more from the minds of the childrens....
"What do you think is the most popular car in the world?"
"Are you a Christian?"
"Do you celebrate Halloween?"
"Who was the first person to use money?"
"When I grow up, who will give me my phone number?"
"What does negative mean?"
(insert Jill giving an in-depth subtraction lesson, complete with plastic soccer men)
"So how can a story be negative or positive?"
(hey...little kids DO listen to NPR if it's on in the car. as further evidenced by his insistence that he wants to "Listen to the news!")
and the highlight of the week:
(radio DJ announces that the previously played Taylor Swift song is the biggest deal in the country)
"Um, no. The National Anthem is actually the biggest song in the country." DUH.
p.s. i'm currently missing the verve and the mommyheads.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
"Hey, man...don't trivialize my trivialization."
(disclaimer: this is my first attempt to blog with photos. and they aren't very good ones. humor me.)
For me, a good trip to Galesburg has many expectations. It's as if the town is a person, and there are things that I do to reacquaint myself; some from habit, some for nostalgia's sake, and many just because I like to be by myself so much. I usually spend a few hours at Innkeepers reading, writing, and people watching. Ditto Lake Storey (with the bonus of lightening bugs!). I like to drive around, listening to WVKC and the bricks hum beneath the tires of a car. I take a bike ride to Bracken, past Conner's parents' farm.
At any rate, a solid trip starts with 12 hours of this:
.
Inevitably ends up stopped at a few of these:
.
If I'm lucky, time for a few of these:
.
As of late, it's definitely included some of this:
.
Always a walk to this place:
.
But the majority of my time is spent right here:
.
Coming or going, this always stirs some thoughts:
.
This trip included the highlight of seeing this little guy (Ian Matthew King):
For me, a good trip to Galesburg has many expectations. It's as if the town is a person, and there are things that I do to reacquaint myself; some from habit, some for nostalgia's sake, and many just because I like to be by myself so much. I usually spend a few hours at Innkeepers reading, writing, and people watching. Ditto Lake Storey (with the bonus of lightening bugs!). I like to drive around, listening to WVKC and the bricks hum beneath the tires of a car. I take a bike ride to Bracken, past Conner's parents' farm.
At any rate, a solid trip starts with 12 hours of this:
.
Inevitably ends up stopped at a few of these:
.
If I'm lucky, time for a few of these:
.
As of late, it's definitely included some of this:
.
Always a walk to this place:
.
But the majority of my time is spent right here:
.
Coming or going, this always stirs some thoughts:
.
This trip included the highlight of seeing this little guy (Ian Matthew King):
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