I had planned to stay pretty much the whole day at the Children's museum today, but Willow uncharacteristically decided to be done only after a couple of hours. We drove home via a route that took us past the hospital where she was born - a detour that she thought was pretty cool. Of course, it also took us past Streetlight records, and she came away with a couple of used dvds. We spent some time at the listening stations too. Willow likes putting on the headphones and pushing buttons, and giving me little mini-reviews of the music she is listening to. She described High on Fire as "catchy", which made me chuckle.

Of course, the new dvds made her reluctant to have any other outdoor adventures this afternoon, so while she watched them, I used the time to whip together a Powerpoint presentation on weathering for next week. Apparently Powerpoint is already considered dinosaur-like, but being a Luddite, I know no better, so I'm still going to use it, dammit!

Speaking of dinosaur-like, last night Willow and I ended up at the local Savers (thrift store) in the company of Leslili Lala and Nebula Girl. We all wandered around in awe of the pickings - especially the dinosaur technology. Willow went for the stuffed animals. I grabbed a Harris tweed jacket. Leslili filled her cart with strange pictures of Jesus and other ephemera. Nebula Girl picked out a long-haired mechanical dog who made distressed, rhythmic mechanical woofing noises. As usual, the objects we didn't buy offered the most amusement.

It was nice to meet Nebula Girl. She's cool. You've gotta love a person who is both a circuit bender and a chemist.