Well, Willow got to go to her first concert on saturday. She arrived at the Great American Music Hall accompanied by her mother, father, and paternal grandmother (who was there in honor of Mother's day). She elected to sit up on the balcony, and after a bit of fussing, settled down for the main event. The music started with some soft piano and sweet singing. Later, guitar and cello appeared, fleshing out the sound. Raucous applause ushered in the encore, which ended with a manic version of that old folk favorite, "Oh coal black smith".
After the lights came up, Willow descended and mingled with the crowd. She was introduced to people from exotic places like Singapore, Portugal, Ireland, England, and Indiana. She met a guy who drives trains. She met some of her dad's old friends. She met some minstrels. She got to go backstage and hang out. Later, outside, she got to witness the sad spectacle of a drunken clown falling down in the gutter. One of the minstrels sagely noted that, "these things happen." Nobody knew why a clown had attended the show. Maybe he had gotten lost on the way to the circus. Maybe he knew something we didn't.
But Willow won't remember the clown. She won't remember the show, or the other people she saw. All that was important to her was that she was being held by her mother. Perhaps she also took comfort in the fact that her father was nearby. She probably wasn't aware of her grandmother being there. That's a bit far for a small baby to extrapolate. I was aware though. Three generations were represented. Happy mother's day to Jen and both of our moms (I guess since I'm typing this on monday morning that this is belated, but such is life).

Today, we aired out our mattresses by strapping them to the top of the van and driving them all over the Bay Area. Now they're at G.'s where the process can be reversed. Hopefully they're coming in handy.

cds I listened to while eating wasabi peas: Rawk Party - Vaccination Records compilation, Sigur Ros "Rimur", Carla Kihlstedt "Heavy Oven", 7% Solution "Gabriel's Waltz", and Sharkbait "Blowtorch Face-lift"