After listening to the classic Chicago song on American Idol (yes, every once in a while it ends up being on the television and I end up watching) I thought of one of my FAVORITE Sex and the City episodes, Boy Interrupted:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part End
I adore David Duchovny (reminds me of X-Files) and he was great in this episode. Then how Miranda and Charlotte act like total girls, not watching the Knicks when they have court side seats but talking about her sexy neighbor. (I would have watched the game, then I would have done what they did at half time). Of course, Samantha being totally ballsy getting in the exclusive club by pretending to be someone else. I love the outfits, I love the drama but mostly, I love the ending prom scene and I ADORE the dress that Carrie wears. How she looks when she is just grooving by herself is so classy! Now I just have to wait till May to see the movie!
I would be cruel to leave this out...
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Happy Leap Year!
So, I should be in class right now, but Cleveland in general, particularly my town, is a winter wonderland. Once again, every school in Cleveland is closed since the roads are bloody awful, but classes at Akron are still on. I don't relish the idea of driving 20 mph with my heat full blast praying to God that I don't get run off the road. Thus, I stayed home instead of attending my morning classes. I hope to go in later for my lessons since the weather was suppose to clear up, however it hasn't yet.
But I digress. Happy Leap Year! In celebration, a little diddy from Pirates of Penzance:
But I digress. Happy Leap Year! In celebration, a little diddy from Pirates of Penzance:
Friday, February 15, 2008
Summer Graduation/What is happening with the world?
Because only 11 credits can transfer from Longy, I am one (elective) credit short of being able to graduate this spring. Thus, I am having to take a course this summer and will graduate in the summer. I feel like I should be horrified. Why wasn't I informed? Should I have asked sooner if there was more I should have instead of finding out from word of mouth?
I should be mad or frustrated that I wasn't told I had to put together a committee to do testing questions that I must pass before I graduate. I should be mad for not being told that I was suppose to apply to graduated in the fall for a spring date. But, that would be "shoulding all over myself".
In reality, at least I don't have to rush the process and I guess I just got lost in the shuffle. Finishing 2/3 of a degree in one year (and a one credit summer now) is an amazing feat and I am proud that I am pulling this off. And I am loving my experience at Akron despite this.
Once we went though everything and the meeting was concluding I turned to the dean. I told him how I really was pleasantly surprised at how great the classes & teachers are at Akron's. I have learned so much and each teacher I have had thus far is so caring and genuine in their teaching. But, I mentioned that the damper on my experience was how so much information is by word of mouth and how hard it is to figure out what exactly I need to do to graduate. He then took my comment, thought about it and saw how even having a simple sheet with a checklist for transfer students would be so beneficial for everyone.
Perhaps that sounds like I'm being a bit of a brown noser, but I felt that he needed to know his teachers are great and that the downfall of the school is the lack of organization when it comes to class expectations.
On another note, while there is rampant crime at Akron (we have had several bomb threats, various muggings, a shooting over a robbery) between the gravel lot and the music building I haven't felt threatened. But you never know.
With yet another shooting at school, at another university, it has become such a scary world for people that simply want to learn. From the educator side of my life, it makes the idea of taking a teaching job a bit more risky than being cussed at by hormone driven teenagers. It is becoming a very scary epidemic and one that I hope our generation is not known for starting.
I should be mad or frustrated that I wasn't told I had to put together a committee to do testing questions that I must pass before I graduate. I should be mad for not being told that I was suppose to apply to graduated in the fall for a spring date. But, that would be "shoulding all over myself".
In reality, at least I don't have to rush the process and I guess I just got lost in the shuffle. Finishing 2/3 of a degree in one year (and a one credit summer now) is an amazing feat and I am proud that I am pulling this off. And I am loving my experience at Akron despite this.
Once we went though everything and the meeting was concluding I turned to the dean. I told him how I really was pleasantly surprised at how great the classes & teachers are at Akron's. I have learned so much and each teacher I have had thus far is so caring and genuine in their teaching. But, I mentioned that the damper on my experience was how so much information is by word of mouth and how hard it is to figure out what exactly I need to do to graduate. He then took my comment, thought about it and saw how even having a simple sheet with a checklist for transfer students would be so beneficial for everyone.
Perhaps that sounds like I'm being a bit of a brown noser, but I felt that he needed to know his teachers are great and that the downfall of the school is the lack of organization when it comes to class expectations.
On another note, while there is rampant crime at Akron (we have had several bomb threats, various muggings, a shooting over a robbery) between the gravel lot and the music building I haven't felt threatened. But you never know.
With yet another shooting at school, at another university, it has become such a scary world for people that simply want to learn. From the educator side of my life, it makes the idea of taking a teaching job a bit more risky than being cussed at by hormone driven teenagers. It is becoming a very scary epidemic and one that I hope our generation is not known for starting.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I GOT MY DRESS!!!!!! (my recital dress that is!)
So, on a quite boring Friday I was driving to Evan's place to spend some time with him when I thought I would visit Catan's Fashion in Strongsville and see if I could find anything (as well and look at their bridal stuff).
I was quite bored and after looking at a whole lot of nothing, I visited a neighboring Borders, where the sales guy was really rude to me and I got a copy of Real Simple Weddings...which was way over priced, but I wanted it for too long and I didn't want to give the snotty sales clerk the satifaction of watching me walk away. (I guess I'm being vague about that story, but really it isn't anything to tell.)
Dejected and upset, with my coveted,expensive magazine in my car I saw a David's Bridal, remembered my friend Rachael bought her hot recital dress at one and stopped in.
After trying some dresses on with my consultant (you can't go in and just look, you have to be consulted) I told her that while I loved the dresses, I am a student and is there anything on sale that I could get???
VOLIA!
My dress is exactly what I wanted from the first moment I started grad school. It is pink, long and not strapless. And, of course, I look gorgeous in it! Now sweetlings, I would put a picture up of it, but that would spoil the surprize.
But you can just be happy that I got a wonderful gown for an insanely low price. Now I just need to learn the music and I'm all set!
I was quite bored and after looking at a whole lot of nothing, I visited a neighboring Borders, where the sales guy was really rude to me and I got a copy of Real Simple Weddings...which was way over priced, but I wanted it for too long and I didn't want to give the snotty sales clerk the satifaction of watching me walk away. (I guess I'm being vague about that story, but really it isn't anything to tell.)
Dejected and upset, with my coveted,expensive magazine in my car I saw a David's Bridal, remembered my friend Rachael bought her hot recital dress at one and stopped in.
After trying some dresses on with my consultant (you can't go in and just look, you have to be consulted) I told her that while I loved the dresses, I am a student and is there anything on sale that I could get???
VOLIA!
My dress is exactly what I wanted from the first moment I started grad school. It is pink, long and not strapless. And, of course, I look gorgeous in it! Now sweetlings, I would put a picture up of it, but that would spoil the surprize.
But you can just be happy that I got a wonderful gown for an insanely low price. Now I just need to learn the music and I'm all set!
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