Wednesday, July 22, 2009

quelques petits mots

My oldest is in the children's community play this summer. She plays a dalmatian puppy who, along with her 14 siblings, is captured by a mad woman intent on killing them for their fur.

My daughter recently added a line to her previous two line repertoire. When we asked her what the new line was she repeated it for us with a look that said "I don't really know what this means."

It took a second for Ben and I to figure it out.

"They're going to do a sin!" was what my daughter said. In actuality the line reads: "They're going to do us in!" She hadn't been given a script, the director had simply told her the line.

You may conclude, as I have, that both lines mean essentially the same thing.

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When we went to see Harry Potter last week a couple sitting in front of me brought in a small buffet complete with sandwiches. Sandwiches with a lot of onions on them. I found the smell extremely annoying. It's a good thing I am not pregnant. I fear I might have done them harm.

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I have a stack of books waiting to be read. And then, though my budget is slim and my nightstand is full, I went to a book sale a bought many many more.

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I have a chocolate truffle bar sitting across the room from me. Should I eat it now or later?

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I hope Lance Armstrong rocks the time trial tomorrow in the Tour de France. There are certainly things I do not admire about the guy, but it's fun to watch him on a bike. Ben and I spent an hour last night watching some old Tours on YouTube. Really amazing.

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I working on a post in my head about Greek poets and social media. If I ever get it done, it will be profound, I'm sure. Well, mildly entertaining anyway.

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And now that this blog post has simply degenerated into a series of Twitter-esque asides, I shall bid you all farewell for the evening.

4 comments:

  1. I had the exact same experience at Harry Potter, except it was hot wings. Hot wings! With smelly, sour, spicy sauce. I wanted to kick their seat but I didn't.

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  2. I, for one, can't wait for the post on Greek poets and social media. :)

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  3. Just wanted you to know I am around. I have to play catch up these days. I loved the stories about the girls. And it was fun to imagine the Harry Potter experience.

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  4. Three part meaningful advice or comment: Eat the chocolate truffle bar. Wait till you can eat it alone, so you can eat it slowly and enjoy it. If your house is hot like mine is today wait till after nine or part of the joy will be gobbled up by the heat.

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