A whole year? Already? 😉
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Hodgepodge
Well, I’ve been busy working…subbing and getting the last of my grading done. I’m almost finished! Woohoo!
People keep asking me what I’m going to do this summer. The answer to that is…um, I have no idea. I’ll be subbing until the last possible day to sub, and my pays are two weeks behind. That’ll get me through to the end of June. I start teaching a college class in mid-July, which will get me through half of July and most of August. So I have a couple of gaps that I’m going to need to fill in…I don’t think I can bring myself to work retail or restaurant again. I suppose I might put my name in at a few temp agencies, but they have so few actual temp positions. Hrm. Suggestions are welcome. 🙂
I hope all the mothers out there had a lovely Mother’s Day. I met my parents in Ellicottville for lunch, which was very nice. My mom and Rand’s mom both got the Mother’s Day calligraphy gifts I had made and posted on my Etsy site. I think they were both pleased.
Yesterday was my Dad’s birthday, which I forgot to mention on the blog, but did not forget to acknowledge. Happy Birthday, Dad!
I finished a couple of books yesterday…As Seen on TV, chicklit by Sarah Mlynowski (borrowed from LT!), and The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. I enjoyed both. I didn’t like The Thief Lord nearly as much as I liked Inkheart, though. Today, I’ve started The Amber Spyglass, the third part of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.
Monday’s Heroes was awesome, of course. I’m both excited and a little sad about next week’s season finale.
Watched Idol last night, and I think maybe Jordin’s going to go this week. I think Melinda’s proven herself to be an incredibly versatile performer over the past few weeks, and she rocks! Also, Blake was very good, and he’s very popular among the young girls. We’ll see how that goes…Â
Week in review
Well, I’m finally able to breathe a bit…grades for two classes are DONE. I’m reading portfolios for my third class, started today, and I have plenty of time to finish them. I’m calculating their final grades as I go along. The fourth class finished up their writing exit exams yesterday. I’m in the home stretch!
I’m working today, and I’ve found myself with an extra free period, so I figured I’d share what I’ve been up to in the past week other than grading papers!
Last Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. Rand and Wolfram made an appearance at Queen City Comics on Main Street.
We started the day with breakfast with Wolfram and his wife Rai-an at Amy’s Place, then headed over to the shop at around 11. The guys played three sets with short breaks in between. Small crowds would gather now and then, and several people bought copies of Super Secret. Emil got us pizza from Just Pizza for lunch, which I didn’t realize how much I’d missed until that moment. Later, I was browsing a discount rack in the shop and came across a fun Alias book (a book about the tv show, not the comic). It came with a bonus DVD and has a full episode guide–something the box set is missing. I was contemplating buying it when Emil told me to take it as a gift. Aw…thanks, Emil!
Saturday evening, we met up with jennimi and Scott for dinner at Anchor Bar, and then went to see the Shredd & Ragan Comedy Fest. The Comedy Fest featured Mike Birbiglia, a very, very funny comedian. He was the reason we went. The rest of the so-called fest featured Evil Jim (who really shouldn’t ever do stand-up…eep.), Tom Tran (very funny) and Matt Bergman (pretty funny).
On Sunday, we spent some time visiting Rand’s brother and SIL and their new baby, Aiden.
What a little cutie, eh?
The rest of the week has been kind of a blur. I finished reading The Golden Compass and am nearly finished with The Subtle Knife. I’m really, really liking them. Heroes and Lost both rocked my world this week. I was unsurprised that LaKisha was voted off of Idol this week. (by the way…TiVo is the best thing EVER. I can zip through an episode of AI in 20 minutes.) Yoga continues to be amazing.
There’s probably more, but that’s gonna be it for now, I think. Back to class for me.
Happy Friday, everyone!
Busy workin’
I’ve been working a lot to bring home the big bucks (ha), which means less computer time. I managed to upload some photos to flickr this morning, so you can check those out.
I’ll have more details up when I get the chance.
Happy Monday!
TGIF!
This week has felt unbearably long and tiring for some reason. So long, in fact, that I gave myself today off. I wanted to try and find some relief for my back/shoulder pain. I wasn’t able to get an appointment today, but I’ve got one for Monday, so yay…I’m very happy it’s the end of the week, even though I’m looking a relatively busy weekend.
Congratulations to Rand’s brother and sister-in-law, who had a baby this week! We’re probably going to be seeing them tomorrow. 🙂
I ventured out briefly today and got myself a yoga mat at Marshalls. (there were “higher-end” mats there for not much more $, but the one I got has its own little mesh bag w/strap for carrying.) I was also lured in by the book outlet next to Marshalls and ended up buying three books. (they were so cheap! I couldn’t resist.)
OH! and my contributor’s copy of Buffalo Spree came today. The very first thing in the issue’s Money section (which was the focus of the May/June issue)? The profile I did of Adam English! Yay! I also profiled Thomas and the principal of Tapestry Charter High School.
There was one sad little snafu…my name is spelled wrong in the issue. Ah well.
Also profiled, though not by me, Buffalo’s sexiest bagpiper. 😉 (He plays a mean accordion as well. And don’t forget the penny whistle!
I also got a cute pair of Tevas, which I found online for a very reasonable price. Yay! Photos to come.
Children will listen
So, Into the Woods.
I’d never seen or heard Into the Woods before the weekend. I was vaguely aware of the basic story, and I think the melodies of a couple of the songs had worked their way into my consciousness at some point, as they sounded somewhat familiar.
As I mentioned, my cousin Scott (a sophomore!) got one of the leads in the musical this year. He played The Baker (which you might say is the lead, given that he was the last one out for curtain call), and he did an absolutely outstanding job. His voice, his acting, his comic timing…all great. I was very, very impressed.
That blur of fuzzy yellow hair behind us is Rapunzel, who was also fantastic. Really, I don’t have anything bad to say about any of the kids who were in the show. They did a terrific job.
I loved the first act of this show…the way the stories are tied together is pretty clever, the music is good, and it’s generally fun. Act 1 ends on a nice, upbeat note…and then comes Act 2.
Man, is Act 2 dark. Princes are cheating on their wives, bakers wives are cheating on their husbands, characters are dying all over the place, being squashed by the giant and whatnot. Eep.
But that said, the finale song “Children Will Listen” is lovely, and brought a tear or two to my eye. (and really, it’s not a musical unless I’ve shed some tears…)
Anyway, I say “bravo!” to the cast and crew of Into the Woods, St. Marys Area High School, March 2007. And I make a mental note to see more musicals. 🙂
Greetings from TO! and a birthday message!
Spending the weekend in lovely Toronto. (Mississauga, technically, but we were in Toronto earlier today…) I’m writing this post from the lobby of the Delta Hotel, where there is free wireless access. There is not free wireless access from my room. 😛
I thought I’d be able to post a couple of photos I took with my phone today, but alas, I cannot seem to send photos from my phone while across the border. You’ll just have to wait until I get back. 🙂
I’m just about to say goodnight, but before I go, a happy, happy birthday to my mommy. (I did speak to her today, and R and I sent flowers, which she tells me were lovely. Yay!)
She’s the smaller one. 😉 Love you, mom!
Happy birthday grandpa!
Over the weekend, we celebrated my grandfather’s 85th birthday. We did our best to surprise him, but I’m pretty sure he knew. 😉
We gathered friends and family, and I think he was at least surprised by some of the people who were there to wish him well. I have a photo set on flickr featuring the photos we took at the party. (I took a lot of them, but Rand took a good many as well.)
This time, I did manage to get some good photos of my cousin’s beautiful little boys.
All in all, it was a lovely get-together with good food, good conversation, and good friends. I’ll let the photos tell the rest of the story.
Colten enjoys one of the birthday balloons.
My dad’s Italian nature shows in his storytelling.
Before blowing out his candles, grandpa pulled a switcheroo.
I got a few minutes of happy Jackson before he cried for Mommy.
Project 365-mom & jackson
mom & jackson
Originally uploaded by enappe27.
Saturday photo
I didn’t post a photo yesterday, because flickr was being stupid. And earlier today, when I checked again, it still was.
Anyway, this is the photo I would have posted yesterday:
Some of you may have already seen it at flickr, but this is one of my very favorite old photos of my grandma. I don’t know who took it, or why, but it’s such a fabulous shot.
Enjoy!