A Few More Of Rockstar’s Favorite Things

Pet Unicorn, Pet Skier, Pet Penguins - now everyone can get a pet for their kids!

Pet unicorn (bought long ago from The Met online, Rockstar recently found it and has adopted it). He had a brief thing for snow globe souvenirs but it seems to have passed. (Mildly strange that he’s never had a thing for plush toys and never had a “lovey” ie some bear or other soft toy he wants to carry around with him everywhere. Ah well, he’s a boy.)

The unicorn is from an old art piece and is meant to symbolize marriage. The “captive” unicorn’s tether is not secure, and the fence is low enough for it to escape from at any time. However, presumably its confinement is a happy one, it chooses to remain. Sweet analogy for relationships, right?

Rather Long Lost Tape Measure

Robot tape measure. Which was fun for like, 5 seconds, when Rockstar was measuring everything (not very correctly, but), getting some numbers practice in, except now I can’t find the darn thing. (That’s an old picture from when we were still in Adelaide.)

Note JD's flattened ears - but she's not slinking away from Rockstar's manic moves

Mirrored Shoe Cabinet. I had one with mirrors put in after we had to replace the old one (door fell off hinge). With its strategic position facing our living room (where Rockstar most likes to gambol about with JD), I thought it would allow him to see what his moves are like when he’s bouncing a ball or rollerblading (yes, always with helmet on even indoors)…

Now the mirror can partially be blamed for why he’s taken up “krumping” (but really I call it Freestyle Crazy-looking Dancing when the Rockstar’s doing it – after he watched some people dancing in the Rundle Mall vicinity when we were in Adelaide recently). Often with JD nearby. If he stomps too near she growls and grumbles but still doesn’t move off. Kings believes he is good entertainment for our Border Collie who is getting on in years. I start wish JD were a few years younger… But she was already 4+ when we had Rockstar. Now she’s taking a supplement to slow the onset of joint pain, and I already try to prepare The Conversation for when The Inevitable eventually happens.

“Butterflies live for maybe 14 days. For them, that’s a lifetime. Dogs live for………..”

But you know, truth is, I couldn’t even watch Marley & Me.