Derek: Quick, mom, I need some silk!

Me: Uh…I don’t really own silk anymore, Honeybuns, sorry.

Derek: Anymore? What happened?

Me: Clothing styles change? People’s bodies change? Fabrics like silk wear out? Nothing lasts forever.

Derek: That’s not true. I know something that will last forever.

Me: Is the answer: a son’s love for his adoring mother?

Derek: GROSS. *laughs* No. Me. I’m going to last forever. After I get put into a computer, like my brain? And my thoughts and stuff? I’ll be all up in the web wherever I want. And if I wanna know something, I’ll just Google it in my MIND and *boof!* I’ll know everything about all the stuff.

Me: Are you talking about the Singularity?

Derek: No. When I invent it, I’m going to call it Compubrain. Or Mindweb.

Me: And when is this happening?

Derek: *shrug, lightly…* Oh, I dunno. Maybe this summer, if I’m not too busy with Minecraft.

Me: Might need to learn some physics first? Or neurobiology? Or more about computers?

Derek: You don’t get it. I’ll learn that stuff AFTER I’M IN THERE. It’ll be much easier that way.

That’s my child, everyone. The inventor of “Mindweb”…which he will learn how to create… after he’s created it. Neat trick. Also, you should note, it’s going to sound like “boof” when you learn all the stuff and things with your “compubrain.”