I had We Heart Katamari on my TV all of the last three days. Periodically, King or Summer or Boy would wander in and play a bit. King found himself turfed because he talked and asked questions. Summer would play, say, "See how I'm not bugging you?" and go back out.
Boy always got the longest times, because he simply sits on the hedgehog pillow and plays. I sing along with the songs without thinking.
I didn't play. I had put it on for quick games to wake me up when I was flagging, but never had time. Just the carrot dangling was enough.
It was left on the start screen for the last 24 hours I worked. You put your Prince or cousin someplace where the fans aren't pestering and there is a long loop of ambient sound: a dog barks, a baby squeals, voices talk, birds chirp, crickets chirp, cicadas rev up, and I think there's a scooter.
I found it really soothing.
Summer was super good while I worked. I delivered a stern warning about what missing this deadline meant both fiscally and professionally. She's been really depressed have had such a formless two weeks. But yesterday, with all my work done, and me dozing in a chair babysitting uploads she scared up a dog leash and took Krypto to the park. She came back cheery and with a drawing of Krypto dragging her around.
This morning was the caffeine crash. By the time I got the kids out of the house for a surprise treat of fast food breakfast, I had the shakes, the sweats and cold chills because the headache had turned into a migraine. The thought of coffee made me want to heave. However, like a drunkard, a hair of the coffee dog fixed me up. So did the burger with proper greens on.
More later. It is now fall down time.
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