Two new Niall stories
Two stories with Niall from tonight.
First, Niall, Nonna (my mom) and I were watching a cartoon:
Cartoon: I think I just cracked my Artex!
Joshua: What’s an artex?
Nonna: Must be a {seal}.
Joshua: What’s an artex seal?
Nonna: Ceiling.
Joshua: Sorry, thought you said “seal”.
Niall: A “ceiling” would be a baby seal!
Successfully hacking diminutives is such sophisticated humor for a six-year-old. Also, Artex here, but I didn’t know that at the time.
Second, while getting him out of the bath and asking what he wanted before bed:
Joshua: Do you want a story, sing you a song, …?
Niall: I want you to play me a song on the {fawoot}.
Joshua: The what?
Niall: Flute.
Joshua: Flute?
Niall: FLute.
Joshua: I don’t have a flute.
Niall: [looks at me]
Joshua: Oh, the harmonica?
Niall: Yes.
Joshua: OK, I can play you something on the harmonica.
Problem is, I only know how to solve major-key musical improvisations one way — I work myself into a corner, like you do, and need to resolve the melody line, and all my endings sound basically the same. Mozart used the first half of his career employing — “inventing” is probably closer to the truth — “discovering”? — major key endings like that, but when I try it, it just sounds like the “amen” chorus at the end of the “Johnny Appleseed” hymn.
Niall didn’t mind. Little boys are awesome.
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February 14th, 2010 at 21h10
the “amen” chorus at the end of the “Johnny Appleseed” hymn.
Yes, weird reference, I know.