To my dear children

You must know this about your mother:
I like being a gooey data processor

Moog Relief Fund

I don't think I have to tell you how wonderful it would be if more people had Moogs.  I'm starting a Kickstarter fund in order to help all those in need of Moogs.  People shouldn't have to explain themselves or write a 2 or 1 page essay about the reasons for wanting or needing a Moog.  Let's make it happen! Let's give these people what they want!  Moogs!

Personal story.  I really need a Moog.  My life would be better if I had one.  I could possibly start making music.  I don't have to tell you this and I shouldn't have to!  I just need one.  Soon.  Please. Just give me one.  Okay?

Now don't let anyone else grovel, just send Moogs to this fund to get me and who ever else needs a Moog.  Thank you.

Or!  Please send Vibes to my other Kickstarter: Vibes Relief Fund.
Yeah, I need vibes too.  Don't ask!

this could be me

this could be me too

Send Moogs, Vibes or Keyboard Guitars to:
Synthia Saiser
P.O. Box 77
KCMO 64111

Oooo yeah you're amazing

I love this song and it makes me laugh.  Am I the only that can picture Gilda Radner doing a cover of this?!

with additional guest Flying Pig?


Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow!!!
Unbelievable!!!

Useful links for me, a parent

So you don't have to freak-out about causing an outbreak at daycare: AAP inclusion/exclusion list for daycare
My go to for breastfeeding and beginning solid food questions: KellyMom
Yes I've had to call poison control, so far 3 times: (Windex spritz, Benedryl crumbs and rubber tree chew): American Association of Poison Control Centers  -The nurse has always been very nice and calming and offers to call back in an hour. I accepted on all three calls even though she assured me that my child was probably fine. He was.

Pattern

Meditating on Joan Blondell, Blondell, -dell, -dell, -dell

I watched Desk Set the other day and Joan Blondell was one of the reference Librarians.  I recognized her face, but couldn't remember from what.  Grease.  Joan was from a Vaudeville family, the "Bouncing Blondells".  She made her first appearance on stage at 4 months old.  She starred in a lot of movies with James Cagney and was also one of the most highly paid persons in the U.S. during the Great Depression.  Her rendition of a song called, "Remember my Forgotten Man" was considered an anthem of sorts for the unemployed.  Joan Blondell, Joan Blondell, Joan Blondell, -dell, -dell, -dell, -dell, -dell....

Entering the 4th dimension

Hello 4D!

Right Rights

Flipping off waving grannies in the cold makes me feel crappy.

Smoke dreams

Happy Birthday RIP

I am koselig

"Norwegians embrace the idea of koselig, or "coziness" – that making the conscious effort to light candles and fires, drink warm beverages and snuggle under blankets can be enjoyable and relaxing."  -from this article.
Of course!"Koselig is the Norwegian schadenfreude."  -from this article

Isn't this good (Norwegian wood)?

It is upon us

Let the season of the bloody knuckle begin!

Bookmark

http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/?medium=book

Queen Victoria's teenage diary
Spectropia or surprising spectral illusions
Caw! Caw! or Chronicle of Crows
Wonderful Balloon Ascents
The Book of Topiary
Letters from a Cat
Robert Louis Stevenson's baby book
How to become a Magician



for Leon and Fio

Happy Halloween!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Pattern

We want you

Come aboard!

Keep the channel open

I try to remember this:

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others”
 - Martha Graham
   

Morning hits

"Milk belongs with cereal" -pleads my 3 year old son when confronted with dry cereal.  I know, dear, it's true.

The car is packed, one last thing, almost done..baby in the car seat, here we..uh..oh no..wait, don't cough, no, ok, no, wha...noooo!  Deflated and defeated...I'm late.  Clean the baby and a change of clothes...at least she's smiling.  Set baby aside and clean the car seat.  Vinegar will do.  Put a towel down, add baby.  Still smiling.  On our way.  "She may smell like a pickle, but she's fine."

Pro-"life" woman thinks I'm giving her a thumbs up.

sleeping is sci fi!

“People say, 'I'm going to sleep now,' as if it were nothing. But it's really a bizarre activity. 'For the next several hours, while the sun is gone, I'm going to become unconscious, temporarily losing command over everything I know and understand. When the sun returns, I will resume my life.'

If you didn't know what sleep was, and you had only seen it in a science fiction movie, you would think it was weird and tell all your friends about the movie you'd seen.

They had these people, you know? And they would walk around all day and be OK? And then, once a day, usually after dark, they would lie down on these special platforms and become unconscious. They would stop functioning almost completely, except deep in their minds they would have adventures and experiences that were completely impossible in real life. As they lay there, completely vulnerable to their enemies, their only movements were to occasionally shift from one position to another; or, if one of the 'mind adventures' got too real, they would sit up and scream and be glad they weren't unconscious anymore. Then they would drink a lot of coffee.'

So, next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you're in a science fiction movie. And whisper, 'The creature is regenerating itself.” 

-George Carlin

Who do I think I am?

I think I deserve the best
I am impractical
I am an absurdist
I like to laugh and dance
I get pissed, really pissed, really quick
I use the letter I a lot...damn.
I can laugh pretty quickly after getting pissed...sometimes
I am currently addicted to sugar, being pissed, my emotions
I am either neurotic or anxious or both
I am definitely high strung
I am definitely tightly wound
I fear
I fear death, dreadfully so
I am a stress mess;
A tooth gnasher
A spaghetti lover (yes, with a glass of milk)
A lazy ass who tries to do her best...I guess?
A wife and mom
An artist with no skill, but visions, visions, visions, visions, visions....aaahhk!!

My mind is just a piece of shit this morning    -Winnebago Man

Pattern

"today" ..said/sung Grace Slick

background music Black Sheep Similac Child....
I've already posted about this connection, but this is the vibe.


I had three interlibrary loan requests for Meat Science...Eff yeah!
My new baby girl and I don't do well with Go Go 2x's...but we like the song.

I'm addicted to mentally ill Kristen Wiig right now...people are mentally ill, people!

I will always love Bill HadeR..the end.

Take caution...

Duplication of work can lead to "mother hand."

observation #999

first lightning bug sighting today. Inside my house!!

This spring is cherry picker season?

Yep, pick-er, not pick-ing.  

Between keeping his eyes peeled for American flags (our commute is surprisingly patriotic), my son has been going mad on cherry picker truck sightings.  There are certainly a lot this season based on the consistent squeals of "cherry picker!" delight from the back seat.  Yesterday we followed four driving in a row and one parked and activated with man in bucket all within eye-shot.  Cement trucks are still my favorite though.  My kiddo's favorite?  Garbage trucks.

Or maybe cherry pickers are my new favorite!

hem and paw

ticking, flipping, fingering
under each line
each page
methodically
slowly
playing music with the lines, the pages
these strings that make me hum
fine tuning ever so carefully
plucking at the instrument
discovering and analyzing the fine emotional discordant
music I've made
and try to unravel and hem the weave
into a safe, strong hammock
a swaddle, a hug
to calm and soothe myself into a lullabye

Selfie

by Moi

The new fragrance.

What does it smell like?  Familiar.

Tag line? Treat your Self...Eeee.

Seasonal: Selfie Snowflake, mint & balsalm; No two Selfies are alike.

Oh! She Bop, She Bop!

It's a GIRL!!!

Update Feb 2016: All apologies to my daughter. hahaha!!!

"Lauper said she wanted little kids to think the song was about dancing, and to understand the real meaning as they got older."  -Wikipedia

You got your wish Cyndi Lauper!  It took me 30 years to figure it out- Ha!  Oh well, I still love to dance to it!

1965 fashion fare

Wrinkle Shy Hopsack

Eye-stopping Sleeper

Daring Fish Tail

Reptile Look

Catalog styles from The Peoples History web page: 

Lounger Sleeper
Price: $5.90 
Description Eye-stopping lounger-sleeper of textured stretch nylon lace for day or night ease and comfort. Clasp attaches front-hook bra to panty... just press clasp to release. Choose from sun beige, black or white. 










Reptile Look Coat
Price: $17.90 
Description Reptile look captured in puffy nylon taffeta. Foam-laminated to keep its sleek shaping and to give you lightweight warmth. Ideal travel coat... won't wrinkle or crush. Fully lined and water-repellent. Comes in dark olive green or black. 









Two Way Stretch Body Suit
Price: $10.70 
Description The ideal lounging look... an all-in-one suit, as sleek as dancing tights. The style, empire-bodiced with capri-length pant legs, shapes a statuesque silhouette. The fabric, black double-knit nylon, stretches both up and down and cross-ways... gives maximum comfort and freedom of movement. High cowl collar in front dips to daring fish tail in back. 








Wrinkle Shy Blazer
Price: $29.50 
Description Fine hopsack of that great year-round wrinkle-shy fabric blend-- fifty-five percent Dacron polyester (for shape) and forty-five percent wool (for drape). Colors are burgundy or navy.

Shower me with lipstick