A few updates
These are the sort of things I usually don’t blog about, because they aren’t enough for a whole post. However, I figured why not make this blog more blog-like and post shorter bits from time to time?
Dinner and a Show Part Two
No, not the kind of Dinner and a Show I wrote about yesterday, thank God! For those wondering if my wife reads this blog, the answer can be found in the comments of yesterday’s post, where she corrected me. She goes by the name Perfect Non Hormonal Wife, in reference to another post I’m too lazy to go digging up a link for.
Anyway…
Tonight, my wife, son, E, and myself went to dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. This is the second time my son has been to one of these restaurants (I think – a correction shall be forthcoming if I’m wrong – just check the comments) but the first time since he was old enough to articulate as well as he is doing these days.
We sat at the hibachi grill and when the chef came out and put on his show which involved knife spinning, fire and flipping of various foods. My son’s eyes were glued to the action!
E got a bit nervous when the chef created a big fireball and looked at me with a worried look and grabbed my shirt sleeve. Very adorable.
Dinner and a movie
Later, we came home and I popped in the DVD, Cars which I rented from the library. This is the first movie my son has ever seen.
You should have seen his eyes when the movie first started. They were wide in awe as he watched the animated cars raced around the track. Not Clockwork Orange wide, but wide eyed in the same childish awe as he displayed during dinner – just taking things in, amazed.
During a few scenes, he called out, “woah” and “oh!” and then held out his hands in a confused manner and turned to me as if to ask, “what happened?” – all of it adorable. The movie was much better than I would have guessed. Not sure why I was surprised, Pixar has done nothing but good movies to date.
I should note that E didn’t officially see the whole movie as he fell asleep before it was over.
Updates from around the web…
Tara mentioned BloggerDad in her post Monday which honored… well, blogger dads. Thanks, Tara!
Ron over at Clark Kent’s Lunchbox also mentioned my blogging and cartooning work in his post here. Thanks, Ron!
For those of you not following my exploits over at BlogToFit, I lost five pounds this week and six the week before. In total, I’ve lost 16 pounds since November 19.
Over at I Draw Comics, I posted a new Todd and Penguin comic in which I explore one of my favorite new food finds, pancakes in a spray can. I also posted a new Taking Up Space comic, which is a wee bit cynical.
You have GOT to be kidding me. Pancakes in a spray can? Have you learned nothing from Blog To Fit!
Taras last blog post..Let’s hear it for the dads!
I am a little scared of Pixar’s domination of our children’s lives. My younger nephews love Mater and Lighthing McQueen. They are everywhere. I see them on shoes, clothes, toys, pajamas, sippy cups and everywhere else. I wonder what big movie will come out when my son is old enough to begin his fascination with a cartoon character.
Sounds like a delightful evening – dinner and a show – I like Pixar too and not ready to overwhelm kids with any one group…but then mine are grown.
Now that I am up and running again, I am seeing your name mentioned around the blog zone! Good for you! About time! and I liked your new comics.
You are one busy guy. thank you for sharing with us
Patricias last blog post..Me vs. Them
“cars” – excellent choice for a first movie! watching my nephew imbibe “how the grinch stole christmas” for the first time was a singularly magical experience.