I miss the California Raisins. Since I didn't watch much television as a child, they were more peripheral than present, but still, there's something comforting about raisins wearing sunglasses and playing jazz. Especially their incredible version of "I heard if through the grape vine". That was a great marketing campaign. Also, I think there must have been some sort of talent show at some camp I went to, maybe the JCC, where youngsters dressed in trashbags with sunglasses and pretended to be the California raisins.
Which brings me to my next point: I read this amazing children's book at work at one of the bookstores. It's called Raisin and Grape. It's the story of a grape and his grandfather, the raisin. And if I remember right the grape's grandmother is a prune. Truly worth a read.
I feel like right now I'm in the middle of everything. Here's a list:
1. mid-move. Mostly everything we own is at our new place but we're still living at the old place until Thursday.
2. mid-story. I'm really into the piece I'm working on. (I called it a "piece" because that's what writers do to prove that they are truly writers.)
3. mid-hiring. the bookhouse is hiring a new person. we found someone but she still doesn't know and she still needs to be trained.
4. mid-life. okay, not really. just wanted to throw a curve ball.
5. mid-schooling. again, not really. i'm really in the pre-schooling stage or the prep for schoolling stage, but i wanted the list to be longer.
It's getting hotter everyday here is sunny Minnesota. Cornelius is spending most of her time in a self-induced coma.
To go along with the i heard it through the grape vine theme, the song of the day is marvin gaye's "aint that peculiar". What a sad, true story of falling in love and being taken for a ride. And a great tune to kick off the summer. Let's hear it for long hours of sunshine.
Don't forget to eat your raisins!
