The most memorable example of this
behavior has been when we were singing “Wheels on the Bus.” It's
always been one of his favorite songs. After a few verses, I asked
which sound he wanted to do next.
“Tyler, what else is on the bus?”
He paused, staring ahead, like he does
when he's deep in thought (we all know where he gets this from)
“Enui!”
Okay, he technically just said
“En-We”, but I think we all knew what he meant.
“Enui? Really? What sound does Enui
make?”
Another long pause.
“Boop, boop, boop.”
And so we sang, “The Enui on the bus
goes boop, boop, boop.” And he laughed. He laughed so
hard, he thought it was just the greatest thing.
It shows up in a lot of smaller ways,
too. We'll ask him what he wants to eat and he'll come up with
something all on his own. You'll point out something that's big and
he'll remind you that Tyler is Little all on his own. He hasn't yet
used it to suggest that Daddy and Mommy are always wrong and that he
should get more ipad and candy, but give it time, I'm sure.
Work continues apace. I got to travel
last week to Patuxent river, again. I was supposed to be gone for
the whole week, but we got out there, got everything working in a
couple of days, and then everyone went “great, it works, I guess
we're done” and went home. Jess has been really busy at work, too,
well befitting a person who is so well regarded. And before any of
you ask, I'm not worried about the sequester. It may make us trim
back a bit, but I suspect that the most likely prospect is that we'll
hire new people a little slower. I've been on the test team for
maybe 6 months, and there are 5 new people in the group that have
joined since. We're busy.
I've also been working on my Minis for
ReaperCon. I decided to pull together some of the guys I've been
painting and give them a platform to stand on together. Give it some
scenery and character, so to speak. Here are some pictures, I hope
you enjoy.
I'm also excited because I think I'm
going to build a new computer. I've never actually done this
before, but I've read some tutorials and it doesn't appear too
difficult. The main source of work will probably be selecting all
the components, and if you ask any computer-building nerd, that's the
best part of the whole endeavor.
-N
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