Gullie meets Bert.

Gullie likes Bert.





Gullie gives Bert hugs.


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Gullie puts Bert on a pedestal, or windowsill actually.







The end.


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The cuteness continues

Cicada let the cat out of the bag today, so I will too. We are having another of these in about 7 and a half months.

We are thrilled.



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Better idea

So I just came up with a better idea than making my blog private. I am just going to make it so nobody can comment, which I hate to do because I admit I like comments, but I hate Chinese spam more.

Take that Chinese! I still like your wall though. Very impressive.


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Closing up shop

As some may know, I have been getting a consistent stream of annoying Chinese spam comments, to the point where I have decided to make my blog private.

I can add 100 people, so even if you are a stalker and like my blog enough to keep reading it, I'll probably add you. If you are a recognized family or friend I'll add you without you having to submit your email.

In all likelihood I may go public again at some point when I feel like they have given up on me.

So anyway, please email me or post a comment with your email and i'll add you.

For those not added I hope I amused you a bit. Thanks!

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Fun at Macaroni Grill celebrating no apparent reason

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Location:Romano's MG

What? or Reflections on fatherhood so far.

I know when YOU are the parent everything YOUR kid says is precious and cute, but this one I just have to share because it reduced my heart to a puddle.

I often get to rock Gullie to sleep as his mother works late at our nearby studio. I normally rock him with his tummy to my left arm with his head resting on top of my shoulder. I do this because we both feel it helps him adjust to his sleeping and it has worked wonders, trust me.

A couple nights a go I decided to hold him, cradled in my arms, as I realized I can't get away with that much longer. So here I am with him scooped in my arms lying horizontally across my chest, and his beginning to fade a little bit, but his eyes are still open. Suddenly I get the compulsion to tell him that I love him. So, I look him in his little eyes staring back at me and I whisper:

"Gullie, I love you"

Then rather unexpectedly he replies in a tiny baby whisper..............

"WhaT?"

(notice the emphasis on the 'T', he is a pro at pronouncing that T.)

I laugh a bit and whisper again, "I LOVE you."

"What?" he says again.

" I love you."

"What?"

This goes on a while and I decide that this brief little conversation just made my day.

Being a dad is above and beyond the most fulfilling thing that has happened to me. The amount of time I spent praying I would be able to have a family someday, seems like time well spent in retrospect. I look forward to many great years reliving my childhood and soaking in each minute I get to be a father.

Dapper Dan

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Life is short.

Um. Gary Coleman died yesterday, and the day before I do a post where I made the joke everyone makes which was that Gary was a sad little man who lost all his money.

It's interesting how celebrities like Gary Coleman and Michael Jackson were ripe for the picking from a "they bring it on themselves by the way they chose to live" when they were alive and now for some reason you feel bad for them once they are gone. Maybe it's because they can't defend themselves anymore.

Anyway, I am sorry Gary, wherever you are. I hope you finally found some peace. I also hope that Saint Peter doesn't make you do the line. You know the one.....

I won't say it.

Oh heck, I can't resist...

"Whaachoo talkin' 'bout St. Peter?!!"

The Gulliver Interviews: age 4 months and 8 months

I got the idea to have video interviews with Gulliver when he was 4 months. I figured I would do one every 4 months or so. It was probably inspired from the brilliantly fascinating UP series where Director Michael Apted films and interviews several children from the same school class, every seven years.  I love this concept and will try to do it for all our future kids as well. I need to figure out structured questions once they can talk though.  Cicada posted the first one on her blog a long time ago, but I am pretty sure I haven't posted them, at least the 8 months one.  I will post the other 2 I have done when I get around to uploading them.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them.

Screw Africans and cancer kids...Stephen Baldwin needs your money, NOW more than ever.

restorestephenbaldwin.org

I want to puke. Seriously. What is wrong with people. You know what?

I am going to start my own for Gary Coleman who lives about 10 miles away from us. He is much more messed up than Stephen Baldwin and broke too.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

You can send donations to [email protected], that I have created for him for the purpose of restoring Gary Coleman to his (Diff'rent Strokes, pre-parents stealing all his money) days.

I will, ahem, makes sure he gets the money. After all, Cicada and I did see him once outside of Red Robin in Provo, so we are bffs now.

Child prodigies are awesome, but they make me feel dumber.

I am fascinated by child prodigies of all kinds. I especially love musical child prodigies.

Here is one in particular that is getting all kinds of attention today.

Greyson Michael Chance

I find it extra amazing that as a 6th grader, you can have that much courage in front of your peers. The girls in the background of this video crack me up. Only a couple on the top row seem to be awake enough to realize they are witnessing something special.

Here are a few others I really enjoyed:

Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson

I wish I could have known this kid. Maybe Gulliver will be this talented, you never know. Anyway, he disappeared from the public eye once he hit puberty and din't resurface until some English fans invited him to London recently for a once in a lifetime concert. Lucky limeys. He has also performed since in Michigan, you can see that here if interested.''

Emily Bear

The video explains it all...amazing.

AND, for good measure

Tallan "T-Man" Latz

B.B. must be proud.

Life is good.

I can't resist.

My Doppelgänger

I finally found him.

He is Jack Passion, the last winner of the World Beard and Mustache Championship. I do actually grow some red in my beard, but a lousy one at that. I hope you find yours someday soon if you haven't. If you feel so inclined, please let me know who you think resembles you the most, and provide a link if possible.

They call him The Wanderer

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I could cry.

So, Collin Mapp, the genius, just sent me this email:

"Here is my first traditional hand drawn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYpFumc88Co

I dedicate it to you."

I almost cried, well got choked up anyway.

Little Collin and I have had many a conversations in the past about film and animation, and I was always the one going on and on about animation and talking his ear off about it. Well look who is actually doing it:



I Love it Collin, and I am so touched, truly.

Here is his first fully cgi animated film that I meant to post but never got around to it.

SOMEDAY....Mark my words, we will work on a project together.