Sigh, people. There are several things I'd like to tell you about, but I haven't had time to blog about any of them. I'm hoping that if I make this list, I'll be held accountable for actually writing these blog entries. So, here goes:
The trial of the woman whose drunk-driving accident resulted in my uncle's death 2 years ago
Changes afoot for our curriculum and what I have to do with any of that
Baby crochet projects -- a sweater currently finished, a project for Gail underway, and thoughts about what I might make for Meghan
Other happenings lately, perhaps a gym update, maybe some other smaller updates that don't require their own blog post
In the meantime, go donate to the DonorsChoose social media challenge via Tomato Nation. I'll even tell you which project to donate to -- one belonging to one of my former students. Also, watch my brother's latest video. It's trippy.
Seriously, people?! This vid from today's "Today Show" has people up in arms--maybe not safe for work.
Two things:
1. People who object to this don't understand the importance or purpose of "The Vagina Monologues." 2. Did Meredith REALLY have to apologize? And, do you think that Jane actually would have? My guess is no, seeing as how she performed the monologue "Reclaiming Cunt." I mean, c'mon, it's about reclamation of the word "cunt," after all.
On Saturday, we made the trek down to Bloomington for about 24 hours of fun. We had lunch with my dear friend (since high school!) J, who hadn't yet met Anne. It was lovely, as always, to see her and laugh with her. We then headed over to Merdie's place, where we did a little crochet and Food Network before we headed out to dinner. Next stop, Illinois Wesleyan University for their monthly folk series Blue Moon Coffeehouse to see folkrocker Jess Klein. Ever since having a dream about serious flirting with Jess Klein (thank you, prozac dreams!), my love of her music has been amped up to an all-around love of Jess. She's in my five--you know, the list of people with whom it's not cheating. ;) Merdie's love of Jess and her music has also grown over time, so the two of us were super psyched to see Jess. (Anne, who also likes Jess's music, humored our crushes.) We arrived early at Wesleyan to camp out for good seats. I grabbed a spot by the door, Merdie sat on the steps, and Anne tossed her coat on my head while she wandered off to the bathroom. Being the odd kid I am, I sat there with her coat on my head, covering my face, Merdie laughing nearby. The place was deserted save for us... until the door behind me opened and Jess and Darcy, the Blue Moon organizer, walked past and up the stairs to the Green Room. Apparently, Jess gave Merdie a "Huh?" look about my sitting there with the coat over my face, to which Merdie just shrugged. I'm star-struck enough with musicians that I don't really need any help looking stupid in front of them. Needless to say, Jess didn't end up coming home with us. *sigh* The show was great, so we left happy anyway.
It's truly amazing that such big, soulful sound comes out of such a little woman.
My little 3.1 megapixel just isn't cutting it with video compared to some of the bigger-and-better-and-newer models. I tried anyway, and I cleaned up the sound as much as I could (funny, that my brother is a musician/producer with quite an ear, and I can barely clean up sound on a video :P ). This is Jess doing "Real Live Love."
Piper doesn't get along with either of the cats all that well. She especially despises Ricky. When he tries to mess with her, she's usually the one running, though he's good about not pushing her too far. Today, she won the desk chair.
