Sesame Street is Genius

Today's lunchtime conversation wandered to the genius of Sesame Street. It's what happens when you have lunch with the parent of an almost two-year-old.

I requested a list of their favorite videos. Have now been watching for an hour. At least...



I think this is my favorite of the bunch.



Though Will.I.Am also makes me happy.


And India Arie is the two-year-old's favorite.

Dance it out

As ze frank says, I know it's for a mall, but it still makes me happy.

Sweetie Pie

Heard this song on the radio, and had to find a version worth listening to again.

Love how this song connects homes for me.

Pecan Pie is a Thanksgiving requirement in my parent's tradition (and that home)

Sung about by Golden Smog who played at the Obama rally near college home

which I attended during a crisis during my teaching home

but didn't discover until at my grad school home.

I'll edit with a pecan pie recipe if I remember.

Claiming the good

Some of the happy things from today. (To keep my most recent post from being depressing and to cheer me up before bed.)

• Wearing short sleeves, summer skirt, hot pink tights, and my boots with magnets in them.
• Tasting some of B's Mustard Girl mustard at lunch.
• Walking by the lake with A.
• Phone calls with both of my grandmothers (and no political discussions).
• Homemade frozen pizza with rosemary from my plant.
• Receiving my new favorite tote bag. (Yes, it's NPR. Judge or be jealous. Whichever fits you.) And water bottle too.
• Warm enough to be outside without a coat.
• Sunshine and blue sky.
• Plans to be done writing papers for finals tomorrow (though editing through Friday), go out to a play tomorrow night, and H's visit this weekend.
• Being able to use my university connections to download an article and e-mail it to a teacher friend who wanted read it.
• Oh, and this video.
  

Cutie Pies

Other teaching roommate was requesting cheesy love songs for a play list. I sent her a playlist. But then started on the videos of songs I don't have.



"Crayola doesn't make a color to draw my love."
Plus, I love patty-cake.



Cute-ness in this video. And they lindy. And adorable couples. Thank you mm for sending it to me. Now I can't listen to the song without wanting to watch the video. (Which is okay, because I don't really hear The Weepies that much otherwise.)



Felt like I needed a third song. And it's a party of a video. Seems like a good way to end the night.

Practice and Pressure

Ming Mei isn't blogging anymore. So instead of e-mailing her this awesome ad and letting her share it on her blog. I'm putting it here. (And then waiting for her to share it. Not giving up hope that you'll start floating again. :)




I love the way they switch between practice and pressure. The reminder when I'm bored with practice that I'm working towards a goal. Or a reminder for when the going gets tough that I've done similar exercises to prepare myself.

Found through Chase Jarvis' blog

Thread + Movie

Notcot promised " "3 petits points" tells the story of a dressmaker that repairs the world with thread and a knitting needle. A animated film directed by 6 students"

Not convinced that's what I got (thread and sewing needle more like it). But do like the story. Identify with the feeling more often than I like to admit.




Edit: I've made the embedded video super tiny because it doesn't seem to fit the width of the Blogger template otherwise. And I'm too lazy to try to figure out that code. Make it full screen (or go to YouTube) and it won't matter.