(one of)my kick ass cousin(s)
I’ve been having trouble staying asleep the past few nights, I think all because of the kids’ arrival this weekend. Them coming home is something I’ve been wishing for the past 2 years. Having them in my life on a daily basis is just so vital to all of our happiness. That said, it is also a huge paradigm change for my life and most importantly, the kids.
My ultra-awesome cousin, Justin, will be traveling with Van and Viv (he’s listed as the primary relative for my Aunt who works for the airline), and to say I’m grateful to Justin is the understatement of the century. Say hi to Justin on Twitter, he rocks and hopefully, he’ll teach me to snowboard sometime soon.
I got some work done on NitroVideo (fixed some formatting from a PERL script) and also built out the search tag cloud admin area for zeropercentcards.com. Just need to work on the YUI menu flyouts and then I will be very close to completion on the ZPC site, which will be awesome.
Movie reviews…
Man On Wire – this movie is so great. The different characters that helped Philippe Petit accomplish his tight rope walk between the World Trade Center towers are such demonstrative story tellers (especially Petit himself), you almost don’t need the footage of Petit practicing his walk and then ultimately cross the gap.
Quarantine – I didn’t have high hopes and I’ll say I was mildly surprised. I’m curious to see [Rec], which was the original Spanish film. If you like horror, you’ll probably dig this film.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari – this movie, like Nosferatu conveys an otherworldly eerieness. The silence and the jerky motion on the screen parlay into a really great scare. I thought the tinting that was used on various acts was really interesting and was also impressed at how avante garde the sets were.
- Weatherman with a green tie – thanks Mel
- WTF Blanket – thanks Alex
- The Jesus Christ Sponge – thanks Alex
- Fearless Baby Ducks – thanks Mel
- Real books that look like they have been photoshopped
- Family Guy Yelled at By Christian Bale – thanks Carly
- Tampon Flash Drive – thanks Chris
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I’m just not that close to any of my cousins… odd really.
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Aunt Jackie – well if they are anything like my cousins, you should be
March 3rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I’ve just gotten in touch with a bunch of my cousins who I haven’t seen in years, on Facebook. Your cousin is awesome…bringing your favorite people to you! I’m so glad that this has worked out for you…
Carolyn last blog post..Step Two done…
March 3rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Carolyn – Jus is a great dude, not hard to imagine, his mom rules
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Yay for the kids returning to the Joisey! I remember really enjoying The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, although it’s probably been 8 years since I’ve watched it.
Chris last blog post..Bright colors are stimulating for babies, right?
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:12 pm
hey, i have been waking up every night too and i think for me it’s because they’re leaving. also, our power has been going off sporadically since the snow started sunday. school’s been out the past 2 days so it’s no biggie that my alarm doesn’t work. speaking of power going out…should heard van scream and saw how fast he jumped up and out of the tub when the lights went out while he was bathing. wow that kid has some lungs and a deathly fear of the dark!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:37 pm
He’s also single too
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm
I get the shift — I get the happiness, the anxiety, the ….
I got not pith, just good mojo for you Van..
Big smackaroo
lu last blog post..
March 4th, 2009 at 6:53 am
the kiddos at home everyday…i know this is a dream come true for you.
March 4th, 2009 at 8:11 am
i’m so glad the kids will be back soon and glad you have such an awesome cousin to help out with getting them there.
lime last blog post..Even Salmon Get Rewarded After Swimming Upstream
March 4th, 2009 at 10:45 am
You’re getting the kids back full time? Yay for you!
Like Aunt Jackie, I’m not close to my oodles of cousins, most of them I haven’t seen in years. It’s sad really. I’m much closer to Mr. Jazz’s cousins than my own.
Jazz last blog post..And Award Season Rolls Around Again…
March 4th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Delighted to hear that they have a thoroughly trustworthy chaperone, I can imagine just how reassuring that it. Since we’re hoping to go out and watch a film tomorrow this is a timely reminder to check out rotten tomatoes and see if there is anything passable that we can fall asleep in front of……er……energize and enthrall us.
Cheers
Maddy last blog post..Another fine mess
March 5th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I know you’ve got to be super-excited about the kids. Can’t wait to see them again at the party next week.
On another note, that Family Guy clip was priceless…
Marty last blog post..2009 Birding (So far)