Sorry, I'm busy
I know it's been a few days, but I've been busy playing with all the new toys the boy got for his birthday. Seriously, I can't believe some of this stuff exists. Like this. The "Busy Ball Popper" from Playskool. Where the hell was that 27 years ago? Not in my house, that's where.
The quick summary is that balls go down in this tube, then a fan blows them up so that they "pop" out of the top. Brilliant. Ages 9 monts and up? Yeah, up to infinity! I'm 28 and I've played with it more than he has. Did I mention that the balls just shoot up in the air? Seriously, go get one of these things.
My other favorite, also from Playskool, is the Cushy Cruisin' Police Car. The description on the site says:
Soft, realistic-looking car makes different vehicle and crash sounds when its license plate is pressed or bumped!Anyone else disturbed by the cop car making crash sounds? What's the message here?
So anyway, I'm going back to making crash sounds with cop cars and popping balls using the busy ball popper. Coming up next, info on the omarphillips.net 2000th comment contest.
Comments
Cate said:
James Spader SUCKS!
RaJ said:
Sorry if this sounds cynical but *cough*CateCHEATS*cough*(1) here's a preview of 2000th comment contest:
* Cool prize
* Reasonable yet *ahem* thorough rules
* Some people unfortunately excluded from contention
* Cate will win.
Still, by all means everyone should get their hopes up. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(1) I'm kidding of course. You have no proof. She just happens to be the one most dediCATEd to winning. Her success is a statistically predictable and appropriate outcome.
cadiz12 said:
i'm continually jealous every time i go shopping for small children. at least you can play with them. but i hope you're sharing with the birthday boy, mister.
Glo said:
Yo baby! My James totally schooled Cate's Sean! Ha ha!
okay, something is wrong with that poll. Seriously. Even I can't handle a contest that obviously rigged.
BTW, agree w/ RaJ. I'm not even trying on these contests anymore because Cate always, always wins.
jasmine said:
dude, what's up with the poll? 309 votes? somebody is messing with that shit.
yo.
i want a ball popping thing. if i'm the 2000 comment buy me one.
Katie said:
Ah jeez, I really wish I was two.
I said:
The poll has been changed, Cate. It's time to move on.
RaJ - The new contest rules will be a little looser. And Cate will not win. Guaranteed.
Cate - Sorry.
jas - A properly placed "yo" makes all the difference. I hope everyone else learns from this.
cadiz - Sharing? Without me, there is no first birthday for him! He OWES it to me to let me use his toys!
glo - Way to play dumb. I have logs that show you hacked into the mySQL database to fix the numbers in your favor.
katie - Yeah, I miss the days when I could poop wherever I happened to be, then make it someone else's problem to take care of it.
Glo said:
Jas "I want a ball-popping thing" Ha, ha. I can't even make it better or dirtier. That's awesome, chica.
I *did not* fix the poll. I can't even change my links without help. No way I could rig a poll. Let's be honest here. You didn't want Cate to win and fixed the poll!
Syar said:
I've given up on winning anything while secretly having hope that I will emerge victorious.
my little sister's toys inevitably make noise and play songs from Aqua through tinny badly manufactured speakers. I hate those.
Now, the busy ball popper I wouldn't mind.
As long as it doesn't play "Barbie Girl" as it pops those balls.
more than one thing was wrong with that sentence.
yo.
Glo said:
"Barbie girl" Ah, man. The "pop those balls" joke just gets better with age.
Lia said:
Most gifts to kids are really for their parents. At least until the kid is old enough to understand the concept of "MINE!! GIMME!!" You don't have a lot of time, so enjoy it while you can.
mep said:
Ok, so where are all the boxer-brief fans? LADIES! Seriously, you can't tell me boxers are hotter than boxer briefs.
Glo said:
They are. Boxers are hotter than boxer briefs. That's a scientific fact per the pollsters.
Jon said:
Oh totally. That’s what all the police cars look like in my town… and I’ll be damned if even one day goes by where they don’t get into an accident. Playskool sure nailed that one.
This busy ball popper does sound intriguing too. Mainly because I think it’s a sorely overlooked stage of childhood development. I was playing catch with my friends 3 year old son this past Sunday, and his reactions concerned me. I would stand about 5 feet away, lightly toss the foam ball underhand to him. Every time the ball would hit him square in the face, fall to the ground, then he would quickly move his hands to his face, slap himself, then laugh about it. We repeated this routine for approximately an hour. I don’t think he ever had a busy ball popper.
I said:
Jon, that's what I'm trying to avoid. My boy must know how to catch. Reflexes like a cat, man. Like a cat. A fast cat. No, a ninja cat.