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From Twitter 01-03-2011
Jan. 4th, 2011 02:03 amTweets copied by twittinesis.com
Jan. 4th, 2011
I was a super mom yesterday.
Went to work. Earned income.
Stopped at bank. Took out money to give to husband since he is not earning income or unemployment.
Came home. Made nutritious dinner (chicken, brown rice, fruit salad: apples, oranges, pomagranate seeds).
Counseled Delia on a school problem and helped her brainstorm a strategy for addressing it.
Went to sparring with Fiona. Hit people. Hit pads. Did abs workout.
Came home. Assisted Delia with homework project.
Then shortly before 10:00 pm, just as I was sitting down with a sigh of relief with my new Barnes & Noble Nook, Fiona came to me and said, "I just remembered: there's a book that would be perfect for my IB Extended Essay [the mega-important paper that is due on Friday; she's doing it on the Woman Warrior in fantasy fiction.] I heard the author speaking at Portus and I thought that what she said about the book would be spot-on for my project. I just remembered it now. How can I get the book in time to use it for my paper?"
I suppressed a groan. "Fiona, why are you telling me this now instead of a month ago?"
"I forgot it was being published. But it would be so perfect..."
I looked up the book online. It would be perfect. I checked the Hennepin County library system. They didn't have it. I checked the U of MN library system. They had it, but it was in the St. Paul library, and I don't have check out privileges anyway.
"Maybe there's an e-book edition?" We checked. It wasn't available for the Barnes & Noble Nook. But it was available for the Kindle.
Damn.
I thought. My parents have a Kindle. But 10:00 p.m....they'd be in bed already. Then I thought of my sister Betsy, who I knew had one, too. I gave Fiona a look. "I could call Betsy, and see if she'd load it and then drive out there to pick it up." I winced. "Tonight. You owe me."
"I know." She gave me a doe-eyed look. "Please?"
So I called and spoke to Betsy's husband, Greg. It turned out they would be willing to download the book and loan the Kindle (Fiona had $20 to pay them). They were just about to drive downtown to drop their son off for a bus ride to Chicago. So Fiona and I drove downtown and met Betsy, who gave us the Kindle. Fiona started reading it on the drive home and said, yes, it was perfect.
So I get karmic Mommy points galore. Fiona has already announced on Facebook that her Mom's the best.
Went to work. Earned income.
Stopped at bank. Took out money to give to husband since he is not earning income or unemployment.
Came home. Made nutritious dinner (chicken, brown rice, fruit salad: apples, oranges, pomagranate seeds).
Counseled Delia on a school problem and helped her brainstorm a strategy for addressing it.
Went to sparring with Fiona. Hit people. Hit pads. Did abs workout.
Came home. Assisted Delia with homework project.
Then shortly before 10:00 pm, just as I was sitting down with a sigh of relief with my new Barnes & Noble Nook, Fiona came to me and said, "I just remembered: there's a book that would be perfect for my IB Extended Essay [the mega-important paper that is due on Friday; she's doing it on the Woman Warrior in fantasy fiction.] I heard the author speaking at Portus and I thought that what she said about the book would be spot-on for my project. I just remembered it now. How can I get the book in time to use it for my paper?"
I suppressed a groan. "Fiona, why are you telling me this now instead of a month ago?"
"I forgot it was being published. But it would be so perfect..."
I looked up the book online. It would be perfect. I checked the Hennepin County library system. They didn't have it. I checked the U of MN library system. They had it, but it was in the St. Paul library, and I don't have check out privileges anyway.
"Maybe there's an e-book edition?" We checked. It wasn't available for the Barnes & Noble Nook. But it was available for the Kindle.
Damn.
I thought. My parents have a Kindle. But 10:00 p.m....they'd be in bed already. Then I thought of my sister Betsy, who I knew had one, too. I gave Fiona a look. "I could call Betsy, and see if she'd load it and then drive out there to pick it up." I winced. "Tonight. You owe me."
"I know." She gave me a doe-eyed look. "Please?"
So I called and spoke to Betsy's husband, Greg. It turned out they would be willing to download the book and loan the Kindle (Fiona had $20 to pay them). They were just about to drive downtown to drop their son off for a bus ride to Chicago. So Fiona and I drove downtown and met Betsy, who gave us the Kindle. Fiona started reading it on the drive home and said, yes, it was perfect.
So I get karmic Mommy points galore. Fiona has already announced on Facebook that her Mom's the best.
I discovered a fun tool online that tinkers with portraits.
I used these photos of Fiona and Delia and this photo of me.
( Here's what Fiona would look like as a young adult )
( Here's what Fiona would look like as an older adult )
( Fiona, east Asian )
( Fiona, west Asian )
( Fiona as manga cartoon )
( Fiona as a man )
( Delia as a young adult )
( Delia as an older adult )
( Delia, east Asian )
( Delia, west Asian )
( Delia as manga cartoon )
( Delia as a man )
( Me as a man )
If you try the tool to post your own picture, drop me a comment with the link to let me know. Am very curious!
I used these photos of Fiona and Delia and this photo of me.
( Here's what Fiona would look like as a young adult )
( Here's what Fiona would look like as an older adult )
( Fiona, east Asian )
( Fiona, west Asian )
( Fiona as manga cartoon )
( Fiona as a man )
( Delia as a young adult )
( Delia as an older adult )
( Delia, east Asian )
( Delia, west Asian )
( Delia as manga cartoon )
( Delia as a man )
( Me as a man )
If you try the tool to post your own picture, drop me a comment with the link to let me know. Am very curious!