I love you, Mighty Goods!

You know what would make an awesome wedding favor? Bottles of soda with pictures of R and myself on them! Thanks, Mighty Goods!

Baby in a box

Oh man. I totally want one of these when I have a kid. Just think of it: a baby sized room, comfortable for lounging in undressed. I was always looking for hidey-holes when I was a kid, so having my own little room would have been awesome.

And now for something completely different...

We now go from serious to... more memes! Thanks to Lara. This time I'll be using my whole music library, so this should be interesting.

Musical 8-Ball
Open your music library and put it on random. Ask the question, press next, and see if the music answers your question - don't take answers that don't make sense. Here we go...

1. What is missing from my life?
Take off Your Clothes - John & Yoko (Dead Parrot Society: The Best of British Comedy). I think my life does need more nudity.

2. Will I find love?
Albuquerque - "Weird Al" Yankovic. Interesting... Never been there before.

3. Will I become rich?
I'll Sue Ya - "Weird Al" Yankovic. I'll become rich by being litigious? How uncharacteristic of me.

4. Does someone have a crush on me?
The Patriot - John Williams. Hmm...lets try that one again.
Naturally - Huey Lewis & The News.

5. What should I do with my life?
Brain Stew - Green Day. Mmm... Nope, new answer.
With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles. Sure, getting help, but what will I be doing?
You're My #1 - Enrique Iglesias. Curse you, Enrique! I need an answer!
God is a DJ - Faithless. Yes, an evil DJ who won't ANSWER MY QUESTION.
All Star - Smash Mouth. Okay, so I'll be some sort of all-star with the help of my friends. Now we're talking.

6. Am I good looking?
Mr. Chinese Food Delivery Guy - Bud Light presents. I don't get it.
[Trance Generation Megamix] - Trance Generation. So is this like [crickets]? I'll take this as a no, then.

7. When am I most happy?
This Place is a Prison - The Postal Service. No, if I was in prison I think I would be the least happy.
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin. I'll be happiest when I don't worry, then? Cool. Now to control the random anxiety.

8. What is my biggest regret?
S.O.S. - ABBA. My biggest regret is calling for help? Or not calling for help? I'm confused.

9. How does the world see me?
Ayla Part 2 - DJLimey. Riiiiight...
Satellite - BT. I'm a space case? Must be all that walking into things.

10. What do my friends really think of me?
Marcello Mastrioanni - Oliver Future. They think I'm Italian?

11. Will I have a happy life?
Inchon - Robert W. Smith. Hey, that's a song about a battle! Aww, that sucks.

12. How can I make myself happy?
Chameleon - Maynard Ferguson. Another pet. I got'cha.

13. How will I die?
Christmas Parodies - Jimmy Fallon. I'm going to kick off... making fun of Christmas? Awesome.

14. Do I act my age?
Tropicalia - Beck. Stop stalling, iTunes Eight Ball.
It Really Doesn't Matter - Confidential. I suppose that's true.

15. What type of tattoo should I get?
Mi Tumbao - Tres Coronas. Wait a minute... 'Tumbao' means gang! No gang tattoos for me, thank you very much. I've already got a tattoo I'm quite fond of.

16. What is my spirit animal?
Warrior - Matisyahu. I'm so fierce!

17. Do I like pain?
Maybe Katie (Acoustic) - Barenaked Ladies. So, I don't, but someone named Katie does?

18. Is there anyone else like me out there?
Cry (Aura floor mix) - Aura. Is that a no? Am I to cry from the loneliness?

20. Where should I move to?
Across the Sea - Weezer. Well, I was thinking of moving, but maybe someplace a little more familiar. Like Seattle.

22. Will I ever be president?
And on a Rainy Night - Sean Mullins. On a rainy night I become president?

23. What is fun for me?
Wake Up - The Ditty Bops. No. Waking up is pretty much never fun. Damn alarm [grumble].

24. Will I ever learn to fly?
Stay With Me - DJ Demo & SY. You afraid of flying, Eight Ball? Need some company? I'll keep you safe.

25. What is my super power?
Take the Dance - Deux Process. I can take over dances? It must be with my super-lame dancing.

26. What is some good advice for me?
Walkin' on the Sun - Smash Mouth. No, I'd have to say walking on the sun would be bad advice. Might hurt. Just a little.

Tag! You're it!

A's latest burst of paranoia

I'd have to say that, on the whole, I'm a very laid back and rational person. I am prone to bursts of obsessive worrying on occasion. I had one Sunday after finding out that my nephew was born by C-section because he was too large (we'll find out more when we're not getting the information through the family grapevine), which set of a whole set of fears about when I have children (I was 9.5 lbs, which is fairly normal for my family). I managed to calm myself down by checking up on the weight of my cousin's baby (born normally, 9 lbs 4 oz), and by just realizing that it really doesn't bear thinking about, as it will happen when and if it happens (and a healthy baby is worth major surgery).

Sneaking around beneath that worry, and really coming to a head last night, was my concern about eating seafood. No, it's not really related, but apparently I was just in a worrying mood. I've been wondering for a while, thanks to the oceanography and marine biology courses I took during my undergraduate years, whether or not it was okay to eat seafood, but my concerns were really peaked by a recent series of National Geographic articles. So much of what is being consumed isn't harvested sustainably, but how do you find the stuff that is? I'm a seafood lover, but by 10 pm last night I had worked myself into such a frenzy that I was going to swear off seafood. Fortunately, my brain reminded me that the Monterey Bay Aquarium keeps the public informed about this sort of issue, and it turns out that they have a handy-dandy wallet-sized guide to tell you which fish you should eat (Gah! Orange roughy is to be avoided?! My family has eaten that for years!). Now I can stop with the self-flagellation (which we of puritan descent so love to do, be it about sinfulness, global warming, or American foreign policy), and set myself on the more challenging task of putting my money where my mouth is.

Congratulations to my nephew

For making it out of the womb, that is.

4:11 pm
March 25th, 2007
8 pounds 4 ounces