dishing it out....
It has been a long time since I've done a "Picks and Pans" type of blog. So, I figured that would be a nice way to update my blog.
It has been a busy week to say the least. Today was the earliest that I got home from work in a long time. I came home at 4:45 PM, and that is only because our basketball game tonight was cancelled due to weather. The week was as follows: MONDAY- home at 10:40 after a Fresh/Soph road game. TUESDAY- Home at 10:30 after a Varsity road game. WEDNESDAY- Home at 8 after three hours of mind-numbing mentor meetings. THURSDAY- Home at 9:20 after a home Fresh/Soph game. Tomorrow morning (a Saturday) I'll be out the door at 7 am to make the bus for a Sophomore road game. Somehow I've kept my sanity and on with the picks:
First, welcome back to the television series "24" I got hooked on this show last season (never watched seasons 1-3) and now I've resorted to taping episodes I miss because of games. I've only done that in the past for Hawkeye basketball. So, thus 24 must be good if it is on the level of Hawkeye basketball. This is shaping up to be an excellent season too. Very good start.
Music- The songs I'm currently hooked on are "Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard. A good song to start their new record with. I also like the new Jack Johnson song from the upcoming Curious George movie, called "Upside Down." Jack Johnson music just puts you in a nice relaxed mood.
Books- I'm currently reading "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" Sounds real exciting doesn't it? Really good book actually. Close to 800 pages, so every time I pick it up I feel smarter already. The one thing I notice about books that length and of that "educational matter level" is not enough words exist to use. Even though I really enjoy the book, if I have to read the word "assuage" again, I'm going to need to find a way to "assuage" my blood pressure. Chances of that word being used again in the remaining 400 pages I have? Probably pretty good.
SIDENOTE: I was commenting to a friend tonight that in this, my second year of teaching, I've noticed that for now my second straight year, right around this time (middle of the school year) I find myself REALLY into a book and wanting to read more all the time. I'm thinking it has to do something with just getting my mind off of school for a bit.
Back to the regularly scheduled picks: Movies- I want to see "Glory Road" about the Texas Western basketball team, but are you kidding me? Me have time to catch a movie? HA! I'll have to wait for it to come out on DVD, speaking of which the Wedding Crashers DVD is great. Even though I saw the movie twice in the theatres I still laughed hard. Will I see "Brokeback Mountain" you ask? Probably not.
More television- Are comedy writers getting bored? I see ABC and CBS BOTH have a new sitcom starring a previously famous actress and the sitcom is about her love life. That hasn't been done before! One of them, the ABC one, I believe I heard is already cancelled. At this point, I don't think, I know I could write better sitcoms. Scrubs is back and that is great, but I never get to see it.
A big Pan to the United States Postal Service for raising its stamp price earlier this month, forcing me to find time to go buy these piddly little 2-cent stamps so I can pay loans off. Once I finally get ahold of this 39-cent stamp thing, I see they are already planning on raising the price next year to 41! Well, I should take off. My busy week of basketball continues bright and early. Later
It has been a busy week to say the least. Today was the earliest that I got home from work in a long time. I came home at 4:45 PM, and that is only because our basketball game tonight was cancelled due to weather. The week was as follows: MONDAY- home at 10:40 after a Fresh/Soph road game. TUESDAY- Home at 10:30 after a Varsity road game. WEDNESDAY- Home at 8 after three hours of mind-numbing mentor meetings. THURSDAY- Home at 9:20 after a home Fresh/Soph game. Tomorrow morning (a Saturday) I'll be out the door at 7 am to make the bus for a Sophomore road game. Somehow I've kept my sanity and on with the picks:
First, welcome back to the television series "24" I got hooked on this show last season (never watched seasons 1-3) and now I've resorted to taping episodes I miss because of games. I've only done that in the past for Hawkeye basketball. So, thus 24 must be good if it is on the level of Hawkeye basketball. This is shaping up to be an excellent season too. Very good start.
Music- The songs I'm currently hooked on are "Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard. A good song to start their new record with. I also like the new Jack Johnson song from the upcoming Curious George movie, called "Upside Down." Jack Johnson music just puts you in a nice relaxed mood.
Books- I'm currently reading "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" Sounds real exciting doesn't it? Really good book actually. Close to 800 pages, so every time I pick it up I feel smarter already. The one thing I notice about books that length and of that "educational matter level" is not enough words exist to use. Even though I really enjoy the book, if I have to read the word "assuage" again, I'm going to need to find a way to "assuage" my blood pressure. Chances of that word being used again in the remaining 400 pages I have? Probably pretty good.
SIDENOTE: I was commenting to a friend tonight that in this, my second year of teaching, I've noticed that for now my second straight year, right around this time (middle of the school year) I find myself REALLY into a book and wanting to read more all the time. I'm thinking it has to do something with just getting my mind off of school for a bit.
Back to the regularly scheduled picks: Movies- I want to see "Glory Road" about the Texas Western basketball team, but are you kidding me? Me have time to catch a movie? HA! I'll have to wait for it to come out on DVD, speaking of which the Wedding Crashers DVD is great. Even though I saw the movie twice in the theatres I still laughed hard. Will I see "Brokeback Mountain" you ask? Probably not.
More television- Are comedy writers getting bored? I see ABC and CBS BOTH have a new sitcom starring a previously famous actress and the sitcom is about her love life. That hasn't been done before! One of them, the ABC one, I believe I heard is already cancelled. At this point, I don't think, I know I could write better sitcoms. Scrubs is back and that is great, but I never get to see it.
A big Pan to the United States Postal Service for raising its stamp price earlier this month, forcing me to find time to go buy these piddly little 2-cent stamps so I can pay loans off. Once I finally get ahold of this 39-cent stamp thing, I see they are already planning on raising the price next year to 41! Well, I should take off. My busy week of basketball continues bright and early. Later
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