Thu, November 11, 2004
"A spoon and a fork!"—2:19 PM
Fulfilling onebee's mission to make house calls on each and every one of our regular readers, I had the tremendous good fortune to dine with Brandon and his lovely family last night before watching an episode of Lost – the show which, if you read this site, has divided the nation between avid fans and frothing detractors, but if you look elsewhere in the world it's just a hit show that everyone adores.
Spending time with Brandon's wife and daughter reminded me a lot of how much I look forward to having a family of my own. I'm very happy with my home, but a home takes on a whole new meaning when it's the base of operations for a family unit, especially one as lively and warm as theirs. Also, their precious, adorable two-year-old daughter made it really easy to understand why we have kidnapping laws: a few minutes with her and you just want to snatch her up and run away somewhere where you can have uninterrupted tea parties and read Clifford the Big Red Dog all day long. But she has a pretty good thing going, so it's probably best to leave her there and just visit from time to time.
Also, couple people are just the greatest, because they generally have a bedtime. Don't get me wrong, I love having friends over and playing Taboo or poker until the wee hours, but still – I can't deny the grin on my face when I got home last night after a satisfying evening of TV, dinner, and conversation, and realized I had another two hours before I needed to be in bed! I could live with weeknight plans like that every once in a while.
Next stop for the onebee party bus? That depends. We've got a private investigator scouring the Sunshine State for clues to KOTC's identity and whereabouts.
By the way (officially pretending my readership is irate from the lack of updates instead of merely bored-by-the-same-content when they'd otherwise have been bored-by-fresh-shiny-content): not only has it been an unusually busy week or two at the office, but I'm also in the process of switching web hosts. So, onebee's output may be a bit spotty for the foreseeable future. By the time the changeover is done, I'll be out of town for Thanksgiving, but I'll try to stay in touch. I'm sure you'll survive (read: find your boredom elsewhere). God bless!
"Mark" — Thu, 11/11/04 9:19pm
I look at your page every day and you haven't visited me yet.
Brandon — Fri, 11/12/04 2:39am
I give the Onebee Housecall Tour (now w/retzin!) my hearty endorsement - it's like reading onebee, but with less carpal-tunnel pain and more eating.
And while two-thirds of this household may have a bedtime, I most certainly do not (as evidenced by my many past-midnight posts on this very site). When Christi and Grace go off to bed, then it's Brandon's turn to shine! And by "shine" I mean, you know, watch Letterman and goof off.
"Erica" — Sat, 11/13/04 11:50am
I not only READ your blog but I endorse it on mine. I think that DC should be the next stop.
"KOTC" — Sun, 11/14/04 4:59pm
Ah, the Sunshine State... not too sunny today, but just right for a visit to the county fair and a date with "The Incredibles"... Life is good. Oh, and I'll keep my eye out for the bus, you're welcome to visit anytime.