Sherlock's feeling better, and Mycroft's feeling worse. You can tell by the way his eyes glaze over when I'm reading. I think he's more at a Dr Seuss level than Camus at the moment. Or perhaps that's not the thing to read a child with a fever and an already-vivid imagination. All his books seemed to me as if they might well have been written under the influence of some sort of hallucinogen.
Look what we found in the park, in the dark.
We will take him home. We will call him Clark.
He will live at our house. He will grow and grow.
Will our mother like this? We do not know.
First off, that's creepy. Second, I think those little monsters know exactly how their mum will feel about it, and third, do you all remember what Clark looks like? He's going to grow and grow because he's going to eat them alive, if you ask me.
Anyhow, Mycroft spent most of the day on the sofa surrounded by the Dogs of War, alternately cuddling them closer and telling them to get off because he was too hot. I spent the day trying to keep Sherlock out of his hair, which was...more exhausting than usual. Early bed for me.
Look what we found in the park, in the dark.
We will take him home. We will call him Clark.
He will live at our house. He will grow and grow.
Will our mother like this? We do not know.
First off, that's creepy. Second, I think those little monsters know exactly how their mum will feel about it, and third, do you all remember what Clark looks like? He's going to grow and grow because he's going to eat them alive, if you ask me.
Anyhow, Mycroft spent most of the day on the sofa surrounded by the Dogs of War, alternately cuddling them closer and telling them to get off because he was too hot. I spent the day trying to keep Sherlock out of his hair, which was...more exhausting than usual. Early bed for me.
6 comments:
That IS creepy. How about reading them a little Roald Dahl? Some of his stories tend to be creepy, too, but _Matilda_ is very nice. They might like it. :)
I think I read that Dr. Seuss was also a filmmaker and won some awards for his stuff, though those movies were more like anti-war propaganda documentary type of stuff than like, the things we know him for. I still love me some Cat in the Hat though and that Grinch...
Best Wishes on the Plague recovery and please excuse the run-on sentence galore =]
I grew up watching and reading Dr. Seuss. Now that I think about, some of his books were a little creepy. Then again, I grew up in a household were watching action/kungfu and horror movies were the norm. Still, I adore Dr. Seuss and his works. My favorites are The Cat in the Hat and The Lorax.
For other good books, might I suggest, The Giver, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe or The Secret Garden? those are good book to read to children. (I read them myself when I was 8 or 10, I think)
Lupe - If I had it in the flat, I would try it, but I think by tomorrow he'll have lost patience once again with anything written for under-tens. He's pretty convinced right now that he could follow The Art of War. I have my doubts.
Bee - Huh, I had no idea. That's lovely, actually. Considering the amount of warmongering that goes on, the world needs more films like that.
Book Geek - Mrs Hudson informs me she has a copy of The Secret Garden, so I might give that a try, thanks. I dread to think what Mycroft would do with the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, though I think Sherlock is young enough to enjoy without picking the symbolism apart. Hmmm.
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