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In my son's kindergarten, "homework" consists of reading a small, simple book. (I've asked his teacher for more challenging stuff, but their classroom library is limited, and while she does her best, it isn't quite enough for him.) He pleaded with me today to be allowed to put off doing his homework, because he'd rather continue reading the chapter book he picked up in the library on Friday, for fun. Much more complicated, many more words...you know, I'm inclined to let him get away with it. (His teacher won't mind, even if he never gets to the homework - it's entirely voluntary at this age. Anyway, he's reading, which is the point of the homework in the first place.)
And a local realtor kindly sent us complimentary tickets (with popcorn-and-drinks voucher!) for a local movie theater, that shows movies that aren't being shown in the standard theaters anymore, so we went and saw The Secret World of Arrietty. Of course, I'd read the book - but Miyazaki is one of the few film-makers out there who can make a book richer and even more beautiful as a movie. You don't need cheesy 3-D glasses with him - the art is layered, three-dimensional even when flat. And the way he showed how the world looks when you're small- even the drops coming from the teapot, slow and big and full of surface tension, were right, just as they ought to look. I am in awe.
Next, we need to find time for the Avengers, of course. It's so unfair to poor Jason, him being heterosexual and all, only having one piece of lovely eye candy to enjoy while I have the whole team, but he doesn't seem to mind. And all the reports we've been hearing on it are favorable. Should be fun. Hope the timing is right with Parents' Night Out next week (sadly, too many good movies get scheduled either too early or too late to meet the 7:30-10:30 time slot...)
And a local realtor kindly sent us complimentary tickets (with popcorn-and-drinks voucher!) for a local movie theater, that shows movies that aren't being shown in the standard theaters anymore, so we went and saw The Secret World of Arrietty. Of course, I'd read the book - but Miyazaki is one of the few film-makers out there who can make a book richer and even more beautiful as a movie. You don't need cheesy 3-D glasses with him - the art is layered, three-dimensional even when flat. And the way he showed how the world looks when you're small- even the drops coming from the teapot, slow and big and full of surface tension, were right, just as they ought to look. I am in awe.
Next, we need to find time for the Avengers, of course. It's so unfair to poor Jason, him being heterosexual and all, only having one piece of lovely eye candy to enjoy while I have the whole team, but he doesn't seem to mind. And all the reports we've been hearing on it are favorable. Should be fun. Hope the timing is right with Parents' Night Out next week (sadly, too many good movies get scheduled either too early or too late to meet the 7:30-10:30 time slot...)