Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Move Over, "Nick Nolte's Mug Shot"
We caught dinner and a show at Medieval Times over the weekend. Yes, dinner without utensils for slightly less than the price of admission to Disneyworld! What fun! I've been twice before, once in Florida when I was ten, and once in Myrtle Beach on Spring Break during college, and THANK YOU MY MEDIEVAL TIMES EXPERIENCE NEEDS ARE FILLED NOW. I don't remember the constant flow of vendors hawking merchandise throughout previous shows, but apparently now some genius in management has decided that "wonder glow" tube necklaces are an excellent complement to the authenticity factor of being unable to get a fork with the meal.
We were there for a family birthday dinner, so Sophie was with us. The whole concept of taking a three-year-old to see a show of any kind is fraught with potential emotional landmines. Will the noise cause the kid to bawl? Will the kid be scarred for life if she's approached by large, costumed characters (Disneyworld, I'm looking at YOU)? Will the kid wet her pants while she's sitting on my lap? It turned out that Sophie was totally enthralled by the horses and pageantry, even if the storyline was over her head. We've been doing a post-mortem of the show ever since, complete with reenactments. But just the parts of the squires and grooms. The knights, she was not so fond of them.
Sophie: You know when that guy came out, and he had that stick, and he was hitting people with it?
Me: The knight?
Sophie: Yeah, him. I didn't like it when he got evil.
Me: Well, yeah, that was a little bit scary.
Sophie: And then that OTHER knight came out, and they were both hitting each other with sticks. They were like, like, like an EVIL SANDWICH.
Oh Sophie, you are awesome! That is the best description ever!
Brain. Exploding. Now.
Have I mentioned that Sophie is about three years plus approximately six weeks old? Yeah. I know, time flies. In totally related news, I went to the *cough* woman's doctor this week and...ohhhh, there go all my male readers! Ta, guys! Anyhoo. My favorite part of visting the OB/gyno office was people-watching in the waiting room. (Yep, tough call there, what with the parts pokin' being such a picnic on the beach and all.) The woman sitting across from me was busy filling out new patient paperwork, occasionally pausing to ask the guy with her for this or that bit of information. When she asked him for his cell phone number so she could list it as an emergency contact number, I couldn't help but wonder how she got a guy she obviously doesn't know well to go with her to a doctor appointment. Then I heard her ask the receptionist to figure out her due date. Drum roll, please---JUNE. The woman was hugely pregnant and JUST GOT AROUND TO HAVING HER FIRST OB APPOINTMENT. And finding out baby daddy's cell phone number.
When I mentioned it to Sean later that day, he shook his head and said, "Maybe she waited until she was sure?" Um, if there's something kicking you from the inside, odds are pretty good that it's either (1) fetal, or (2) alien. Either way, time to see a doctor.
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