Megan and I just got home from our first Minnesota Wild hockey game. It was really fun (especially since they won, 2-1). I can now confirm what I’ve always heard about the X; there are no bad seats in the building. We sat in the top row on the second level and it was great. The nice thing about the last row is you’re sitting on bar chairs at a small bar that runs around the length of the second level.
We saw everything that makes hockey great: goals scored, nice passing, good defense and fighting. We also heard one of my favorite sounds: the horn when the Wild scored.
A lot of times Eli isn’t ready to fall asleep right away; he likes to sit and talk in his crib. Tonight was one of those nights. After awhile we didn’t hear any talking, so I went to check on him. I tried to look in, but it was too dark to see anything. I went in and, as I reached to turn on the light, I heard him take a couple of quick breaths. The light flicked on and I saw Eli standing in his crib, holding the rail and staring straight at me.
I quickly turned off the light and left the room, trying not to laugh too loudly. Eli didn’t think it was very funny; he started crying just a little. We gave him a bit to drink and he went to sleep.
December was a fun month for us. Probably the most exciting thing was Eli learning to walk. Here’s a look at what he’s been up to this month.
In creating this video I learned something interesting about YouTube; they apparently have audio detection software that compares the audio of an uploaded video to known items. I had several songs playing sequentially in the background of the video (the first three tracks from the same album). I received an email from YouTube saying the audio portion of my video had been disabled because it “may have content that is owned or licensed by WMG.” I swapped out the old audio for a different song.
I find it very interesting that YouTube would censor videos that way, especially considering their use of the word “may.” I wonder if they are required to do so, or if that is a service they sell to companies, such as WMG, to help them protect their copyrights.
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