| | Well, it's Spring break here at Cono. Greetings, friends. Sorry I've been so unpredictable - or perhaps so predictably silent here on my small plot of xangaland. Life, as you all know, has been rushing on. This past week was full of wrapping up the quarter, sending off the choir for their annual tour, watching movies (three in one week; a rare occurence), and non-grocery shopping.
On Monday we late night folk on campus went to see Blood Diamond. (I reccomend it. Unvarnished depravity makes powerful showing, but its polished and concealed forms turn the stomach even more. Literally.) Wednesday I gave three tests. I'm sure my students love me. Oh well. That evening the choir gave us an abbreviated concert to get warmed-up for the trip, which was quite enjoyable, and I made rice krispie treats for the bus's bottomless snack box. Actually, I'm sure they'll decimate it fairly quickly, if the kids are anything like I am. Thursday, after rolling out of bed, bundling up, and going outside to give them a good sending off, we (the remaining students and some staff) had an all day outing. We drove to DuBuque, got lunch, wandered around at the River museum, went shopping, got dinner, and went to see Amazing Grace. I'm not too sure how much many of the students got out of it, but it's a quality film. Sometime this week, and I'm really not sure when it was, Leah and I watched The Weeping Camel. Ah yes, Wednesday night... anyhow, if you ever are in the mood for a slow paced, quiet film revealing the life of Mongolian herders (Camels, goats, sheep, extreme wind and dust, yurts, beautiful people, gorgeous fabrics, and colorful interiors), this is the film for you. If you like, you may borrow it. Friday, I'm pretty sure, was a non-day: sleep, munch, "work," drink coffee, drowse, eat. Hmm. Saturday brouhgt errands, such as accompanying two minors to the airport and spending the afternoon couch-and-running-shoe shopping . Nothing was bought, though much was priced, poked, tried on, sat upon, and generally assessed. Well, that's not entirely true. We stopped at various grocery stores for staple goods and items for the upcoming dinner party.
Since that almost brings me to the present, I think I'll stop. A question, though: haircut?
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| | Posted 3/11/2007 10:20 PM - 33 Views - 8 eProps - 6 comments
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