion probably has something to do with not having read much (if any) Asimov and the fact that I was groovin' on Will Smith's bod. The gratuitous nude shower scene was well-received.

Fencing isn't supposed to be an anaerobic experience. Plus, I'm getting slow and sloppy and my left boob hurts. Competence...is...slipping...!

Drumming in a waltz rhythm (ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three) Does Not Work.


Unlike her mother, the Coatl seems to prefer heights. The last two nights, she's finally succumbed to sleep on the landing at the top of the stairs -- like, with an arm or leg dangling perilously over the edge. Last night, we heard her come out of her room...but she was quiet and we were tired, so we let it be and eventually forgot about it. When agrnmn was getting himself together for work, I wondered out loud, "Is she still at the top of the stairs?" A chirpy little voice piped up, "No, she's ASLEEP at the top of the stairs!" They have an obscene amount of energy for little people who get up at 7:30 a.m. and don't nap.

Some nights, sleeping alone is much more restful. (Example: begging the husband to sleep on the couch due to snoring.) Other nights, it's the opposite. (Example: last night, when there were soft, clean sheets and everything. But brain in overdrive.)

Whenever I think I look good or look bad on any given day, there's at least a 50% chance that I'll be Wrong.

Comments

Re: Data!

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

1. I thought I looked pretty. Wanted to look pretty, actually, and worked at it. No comments, so I don't know what the "view from the outside" was. Today, however, I feel a bit like an overstuffed sausage, I'm not sure I match and my hair is being weird. But within five minutes of walking in the door at work, three people told me I looked nice. Go figure.

2. She falls out of bed nearly every night, a trait she inherited from her mother. That's one of the reasons her bed isn't on a frame. I don't like her sleeping at the top of the stairs One Little Bit.

Re: Data!

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

1. Okay, I just was concerned that you thought you didn't look nice yesterday, because you did. I was too much in my own world to really comment on it, however.

2. Huh. I've never seen you fall out of bed. :)

Re: Data!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I've never seen you fall out of bed.

Of course not. But, given that she sleeps in a bed roughly the size of an arena football field that sits directly on the floor, one has to assume that falling out of bed is a concern. I mean, why else would two people need a bed that size?

Re: Data!

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

why else would two people need a bed that size?

Ok, I'll skip the obvious reason of more area to move around in whilst enjoying each other's company; to point out that when you have young children that jump in bed with you, you don't get much of the bed left to yourself. I demanded that we get a king size when the OCP would hop in and take up half of the 1/3 of the bed that the ex had left me. The YCP was worse; he liked to make the cross-bar of an "h" between the 2 of us.

Re: Data!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I'm just being obtuse for comic effect.
There's something in it about large dogs that want to sleep in your bed, as well.

Re: Data!

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

Ah. And here I am too blah to catch the amused tone. I should go back to bed. However the cat person missed thinking about the dogs. While my cat can be akin to a tent stake in the middle of the bed, there's usually room around her for the people still.

Re: Data!

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

You make most excellent points. And having kids who like to jump in bed for family snuggles were definitely a big reason for the upgrade to king-size. I don't like to be touched when I'm sleeping. And, I tend to sprawl and gravitate toward the center (again with the fear of falling out). So a king-size means I can take my half out of the center and agrnmn still has some room.

Yes, I still manage to fall out of bed. Having the bed on the floor means less distance to impact. :)

Re: Data!

[zylch.livejournal.com]

I'll trade her beds any day -- she can't possibly fall out of my bed!

Re: Data!

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

you did look awesome and sexy babe.