Friday Five

1. ...owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve? Mmmm, whatever my stepdad would put on the menu--since he's the real gastronomical genius, well, to me anyway. Chicken Diane would definitely be on there.

2. ...owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell? Why, Magic cards and all sorts of RPGs and CCGs and stuff like that. My business would undoubtedly fail, I'm sure.

3. ...wrote a book, what genre would it be? Fiction. Or maybe a Magic strategy guide? Nah.

4. ...ran a school, what would you teach? Er, TV Production, of course. If I'd chosen to get my teaching certificate, I would still be teaching TV Production.

5. ...recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it? R.E.M. covers for one.

I Whisper a Prayer to the Moon. . .

I remember listening to Precious Little by Eleanor McEvoy on the radio twice. After the first time I heard it, I was fortunate that the DJ said who it was. By the second time the song played on the radio, I believe I'd already bought a copy of the CD. No one else had it, and really felt sad about that, I guess she's one of those artists that caught me at the right place and the right time.

I missed her 1999 release, Snapshots--iTunes, however, did not, and it's available on there. I am quite pleased, to say the least. What's Following Me? is also available on there.

My wife Rachel and I were going to have a crib crisis. We lent the crib we'd used for Abby to one of Rachel's co-workers. She was having twins, and didn't know what she was going to do if she had to buy two cribs. Anyway, we've had a crib from our old house in storage for some time now. Unfortunately, this crib has none of the hardware, and we'd thought it would be a difficult thing to get them. There are a couple of places online that do that sort of thing. We then looked at the crib itself more closely, discovering some damage on the side rails. Sure, a chewing cover--or whatever it's called--could go over that and we'd be set.

We thought about it some more, and began thinking about just buying a new crib outright. We looked online, and made the requisite Wal-Mart and Kmart visits to look at some, but never decided on anything for sure. Oh a whim, Rachel decided to e-mail a couple of friends and within a few moments, we'd found someone else with a crib we could use. Now, Rachel wishes she could have it today or tomorrow, to have it set up during her Spring Break. Unfortunately, the family we're borrowing from is already gone on their break, and we won't get it until after Spring Break. At least we're getting a crib without having to spend money on it.