RTT: La la la la...

Random Tuesday Thoughts.... from my head to your computer screen. See what is passing for thoughts this week!

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Kat, over at 3 Bedroom Bungalow, tagged me awhile ago to disclose my favorite feel good song. She revealed that Boston's Can't Fight this Feeling Anymore always made her day. After about, oh, 10 seconds of thought, I am going to have to go with Miss Chatelaine by the inimitable k.d. lang (from her album Ingenue).

What's funny to me, is that I've never seen her perform that live until just now. And when I sing it? I do EXACTLY the same moves that she is doing in her performance. I prance around like I'm singin'-in-the-rain, head-over-heels-in-love.... because that's what this song makes you feel.

If you have a heart, that is.

If you are a heartless bastard, well... there's nothing that can be done for you. Sorry.

The song truly makes you a dancing, romantic fool. I have been powerless against its charms for going on 15 years.... See video evidence below.

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First runner-up: that song by Bert and Ernie about the letter L. I've heard it a thousand times and never fail to join in and sing along with my kids. :) I mean, give me a break, they sing the line, "La la la laaa.... LUMP IN MY OATMEEEEEAL!" What's not to love? Check out this version by the Barenaked Ladies.... it is on this really excellent kids' compilation called For the Kids. Highly recommended, yo.

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Sometimes when I finish doing ridiculous things I say to myself: That'll do, Pig.

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Oh my cuss! Have you cussing seen The Fantastic Mr. Fox?? It is un-cussing-believable.But I can't stop saying "cuss" instead of swear words now. And making loud gobbling/devouring noises while pretending to tear my food apart.... or snarling at the kids when they provoke me.

Don't worry: they know why I'm doing it. They just hiss back, we circle each other a bit, and then everyone moves on.

Don't question me. Just see it when it comes out on DVD if you missed it at the theatres. And check out the cast list, perhaps the most brilliant cast ever.

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I finally got a picture of a fox over here:


Now, I've seen a fox in our garden and it was a glorious specimen, all orange and fluffy, with a big, fat tail.... this is clearly not that fox. Look at that mangy beast! Apparently, unless you put in the time and dedication to go sit in a blind in the wee hours of the morning, one can only hope to photograph some poor creature that is so feeble and slow that he doesn't have a prayer of escaping before you run to get your camera, change the lens, run upstairs, open a window and then prop up the camera against the ledge so it doesn't turn out blurry.

Holy cuss, I'm surprised that fox didn't keel over dead! Obviously it was on its last leg if I manages to catch him after all that.....

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Go harass Keeley over at The Un Mom. She's waxing random like a pro over there....

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If you are going to BlogHer or just thinking about going to BlogHer, please check out the "Room of Your Own" proposals page, this one in particular:

How To Take Better Pictures For Your Blog (Or Just Edit Your Crummy Photos 'til They Look Awesome)

The fabulous Pauline, aka @OHmommy, from Classy Chaos, and Ryan, aka @ThePanicRoom from Pacing The Panic Room will be joining me as presenters, should we get enough people to say that they "would attend" and the powers that be at BlogHer choose our idea to be in the final schedule for the conference that is going to be held in NYC in August '10. We will be discussing how to take a better photos, how to salvage a 'meh' one, and some geeky stuff about how to manage and edit your files.

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