Me and Alexa are both sick now. In the morning we are moving to our new apartment.
I wish that we could go back to the old days. When the old days were here, we didn't even know that we'd be missing them so much, some day. That's what all of those greeting cards are always talking about, isn't it?
Not too much is new, except that we are moving to a new apartment soon. And, there is now less than 3 months till my birthday! I'm almost 4 already.
Here, it never gets cold and the days stay almost the same all year (at least to me). Papa says that in Colorado, it is a little cold and getting dark early. I'm excited to see ice! It looks like lots of fun.
The first 1:15 is rambling filler, and the song fully kicks in at 1:25. It's worth the wait--QOTS are in awesome form here.
Paolo Nutini is yet another dude that makes me really, really want to be a rock star. I'll be 4 in a few months, so i think that i'm almost ready. This photo is me back in the magic days of 1.5 years old. Mommy won't stop tickling me!
I'm finding that i have to remind myself to just breathe a lot lately. We've already crammed a few years into 2011 and it's only the middle of September. All of this hyperactivity, and what do i have to show for it beyond a world of shit to dig out of? I'm starting to develop a strong preference for the times when all that changes is the book that i'm reading or the project that i'm messing with. Gone are the days, i'm afraid.
This is Christopher, 2 years and 3 months ago. Wow (smacking head). How did that happen? And an incredibly beautiful song by Pearl Jam, Just Breathe. It's the 20th anniversary of Ten, which feels like some kind of personal milestone to me. Pearl Jam is, undoubtedly, the band that has most influenced the musical scenery of my adulthood.
I still remember hearing Ten for the first time. I had avoided PJ, for some reason assuming that they were just the latest new thing. I went on a return-to-college weekend and visited my friend Lane who made me play the cd. I was blown away and never turned back. It seems like just a couple of years since i had that lost weekend trip to Purdue. I'm guessing that somewhere around that time, a wedge was shoved into the gears of my development, and i've been stuck in the early 90s ever since.
Yes I understand that every life must end, aw huh,..
As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw huh,..
Christopher is getting better at talking and letting us know what he thinks. The internet connection with the Philippines isn't always great, so I can still misunderstand him sometimes. The other day he was trying to tell me that they have many Jesus now. I wasn't familiar with many Jesus, so I kept asking him what he was saying. He said it over a few times while pointing frantically to somewhere behind the laptop. He thought that I should spin around to check it out.
Turns out that there is some kind of shrine with many pictures and statues of Jesus. So, indeed, there are many Jesus in his room. Chris seemed to think that it was a good thing to have many Jesus, so i'm hoping that they bring some good news and keep away some bad news.
Ben Harper with the Blind Boys of Alabama, performing Picture of Jesus.
This is papa, still filling in for Kuya. This song is a reminder to myself in the future. Who knew how hard this being a parent stuff would be?
It is hard to fathom that it has been over 9 years since I first heard Perfect by Simple Plan. It seems to have universal appeal. At Best Practice H.S. in Chicago, we played a lot of music during breaks and study time. I still remember one winter when Perfect came up in the mix. All 30 kids (me too!) instantly zoned in on the song and sang the whole thing word for word.
First here are some then and now photos of Christopher and Alexa. They have been pretty much inseparable since Alexa was born almost 3 years ago.
