Anders hits 5/8 months

Last night we were at the Chinese restaurant. I say that as if there is only one, even though there are many including the place in the mall where Anna, Andrea and I got food poisoning; Madam Chiang Ki-Shek's (aka James Waite's Chinese) where I found a pen cap in my Mongolian Beef; and Bill Clinton's where they put so much MSG in their food that one gets an intoxicating high followed by a steep crash. And there are a couple of other places too horrible to mention. I must say, though, that despite Bill Clinton's problems, I will go back once more before we leave Athens. I was a regular in fall 2004. They got to know me. I met the last guy to lose an OH senate race to George Voinovich there. I knew Eric Fingerhut was doomed when he had time to stop and chat with me around the plastic table and chairs at Bill Clinton's. (I call it Bill Clinton's because the proprietor has a picture of himself with Bill Clinton on the wall). How did I get here? Anders...Chinese restaurant...food...Oh, Anders likes to sit at the table when we go out. He gets tired of his car seat pretty quickly, then we put him on one of our laps and he either grabs for silverware or bangs on the table like an amused German.
Anders can now sit for moderate amounts of time on the couch without being propped up in the corner. He also has decided that he now likes finishing his bottle laying down. That's right, flat on his back, taking the bottle at a 90 degree angle.
We need to take some more pictures. I still can't get video to load on this site.
After April 9, I should be free of the dissertation and after I defend it on April 23, I will be home free, which will allow more time to fiddle with Anders multimedia. Right now, I am revising in preparation for the defense. Things seem to be on track, but I'm too paranoid to make any Shermanesque statement about my dissertation. Now, if only I could find a job...