Monday, March 05, 2007

Kids Are Not Good for Your Self-Esteem

Reha is doing a little online shopping. Lands’ End has this rather clever “virtual model” thing. You take some measurements of yourself (rather, you make your husband do that), input the data and then they have some ginchy software that makes a virtual model of your body and you clothe it. Not a bad idea. You get a pretty good idea of how something might fit on you.

Anyway, Reha made her model and showed it to me and I said, “so that’s you? Yeah, I’d agree with that.”

Ellis interjected, “No, Dad, that’s NOT her. She’s OLD, Dad. Mom is OLD and that girl isn’t.”

1. I’d be like, “Whatever you say, Cherry Blossom.”

   Which for some reason now makes me think of a Terry Pratchett Discworld character - a dwarf - named Cheery Longbottom.

   Posted by Radioactive Jam  on  03/05/07  at  07:40 AM

2. Have you ever considered selling Ellis to the gypsies?

   Posted by michael  on  03/05/07  at  11:05 AM

3. They’ll take away my geek/nerd card if this gets out, but I’ve never been able to get into the Discworld series. Though “American Gods” that Prachett did with Gaiman is one of my favorite books.

   We could get top dollar for Ellis on the black market, I’m sure. Cute, precocious and potty trained, she go for a lot. They buyer would just have to get over the fact that occasionally, she’s going to cut you. It comes from a place of love, I’m sure.

   Posted by Jon  on  03/05/07  at  12:15 PM

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Holy Crap! Look at all this STUFF down here. It's awesome!

 

Really, I'm glad you made it down here. Almost no one ever comes down here. I'm like in a freaking dungeon down here. I get lonely. But not you. YOU made it all the way to the end of the page. For this I think I've a little crush on you. I don't know, is "love" to strong a word to use in this situation? Well, if it's not "love," then it's very strong "like." I'm totally in like with you for coming down here. You are awesome. Please love me back! I know, I know, I shouldn't be all needy, it's not attractive at all, but you don't know how it is to be stuck down here. Who scrolls all the way to the end of a page anymore these days? Anyway, thanks for shedding some light down here in the depths. I appreciate it. Shoot me an email and I'll send you a dollar, OK?

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