Living in Colorado has its downsides, but I can’t quite recall what they are at the moment…
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Earth Hero
Fighter (my daughter’s imaginary friend that pilots all her favorite toys) is named “Earth Hero” now.
That’s because a little while ago, there was a huge army of bad guys that wanted to “kill the Earth” (!) and all the good guys fought them, but then all the good guys except Fighter died and there was still a bus (?) full of bad guys left, but Fighter was able to kill them all at once with super bombs that were also bullets, and then he brought all the good guys back to life.
(That’s not a Deus Ex Machina, by the way, both of those abilities were already canon. Fighter–sorry, I mean Earth Hero–can do basically anything.)
Watching your kids learn how to use language and make art is one of the best parts of parenting!
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Married Life
My spouse: “I know we usually do laundry with cold water, but I think the reusable cloth wipes I’ve switched to need to be washed in hot.
Me: “Maybe we could put the stained pillowcases and hand towels in with them, see if we can finally get those all the way clean.
Spouse: “Yeah, sounds like we need to start having designated ‘hot loads.'”
Both of us, turning toward each other in perfect sync:
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A Needy Geek Seems Troubled
So… Those awful poems I’ve been writing? That I was tempted to actually work on? Well, nobody was able to stop me from working on them–and one of them actually turned out good!
Like, really really good. Probably one of the best poems I’ve ever written. (That’s not a high bar, but I’m still proud of it.)
Aaaand I’m afraid to publish it anywhere, because it’s about the first time my heart got broken and if a certain person from high school ever happened to see it I would literally die of embarrassment.
…which is ironic, because the whole theme of the poem is letting go of fear. So, I guess I should post it anyway?
I’ve also written some emo haikus–maybe I can salvage a few of those instead.*
*emo haikus are never salvegable
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Pride Stickers
Took the family to a Pride event this weekend. Check out the stickers I got from Satanic Colorado’s booth!
I’m open to suggestions for where I should put them…
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Feeding Off Each Other’s Energy
My 5 year old is currently at that stage of development where “If big sis does it, it must be the best!” My 7 year old, meanwhile, is at the point in her development where her little sibling’s attention is starting to be enjoyable more often than annoying.
An unfortunate consequence of all this wonderful sibling bonding is that trying to get both of them to stop being rowdy at the same time is like playing the world’s least fun game of whack-a-mole.
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Emo Tears Are Measured in Angst-roms
I’m starting to think some of that awful poetry I’ve been writing might actually be salvageable with a bit of work!
Please send help.
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Darndest
5 year old, giving me a hug: “I love you, dad. You’re such a great dad.”
Me: “Aww, thank you baby. You’re a great kid, too.”
5 yo: “I just smelled the way you would taste if I were to eat you.”
Me: “O…kay…”
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Hit Me Hard and Soft
Remember how a few days ago I mentioned being angsty? Yeeeaaaahhh, maybe not the best time to finally look into this Billie Eilish person I’ve been hearing so much about. Or maybe it was exactly the right time? I dunno.
Anyway. Whew! She’s good.
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In Search of Secrets 