Getting Busy
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Heh. Oh, will you look at that! I didn’t realize what time it was. Is that clock right? It says One-Month-Since-You-Posted-You-Slacker o’clock. Pacific time. I wonder if I can just get away with a meme or something? Or a Kanye “Ima Let You Finish” picture? Maybe I can--
Damn you, Momo! Always calling me out. Fine. Here’s a post about funny stuff that Fury says:
Whole Grain Cereal is not Ur BFF
At the breakfast table the other day…
“Hey, dad? I thought this cereal was supposed to be good for me.”
“It is, Fury.”
“It has no trans fat, no saturated fat, but oh my God! Cholesterol!”
“Wha? There’s cholesterol?”
“Yeah, oh my God, cholesterol!”
“Gimme that.”
Can't argue with that. It's in writing.
Ok, I admit that was a sub-par coming-out-of-sabbatical post. Definitely not worth a month’s wait. How about I sweeten the pot with a “like father, like son” post?
Look Smart
During college, I wanted to look smart -- mainly because a football player muscle-bound physique just wasn’t in the cards for me. I figured the whole nerdy chic thing might be a wee bit more attainable for someone like me (ya think?? Skinny, Asian, Ivy Leaguer).
But I was missing one essential accessory: glasses. I had perfect vision, and it was cramping my style. That style being specifically that exquisite pair of tortoise shell Armani frames. So I faked it. Zero prescription lenses raise your IQ by 5 points and your GQ by 10.
Fast forward 15 years. Harry Potter has made smart kids with glasses cool again. So at his request (and two straight demerit-free weeks) we went and raised Fury’s IQ and GQ at Target’s optical dept. They’re technically for his Halloween costume, but yeah, he totally wore them to school today.
Obviously, I need to up the ante. Momo, you are ruthless. You’ve left me no choice. I’m busting out the giveaway post.
Relieving Guilt with a Postage Stamp
I like reviewing cool products, and I love giving stuff away. But I don’t enjoy doing straight giveaways or reviews without some sort of relevant context. Now I have a huge pile of random things that I need to write about and give away. I guess that means I’m consistently irrelevant?
No matter, I’m giving stuff away. FREE is relevant in any language. The following cool things have been sitting on my desk, guilt tripping me for almost a year. If you want to enter my drawing to win any one of these, just tell me which in the comments section:
Toon Books: When Fury was 2, I started adding comic books into his bedtime story rotation. He loved them. And let me tell you, when you can start the sentence “ogliotronic fuel cells built upon a...” and your toddler can complete it with “haptic interface,” it’s pretty damn freaking cool. So when these Toon Books people sent me some of their children’s books done up like comic books, Fury ate them up. I actually had some pictures of him running away from taking a shower because he wanted to finish reading first. But I cannot find them in my computer!! So you’ll just have to trust me that 9 out of 10 kids agree that Toon Books are better than a shower.
Poingo: See that pen in the box? That pen has 256 mb of memory and will store 50 books, which you can download from the Poingo website. Sure, it’s no kindle, but can you run your pen along pictures and hear sound effects from Finding Nemo and Cars and Lion King? Can your kindle read to you? I thought not. 9 out of 10 kids agree that Poingo is cooler than Kindle.
Pocket Doodles for Kids: You know when you go on a long car ride and you forget to bring the car charger and then the PSP dies and then you get “but daaaaaad! I told you to bring it for me!” for the remainder of the trip? This little distraction has fewer moving parts and requires better hand-eye coordination. This nifty book of half completed pictures and other doodling games is a simple idea. And totally brilliant. 9 out of 10 kids choose a new PSP over this book, but you’re the parent and know better.
Oh, you are strong. Time to pull out the triple-threat. A post about a blog trip, hanging out with blog peeps and announcing a new project.
Bloggers: the Next Generation
I have to thank Electronic Arts (EA). For totally ruining my kid for every Christmas and birthday to come. They really just could have sent him a few games to review and end it at that. But no, they had to invite him to spend 3 days in San Francisco. Playing video games. NEW ones. That haven’t come out yet. Games like MySims Agents, Nerf II “N-Strike Elite” and SimAnimals Africa. And he got to preview Spore Hero for Wii. He played lots and lots and lots of Spore. And they fed him ice cream sundaes. Bastards. And on top of that? Guess who also came along? Mr Lady and her kids. Which meant Fury, 1 of 3, and 2 of 3 finally got to meet. In REAL LIFE!
Exceeds the recommended daily allowance of Epic.(See more EA pics on MrLady’s Flickr page )
And 3 of 3 had me at her beck and call for 3 days.
Because I’m a sucker for illegally high doses of cute. And I spent the weekend thinking “I so gotta make me one of these. Or steal this one.”
The boys, however, entertained more constructive thoughts. And took lots and lots of video. And paid very close attention to release dates, product attributes and playability. The boys knew there was a higher purpose to this trip. The boys knew their parents co-write a blog that hasn’t been updated in 6 months. The boys knew that little corner on the internet could be better served “under new management.” The boys are planning on ruling the world. And they’ve got a header made.
Look out, world. It’s happening soon.
I’m about to give up. How about one of those tearjerker video snippets? You know, the kind that makes all guys shed an empathy tear?
Good Ride, Dada Truck, Good Ride
Sadly (but to my great relief), a few weeks after I put the beloved dada truck up on Autotrader, I was able to find it a nice home. Here is our last moment together, saying bye as the new owner drove off into the sunset.
As heartbreaking as it was, I now have one year’s private school tuition in the bank. And Fury, after being dragged out of the house to participate in this video “can now go back to playing Spore.” Kids. Sigh.
What? You can’t be serious. This is like a year’s worth of posts, Momo! You know what? I’m sick of this. I’m going to go write on somebody else’s blog. How’s that? On top of that, I will make it a lighthearted yet useful post about kids and eating. So there.
Going Green: How to get your kid to eat veggies
Ok you leave me no choice. Here:
I was feeling a little bit queasy today. So I went to the drugstore and got me one of these test thingies.
Oh well, probably just some bad fish.
d Wife also felt a bit off. And since I had an extra one, she tried it. Twice. With two different brands. Turns out, that myth about BusyDad taking his blog post titles really seriously?
Reader Comments (93)
Hot diggity-dog! Congrats!!!
Holy Crapola! Congrats Jim!
WHOA!
Congratulations!!! That's great news! (and I guess, worth the wait: haha)
BTW, 3 of 3 looks positively freaked out on your shoulders. I hope she felt better once you let her down. :)
Congrats, BusyDad! Way to get busy! =)
All those books sound cool. Send 'em all my way. Thanks. By the way, Fury will make an AWESOME blogger. Love his header. Can't wait to see the next thing he tests. Lucky guy.
how exciting!! congrats to your family!!
Congrats to the BD family!
I would be interested in a contest for the Doodle book or Jack and the Box...
This was the best blog post in the history of the written word.
With the best ending in the history of endings.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
0mg Confirmed!!!
Mythbusters Style..
Congrats!!
Yaye, congrats!
I was beginning to think it was me... as soon as I found your blog and read through it and added it to my must read list you disappeared. I can take a hint you know.
Congrats on your new addition!!
Holy crap! Congratulations!!! What excellent news (and fabulous post, don't listen to Momo, she has Swine Flu)!!!
BEST lead-up ever.
Congratulations!
No way! Shut up!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to all of you.
Wheeee! Now we know what you have been doing instead of writing blog entries. And those comic book dohickeys sound just my kids' speed. Or the Poingo thingy. I will never write a technical blog, can you tell? Congrats!
WOW!!! Too awesome--congrats!!
Congrats!!!!! Fury as Big Brother has all sorts of blog potential, don't you think?
I LOVE 0mg. LOVE it.
Congrats!!! That's awesome. I'll bet Fury is excited.
Congrats Jim and the Mrs.! Welcome to the world of more than one child. :)
Holy shit are you f'n kidding???!!!!
I'm still half asleep and I'm reading... and reading... and all I got out of that until the VERY F'N END was- "damn I want a kindle so bad" (I can't even get one in Canuckland anyway- bastards!)
and then you spring THIS!!! This test on us!!! omg so happy for you guys!! congrats!! :P
P.S. From now on I'm skipping all your posts and only reading the end...
P.P.S. I'll go back and read the whole thing... but I'm not awake enough for punchlines like that after reading for what felt like HOURS!!! lol :P
P.P.P.S. Maybe I'll just stop reading blogs first thing in the morning and do something constructive like, I don't know, say, eat breakfast...
P.P.P.P.S. Did I mention how awesome that is that *you're* pregnant?? How friggin cool is that?? Now you can replace Dada Truck with Dada MINIVAN!!! bwaaaaahahahahahahahahaahahahahah!!! <----yes, that is an evil laugh.... yes, I hate minivans. yes, I am an evil polluting SUV driving monster...
Oooh, nothing like a pregnancy test stick to get me delurked. Many congratulations to you all. Great bloggage too.
A new baby ninja! The world just got more ninjtastic! Congratulations.
no wonder you were too busy to post. And now? We will never hear from you again! I actually don't want to win any of those things, I just want to know how to get cool enough and popular enough to get invited to neat things like you and Mr. Lady do. Sigh...I already wear glasses so THAT's not the problem. And by the way, congratulations! :)
Woo hoo! That is the coolest ending to a post in the history of posting! Freaking awesome! Also, it's about time.
P.S. Don't think I didn't catch how you snuck in something with "Stinky Mo" on it. I'm totally on to you.
That was really entertaining. I'm glad you're back. And that Poingo thing looks really cool--had never heard of it before
Way to bury the lead, dude. ;-) Congratulations!
*blink* how can you expect anyone to process any of this post when you throw that on the end of it?! Mean Jim, just mean!
Part of me suspects that you got Lisa pregnant for blogging material to which I say GENIUS.
Congrats to all three of you. So glad you did this again because the first kid you made together is pretty damn awesome. Here's to no morning sickness! Cheers!
CONGRATS! on getting a post out there. The new edition thing is pretty cool too.
Gotta love that Momo.
0mg Jim, that's great news man. Sincere congratulations to you and the family. I hope Fury's excited about the prospect of a sibling!
I'm pretty sure this the first blog post in the history of blogging in which a dad has taken a pregnancy test and photo-posted the results. Way to be a trend-setter, hoser.
Also, YOU TOTALLY STOLE MY DAUGHTER IDEA. Seriously, you bloggers always copying other people. Pshaw.
Also also, if you don't give me that poingo for 3of3, I'm going to teach your baby to curse. Loudly. In public. AND MAKE IT CUTE.
Wait...that might be incentive. Shit.
Great post man, congrats!!!! I have to agree with Michelle though, as soon as I found your blog and started reading, you disappeared. I was a tad disappointed, but this post was worth the wait. Congrats again.
That Poingo sounds pretty cool, sign me up!
DUDE! To quote the piggy bank in Toy Story; "Way to go, Idaho!" Wow, better get Fury ready for slobber covered Lego's. Congrats.
Holy crap, dude! Congratulations! Can't tell you how happy I am for you. What can I say, misery loves company! :)
So I guess the grab a couple of beers plan pretty much needs to be postponed for, I don't know, 18 years?
oh my god! I'm so glad I read to the end of this one... congratulations!
Congratulations to the entire family! Such great news. I'm sure Fury is going to be a fantastic big brother.
CONGRATULATIONS! On you NOT being pregnant and your wife being pregnant :) Although it would have been funny if you switched up the sticks. I mean wasn't there that dude in Oregon?
This is definitely the post of all posts. You've been a busy boy! Sit back for another month or so, this is sure to keep the masses entertained for a while.
Congratulations!
3 of 3 is my fave. Love her. But not enough to let her have the Poingo. I want that for my girl.
I sure hope you get a girl of your own.
OMGosh congrats!!!!
Holy shit. That has to be one of the coolest posts I've ever read. Every little chapter of it. And my love for you was confirmed with that goodbye to the dada truck video. I sold my car earlier this year to get a uh, *cough* *ahem* mini-van (as you know) and I was all emotional with my goodbye to my Subaru Outback. I should have video-taped it driving away too....but I couldn't handle it. Too emotional.
But really now let's get to the real stuff - the real news - that somehow I just KNEW with that post title.......CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! That is such awesome news --- new BusyDad baby.....a partner in crime for Fury....right the frick on. !! Think you'll get any busier???
And yes, that 3 of 3 is damn cute. Especially that look while on your shoulders....classic.
Happy Wednesday....
Holy crap I did NOT see that coming! Congratulations!!
(And, please, no one tell MomoFali how infrequently I blog? I couldn't handle the pressure!)
Congratulations! And, uh, I think you're going to have to announce quadruplets in order for next month's post to come even close to this level of spectacular.
Okay, now you're going to know the meaning of "busy dad". Heh. Congrats to all of you! This is so cool.
Weeee!! Another baby! Congratulations. Now, can I have the Pocket Doodles please?
Congratulations!
Proving once again that rules are made to be broken-- sometimes it TOTALLY works to bury the lead!
And congratulations!
Yay! Congratulations!! That was the best pregnancy announcement ever.
I'm thinking girl. Definitely a girl. Oh, my....what a girl will do to your household...bwaahhaaaa...
Congratulations Busy Dad, Wife and Fury!! :) Life doesn't get much better than two lines! :)
This is wonderful news! Congratulations!
Don't call it a comeback...wow, this is like six blog posts all in one tidy package. Glasses do make you cooler. Congrats to you and your family.
Dude, getting folk knocked up is SO May 2009....
(Congraulations!)
Dude! d Wife totally facebooked me yesterday with that picture. Shocked the Shizznit outta me! Awesome! Congrats! I hope its a girl. I hope that fury is prepared to babysit, too! hahaha.
Brilliant post, dude.