Archive for June, 2005
Thursday, June 30th, 2005
I have stacks of CDs next to me on the table that I plan on ripping later. Lyle Lovett, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Taj Mahal, and some Greg Brown amongst many others. Rhen loves music and music loves Rhen so we try to accommodate both parties. Right now ...
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
Whenever Rhen's stomach is upset I turn on the stereo and we do a variety of dancing, rock and roll posturing and karaoke to distract ourselves. I used to play the dogs like a guitar but sadly I've found that a baby is harder to play because they squirm around ...
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Saturday, June 25th, 2005
C: Honey? You need to come downstairs.Me:Why?C:The washer isn't working.Rhen: Whaaaaaaaaa!Not exactly the best way to start the weekend, but we're used to it. We've endured a number of appliance-driven set backs (furnace, water heater, backed up sewer line, water softener, leaky gas lines) over the course of the year ...
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Friday, June 24th, 2005
I think I'm going to hurl. How to be creative. I like the Sex and Cash Theory (Don't quit your day job, #7). I like this part, "Another example is somebody like Martin Amis. He writes "serious" novels, but he has to supplement his income by writing the occasional newspaper ...
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Friday, June 24th, 2005
I'll be the first to admit that it has been a long week taking care of Rhen but in the end we were brought together by our complete and total love for the new White Stripes album, Get Behind Me Satan. Rhen likes the album for its lo-fi, edgey production ...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
I've discovered that during a meltdown the swath of destruction is quite impressive. What can take hours to clean and repair can be easily turned into a wasteland within minutes of Rhen's dissatisfaction. Upstairs I've noticed the glass knob that opens the laundry shoot broken off. The IKEA wall light ...
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005
I think Rhen might of rebooted himself. He's back to the swing, but I'm not sure if it is the swing or the sweet smooth jazz stylings of our Miles Davis record, Kind of Blue. Yeah, Rhen isn't a big fan of the iPod. I think records ...
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
Rhen has changed his baby happiness matrix on us in the last couple of days. Sitting toys (swing and baby massager chair) no longer do it. In fact, he is just furious if I try to set him down in the swing which is funny, because two days ago, the ...
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