I'm the last nerd on earth to know this, but Firefly is awesome and incredible and I am now obsessed after watching the pilot and the first episode. J. sent it to Rook... He sends the best stuff! OMG I don't think I ever give him comparably excellent presents. It's impossible.
We watched it last night with Chula, who thrills me with her ability to translate most of the chinese swears. Earlier she played with Moomin while I watched Peanut for a little while.
Peanut really, really likes a medium-sized playground bouncyball. The sort of ball you'd play dodgeball with in a more barbaric age, but smaller. She almost crawled after it, many many times! She's so close to figuring out crawling! But as I watched her trip out heavily on how the ball rolled around--it goes away! Moomin rolls it back! she whacks it and it gets smaller again and then can't be reached! that means it went away again and Auntie Badger sends it back into the lap of the Peanut! I thought surly crusty old-person thoughts about the sort of electronic toy that doesn't make any sense or teach you anythnig. We make fun of them as "rave trip toys"... you whack it or hit a button and a random sound and flashing light happens. There is no logic to it. You learn nothing about cause and effect. Okay, I realize I'm talking out my ass here as when a baby is cranky I'd do anything to shut it up and if the random flashing lights hypnotize it or make it happily flail its arms and legs around, I have no objection... but.... A rolling ball is just as unpredictable to an infant who has just recently learned to sit up, and yet the rolling ball becomes gradually more predictable because it teaches physics... Just like dropping all the toys outt of your crib teaches you physics and yelling for your parent to pick them up teaches you psychology.
Moomin was v. helpful with the charming little Nutmeg as he played rolly-ball, leaped around to entertain her, and picked up her sticky banana spoon over and over as she flung it under the table. He is buying the line I feed him that "Peanut wishes she could walk around like you" and struts about proudly displaying his big-kid skills. (instead of sulking or competing for my attention)
Peanut v. cute like some sort of perfect roly-poly baby advertisement... and yet as I became covered with sticky banana I was filled with revulsion and impatient weariness, and wished I could eat my dinner with 2 hands. In short she is fun, but I am immensely relieved to think that I can avoid going through all that again. Especially I was glad later as I peacefully slept through the night. Sleep! It's so wonderful!
It looks like the Pilot and I will trade off some childcare this coming semester! I will take Peanut Thurs. mornings. This works out great as I can just walk her over to bad-moms coffee if we keep it on that day! and she will then watch Moomin Thurs. afternoon till Rook gets home.
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Posted by: minnie | December 30, 2004 at 10:52 AM
holy fuck. i'm ordering that for myself right now even though I just got a zillion nice presents and don't need a tshirt. MUST HAVE. actually i also want to buy it for about 10 people which I guess isn't surprising!
should I get it!? should I get it for Rook instead? aaaaa!
Posted by: badgerbag | December 30, 2004 at 11:18 AM
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Posted by: J | December 30, 2004 at 06:10 PM
I feel bad about introducing a grouchy note but although I thought Firefly started off well I then got totally bored with it.It just didn't have enough characters and got quite tedious and samey and I stopped watching.I can't understand why JW is so keen on it.And using the actors in Buffy after Firefly was cancelled seemed to diminish both series.
Posted by: Iris | December 31, 2004 at 07:53 AM
Oh no!! I'm trembling in my boots! But the beginning of it is awfully exciting. I'm only on episode 2.
Posted by: badgerbag | December 31, 2004 at 09:06 AM
I own the whole Firefly series. There's one or two lame-ish episodes but overall the whole thing (14 episodes altogehter) fucking rules. The first and last ones are actually my two favorites. Keep going, and get ready for the feature film in September.
Posted by: Joshua | December 31, 2004 at 09:51 PM