Crazybananas

From a child who absolutely refused to take a photo in her garage-sale Tinkerbell costume unless she was:

a.) Pouting

b.) Eating a Decorative Gourd

c.) Standing on my neighbor’s steps ignoring me

d.) Pointing up at deck above her and shouting “Doggie!”

e.) Violently shaking her head no, causing me to cut her head off

I heard about it on NPR. I read about it online. My curiousity was officially peaked. Would a huge, incredible, amazing band really sell their album online….for free? Or for a $1? Or for $10? Or whatever you feel like paying?

Yes. Yes, they would.

And holy, ‘effing, crap! This album is incredible. You need to go download it right now. Seriously. RIGHT NOW! Pay nothing or pay a dollar. Or pay whatever you want, it’s so worth it.

Click here to download Radiohead’s new album, In Rainbows. You won’t regret it.

I love this movie. The freak in me just finds it to be the best holiday film of all time. For both Christmas and Halloween.

Now, everyone needs to pitch in so Mikayla will let me watch it on Wednesday. Hey, at least it’s not Transformers, right? Or Pride and Prejudice? Or Lord of the Rings? Count your blessings!

There are a few blogs I’ve been reading since the beginning of time. Well, at least since I started working full time after college and decided reading daily blogs was way more interesting then listening to secretaries talk about their cats or cowering to bosses screaming at you for doing exactly what they asked you, because, obviously, they meant the complete opposite. Idiot.

One of these blogs is Mighty Girl, by Maggie Mason, which I mostly liked because she was hip and cool and lived in San Francisco, my dream city. She also has red hair. She’s one of those Internet people that you feel like you know, even though that would probably freak her the heck out since she has never met me before in her life and I’m writing about her like she was my Space Camp roommate.

Maggie also has a fantastic shopping blog called Mighty Goods, which I’ve used on several occasions to find great gift ideas, or to shop for myself. This was back before we had a kid and I actually spent money on myself. This year Maggie had her first kid, and must have had the same realization, because she just launched a new shopping site, Mighty Junior, featuring great stuff for kids that you won’t find on your Baby’s R Us list.

As always, Maggie’s impeccable taste shines through with some great featured products. My current faves are….

Foam Blocks

Proven to inflict way less injuries when Lu goes into one of her “fits.”

Skip Hop Foam Floor Tiles

Our neighborhood is made up of mostly older houses with wood floors, so I see those ugly foam mats everywhere. These ones are so cute, I may just get rid of the horrid pink carpet and put them all over the house.

Tuff Cookie Buster Hat

It’d be nice to hear, “What a cute little monster” and know they weren’t referring to the personality of a certain toddler, but the adorable attire.

And you thought the guys at Space Camp would be dorky. I mean, come on. Great head of hair? Check! Obedient? Check! A posse of girls drooling all over him? Check! Body of a transformer with a creepy mannequin-head? Check, check!