Sunday, January 10th 2020
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Girlfriend got to go to a for-real party with all the girls from her class.
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They played ball, roasted marshmallows and hot dogs, drank hot chocolate, hung out by a fire, ran around. All if it masked and outdoors. Thank heavens for mild weather.
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I even saw and got to talk to other parents in real life at pick up time. So surreal!
Such a welcome elixir.
Someone’s sleeping good tonight.
🙌
Saturday, January 9th 2021
AT RISE: At home.
BOY: My hair is cold.
MOM: Put on a hat.
BOY: [Pause.] No thanks.
SCENE.
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Saturday, January 9th 2020
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I organized something that I don’t know what it is!
There is an online video game called “Among Us” that is some kind of social “whodunnit” sleuth kind of experience you can do with others.
Because of some of the social ills that have come out of a year full of shit and quarantine, I was inspired by a fellow parent to organize a game for our kids who usually go camping together (and whose names affectionately spell “SPLOOP.”)
With barely a “hey,” seamlessly the got right to work; troubleshooting technical problems and jumping into play.
Now they are busy typing away and chatting and sleuthing and accusing and proposing “tasks” and voting and asking each other questions and sharing info and troubleshooting together.
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“If I die, it was Zaida.”
“Wait, who died?”
“Who are we voting for?”
“OK everyone watch me do a task.”
“I can prove that I’m clear. I can do med bay scan! Follow me. Look!”
“I can’t tell who’s the imposter but it’s Eggplant.”
“I think it was Arson.”
“No it wasn’t.”
“Eggplant! You did not do the task.”
“What! Oh my god! OK fine! Vote me off.”
“Yeah but when someone kills you, you don’t say it.”
“What kind of pet should I have? Alien Dog, Red Crab or…”
“Get the Alien Dog.”
“I disconnected.”
“Why am I BROWN?”
“Here! I’ll read out my tasks!”
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The glorious thing about this is I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what they’re doing. (Bonus fact: Generally, I hate video games. lol!)
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“Now let’s play again. And if you die, don’t tell anybody!”
“Guys I’ll BRB. I need to go AFK.”
(Which translates to: “I’ll Be Right Back. I need to go Away From Keyboard.“)
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Friday, January 2021th
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SEDITION! – A Randy Rainbow Parody [3:45]:
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How enamored I am and indebted we are to Randy Rainbow for his tireless efforts trying to salvage any shreds of sanity throughout this entire “administration” from hell.
And how I hope he gets a break SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
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Thursday, December 17th 2020
AT RISE: CJ is at her Distance Learning school desk at home, starting to type on her Chromebook. Mom is sitting next to her.
MOM: OK, are you all set?
CJ: Mm-hmm.
MOM: Do you need anything?
CJ: Nope.
MOM: Do you want me to take your Kindle and your stuffy so they won’t be a distraction?
CJ: [Grabs stuffed animal into a tight hug. Deliberately places Kindle aside.]
MOM: OK, do you want me to take your banana peel?
CJ: [Hands Mom banana peel without looking away from computer screen.]
MOM: OK. You’re all set? Do you want help spelling ‘butt‘?
CJ: NO.
MOM: [Starts to fake cry.] You don’t NEED me anymore??
CJ: No. I DON’T. Now go away!
MOM: [Suppresses a smile. Goes away. *Free*… for a few minutes.]
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Sunday, December 13th 2020
I’m sorry but right now this is the Best. Christmas. Movie. Of my life.
Every Parent at Christmas (by The Holderness Family) [4:06]:
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Thursday, December 3rd 2020
Performing over Zoom today, practicing the craft:
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🤪
Saturday, November 28th 2020
MNOOKM: McSweeney, Neely, Oberhauser, Oberhauser, Kolonoski, McSweeney.
It wasn’t a party per se, it just feels like one every time we get these cousins together.
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2020-11-28 MNOOKM Party [0:44]:
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And it’s a comfort to have this as Boomsy’s final resting place. 🥕
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Thursday, November 26th 2020
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Zooming for Thanksgiving is about what you’d expect. Between technical challenges and standard chaos, we sign off before too long. But not before Gavin consults Bubble Wow on the best practices for how to serve Ye Traditional Can of Cranberry Sauce!
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And we’re all in agreement that ’tis, “Better to have a Zoom Thanksgiving than an ICU Christmas.” And yes. Paul’s food is stupendous as ever!
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GRATITUDES:
Bubble Wow is thankful for the pending vaccine, and for the new Biden-Harris administration. (Halleluia Amen!)
Mary is thankful for her “fiss,” Mirabelle. (Mirabelle is a beta fish.)
Chef ManMeat is thankful for his job, for the roof over our heads; for the savings we’ve preserved that are enabling us to weather this pandemic economy; and for his North American Wife. (o:
Gavin is thankful for our security and well being; that we don’t have to worry about ourselves right now; that we can afford privileges like Thanksgiving dinner and pets; that mom is not having to find more work in a pandemic and can be home; and finally that the “pumpkin-spiced turd in the white house” will not be there very much longer!
This Mamma is thankful for family; for Boomsy Bun who brought such immeasurable joy in the short time he was with us; for the ability to withstand heartbreaks like this; to be reminded of the fragility of life; for the privilege being safe at home on Thanksgiving and of NOT spreading Covid.
ClaraJane is thankful for ice cream, that stupid cat (Kitten), her Kindle, the swing in her bedroom doorway, Roblox, TV, blankets, food, and glitter.
To which her brother replies, “Man. Woman. Person. Camera. TV!” lol
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2020-11-26 CircusKitchen Thanksgiving [1:02]:
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And I KNOW we still have so much work to do to help overcome racism in our country and culture; against blacks and especially Native Americans. We will do our best.
Thursday, November 26th 2020
Wherein Kitten falls away to the smell of Thanksgiving turkey and fixings emanating from Chef Paul’s kitchen.
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2020-11-26 Basket Case [0:25]:
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