...because you can never have too much randomness in your life.
Guess who loves fish
On Saturday we had a rare moment of inspiration and motivation and decided to take Cheeky to the New York Aquarium. It's in Coney Island, which neither and island nor a rabbit, and which is supposedly being "revitalized" by the city so it looks less like a crack den run by local ruffians and more like an amusement park. I love aquariums, and most of them are air-conditioned, so it seemed like a smashing idea.
We saw many amazing things while we were there, such as 7000 people standing in line for a hot dog and walruses as big as school buses. What we weren't expecting, though, was how much Cheeky loved the fishes. She kept trying to get their attention, first by slapping the glass, then by emitting high-pitched squeals which probably sound just as piercing underwater. As soon as she learns to talk she'll demand to get certified. It warms the cockles of my heart. Or maybe the sub-cockles...I don't know, somewhere down there....
John Freakin' Williams
With apologies to Jerry Goldsmith and Danny Elfman, when they make the movie about me I want John Williams to score it. I saw Superman Returns today, and as soon as the iconic theme music came on I got a huge rush. How great is this guys music???? He came up with the spooky Jaws theme, wrote the greatest film score of all time, and to top it off came up with my favorite lullaby for Cheeky. (Not the best choice...it just makes her want to whip things). I wish I heard that sort of music in my head when I walked out the door in the morning instead of what I usually hear.
It doesn't feel like 30 degrees out...
Metrics. I can't figure them out. Personally, I don't care which measurement system we use, but I'd rather we use JUST ONE. I'm used to having the weatherman tell me something, like "it's going to be hotter than the surface of Mercury today, with 118% humidity" and not glance up at a sign announcing it's 30 degrees. Shouldn't I be wearing a coat or something? It was just one of those instantaneous things, but it still threw me. Because I was hot.
I probably wouldn't have been bothered as much if it weren't 11:30 at night. This city can be rough in the summer...
One last thing
Bolton does look like a walrus. Maybe cheeky was trying to be a dolphin with all the piercing squeals of delight?
Posted by: Arwen | July 17, 2006 at 09:55 AM
Wow- that pic of Cheeky is mildly distrubing.
to convert metric into American (what else should I call it? we're the only ones who don't use metric)
take temp in celcius, double it, then add 30.
that'll give you the farenheit equiv. within a few degrees.
And that concludes today's lesson.
Posted by: kara | July 17, 2006 at 11:36 AM
My god she is looking more like you each day :-P
Posted by: WestCoastBrother2 | July 17, 2006 at 12:40 PM
What is it about fish? If you've seen one, you've seen them all. Kids love them though.
Posted by: Melissa | July 17, 2006 at 05:00 PM
Not to point out the flaws in your web-site, but you really should put links to listen to your "favorite song." I'm always up for a little Prince ;).
Posted by: TheOtherC.Weber | July 18, 2006 at 12:40 PM