Amusing linkage.

[orichalcum]

I suspect a bunch of you have already watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a Joss Whedon project starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion.

I first discovered Neil Patrick Harris' singing talent when seeing a clip of him performing the Confrontation song from Les Mis with his fellow HIMYM cast member Jason Segal. Since Jason's character reminds me so much of CP, this then led to my remembering CP's fondness for Les Mis. In particular, if you don't know my husband (and you do know 80's musicals), he can be well described as a guy who regularly sings his 2-year-old son the Bishop of Digne's monologue from Les Mis as a lullaby. Not "Castle in the Clouds," not "Do You Hear the People Sing?" - the Bishop's recitative:

So, Messieurs, you may release him
For this man has spoken true
I commend you for your duty
And God’s blessing go with you.
But remember this, my brother
See in this some higher plan
You must use this precious silver
To become an honest man
By the witness of the martyrs
By the Passion and the Blood
God has raised you out of darkness
I have bought your soul for God!

In other random linkage, check out 20 traumatic baby products, including the "Daddle" and the Baby Hamburger Costume.

And, for those into that sort of thing, the new Black Canary Barbie is, um, a little on the kinky side.

Comments

[meepodeekin.livejournal.com]

Have I mentioned recently that I love Neil Patrick Harris?

Also, the 20 traumatic baby products are mostly horrifying, but I have to admit to some curiosity about the Metallica lullabies.

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

I was halfway through the traumatic baby products before I realized they're real.

[gee-tar.livejournal.com]

I remember a minister of mine using that story from Les Mis in a sermon. I always thought that it was a good story since the bishop then gives the candlesticks to Valjean as well, since he "forgot" them.

[cerebralpaladin.livejournal.com]

Exactly! If the Bishop simply agreed that he had given the silver to Valjean, it would have the feeling of being unwilling to be part of his punishment, but not of actually being generous. And yet he goes beyond that, turning the other cheek, by one-upping what Valjean had taken.

FWIW, I do sometimes sing "Do You Hear the People Sing?" as well. Just not as often. :)

[meepodeekin.livejournal.com]

I sing "Do You Hear the People Sing?" enough that hubby gets aggravated as soon as I start. I suppose it says something about my personality that the only two songs from Les Mis that I ever start to spontaneously sing are "Do You Hear the People Sing?" and "On My Own." :)

[digitalemur.livejournal.com]

Black Canary? Is that supposed to make it seem less suggestive? Who ever heard of a black canary, anyway?

[orichalcum.livejournal.com]

There's a DC comics character named Black Canary who the Barbie is modeled after; I should have made that clear.

[apintrix.livejournal.com]

Black Canary is a noir fight-in-the-alleys superhero, whose voice is a sonic weapon ("Canary Cry"). She's actually a pretty awesome character, tough as nails. The Barbie is a good take on the character, tho she's usually depicted as a smaller curvier woman in comics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsQ7MKui0CQ

[darkforge.livejournal.com]

A helmet seems like a basically good idea for a child learning to walk, though it does look strange. I assume that's the reason nobody uses them...?

[orichalcum.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I think the major reason is that kids need to learn not to bump into things, and if you slap a helmet on them, there's really the question of "so when do you take it off?"

It's different from say a bike or ski helmet, where you can rapidly seriously injure yourself. But Mac's pediatrician has a whole category of what she calls "coffee-table injuries," and to a certain extent they're part of the natural learning process.

Agreed.

[stone-and-star.livejournal.com]

SMNH bumped his head a lot when he was learning to walk. He cried a bit. He got bruises (still does, but now from running and tripping). He's fine. He learned to walk. He understands why sometimes I tell him to slow down.

I have a tendency to bump into tables but would be quite offended if someone suggested that I wear kneepads regularly.

[a-dodecahedron.livejournal.com]

It should probably be noted that the baby mop and the man boobs come from the brilliant chindogu book.