| | The past 3 weeks, I've had a Monday off from school in one way or another, so it's kind of weird knowing that this week will be the exception that usually is the rule.
So far, I'm worried about my classes. I know that many of them simply will not take notes in class knowing fully well that I periodically grade them on that. So, they struggle. What am I supposed to do when the kid doesn't even have the work ethic to follow along in class? Some say they wish it was more hands-on, and I try to do fun things with the class as much as I can, but sometimes, there really isn't a better way to get it across than to just teach it.
Melissa started going to school for her master's degree. She's asked me to help her with some of it, and I just feel dumb looking at most of it - I think I've forgotten everything but what I teach every day. I've managed to be helpful a few times, but really, I need to hurry up and get my own before I get any dumber.
I'm planning on watching the Oscars on Sunday, and I'm rooting for the Coens, but I haven't even seen "No Country for Old Men". Since I haven't seen any of the nominees, I just think the Coens are due (they were really due a few movies ago with "Fargo").
I voted in the primary in VA. Here, you get to choose whether you're going to vote for a Dem. or a Republican. I chose Barack Obama. No, I don't know that much about him, Janke, but McCain pretty much has it wrapped up on the other side, and I'm not a Hillary fan at all, so it was more a vote against her than it was a vote for him at this point. Now, all I can do is just wait to see who is nominated and then work on making my vote more educated.
Our big fundraiser/headache with the club I sponsor is on March 1. We run a high school pageant and it's just a pain lining up everyone we need to run a successful pageant. We can't just get a judge, two have to be white and two have to be minorities - otherwise, people will of course cry "foul". I can sympathize with that, but it can still put a kink in things.
I'm taking my time with the music. Currently digesting 2008 albums:
Soldier On EP, Andrew Bird
American Gothic EP, Smashing Pumpkins
Angels of Destruction, Marah
Soundtrack to a Vacant Life, The Flashbulb
Just a Little Lovin', Shelby Lynne
Alegranza!, El Guincho
Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel, Atlas Sound
and 2007 isn't over (for me) yet:
Fear of a Blank Planet, Porcupine Tree
An End Has a Start, Editors
Fauxliage, Fauxliage
Catch the Brass Ring, Ferraby Lionheart
I've been listening to the All Songs Considered podcast and their Live Concerts podcast as well. Thom Yorke recently spoke with host Bob Boilen, and it was a pretty revealing episode. Thom Yorke apparently listens to music in much the same way I do (he needs to go through the tracks to know which one he wants to highlight, so he doesn't necessarily know the titles of the songs he loves - I used to do that when deciding on songs to put up at the pub), and he knows he's not the strongest in his enunciation and readily admits to that. That episode and really almost all of them are worth checking out on a regular basis.
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