Playtime In Union Square

We've been taking Eris to Play Union a lot recently. It's basically a big rec room full of toys. She loves it, and it's been a nice alternative to the playground for days when the weather is rainy or super hot. Will probably be a good activity in the winter months, too, when 4:30PM is already dark and cold.

On Tuesday, I picked up Eris from daycare and she said, "I want to go to the playground! The playground is dry today!" Which is maybe the most sophisticated thing she's ever said to me so far (there was a downpour the previous day which was over before daycare pickup, but I didn't want to take her to the playground when it was still soaked).

The new part of the playground at Lincoln Park (by the school just down the street from my house) is also really cool. The bit at the school itself was redone a while ago, but the rest of it just reopened recently, except for the soccer field, which is waiting for the new grass to fully grow in next spring. It's going to be even more lovely when that part is done and all of the fencing comes down.

Work is going pretty well this week, but I got super sick on Thursday and spent all day at home asleep. Still not at 100%.

Eristic improvements: Arguments that aren't just pathos, much more detailed representational play.