Back from another Christmas in the Lou. We had a few more days this year, but for some reason this Christmas seemed busier than ever. Sam was still kinda sick all week and not sleeping well, which means that none of us slept well. It feels good to be home, although at the moment Sam is wailing in his room and just having a hard time of it.
He seemed to make a bit of a cognitive leap this week -- he's getting his colors right, and he's saying more words, and getting people's name right. I think that being around a lot of people, getting near-constant attention and stimulation, was good for him.
Went to a gathering at Eric E's house on Friday, and got to see The Drew, which was nice. I kinda wish that the 3 of us had been able to sneak off somewheres, but alas, no such luck. If only I had been able to say longer; it seems I had to leave right when the sitting-and-talking portion of the evening was beginning.
Hmm. I feel like I had more to write when I sat down. Should I try and have more dinner?
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Merry (barf!) Christmas!
Perhaps I am doomed to never arrive in St. Louis before Christmas eve. The fam and I are scheduled to fly out tomorrow morning, but last night Sam decided to start puking at around midnight, and the jury's still out as to whether he has stopped yet. He's asleep now, and he hasn't woken up to puke, which is a good sign, but not definitive. We're waiting to see if he can go 4 hours without yakking, and then we'll consider him in the clear. Let me just say that his barf smelled terrible last night. Ugh. YOU OWE ME, SON. AND YOU OWE YOUR MOTHER MORE.
Not how I expected to spend my night (or day today) when I got off work yesterday. Work ended on a high note, with a very productive meeting with our theatre consultant who was in town from N. Carolina. Got some questions ironed out amongst our contractor and our performance lighting subcontractor, and the theatre consultant (who designed the system). I was definitely the dumbest guy in the room, but nobody seems to mind too much. So that's good. Also, I found out that a lighting console is included in the contract, which is good because I was figuring that it wasn't and that we would have to dig up another 10 grand somewhere.
What else? Gonna be a weird Christmas, but I'm looking forward to it. I hope the little guy is feeling better when he wakes up so we can get away on time rather than trying to deal with the headache of trying to switch our flight at the last minute, 3 days before Christmas.
Not how I expected to spend my night (or day today) when I got off work yesterday. Work ended on a high note, with a very productive meeting with our theatre consultant who was in town from N. Carolina. Got some questions ironed out amongst our contractor and our performance lighting subcontractor, and the theatre consultant (who designed the system). I was definitely the dumbest guy in the room, but nobody seems to mind too much. So that's good. Also, I found out that a lighting console is included in the contract, which is good because I was figuring that it wasn't and that we would have to dig up another 10 grand somewhere.
What else? Gonna be a weird Christmas, but I'm looking forward to it. I hope the little guy is feeling better when he wakes up so we can get away on time rather than trying to deal with the headache of trying to switch our flight at the last minute, 3 days before Christmas.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Afterlife
An example of what I really like about my job: this week, I've been working on fixing a set, loading/unloading and assembling said set on a high school tour, playing Horatio in the show that's touring, brokering a deal on the alarm system for the new building, and figuring out A/V needs for the new building. It's quite a mixed bag, and I can do a lot of it (but not all of it, which is good cause I need a little bit of provided structure) on my own schedule, I can do some of it by myself and some of it with others, some of it during the day and some of it at night. Pretty much the exact opposite of standing in the same spot all day doing the same thing day after day while encountering the same fairly annoying people. Lovin' it!
My favorite thing in the world to do right now is to crank up Arcade Fire's song, "Afterlife," on the stereo, pick up Sam and dance with him in the living room. He will get a big smile on his face when the song come on, run to me with his arms out and then put his head down on my shoulder while I hug him and we bounce and sway and swoop. It's pretty great. I love that he likes music. I like that he can be fussy in the car and then I put on The National's cd and he pretty much instantly calms down and just sits and quietly entertains himself (except for in-between songs when he puts up a little bit if a fuss until the next song starts).
A few years ago, Jeannie and I made a deal that we would never watch Law and Order on Netflix, because that seemed like the lowest point of lazy TV watching, and L&O is just the type of "this-isn't-really-that-good-but-it's-here-and-I-want-to-avoid-doing-other-things" television that Jerns and I were trying to avoid by not having a TV. But the other night we were both pretty tired and we were looking through Netflix for something to watch, and we didn't want to try something new, and we didn't want to invest the time in a movie, so we ended up watching L&O. And damn if it wasn't awesome, and damn if it didn't make me feel like it was 2002 again, and that I was 25 again, and now I see that Law and Order is perfect for an hour of TV just before bed. You can give it 15% of your attention and it will completely clear your mind and turn you into a blank slate that is entirely ready for a restful night's sleep. Plus, I also get to repeatedly do my Sam Watertson impersonation, and that's one of my favorites.
My favorite thing in the world to do right now is to crank up Arcade Fire's song, "Afterlife," on the stereo, pick up Sam and dance with him in the living room. He will get a big smile on his face when the song come on, run to me with his arms out and then put his head down on my shoulder while I hug him and we bounce and sway and swoop. It's pretty great. I love that he likes music. I like that he can be fussy in the car and then I put on The National's cd and he pretty much instantly calms down and just sits and quietly entertains himself (except for in-between songs when he puts up a little bit if a fuss until the next song starts).
A few years ago, Jeannie and I made a deal that we would never watch Law and Order on Netflix, because that seemed like the lowest point of lazy TV watching, and L&O is just the type of "this-isn't-really-that-good-but-it's-here-and-I-want-to-avoid-doing-other-things" television that Jerns and I were trying to avoid by not having a TV. But the other night we were both pretty tired and we were looking through Netflix for something to watch, and we didn't want to try something new, and we didn't want to invest the time in a movie, so we ended up watching L&O. And damn if it wasn't awesome, and damn if it didn't make me feel like it was 2002 again, and that I was 25 again, and now I see that Law and Order is perfect for an hour of TV just before bed. You can give it 15% of your attention and it will completely clear your mind and turn you into a blank slate that is entirely ready for a restful night's sleep. Plus, I also get to repeatedly do my Sam Watertson impersonation, and that's one of my favorites.
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Whizzdom Teef
The Jeanners had her wisdom teeth taken out today. She was doing ok for most of the day but then puked a bit as I was getting Sam ready for bed. I think it was a particular medication that caused the puking, so I think I'm going to not give her that medication anymore. But the pain meds that the dentist gave her seem to stay down OK, so I'll keep up with those.
Anyway, I stayed home from rehearsal tonight to look after J, and she's snoozing now so I've got an unexpected free evening in front of me. Feeling a little bored, but also pretty tired because it was a pretty busy day -- looking after Sam, making sure Jeannie was ok, and fielding a bunch of work e-mails and appointments and such. So I'm thinking it will be an early night.
Tomorrow, depending on the health of Jerns, I will try to head to work for a meeting in the early afternoon and I will spend a good chunk of the day working on a Hamlet set at home. Sammyboy is at the sitter's for the day, which should make it a bit of an easier day. Hopefully Jeannie is able to keep food down and keep pain meds down and isn't too bruised and swollen.
By the way, having something done to my wisdom teeth is like my scariest nightmare ever.
Fuck. That. Shit.
(pardon my language)
Anyway, I stayed home from rehearsal tonight to look after J, and she's snoozing now so I've got an unexpected free evening in front of me. Feeling a little bored, but also pretty tired because it was a pretty busy day -- looking after Sam, making sure Jeannie was ok, and fielding a bunch of work e-mails and appointments and such. So I'm thinking it will be an early night.
Tomorrow, depending on the health of Jerns, I will try to head to work for a meeting in the early afternoon and I will spend a good chunk of the day working on a Hamlet set at home. Sammyboy is at the sitter's for the day, which should make it a bit of an easier day. Hopefully Jeannie is able to keep food down and keep pain meds down and isn't too bruised and swollen.
By the way, having something done to my wisdom teeth is like my scariest nightmare ever.
Fuck. That. Shit.
(pardon my language)
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