Patrick rocks my world

Patrick Farley’s guest story for Dicebox, “Don’t Look Back,” has begun, and it delights me no end. (permalink)

It delights me so much that I must share a peek of his interpretation of Griffen here:

As Kip put it, “she’s workin’ the Thin White Duke.” Which is true and so very, very appropriate. I always say that I learn something new about these characters everytime someone else takes a stab at them—in this case I think a better idea of the look Griffen’s college band might have sported among other things.

All I know about what follows is the decade he’s paying homage to, the one we both grew up in and has influenced us in ways we are reluctant to admit (well, I am anyway) He promises it’s only going to get worse which naturally has me eager in anticipation.

As usual, I’ve been keeping ridiculously busy in my “time off” but I did manage to provide Dylan Meconis with a fill-in for this week’s Family Man, a companion piece to one I did earlier. Always nice to have a chance to tackle something different.

She’s made of cheese!

Kip makes a pouty face every time I say that our daughter is made of cheese. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t believe in yellow cheese.

The image above is a 3D ultrasound rendering of Taran Jack, taken from a video session we had this past weekend. Yes, thanks to modern technology, boutique clinics and generous grandmothers-to-be, we can get a jump start in making embarrassing videos of our daughter. And you can find my edited down version of the experience right here on YouTube.

I was able to bring about six folks to the recording–I spent about half my time observing their reactions as seeing my daughter live in the womb. Dylan was (and is still) delighted when the tech demonstrated that Taran was still a girl by pointing out her “princess parts.” Patrick seemed a little startled by the way my belly moved in response to Taran’s activity as seen on screen. I couldn’t figure out if Erika was fascinated or horrified, and Barry seemed to find it a satisfactory documentary, if a tad unrealistic. And Kip always gives great reaction–he’s still blown away the yawn that begins the video I linked to above.

Oh, and I should mention Patrick’s Dicebox fill-in won’t actually begin until next week. So it goes.