a peek inside the fish bowl.

:: Fortified with freshness ::

> More good reads to be found at riley dog.

> When I was a kid all I wanted was a tree fort. Those with the dollars to spend can have something a lot nicer.

> Ah, beautiful photos, and links to beautiful photos, and good reading too.

> Another fave blog. You must check out the photojunkie.

>Also, Not Martha. My marble-magnet inspiration.

> Blogalicious: Ultramicroscopic. Also, Dave Barry has his own blog. I never used to like Dave Barry, until I read Dave Barry.

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< collected list o'links

> FUBAR - defies description, is awesome. Think Spinal Tap meets Calgary headbangers.

> My Neighbor Totoro - Japanese, dub to English. Probably one of the best and most interesting children's films I've ever seen.... great stuff. The best part is the 12-legged cat bus. Ebert here.

> Punch Drunk Love. Adam Sandler will totally surprise you, in a good way.

> 13 Conversations about One Thing - Happiness is elusive, and fleeting. Very cool film with a slower pace that will surely make you ask some questions about your own life. Ebert here (warning - it's a spoiler), imdb.com here.

> The Pianist - Wonderful film based on the story of a Jewish pianist, and his survival in the Warsaw ghetto. Ebert here, imdb.com here.

> Read my Lips - French w English subtitles. An interesting premise... deaf woman meets ex-con. Part social commentary - study of people - part seat-gripper. Ebert here, imdb.com here.

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More sentences coming out of the mouths of babes.

Sarah looked out the window this evening and said "I see moon!" Of all things I'm glad that she noticed that.

Yesterday at the grocery store, out of my peripheral vision I spotted a 5 ft display of pink and baby blue fluff. I looked closer. For 99 cents I could buy my very own bag of cotton candy.

And so I did.

We were about to finish dinner when I brought out the package.

Oh I guess I'll use my new sponge to clean up.

I tore a large hunk off and pretended to wipe the table with it. Then I brought it up to my lips and took a big bite.

Emma watched me intently, not quite knowing what was going on.

She watched me eat, unsure whether she wanted a bite or not. I think the novelty of edible spongy-things eventually wom her over.

Once she got over the cottony texture and realized that it was just sugar that was melting on her tongue, she couldn't get enough. Sarah made the same discovery.

I can't even remember the last time I had cotton candy. Eating it made me feel like a kid again. Who would have thought that pink spun sugar could be so magical?

andrea.