Today was "Dress Like Your Favorite Storybook Character" Day at School

...so she dressed up as Princess Leia and brought one of her Learn 2 Read Star Wars books in case anybody challenged her.

Would've brought her lightsaber too if it wasn't for that pesky "no weapons" rule. Not even elegant ones.

Watching Adywan's A New Hope Revisited with The Princess

This is her first time watching this version of Episode IV.  If you haven't seen it, you should.  It's what the Special Edition should have looked like:

You can download your own copy here.


Disclaimer: You have to legally own a copy of Star Wars on DVD or Blu-Ray to watch a fan edit.  Of course, if you're looking at this blog and you don't own a copy, there's something wrong with you.

This literally made me want to cry.

No.  Dear God, no.  Why would you do this?

I just died a little inside.

I Crack Me Up

So Peter Mayhew tweeted:

I replied:

and nearly pissed myself laughing.

God I'm such a nerd.

S.I.M.P.!

It's become a family tradition that for our daughter's birthday, she makes a mix CD of her favorite songs to include with the party favors.  It's always a huge hit with the parents, because it's not another rinky dink toy for kids to bring home and discard in minutes, and the music is actually tolerable.  I think this year's is by far the best yet (despite the obligatory Disney songs :-/ ):

1. Everything at Once - Lenka
2. Cello Wars - The Piano Guys
3. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Rhythms Del Mundo feat. Kaiser Chiefs
4. A Whole New World (from "Aladdin") - Brad Kane & Lea Salonga
5. Firework - Katy Perry
6. I See the Light (from "Tangled") - Alan Menken
7. S.I.M.P. (Squirrels In My Pants) - 2 Guys n the Parque (from Phineas & Ferb)
8. Mahna Mahna - The Fray
9. Just Around the Riverbend (from "Pocahontas") - Judy Kuhn
10. That's How You Know (from "Enchanted") - Amy Adams
11. Elevation (Influx mix) - U2
12. The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme) - bis

She is the Joy and the Laughter

How we pass the time on road trips*:
"So, if you could be a Digimon Tamer or a...Powerpuff Girl, which would you be?"
"Powerpuff Girl!"
"Okay, what about Powerpuff Girl or a Jedi?"
"Powerpuff Girl!"
"What about..."
"Dad, whatever you're going to ask me, I'm going to answer Powerpuff Girl."

Can't really argue.  Jedi can't fly.

 *doesn't actually pass much time

Lucky the Accidental Kitten

So today, while waiting for my wife to pick me up (we've been carpooling), I got a text from her.  Then this little conversation happened:

Sometimes I think I know her TOO well...

When she arrived, I was introduced to Lucky, the three-day-old kitten she accidentally acquired.

How do you "accidentally" acquire a kitten?
Where there's my wife, there's a way.