Nyataimori

June 28, 2008

oh. my. god.

Posted by michele at 01:23 AM | Comments (2)

June 12, 2008

the silent one

i had to baby-sit this weekend as all my family went to see 'the fall'. this is the first time i've baby-sat on my own for evan and it was...well, it wasn't terrible but it wasn't very good either.

i've discovered that when faced with a baby and while utterly alone i don't talk very much. babies need talking. i think sounds reassure them. but i feel stupid talking to a baby by myself. if i ever had kids (after baby-sitting i'm really not interested) and i never talked to them while they were babies would that affect their development? do babies make noise in reaction to people talking to them/making noise at them? evan kept crying and being distressed by my silent face. but i think he enjoyed the mashed carrots, the bottles and all the 'sex in the city' we watched.

in other news:

one of my foster kittens might have ringworm.

season 6 of 7th heaven came out this week and it is way funnier than the other seasons--so far (i am obsessed).

roller skating is much, much harder than i remember but hanging out with nachos and icees is pretty great.

Posted by michele at 12:16 AM | Comments (2)

June 05, 2008

say "NO" to age banding!

"From the autumn, book covers will bear a sign stating they are intended for readers aged 5+, 7+, 9+, 11+ and 13+/teen."
"I have had letters from children of seven who say they have read all the way through His Dark Materials and they have an astonishing knowledge of it. But not every child is the same. A child of nine might be tentative and unsure about reading, and to give them a book that says 9+ will reinforce their sense of failure. The book should be suited to the individual child."

--(quote from Philip Pullman)

Read the rest of the article.

sign the petition

Posted by michele at 10:46 AM | Comments (1)

the fall

have you heard of 'the fall'? i don't really care about the answer to that just go see it immediately. it is the most beautiful cinematography, fantastic acting, and amazing story-telling i've seen in a long, long time.