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1/8/13

Isla asked me to play guitar today, so she could dance right before bed.  She asked for three specific songs so she could dance to them - Eli the Barrow Boy, by the Decemberists, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, and Purple Rain.  It turns out that in her head, she had choreographed this entire trilogy of songs involving the drowning of a young boy, the resurrection of his lost lover who then turns into a mean robot killing machine in search of the boy, and finally her tragic realization that he is lost forever.  There were lots of flourishes and dramatic pauses in the dance, much rolling about and an entire Karate demonstration rolled into the performance as well.  I lamented not having three hands so I could record as well as play the soundtrack, but believe me, it was awesome.