Valentimes is serious times.

You know that clip where Spanky is trying to kill flies and babbling to Petey? The really painfully awesome one? Well, I haven't been able to stop watching it. It cheers me up like you would not believe. It doesn't even make sense, really. I mean, other than the lady at the end with wonderful dictation, this is the only dialogue that I can vaguely understand:

• "Petey, I will shoot that fly!"
• "I know baa-baa-black-sheep!"
• "HAH-HAAAAH!"
• "Oh look at the big bug!"

Of course, then there's the lady at the end whose diction is so precise it's funny, especially when it's followed by Spanky in his little baby bonnet responding "Mmbuggah!" or something of the sort. I do have to say, though, that when I first saw the very beginning where he cries and tries to swat the flies away from his face with his stubby little fingers, it almost brought a tear to my eye, the poor thing. But then he resumed his precious little giggly face, and all was well. Seriously, his laughing makes me LOL as well. What a darling, darling child. It's pretty sad to think that he's dead now. Well, that's a downer.

But anyway, so I can't stop watching this video, and I thought, what am I going to do if this one disappears like all the Little Rascals clips on YouTube did? OH THE HORROR! So I did a little bit of haxxorzing (actually, it was just a single Google search, I'm not that badass), and downloaded it to my computer. And not only that, but I happen to have this nifty little device called a video iPod. And if it can play videos, I thought, why not? So now, if ever I am traveling, or in class, or in bed, and I get a little sad, it's okay, because I have a portable Spanky and Petey for some instant cheer. And I don't even think it's sad that I'm watching this clip several times a day, because things this adorable don't really get old, and this is just how I am dealing with a painfully long disappointment of a summer. Okay, I don't actually spend all my time watching Little Rascals. I start a new job on Tuesday (working at the family business - oh lohdy!) and have been working on a few projects at a time, besides cold turkey/hot pastrami. Most notably, I've been doing lots of musicky things, like writing out piano arrangements to songs I can't find sheet music for, which is very gratifying, and it's pretty much convinced me that I need to bring my keyboard to school next year - if our closet is big enough, we can set up a little music station next to wherever we sit and talk on the phone, it'll be adorable, and I'm all about adorable things.

For real, I am looking forward to go back to school. I've decided it will be awesome, so I am excited. Maybe I'm excited a year too late, but hey, better late than never, I think. But anyway, I will deal with summer too, because all I need is my music, and my ducks, and a trip to visit Monica, because her phone call was wonderful, and my Little Rascals. Because Spanky and Petey are the only boys I need. Psh.