What were you doing one year ago today?
Submitted by CassandraMorgan.
A year ago today was a Sunday… and all I know for sure is that I did Parkour for at least part of it.
(Surprise!)
Author: steelie
Okay… so I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now…
But, I was hoping to be done by now…
Well, here I sit at my computer desk STARTING on my work “this evening” (overtime) that I was hoping to be done by now… It 12:50 AM here and I’m just waking up after having fallen asleep on Little “L’s” bedroom floor… after struggling to get him to bed… after only having gotten one hour of sleep the night/morning before…
Note to first-time parents of babies or young toddlers:
Your child WILL someday become aware of the fact that you really want them to become potty-trained and WILL someday use this to thier advantage to stay awake waaaaaay longer than they ought to. This MIGHT seem cute for a while but WILL invariably/eventually wear on you…
Ugh…
Now I have to start working on something that has to be done for tomorrow/today…
Double ugh… with fries… burnt ones…
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steelie
Vox feedback for March 10, 2007…
Hello again…
This feedback tidbit has to do with my “Home” page when I log in… and Exploring, indirectly. I’ve been reluctant to explore Vox and add new neighbours because as of right now, the Friends & Family posts I really want to keep track of keep getting bumped by my Neighbours’ posts… What I’m really hoping can be done is some sort of filter that I could potentially adjust myself, that would allow me to chose whether I want my “New in your neighbourhood” section to show recent items from my Neighbourhood, my Friends, my Family or my Friends & Family.
Personally, I would love to be able to log-in and immediately get up-to-date on my Friends & Family. And then, if there was no action on that front, I would be able to click over and catch-up on my neighbours. As of right now, I don’t have the time to check all of my F&F’s blogs individually to see if I’ve missed anything, so I rely heavily on my “Home” page.
I’m not saying that everyone Voxes like I do but it would great to have that option. I’ve also ran this idea by a few other Voxers I know outside of the Voxosphere and they’re in favour of such a thing too.
Thanks for listening.
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steelie
(I’m trying to be Voxy, honest)
I was a big boy this morning…
I went potty…
Let me explain…
My morning ritual with Little “L” usually involves me getting up around 6:30 AM (after hitting the snooze button a couple of times) and bringing the little guy downstairs for his morning milk. Well, as Mother Nature would have it, like clockwork, I always have to use the washroom right after I get the milk ready. So, I plop Little “L” on the couch, turn on a bit of early morning kids television programming for him and go on with my business. He’s usually perfectly content there until I’m done.
Well, this morning, almost right after I sat down, I hear him start calling me, “Daddy, where are you?” “Daddy’s using the washroom, Buddy.” So he walks over to the washroom and pushes the door open (I should probably fix that latch) and asks, “Daddy. What are doing?” “Daddy’s just using the toilet, Little ‘L’.” “Daddy poo?” “Uh, yeah little guy. Daddy poo.” “My see, Daddy?” “No Little ‘L’. You don’t need to see. Little ‘L’, stop it, buddy. You don’t need to see.” “Daddy pooed and peed?” “ Yes, buddy. Daddy pooed and peed. Stop that Little ‘L’.” “My sticker, Daddy?” “No, buddy. You only get a sticker when you poo or pee.” “No. My sticker na pooed and peed Daddy!”
At this point he ran out of the washroom and returned a short time later with a sheet of stickers of characters from the kids show Thomas the Tank Engine, and said, “Pick one Daddy… Daddy pooed and peed an a sticker na pooed and peed!”… exactly like I usually do for him. Little “L” was soooo excited that Daddy just went pottly just like he does.
I chose the Bertie the Bus sticker.
I wore it all day.
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steelie
An electric Sports Utility Truck… Now we’re talkin’!
This is the stuff that ALL car companies should not be trying to do but just plain doing. This is an amazing looking, completely practical, environmentally friendly vehicle.
I found this gem over at treehugger.com where they seem to have endless amounts of information on how to make your life greener… from Heath & Beauty to Science & Gadgets, they review everything.
Once these becomes more affordable… count me in!
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steelie
QotD: Recess!
What was your favorite game to play at recess in grade school?
Submitted by Elisheva Chana.
A number of us made up a game we called two-step tag. I was essentially your standard game of tag where one person was “it” and they had to try and tag someone else to make them “it”… except… you had to stay on the playground equipment at all times. Of course there were always some pieces of playgroung equipment that were too far to jump to, so we decided to allow players to take two step between pieces of the “safe” equipment. If you took three steps, you were automatically “it”. There were no tag-backs (couldn’t tag the person who had just tagged you). And we played almost everyday for years.
It’s funny… I’ve actually been thinking about this game recently, what with my new foray into Parkour and all. 😉
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steelie