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Warming up to it

March 14, 2009 in Kids by Ben

So, Spring Break, Day 1:

It’s supposed to get up to the mid fifties today. I know some of y’all have snow or bitter cold, so I’m not complaining. Just remarking that a few days ago it was 85 and now that we have a week off school? The kids are stuck inside (still rainy).

The Wiggles are wiggling all over one of my last nerves, too.

We just scored a new bike helmet for my daughter, middle son is building a very tricky puzzle in the kitchen (but finally put clothes on at 11:15, he’s been up since 6) and my eldest is focusing on a video game. So far, everyone has been civil if not nice and we’re doing well. Still can’t wait for mom to get home tomorrow. Which reminds me, I need to get some housework done…

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Veja du

March 13, 2009 in Movies, Tivo by Ben

Yeah, it was sequel night here.

Open Season 2. Straight to video? Not surprising.

Transporter 3. Gotta love hot car chases and Jason ripping his shirt off at every opportunity (and having a clean, pressed one in the trunk, just in case).

Also caught up on Sarah ConnerConnor.

Now it is time to get off my ass and go to bed. The kids say hi, doing great.

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Readers are an illusion. Weekend readers doubly so.

February 2, 2008 in Movies, Personal by Ben | 1 comment

Quick update from Casa De Bear.

I watched “The Man from Earth” last night. Totally cool sci-fi movie, but totally not like Hollywood sci-fi. No aliens, no space ships, no special effects, no time warps, no killer robots (big or just terminating), none of that. The movie is about a college professor who is about to move, and his colleagues all come out to his house for a going away party and ask him why he’s leaving a good gig. Turns out, he says, that he’s really 14,000 years old and so he moves every decade or so in order to avoid suspicion. They don’t believe him, of course, so they get into a question and answer session about what he has seen and done. The movie is a back and forth conversation about all this. So freakin’ cool.

Also last night, we watched Game Plan. This is more mainstream (obviously, it’s Disney after all) but still had some cute bits. For the girls there is Mr Rock lifting weights and smiling a lot, for the guys there is a uber-hot ballet school instructor. For the kids there’s a cute kid, a dog named Spike, and a bubble bath.

Today, my wife is working, I’m home with the kids. I offered them a deal: for every minute they spend cleaning house, they get two to play video games or watch TV. So far, this has worked amazingly well, my eldest has spent almost an hour vacuuming, mopping (well, swiffering), picking up toys and books, and now dusting. It’s awesome.

Hope y’all are well.

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