[child] More wit and wisdom of the Child
Various tidbits from the_child of late.
On hearing Christmas music as we left Thanksgiving lunch with my parents at the Chart House: “Why aren’t we hearing Thanksgiving music? You, know, ‘Here’s the turkey, I just shot it…’”
On watching the movie Corpse Bride: “Yes! At last, a girl gets to save the day!”
“Why did you raise me without tv or videogames?” That led to a whole conversation about my theory of Producers and Consumers, after which she pointed out that her thumbs weren’t as fast on the controller as other kids’.
“If I could shapeshift, I’d turn into kenscholes. Well, no, that might be too much.”
“You don’t have all your book covers on your iPhone? That’s bad business for a writer.”
Also, when I was signing the limiteds of Cucurbital, she sat down with me, and without a word, began facing the books for me. Clearly she has been well-trained.
Tags: Books, Child, Funny, Writing
Posted: 4:45 pm Thu November 27 2008 | Comments(1) |
[child] More wisdom of the Child
Sundry remarks by the_child in various contexts over the past few days:
“We work around time, because time doesn’t work around us.”
“I wish everybody was rich. Or maybe for world peace. But it wouldn’t be peaceful unless everybody had the same amount.”
“I ate so much popcorn at the movies that I couldn’t feel my lips any more.”
Plus yesterday we had a startlingly insightful discussion about the construction of bridges, materials loading, and the principles of engineering design.
Tags: Child, Funny, Personal
Posted: 4:50 pm Sun November 16 2008 | Comments(0) |
[child] The Child asks for some suggestions
the_child has been playing with Club Penguin for a while — an online social environment for pre-teens, basically. She’s wondering about similar sites or games which are age-appropriate for her. Any suggestions?
Tags: Child, Help, Tech
Posted: 4:00 pm Sun November 16 2008 | Comments(0) |
[child] All I want for Christmas is…
the_child, age 11, recently expressed her fondest Christmas wish to me.
Sheet music for the piano.
I think back on my greed-riddled dreams of betoyed avarice at that age, and find that I am deeply impressed with her.
Tags: Child, Funny, Personal
Posted: 8:22 am Sat November 15 2008 | Comments(1) |
[child] Wisdom of the Child
While reading The Wee Free Men aloud to me:
“You don’t start a sentence with ‘and’! That’s against the law! Or at least the rules of writing.”
Tags: Child, Funny, Language
Posted: 8:26 am Sat November 08 2008 | Comments(2) |
[child] Christmas Wreath Fundraiser
the_child’s school is having their annual fundraiser. They sell Christmas wreaths and swags made from fresh-cut Pacific Northwest greens cut here the Cascade Mountains, shipped to wherever you’d like via UPS just after Thanksgiving. They are beautiful, and make terrific house decorations as well as lovely seasonal gifts.
A 22” wreath shipped via UPS is $35.
A 24” swag shipped via UPS is $35.
Proceeds are a fundraiser for her school, divided equally among all the class years.
Please let me know here in comments or via direct email by November 10th if you are interested.
Tags: Child
Posted: 6:30 pm Wed November 05 2008 | Comments(0) |
[child] Wisdom concerning relationships
the_child was explaining a 5th grade romantic mishap to me, and her advice to the stricken girl in question.
“Trust me, boys never do what they’re supposed to. They don’t know the right thing to do.”
:: giggles ::
Tags: Child, Funny
Posted: 6:14 pm Wed November 05 2008 | Comments(0) |
[child] Growing up
Today I heard the_child practicing her music for her upcoming piano recital. Then she told me how excited she was about how well her (book) reading and her sheet music sight reading were going. Then she told about this cool movie I really had to see called X-Men.
Kids grow up, I guess.
Tags: Child
Posted: 6:41 pm Mon November 03 2008 | Comments(0) |
[child] Another cat is lost
After the recent death of Dao Ming, the_child’s cat, she and her mother this past Wednesday got a new kitten Mei Mei. Last night Mei Mei was killed by a raccoon.
Tags: cats, Child
Posted: 8:22 am Sat November 01 2008 | Comments(1) |
[child] Birthday loot
Mother of the Child and I had the_child’s private birthday celebration tonight. (Her Official Party is on Saturday.) The Big Gift was a Lego Mindstorms set, in keeping with her oft-repeated interest in programming. Guess what she and I did for several hours? She got some other cool stuff, too, but that one was the “oooooh” present.
Now if I can only keep my hands off it. Just what I needed…another distraction!
Tags: Child, family
Posted: 7:54 pm Wed October 22 2008 | Comments(0) |
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