Came home from work early today, right after I taught my class. This is something I never do and I feel quilty. The symptoms hit me like a ton of bricks. Dizziness and nausea. I typed up an emergency lesson plan for tomorrow, (anal retentive, control freak that I am), told two teachers, the Assistant Principal, the Principal and caught the A ( Read more... )

I'm almost finished with my third Patrick O'Brian novel about Captain Jack Aubrey and his buddy Stephen Maturin. Okay, okay I bought the first one because Russell Crowe was starring out at me from the cover and hey ...MASTER and COMMANDER.. whoa...anyway after I got through all the sea jargon, (what 's a fo c'sle anyhoo) I found that I really did ( Read more... )

Anybody have a tattoo?Question for you guys. I have a small, white area about the size of a quarter on my upper back. I'm thinking of getting a tattoo to cover it ( Read more... )

My older son just called to say that he has lost his bank card. We gave him the 800 number and he's calling to cancel. He sounded overwhelmed. This is his last semester at college. He's finishing his course work, managing the campus coffeshop, doing a big part in an opera at school, his girlfriend is coming to NYC to stay over Spring break. He ( Read more... )

Wackiness: 70/100 ( Read more... )

I mailed my ballot for the SAG awards. The lady at the post office assured me it would get there by the 3rd.
Here's how I voted:

actor in a leading role - Paul Giamatti -Sideways
actor (female) leading role - Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
male actor/supporting role- Morgan Freeman -Million Dollar Baby
actor (female) supporting role - ( Read more... )

I'm looking at the information for the upcoming SAG Awards... hmmmm...What could be worse than to pit one actor against another? As if show business wasnt cut throat enough. Oh well. Everybody does love them a horse race.
In the category Theatrical Motion Pictures here are the nominees:

Outstanding Performance by a male actor in a ( Read more... )

Just read the Oscar nominations. WHY didn't Paul Giamatti get nominated for Sideways? What is up with that?

Not much to report. My son is off to Baltimore this morning. This is his last semester of college ( Read more... )

My husband and I have been seeing a lot of movies recently in order to vote in the SAG awards. Ballots need to be in Washington (the state of) by February 3 ( Read more... )