Thoughts On Stuff » Bucket Of Sunshine

I’m a momtocat

sunday — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:12:32 +0000

Believe it or not, completely unrelated to the domain outsidecat, I got this awesome mother’s day card from GitHub.

Our logo is an octocat, and there are many variations of it.

How we say “I love you”

sunday — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:58:19 +0000

With a 75% clearance box of sparkly Darth Vadar chocolate-covered caramels.

Gourmet chef

sunday — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:12 +0000

Making dinner last night. “Crab-stuffed grouper with polenta and spinach in a spicy cream sauce” sounds way better than “two frozen things from Trader Joes”, and yet they are the same.

Wadsgreen love

sunday — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:59:43 +0000

Buying a DARPA-created, algorithmically constructed hoodie = love for Jason

Paying the extra $5 for three-day delivery = irrational love for Jason

Brushing teeth

sunday — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:41:32 +0000

Brushing teeth, originally uploaded by sundaykofax.

Abby came to visit, and spent one glorious, shining day. 80 took to her right away, naturally. Between the two of them, the amount of effervescence and happy-go-luckiness is more than the state of Nevada.

Via Flickr:
80 was thrilled to find out Abby also brushes her teeth in the morning, and insisted on helping.

Early birds get the diner seats

sunday — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:35:54 +0000

80 and I are having an early breakfast out. I love breakfast, and one tiny upside to an early rising toddler is getting a prized seat at the Deluxe Town Diner.

Out to breakfast

sunday — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:44:00 +0000

Out to breakfast, originally uploaded by sundaykofax.

You know you’re a toddler’s mom when you have to wash your hands (and arms) before going to the bathroom at a restaurant.

80 likes to clutch my arm with her crumby, sticky hands to get my attention so I can get her more food.

DFW word game

sunday — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:14:25 +0000

David Foster Wallace’s shorter works, like found in “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again” is to an olive as “Infinite Jest” is to:

a. a concrete block
b. a hot air balloon
c. a muffuletta sandwich

The answer is c, a muffuletta sandwich.

Where is it the coolest?

sunday — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:18:26 +0000

Where is it the coolest?, originally uploaded by sundaykofax.

Tempcat: It’s like having a bloodhound or truffle pig.

First hairs cut

sunday — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:59:42 +0000

Another milestone our baby book makes us note: 80′s first haircut.

Before:

It wasn’t so much a haircut as a trimming of a few wispies in front of her eyes. I was hoping they’d grow long enough to sweep to the side (thus giving us the same haircut), but that never happened. They’re so thin and sparse that a barrette (which fits into the choking hazard category) slowly slides down her head.

After:

See how much more passive and docile she is with a haircut? It’s just like wild animals. Oh, you didn’t know that? Oh yeah, you just have to wrestle a fox down to the ground and give it a trim.