Another week almost down and it's getting so close to March Break that I can almost taste it. I am so ready for a break right now. Speaking of breaks, my roommate is off to the Bahamas tomorrow. Lucky girl. She and her fiance are going to visit friends there. Why don't I have friends in tropical locations?
Anyhow, but I had an overall fabulous day. I'm quite pleased because I managed to score Matthew Good tickets. He's playing at the Mod Club (a fab venue) in April and tickets just went on sale today.
I'm excited for the weekend. On Friday, Becca T and I are going to go see Capote which I'm looking forward to. I read In Cold Blood not too long ago and I'm very interested in the subject matter of the film not to mention that there's Oscar buzz around it. There's another reason to be excited for the weekend; Sunday is Oscar night. Oscar night is my Superbowl. I love it. I'm a geek who sits there with my scorecard and checks out how accurate my predictions are. I've also got my ballots for my staff Oscar pool. I won last year, so I'm feeling quite pressured to pull it off again.
Right now I'm reading Assasination Vacation by Sarah Vowell and enjoying it muchly. It's a non-fiction book about Vowell's travels to sites associated with the presidential assissinations of Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. It's super funny. I saw Vowell a couple of times on my beloved Daily Show and I'm glad that I picked up the book.
I'm also enjoying the new Hawksley Workman CD. Only 23 more days 'til that concert! I'm loving the song "When These Mountains Were the Seashore". It's got a great country twang to it, which is a new sound for Hawksley. I say he should stick with it. I'm so amused that I detested country music so much when I was younger but now I'm into so many artists with a country sound (new Sarah Harmer CD, the Joel Plaskett solo disk, etc.). But, I've learned it's "nu-country" that I hate. Blech.
Tonight is Survivor. I'm in third place in my Survivor pool. Gotta pull up my socks. I was in first at one time.
After Survivor, I gotta mark lab reports. My first period class has been nagging me to get them back and I promised them back on Friday. I can't let them down. I once had an instructor in teachers' college who had promised to get a project back to us on a certain day, and she didn't, so she baked our class an almond torte instead. Since my culninary skills are lacking (read do not exist), I'd better mark those reports. Also, it beats having to mark 'em on the weekend.
On that note, happy Friday and happy weekend!
7 comments:
I wish they had Amazing Race pools...hmmm...maybe they do!
I am so envious of you teachers and your spring break! It really needs to be manditory for everyone I say! I'm contacting my MP :)
Have fun with the Oscars...I don't like awards shows in general....but I'll be keeping watch.
You could always have some imaginary friends somewhere tropical, then go out for drinks with them and make some real friends down there. You just have to be weary that these new friends see imaginary people, which might weird you out at first.
Nice score on the MG tickets, and don't forget kids aren't picky, if an almond torte isn't in their future, timbits might do the trick.
I am in anti March Break mode, as my week of bliss has already passed, and now I scowl at those who still get one.
I am not into the Oscars, but I am going to watch - I just like to see what they are wearing - Oh my God I am Joan Rivers!
I've never tried baking for my students whenever I do not follow through on a marking promise. (But then again, I never promise.) I did, however, used the "I-forgot-it-at-home," the "I-forgot-it-at-my-friend's-house," the "I-forgot-it-at-my-parents'-house," the "I-forgot-to-mark-it," and the ever popular and very honest, "I-didn't-feel-like-marking-last-night-so-you'll just-have-to-wait-thankyouverymuch" excuse.
Cool artist with a country-sound: Patrick Park. A single I'd recommend is Something Pretty.
Congrats on the Matt Good tickets. Should be a wicked show!
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How the heck does one make friends in a tropical location?? Right now your friend has the secret to a happy life.
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