Saturday

[nightdog_barks]

Good god, the weather is beautiful here today. We'll be transplanting the tomatilloes to their big pots this weekend. The tomatoes and peppers are growing at varying rates -- a few of the tomatoes are almost ready to transplant, but most are still pretty small. An opossum came calling night before last -- I watched as he ambled across the deck, but he didn't touch any of our plants. He went on, hoovering through the grass for bugs.

Have been reading Eowyn Ivey's The Snow Child and am a bit more than halfway through. It's a fairly straightforward story -- an older couple trying to make a go of homesteading in 1920s Alaska, but there's a BIG dose of magical realism in the form of a "wild child" who couldn't possibly live in the wilderness, and yet somehow ... seems to. Ivey drops just enough hints to suggest that the child could be real, and yet. Really well done so far, and I'm eager to see how it turns out.

Also was poking around YouTube last night and ran across a NEW video from Genki Sudo. I love these guys, and I must've watched it five times. In this one, our boys travel to South Korea and China, and somehow manage to establish Lasting World Peace in Asia. :D

Comments

[taiga13]

Nice! I like the end when the American-looking guy sees what the paper being passed around said. They should go to North Korea, I bet Kim Jong-un is a fan.

[nightdog_barks]

*beams*

Did you catch TEH MAGICAL LEVITATION at the end? Oh my god I love these guys. :D

[taiga13]

No, I didn't (watches again). Ah, that's awesome!! I also like when they're in the shop and the lady starts dancing right along with them.

[nightdog_barks]

Heh, Mister Nightdog mentioned that too. That's another thing I love about them -- they don't edit out the people around them doing stuff like that. In their other videos there are little kids imitating them, and one where a woman moves a chair out of their way, and one in NYC where a passerby yells at them, and they keep it all in. I know it's mostly about them not breaking character, but I think there's also an element of love for the performance and the idea that other people are part of it.

[aries_ascendant]

I picked The Snow Child for my book club. Everyone really liked it, which is a first. :)

Let me know you what you think when you finish. Like you said, it's straight forward but the magical realism really does twist your thinking about what's really happening.

[nightdog_barks]

YAY someone else who's read it! I am really liking it so far and actually look forward to picking it back up at night.

[bethctg]

Do you have a bright and pretty new layout or am I imagining things?

That video is amaaazing, and I do love how the people around are just kind of enjoying the show. :)

[nightdog_barks]

Alas, I have not changed my layout! I've been THINKING about it, though! So maybe you caught a hint of my subconscious thoughts? :D

Isn't that a great vid? I was saying to Taiga upstream, I love how they don't edit out anything from the people who just happen to be standing right there when they're performing. *g*

[taiga13]

Heard about the fertilizer plant explosion Nightdog, tell us you're ok!

[nightdog_barks]

We're fine! We're approximately 100 miles north of the little town where the explosion was, so we didn't hear or feel anything.

[taiga13]

Glad to hear it! What a crazy week this has been in the States.

[nightdog_barks]

I KNOW RIGHT? Last night I said to Mister Nightdog, "Okay, I think enough exciting/crazy/tragic things have happened this week, it can stop now." O_o