03.13.08
A Glimpse of Our Wacky World
March 1st was my youngest son’s, birthday. He turned 14. He has been wanting his own computer, and since he’s been pretty good lately, Brian and I decided he was ready for his own. Now all three boys have their own computers, and they have been sharing files. While sorting through files, Matthew, my middle son, discovered some old home videos they had made several years ago. At the time the boys seemed interested in photography and video, so we got Matthew a small video camera and let them film whatever they wanted. The reason for that is I wanted to see what types of things interested them without my coaxing. One of the things they did was make goofy interviews using the stuffed animals around the house. We found the videos funny because they were just so goofy. And the things they said. . . I was amused by the voices they chose to use as well as which stuffed animals they picked out, not to mention the topics they chose to speak about and how they mimicked the interview process. When I got home today after picking my parents up at the airport, I found that Matthew had uploaded a couple of the videos onto YouTube. So I watched them, and they still make me laugh. One thing that came to mind is that years ago when Aaron was younger and his voice still hadn’t gone through the “change,” people used to mistake him for a girl when he answered the phone. Watching these videos reminds me of what his voice sounded like back then, ha! He is the voice for “Macaroni” and “Shadow.” Matthew is the voice for “Draco,” the interviewer. These were spontaneous clips with no prior scripting. That’ll become very apparent once the video is viewed, ha! The video quality is quite grainy partly because it’s easier to upload like that when it takes less pixel space. Just click onto the pictures to get to the YouTube link.
Below is a link to the second Draco talk show video. Matthew again is Draco. Aaron is Macaroni, and Brian is the “rabbit.” Again, just click onto the picture to get to the link.
Well, that’s a taste of the wacky things that go on in our household. These videos are full of memories for me, not only of the kids and their antics, but also the stuffed animals were acquired during my AA sickness. I managed to collect a family of bears, and the little dragon Matthew uses is actually his dragon that Brian got him when I was first hospitalized for AA. Matthew was about 8 years old then, and he’s kept that dragon to this day. He’s now 17 years old. Oh, and by the way, Aaron no longer sounds like a little girl! Ha! I’m the only female voice around here, now, and the shortest one in the house, ha!
Marlakins
