Long Break, here I come!

So my last day of work this semester is Dec. 17th.  My last day of class (and final project is due) is Dec. 18th.  After that, I'm free until Jan. 5th!!!

Some things I want to do on my long break.

1.  Go see tree at rockefeller

2.  Go fight crowd at FAO Shwarz

3.  Watch lots of movies... lots.

4.  Check out the top of the rock

5.  relax in florida

6.  Hang out with friends

7.  Go to the MOMA and Whitney

8.  TKTS a show

9. Spend at least 24 hours straight with the wife... with lots of smooches.  

10.  Dyker heights festival of lights!  (and perhaps dinner in bay ridge)

11.  Try something besides the Ales at the Draft Barn

What else should go on my list?

Oh, btw

I did this for a class assignment... stole the audio from one of their actual commercials.  If you're looking for a christmas gift, might I recommend making a donation to them?!

the blog is hurting huh?

Guess we've not had the time and energy to put much focus on our blog lately.  I don't see that changing soon, but who knows.  Remember when we used to have time to make videos and goof off on here and people actually read and commented?  I miss that, don't you?  

I think we're going to put up the tree this weekend!  That's always fun!  Maybe pictures of that will come.

OH HEY, there's a new bar/restaurant around the corner from us.  Like seriously a 1 minute walk away and they have fun german type food (sausages, ect.) and OVER 200 BEERS!  I'm trying to come up with a reason to get a group together to go.  Wanna go?

Can't keep a good Ebert down

Wife put up some inspiration yesterday, so here's some more!

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/11/siskel_ebert_the_jugular.html

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

baby it's cold outside

Windchills in the 20's today and actual temperatures in the 30's makes this the kind of day that would be well spent bundled up in bed with a good book and a dog.  BUT somebody's got to go to work.  Well, I guess all of us do... It's 9:10 and I'm still laying on the couch trying to get the motivation to go... wife left an hour ago.  

I just registered online for my classes for the spring.  After next semester, I'll be one sweet class away from my masters degree.  I was very tempted to register for 3 classes next semester to get it over with, but that would be a bad idea in the end I'm sure.  

Yesterday my assistant was kind of rude to one of the instructors, so I called her snarky... then she told another co-worker that I was making up words.  Also, my boss told me about the color of his poop... Sorry, I had to pass that disturbing picture on to you.  Hoping my co-workers are less crazy today.

It's my bag baby

Just cleaned out my book bag to wash it... cause some of the stuff I've been pulling out of it lately has been a bit slimy.  Some things I pulled out:

Two types of projector to mac chords 

Two doses of Imitrex - one that could be expired

bottle of advil

diarrhea pills (imodium) 

sunglasses

sketchbook

pencils, pens, highlighters

sunglasses

flip mino camcorder 

extra house keys 

random cd

lysterine breath strips

1/2 to 3/4" headphone jack converter

halloween candy

dramamine

pen from china with chinese symbols on it

old airline tickets from multiple flights

reading classes

class books

1/2 terabyte harddrive

headphones

umbrella

composition book

folders

foldable metal bookstand 

apple

The last time I had to wash my backpack is because a found a rotten banana in a pocket that I never use and couldn't ever remember having a banana...

Thank you Obama.

I was peeing when Jimmy screamed my name. "What?!?!" "Obama won!" Holy moly. I am grateful and excited and proud.

We might go to the inauguration, who wants to come?

p.s.-the pbf put this picture up.

Palindrome Anniversary

Today is our 1551st day of marriage, or as the pbf says, our Palindrome Anniversary. The longest single word palindrome in the English language is "racecar."

Pendragon!

What a wonderful day--welcome to the world Alton Pendragon McMu--you are loved by oh so many already, what a great way to start.

Congrats Wifest and McMu on your beautiful new son! We love you and can't wait to meet you as a new family unit!!

Chernobyl Lullaby

The wife was away this weekend... another wedding in Ohio. Weddings and babies, weddings and babies, it is time for weddings and babies.

I stayed home to get lots of work done. I find that for some reason I don't fall asleep easily when I'm alone. When the wife is home, I'm often the first one in bed, and occasionally fall asleep before she's there, but I just can't fall asleep when I'm alone in the house. I've found that what works best is when I setup the laptop next to the bed, put the dog next to me, and watch a violent, suspenseful, yet smart, movie. I always fall asleep to the movie. I've decided to call this, in incredibly poor taste and in direct answer to an inside joke, my chernobyl lullaby. Friday night it was No Country for Old Men and Saturday night it was Pulp Fiction.

y tu mama tambian

My mom sent me an email with the subject line "word" (because she wanted me to send her MS office).
My reply - "If I replied with "Word - to your mother" would that be lost on you or as hilarious to you as it is to me?"
her reply - "lmao, mom"

Bless this Bebe

As I was taking the dog for her walk this morning we ran into this gal who works for her area family owned business. She is always very nice, a few years older than I am, and absolutely crazy about our dog. She has a dog that she always talks at length about to me. I often find myself being less than friendly because I roll out of bed and take the dog out, no bra, morning breath, hood up, the works. Anyway, she's chatting it up and says, "Did you get her blessed?" When I smiled and said that I hadn't she looked sad and said that I just missed the blessing of the animals last week, suggesting perhaps next year. She took her dog and she got a small St. Francis medal for her collar. Ok. Then, in a move that reminded me very much of Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar (one of the pbf's favorite films), she said that her dog has been different every since, "you know, happier." Ok. Then she asks me my name, I respond, and her eyes get huge and she gets very close to me and asks, "What's your real name?" I tell her. She relaxes a bit and explains her name is Nicole but everyone calls her my name. Well, our name.

A fun way to start the day to be sure.

Also, there is a new song on the myspace.

Falling down

Fall is my favorite. You know this because I've told you countless times. But fall also puts me in a foul mood, or maybe it just makes me moody. One minute i'm very happy and enjoying the weather and life and the next I'm depressed at the idea of be 50-something... because that's obviously going to happen over night and be a bad thing...?

I don't know, I'm just saying. And I'm sure it's something most people experience. Everyone feels the winter of discontent.

Laying in bed at 4pm

Man says: Wife and I are home together... she had a migraine and is just starting to feel better... we're laying in bed together reading peoples' blogs and commenting.

Wife says: Man just got back from 3 days upstate for a retreat. He was asked to speak to a 50 people or so group about film. Apparently he did a good job as I knew he would.

Man says: Wife stayed up til 3am the first night and 1am the second night I was gone. She was playing her Ukulele and had no one to tell her to stop and come to bed. She played me some new strums she learned when I got home while wearing her sunglasses and a t-shirt on her head in defense against the migraine.

Wife says: "Cause I'm awesome."

Arrrrrrr

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day--arrr! Seriously. I shall leave you with on of my favorite pirate quotes.

"To err is human, to arrrr is pirate." --the internets

High school feelings back again...

So a friend from High School got married this past weekend. We were pretty good pals in HS, but we haven't stayed in the best of touch in our adulthood. I went to a very small private school where I knew everyone in my class on a more than basic level. We are facebook friends naturally, and have gotten casually back in touch through that. I wasn't invited to the wedding, not that big of a deal until I saw this photo from the wedding with like 20 kids--a full quarter of our class was invited. I was instantly taken back to those high school feelings of am I good enough, do people like me etc. I suppose there are those of us that throughout our lives just feel left out regardless. Nice. Anyone else, find the occasional middle school or high school feelings resurface in adulthood? How does that play out for you?

Does 1-800-Dentist still exist?

I got a filling a month ago and the dentist said I needed to let her know if it was still sensitive after 2 weeks because it was very close to the nerve. When she did my filling she gave me a squishy stress ball thing in the shape of a tooth... everytime she'd walk out of the room, I'd put the tooth down on the side table. Then she'd come back in and would see it and say, "Oh, you lost your tooth" and she'd pick it up and hand it back to me. This happened at least 3 times. You'd think she'd catch on that I wasn't in the mood to play with her toy.

After a month, I was still experiencing some sensation on my tooth, so I went back. She didn't even look in my mouth! Just told me to reschedule with the specialist for a possible root canal. So I go to the specialist yesterday... he bangs on my teeth with the handle end of his instruments, then lectures me about wasting his time... then he finds out what I do (oh, did I mention he has a weird speech impediment... elmer fuddish) and talks to me for like 30 minutes about how he collects comic and animation art. He tells me about all these cells he has and all the artists he's met. Meanwhile, I'm pissed about his lecture and just want to get back to work...

Know any good dentists?

stink pot

Our washer's broken again... doesn't want to drain the water out of it... so it's all mildewing and gross. Basically, it literally stinks.

Also, our kitchen drawers are following apart.

Back to school!

Today's my first day back to school! I always get butterflies, but it's easier every year. This is my 5th year teaching--wowsa! I feel blessed, I love what I do and it keeps me creative and learning. Huzzah!