When I was little, I LOVED the Mr. Rogers show. Loved it, loved him. Anyway, I remember this one little segment he had about how crayons were made. Anyone else remember that? If I remember correctly, he narrated it as you were shown a factory and older people walked around making crayons – they colored and poured the wax and took them out of the mold and had them papered and put into boxes, etc.

It was that segment that made me decide I wanted to be a crayon maker. My mom says it’s the first thing I wanted to “be when I grow up.” Of course, what would later follow was a plethora of other occupations, but that was the first. I wanted to make crayons.

Today, watching Noggin with Elijah while he ate breakfast, I saw that same clip again. It’s almost the same – same older people, same color crayon, same 70′s factory clothes, same ‘storyline’ – the only thing I noticed that is different is that it’s now narrated by that moose character that hosts Noggin.

So, yes, I was mesmerized. :)

Also mesmerizing was that commercial for that new Nickelodeon (Jr.) show Lazy Town? Something about that thing just sucked me in, which is funny because I don’t usually pay any attention to commercials after I’ve seen them the first time. But this one just sucked me in and I was like a three year old staring at Barney. I think it’s the girl in the pink hair, she’s really cute. It’s not those little puppet people, they are freaky. But Elijah doesn’t even notice the commercial, he squeals when he sees Dora the Explorer or Blue’s Clues shows or commercials, but none others. He pays attention to SpongeBob, but doesn’t squeal for it like he does the other two.

Heh. So this is my life.
Watching Blue’s Clues and Dora the Explorer with Elijah during the late mornings. How pathetic is it when the new love of my life is a guy named Donovan who goes by Joe and wears sweaters of the same pattern but different colors every day? Of course, you’ve gotta admire him. Anyone that can make a real ass outta himself in front of a camera crew and a green screen must be pretty dang special.

Of course, they did this really cool editing thing for the 100th Episode show. Well I thought it was really cool. And I wish I had it on DVD so I could show it to you. But I don’t. So I can’t.

Yeah and after messing around a bit on the internet, I find that the first BCs guy, Steve, is apparently… kind of weird. And yet weirder. But apparently, he’s put out a music album…

I guess all-in-all it’s really weird because you see these people on children’s shows and they sort of develop a never dying… uh… what’s the word… characterized as how they’re these great and wonderful people that are great for children and that’s all they do. A stereotype, I guess that’s what I’m trying to say. Like an actor that does all of the same types of movies and nothing else.

I also find it interesting that they’ve apparently got another guy for Europe to do this show, someone called Kevin? Am I right? At least that’s what some internet page I found said…

Okay, this post just totally went in a different direction than intended…

But I really am thankful for that channel. It’s not that I sit E in front of the tv all the time to occupy him, he doesn’t watch that much really. But he watches in his high chair while he’s eating to keep him from screaming, otherwise, I think he gets bored.