12/10/2010

Right now, Pi is watching and I am listening to a documentary called "Objectified."  It’s really interesting.  It’s about how manufactured objects are designed and redesigned, about the form and function of it all.  It’s about the actual designers who re-evaluate and re-invent everyday items, down to potato peelers and hedge trimmers to more high tech stuff like the iPhone.  They were just talking about vacuum cleaners, giving examples of how Dare Devil makes a vacuum so pretty you kind of want to leave it out on your counter, because it doesn’t look like a piece of junk.  Then they showed a vacuum made by Dyson that is totally durable and useful, but also interesting to look at. 

It’s on Netflix, in case anyone wants to watch it.  It really does gives an interesting look at the design of everyday things that we may take for granted.  And to think that I wasn’t going to watch it with him.

My cold is still lingering, but it’s getting a bit better.  Tots hasn’t shown any symptoms, so I’m okay with it all.  I haven’t stopped washing my hands.

Pi, Tots and I had a nice day together today.  It wasn’t great, but we enjoyed it.  I let Pi sleep in while Tots and I went outside to help Mom put the Christmas lights on the tree in the front yard.  By the time we were done, Pi was up and ready for the day.  We all ended up at Shleprock’s house with one really bad movie (The Chaos Experiment) and one pretty good one (Inception), and with pizza and salad in our bellies.