Feb 092010
Get it? Like listing to the side the way one might if she is very tired? And a list post? (The pun is the lowest form of humor.)
- Another comment on my guest post: Pennie told me later that one of the things she said to Madison on the phone call is that she understood how sharing is hard because sometimes she has a hard time sharing Madison with me. Madison told me that this made her feel better. It’s very important for her to know that Pennie misses her as much as she misses Pennie. Back in the day, Madison would occasionally goad Pennie by flaunting her (Madison’s) relationship with me. I don’t think Pennie knew that she was doing this but I did. It was hard for me to figure out how to handle it (this was when she was two-ish?) but my gut told me to encourage their relationship more overtly to both of them and you know what? That’s what needed to happen. Maybe tomorrow I’ll try to post a little overview of Madison’s development around her relationship with Pennie. Or I might forget and end up writing a post about breakfast cereals. I don’t know.
- Noah is at Kalahari for the unschoolers conference this week. We couldn’t go because of work and stuff. I strongly considered driving up there yesterday to see John Taylor Gatto speak but couldn’t for a million and one bureaucratic reasons. Am I bitter? Yes, a touch.
- We miss Noah. At least Brett and I do. Madison says she does but she’s already decided that she will sit at his place at the dinner table and last night she slept in his bed saying, “I think I’ll be Noah tonight.” Lately she won’t sleep in her OWN bed so we let her even though Noah will kill us when he gets back. She snuggled in and said, “It smells like Noah.” “What does Noah smell like?” I asked her. “Fried chicken,” she replied. I think she’s lying because to me Noah’s room smells like the dog since Peanut pretty much lives in there with him.
- I finally subscribed to Poets & Writer‘s magazine after looking at the web site longingly for months. It’s only ten bucks a year and it’s not very practical (unlike the ASJA newsletter, which is so practical that it’s nearly depressing although incredibly useful so I highly recommend it without irony). Sometimes I need to remember that I am also a Writer and not just a communications expert with a business card.
- Speaking of business cards, I just ordered some new ones. I’m attaching one below. They are very plain but that’s what I was going for. By the way in case my orange banner up there has not made it clear, I would like everyone to hire me.
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Listing posts are sometimes some of the best ones – I love and do them often
Hiring you…dang it, I keep forgetting (because I have such a narrow window of time in which I can pitch you) to pitch you (first step in the ever increasingly long process of getting crap done around here).
You’re doing good on the rest of it though – I know S really tries to promote a relationship between M and I, but M is at the age where she’s not interested to much and the pushing, I think, might actually be bad in our case – is there a line you think?
I think there is. An age line? A relationship line? A pushing line? Something – I don’t know. You’re smart, can you figure it out and let me know so I’m not so lost?
Thanks =)
I think there’s a line, too. I know that Madison needs my interference a lot LESS than she used to (at five going on six) but she does still need my ENCOURAGEMENT. I will try to write about that tomorrow, too. Remind me if I do end up writing about cereal, would you?
hey dawn, just a small comment from me b/c i feel compelled to — and to send a little internet love to ya, since quick comments can do that. (i’m so bad that i didn’t even notice your brand spankin’ new layout until *now*!)
1. actually, i find potty humour a much lower form than puns! puns, actually, tend to delight me incredibly … maybe because they’re so simple. it’s like seeing an earnestly-made, if terribly low-budget movie.. .
2. you know, the most gripping gripping posts you write /are/ the ones where you’re sharing a lot of information — sensitive information? — about madison’s life.
3. i’ve liked sugary cereals much much less as i’ve gotten older, eh? who knew that i’d come to like plain cheerios, and shredded wheat so much! [breakfast cereals aren’t such a bad topic, you know… actually, i’m not sure if it was you or a different blogger, but i remember that one of you bloggers wrote about a blind taste test where your kids liked the /generic/ brand better than the brand name brand. wouldn’t be surprised if it was you, though, since you definitely know how to save a buck!)
Good luck on the work front. I’ve got to start rattling my cup against the bars soon, myself–woo freelancing!
Poets & Writers is my favorite magazine–it’s not the most practical, sure, but it is interesting and nourishing and features some great writing, by/with great writers. I think you’ll be glad you got it.
Dude. Toolbar love.
Gigya! http://wiki.gigya.com/030_Gigya_Socialize_API_2.0/Social_Toolbar I saw it on the Stonewall Columbus site and wanted to try it. Not sure how useful it is but my site is sometimes a guinea pig for something else I might be working on.