ROBOTS AND FOX FUR

Logan's robot room is slowly coming along. Laura painted the walls a pale blue-grey, and the wall border is supposed to look like metal. Laura and I painted the robots. I am going to paint a life-size robot in color on the remaining blank wall. Logan has been tearing apart any electronic household item we'll let him (old remotes, an old dvd player, some old electronic toys) and salvaging the circuit boards which we will place on the wall between the painted robots and paint wires connecting the circuit boards to the robots. I'll add more pictures when we finish. The other pictures are from the Johnny Appleseed Festival last weekend.

FORTY FEISTY FIDDLERS AT THE FESTIVAL

They Might Be Giants - Bastard Wants to Hit Me

They Might Be Giants have been a favorite of mine since WAY back. They may invoke nostalgia mostly for me but they still keep writing and recording an insane amount of short, weird, quirky tunes. Their children's album 'No!' is a family favorite, along with 'Here Come the ABC's'. Both rarities in that they are kids albums that are just as entertaining for the parents. Go here to hear some songs and see their associated interactive animations (which are included on the CD if you buy it). They released a record in July of this year called 'The Else' which I have not yet heard.

The video for 'Bastard Wants To Hit Me' kills me. It was created by animator Aaron Sorenson who mostly does animation for television commercials.