Comics, NaNo, and things that are Adult at night with Jungle Music. November 14, 2007
Posted by caldi-chan in : Comics, Manga Beat, Music, NaNo, Way of the Geek , 2comments
So yesterday was a fun day. I got very little sleep. I worked on the Second Manga Beat at the way of the geek site. I worked on my novel project as well. I’m dreadfully behind, and loud disturbing jungle noises from upstairs and other adultery activites keep me awake. It’s not very easy to write with that kind of thing going on.
So I did the next best thing. I colored a single page out of the young Archive of the Thrice drawn web comic Fatebreaker. -See post below this-
They loved the finished result so much they put it up in place of the old Lineart. I feel very accomplished, and happy with myself.
Yay me!
In other news, I am incredibly tired and exausted. I have to some how break out another 12K, if I’m to catch up with the rest of the NaNo pack.
That’s what hot chocolate is for.
Mmm Hot Chocolate.
Kids and their music. October 3, 2007
Posted by caldi-chan in : Kids TV shows, Music , add a comment
So a few weeks ago, I aquired for a Tia from the Chapters book store, a CD. The Cd of course is in fact from the ever popular TV show at Nick Jr called Backyardigans.
Face it, if you’re a father or a mother this is a high quality show you enjoy with the lil kids. For whatever reason, something just draws you in and you find yourself sitting on the couch (or floor) with your children watching intently as Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqa, Tasha, and Austin go on various musical adventures, dancing across the landscape via their imaginations. You may like the music, or the set themes, or even the fact that it’s just a fun show to watch. Heck, you might even be asking yourself, how come we never had such a cool show when we were kids?
Whatever the reason, kids and parents enjoy the show. Today the CD we got a few weeks ago, has been on repeat since we returned from my daughters school.
You’d think after four to five hours of the CD on repeat that I would be sick of it. Strangely I am not sick of it. Like the show, it has drawn me in, and I find my foot tapping on the floor to the beat. My fingers snapping or I am quietly singing along.
The songs are catchey, fun, and simplistic. One song actually teaches about the values of saying please and thank you. Which just so happens to be my daughters prefered song to listen to. Strangely enough, she took the song to heart and now she has turned into a sweet little angel. Saying please and thank you.
The CD consists of 19 songs and one bonus video which requires Quick Time, which I aparently need to down load. However, for this family it’s the music we prefer to listen to.
Even now, as I write this Tia is singing along and she’s really good at it. She knows most words and even dances her own little dances. Watching her simply puts a smile on my face. So if there are any parents out there, I strongly recomend this CD.