David Vienna's Blog, page 174
June 19, 2016
I'm not a #dadjoke guy, but I did do one recently and it was epically dadjoke-ish
Me (in Groucho Marx voice): That's just crazy. Why would the car need a banana?
What the what was ballsoutforpunkdad all about
I can’t even remember now.
itsliketheyknowus:
“Look out, Holderness Family, there’s a new...
“Look out, Holderness Family, there’s a new game in town! And we need a viral hit so little Ampersand here can afford college.”
CTFD Enthusiast, David Vienna @thedaddycomplex
June 18, 2016
There was a private party at the neighborhood pool. So, instead...
There was a private party at the neighborhood pool. So, instead of swimming, we’re making bread. Y'know, as you do.
June 17, 2016
improvisingfatherhood:
Please retweet this so @ellendegeneres...
For Your Father’s Day Gift To Me, Pick One Of The Following...
Facebook message or email someone with whom you’re upset and ask them how they’re doing. You don’t need to address what made you mad or even reconcile, but assure them you’re not being snarky and that you just genuinely want to know how they are.
Send an email to your senator or representative in Congress and let them know which single issue you care about most. They work for you, after all. [Find your rep’s contact info here and your senator’s here.]
Carpool or use public transit or bike to work for a month.
Sit in a chair in a quiet room, think of a divisive sociopolitical issue of which you are sure you’re on the right side, then mentally convince yourself—just for a minute—that you’re wrong. This is not to change your mind, but rather help you understand the argument from the other side.
Take a a piece of white paper and a black pen or marker. If you think you can’t draw, draw something on it. If you think you can’t write, write a short poem on it. If you think you can do neither, do both. Then, even if you think it sucks, frame it and hang it in your home where anyone can see it. You’ve just made art.
Whether alone or with someone else, in a theater or at home, when the music plays during the closing credits of the next film you see, get up and dance. Yes, even if it’s not danceable.
Go to a bar where you don’t know anyone and strike up a conversation with a stranger before you finish your first drink. (Members of the wait staff count.)
Lie to yourself for five straight minutes that the world is not out to get you, but rather supports and celebrates your efforts. Really commit. Let that feeling of joy and relief that accompanies that though fill you. Then, consider the possibility that it’s not a lie or, at the very least, it’s a lie worth believing in.
With a marker, write the word “fuck” on the underside of a shelf or on the level top of a door somewhere in your house. Don’t tell anyone. It’s your secret. Anytime you’re upset, remember your secret fuck.
Remember your favorite childhood toy. Now, go buy the modern day version from a toy store and put it someplace where you’ll see it everyday.
Apply for a job for which you are totally not qualified. If the rejection letter comes, celebrate that you tried anyway. If it doesn’t come, celebrate that you might have a new job.
Go to an old-school diner, order both a milkshake and a malted milkshake, compare and contrast.
During a lunch break, roll down a grassy hill.
Next time you’re in a small crowd (like on a bus or in an elevator), start singing “Sweet Caroline” loud enough for people to hear. See what happens.
If you pray, just once pray to someone else’s god. If you don’t pray, just once try it. This is not meant to convert anyone, but rather to help you understand your fellow human.
Reply or share with which number you picked. And please post about how it went, even if it was a disaster.
Oh, and thanks for the amazing Father’s Day present. In picking one of these, you’ve given me the gift of a better world.
Calm the flowchart down.
Calm the flowchart down.
Kudos to the Voltron reboot, which includes a transgender...
Kudos to the Voltron reboot, which includes a transgender character and doesn’t make a huge deal about it. (Not gonna say which, because spoiler.)
It offered the opportunity for my boys and I to have a very matter-of-fact conversation about gender identity, in the midst of an episode where said character was totally kicking all of the asses.
June 16, 2016
First day of summer camp: Check. Post camp snuggles: Check.
First day of summer camp: Check. Post camp snuggles: Check.
thedaddycomplex:
Clear your afternoon tomorrow. I’m putting on...
Clear your afternoon tomorrow. I’m putting on a display of asshattery.
Just a reminder that I could potentially bring down an entire publishing company today.
