Entries in the "Conversations" Category
After the BSG season finale
March 29, 2007
"Two thousand eight. I can't believe we have to wait until 2008 for new episodes of Battlestar Galactica." "Yeah, I know. Sucks." "That's like nine months!" "You made a whole baby in nine months!" "I KNOW! And the new episodes won't even be as good as a baby!" "Well, hey,...
On choosing
February 3, 2007
"Okay, Sam, which one do you want to ride on?" "This one!" "Sam, this is a merry go round. They have all kinds of animals to ride on. There's a tiger, a zeba, a rabbit, even a giant sea horse. Don't you want to ride on one of those?" "No....
Sometimes she gets frustrated with me
December 5, 2006
Earlier tonight Sam was sitting nearby when Geralyn decided to be sly and tell me about some Christmas presents her parents were going to get for their granddaughter. "They had a great Christmas present for Sammy at the grocery store." "What's that?" "They had C-A-R-S." "SEX CAULDRON!?" "What?" "It's a...
Saying it isn't so dosn't make it not so
October 6, 2006
In the last few weeks Sam has flittered in and out of these states of contrariness where she'll argue the opposite of any given statement just for the experience it seems to afford her. She recently demonstrated this again on a rainy day. "I want to go play on my...
Of crayons and babies
September 21, 2006
"Hey, Ger, what kind of color is cyan? Is it like a light blue?" "Yeah. ...Cyan. Isn't that pretty?" "Meh. If you like light blue, I guess. "No, I mean as a name." "For a color?" "No, dork, for the baby." "Ugh. No, are you kidding? It's awful." "I think...
Don't mess with a 2 year old's classification system
August 1, 2006
"And what's Daddy doing?" "I'm playing a game. It's called World of Warcraft." "He's flying!" "Yeah! He's riding on the back of a Griffin." "It's a bird." "Actually, Sammy, it's got the head and wings of an eagle, but the body of a lion. It's called a Griffin." "...It has...
A failure to communicate
July 14, 2006
"Hi! Thanks for calling Gold's Gym! How can I change your life today?" "Actually, I just wanted some information on membership rates." "Awesome! Have you ever worked out before?" "...Yes?" "Awesome! Are you a member here?" "Huh? No, I'm thinking of joining and I want to get information on membership...
Tales of installation
July 6, 2006
I'm not really the handiest of people. I mean, I have hands --two of them-- but I'm not as good as some at using them to build things or install things. And coupled with the fact that that we've just moved into a new place this has led to a...