David Vienna's Blog, page 182
May 1, 2016
Rockabilly heartthrob.
Rockabilly heartthrob.
April 30, 2016
First thing: I was wrong about the last meet. We have the final...
First thing: I was wrong about the last meet. We have the final conferences today. Second: WYATT MEDALED IN THE 4x100 RELAY!
April 29, 2016
Wyatt is so proud of his first place ribbon for the 100m race,...
Wyatt is so proud of his first place ribbon for the 100m race, he didn’t even make a silly face when I took his picture… well, no sillier than normal anyway.
April 28, 2016
I’ve never experienced laughter turning to ugly cry so quickly.
I’ve never experienced laughter turning to ugly cry so quickly.
Negatory, Good Buddy
Wyatt: I don't disagree with everything—
Me: You're doing it now!
Wyatt: No, I'm not.
April 27, 2016
how2beadad:
I feel like I never ask you to ask us stuff. Send...
I feel like I never ask you to ask us stuff. Send some questions and stuff: http://how2beadad.tumblr.com/ask
Also, here’s @thedaddycomplex flipping you/me off. From our snapchat. When we were drinking.
Just saw this gif, even though Charlie posted it a while ago. (To my credit, I was half in the bag when he posted it.)
Anyway, yes, you should ask @how2beadad stuff.
In The Future...
In the future, we will have flying houses. They will run on energy collected from our three suns. Our cars will not only pilot themselves, they will also fetch our groceries from hyper-local sustainable gardens at the end of each block.
In the future, we will use just one pronoun to encompass and embrace all genders, even those yet discovered. Our clothes will be made of genetic pico-bots that change color and form depending on our mood algorithm, informing others how and when to address us.
In the future, parents will have enough parental leave to properly bond with their baby, which we’ll know is more important for the parent than the child. We’ll raise our children in an eco-nasium, complete with regenerated forest, desert, mountain, ocean, and interstellar regions. These will be free of plastics, allergens, sugar, nuts, and gluten.
In the future, our kids will interact with animals and witness the enteral dance of life and death as they are seasonally adopted into the herd, pack, flock or swarm of their choice. These surrogate families will impart upon them a set of skills known to help them achieve their personal and cultural goals.
In the future, parents will know perfection is a myth created in the boardrooms of generations past, nearly solidified by propaganda campaigns and universal communications in the old world. We will raise our children the best we can, ask for assistance when needed, and understand that the tumultuous emotional journey of raising a child generates failures and victories—all of which are natural, all of which are fine.
In the future, our children will love us as we love them. In the future, we will love ourselves as our children love themselves.
davidvienna:
For such a cut-throat businessman, Donald Trump...
For such a cut-throat businessman, Donald Trump sure whines a lot.
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If I do nothing else in my life, I’m happy my legacy will be that I coined the phrase "sentient beef jerky.”
April 26, 2016
electradaddy:
@thedaddycomplex is better than an Air Supply...
@thedaddycomplex is better than an Air Supply song being covered by Bette Midler herself at a bathhouse. (That’s not to say that @thedaddycomplex listens to Air Supply or Bette Midler, for that matter, at bathhouses.)
Years ago when I first started this blog, not understanding anything about the social aspect of Tumblr (I thought it was just a blogging platform like WordPress but easier to use.), @thedaddycomplex reblogged one of my posts. That reblog introduced me to a bunch of new people and those people, in turn, introduced me to even more folks. So, I give @thedaddycomplex a lot of credit for helping get my blog off the ground.
@thedaddycomplex was also the first Tumblr I met in person. DynaPapa and I went to San Luis Obispo to see one of the musicals @thedaddycomplex wrote. (Yeah, @thedaddycomplex is like the straight version of Jerry Herman, except younger.)
Most people don’t realize that I suffer from incredible social anxiety. I recognized @thedaddycomplex instantly from his blog and pointed him out to DynaPapa who in a booming voice says, “Oh, that’s him?” I was all like, “Shhhh! He will hear you.” And DynaPapa asks, “Weren’t you supposed to meet him here?” and I was like, “Yeah, but he probably never thought I was serious about coming to the show, so let’s just sneak back into the auditorium and he’ll never know I was here.” But, @thedaddycomplex, being the nice guy he is, spotted me, walked over, and gave me a big hug.
And, each time I see @thedaddycomplex at Dad 2.0, he’s always inviting and welcoming, even if he does start off by saying, “For the thousandth time, I am not giving you Charlie’s (@how2beadad) cell phone number or home address. It’s for your own good, man!”
But, I have to say that the nicest thing of all is that when I needed an auction item for the Non-Profit, @thedaddycomplex readily sent me an autographed copy of his book. I don’t blog too much about the realities of having a child with an intellectual disability because the day-to-day grind of that experience is fraught with many emotions, some happy and some very sad. But, when a person eagerly steps forward to help the Non-Profit that helps enrich my son’s educational experience, I can’t let that go without sending a big thank you!
In fact, if he had Tom Hardy’s lips, Paul Newman’s eyes, and Simon Baker’s hair, I’d kiss him. But, since he’s another one of the 95 percenters on that straight bandwagon, I’ll just give him a shout out on my blog and a hands-above-the-waist hug the next time I see him.
Anytime, @electradaddy. I’m glad I could help in any way.
You’re doing God’s work. And by “God,” I mean Richard Rogers.
