1. I'm pretty much fully moved in to the new and improved apartment. There are the usual issues, like trying to get the internet working (I don't think I've ever moved anywhere without having internet issues), but those are slowly starting to be smoothed out. 2. Had a bad depression day this week: worst one … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: Life, ‘The Big Combo’, etc.
Movies
Friday Flotsam: First Year of Teaching Over and a Word on Audrey Hepburn
1. My old apartment is almost bare, and my new one is nearly looking like something livable. Furniture goes tomorrow. 2. My first year of full-time teaching is officially over! Some takeaways: 3. It took me a while to figure out what I could actually ask of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, and I'm still … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: First Year of Teaching Over and a Word on Audrey Hepburn
Friday Flotsam: Habemus Papam, Herzog’s Mindset, and Woodstock
1. Habemus Papam! Short hours ago, I would have taken it as axiomatic than an American Cardinal will never be elected Pope. We exert so much power and influence over the rest of the world that I took it for granted the Cardinals would never willingly give them the Papacy as well. I have no … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Habemus Papam, Herzog’s Mindset, and Woodstock
Saturday Flotsam: RIP Val Kilmer, Kingly Saintly Families, and Miscellaneous
1. RIP to Val Kilmer, who passed away this week at the age of 65 of complications from pneumonia (no doubt exacerbated by his bout with throat cancer that left him almost incapable of speech in his later years). Mr. Kilmer was one of that rare brand of 80s action-star heart-throbs who were also legitimately … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: RIP Val Kilmer, Kingly Saintly Families, and Miscellaneous
Friday Flotsam: Classic Films and Some State of the Union
1. We’re approaching the part of the year where I start shifting from thinking how I can make this year better to thinking how I can make next year better. 2. Last week’s movie night, courtesy of one of my co-workers, was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. To say “they don’t make them like this … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Classic Films and Some State of the Union
Sunday Flotsam: Mostly ‘West Side Story’
1. Today was the week of the school play, and I've basically been working non-stop all week up until last night. The good news is that the kids pulled it out and really did a great job with the show. The bad news is that I now have to try to make up all the … Continue reading Sunday Flotsam: Mostly ‘West Side Story’
Friday Flotsam: Miscellaneous
1. I ended up missing three whole days of school this week due to my illness. I kept thinking I was coming out of it, then another symptom flared up. 2. I had happened to hear Miley Cyrus's Party in the USA recently, and I was thinking to myself "You know, Weird Al's version is … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Miscellaneous
Saturday Flotsam: More Civil War, More Snow White, and ‘Wall Street’
1. I've fallen sick this week and ended up staying home yesterday. 2. Before that, however, I was telling my US history students about the Rebel Yell. They weren't quite getting it, so I tried to demonstrate (poorly, since I'm not Southern). I then had to admonish them, "Guys, don't do the Rebel Yell in … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: More Civil War, More Snow White, and ‘Wall Street’
‘Snow White’ Trailer Comments: The Musical
The cursed Snow White remake is finally going to be released in a couple months. I don't think anyone who doesn't run a YouTube channel of some sort is planning to go see it. Meanwhile, the disastrous trailer that came out a few months ago has been getting some comments that are certainly going to … Continue reading ‘Snow White’ Trailer Comments: The Musical
Friday Flotsam: New Year and Such
1. First a happy New Year to all! 2. I'm not going to bother with New Year predictions; I don't have my finger on the pulse of anything enough for it to be worth it. 3. Well, I'll do one: America will (yet again) not acquire Canada. Considering that the current Canadian government acquired and … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: New Year and Such
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