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We’re Nothing if Not Adaptable

April 9th, 2006 in Uncategorized

Well, we may be sofa-less but it meant Quinn could take over the living room with his railroad track. (And yes, that is “Thomas and the Magic Railroad” on in the background. If your child has not yet discovered this movie, do EVERYTHING in your power to protect them — and yourselves — from it. It has some kind of special voodoo that causes a child to want to watch it over and over and over and over. And it is bad. Really, really bad. Oh, Alec Baldwin and Peter Fonda, how were you led astray so?)

p.s. Notice Thor completely unphased by the lack of sofa. Coffee in hand, laptop open, admiring the newly designed New York Times site. I don’t think he actually noticed the missing sofa.

The TV is a little less lonely

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There is 5 comments to this post.
  1. spencerg Says:
    April 10th, 2006 at 11:39 pm

    I love Thor’s adaptabilty and apparent obliviousness, which this picture captures marvelously. And your commentary is fab, as are your graphics.

    But…Alec Baldwin led astray? From what, his otherwise highbrow ouvre? Please, the man was born to play Joey Butafuoco, budda bing badda…oops, I just stepped in a grease puddle.

  2. amylola Says:
    April 11th, 2006 at 9:09 am

    I knew I was going to be called out on that. But still, you have to admit that the script for “Thomas” is so bad that it warrants it being a new low in AB’s career.

  3. amylola Says:
    April 11th, 2006 at 9:10 am

    By the way, thanks! :)

  4. spencerg Says:
    April 11th, 2006 at 4:45 pm

    You are welcome, it’s really good stuff.

    But, you are wrong about T&TMR. Sucking is so not the point. It’s got all the addictive juju of Thomas TV shows and it’s like 2 hours long. Is it bad? I don’t know. I’ve never even watched the thing. They could be turning my children into Moonies for all I care. I just press play and go on my way. Maybe a diaper check at intermission, but otherwise, it’s a train-a-riffic holiday for Dad.

  5. amylola Says:
    April 11th, 2006 at 5:00 pm

    You’ve got a point.

    Only problem is, with the layout of our house, there’s no real escape from it’s suckiness.

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I'm Quinn's mom. He's basically The Cutest Kid in the Known Universe. Ok, I know, your kid's cute too, but this one's mine. He was born in March of 2002 and came home from the hospital to a shower of Cherry Blossoms.

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