I’m not counting down the days. Really, I’m not.
Some moss I’ve gathered since getting up at 4:30:
And I’m out of time, because I just remembered I have a rehearsal at 7 a.m. today. Yikes. Time to hit the shower. I’m not gonna make it…
Could have done with a few more Zs before the craziness starts this afternoon. Central Standard Time? No likey. I’m accustomed to getting up at 5 a.m. every day, so you can imagine…
No matter, though. God made caffeine for a reason, and the weather’s going to be gorgeous in southwest MO today — another good day for driving. And tomorrow’s not looking too bad, either.
How’s the weather back home?
I love the weird angle of this drive-by photo (I was watching the road; it’s been cropped within an inch of its life — I spared you the great view of my passenger door frame):
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Hey, happy Finkday! I’m sure my students are thrilled that I’m 700 miles away. Truth be told, I think we needed a “break from each other.” Heh.
Fink out (to I-44 again).
This is one of them. Dog After Bath:
And that is all.
…and stepping out of the closet. I will admit this day:
I don’t particularly care for 3-D movies. I want to like them; aren’t we supposed to like them? I mean, it’s not that Alice in Wonderland and How to Train Your Dragon weren’t enjoyable. They were. Or at least I think they were. Anyway, my negative attitude about them basically remained hidden until I ran across an article in Newsweek by Roger Ebert. At last — validation.
It’s not that I needed somebody “in the business” to tell me I wasn’t crazy for not going absolutely ape over 3-D. Rather, I think I needed someone to offer some legitimate reasons why it might be so. Rog came through. He summed up a fine article thusly:
I’m not opposed to 3-D as an option. I’m opposed to it as a way of life for Hollywood, where it seems to be skewing major studio output away from the kinds of films we think of as Oscar-worthy. Scorsese and Herzog make films for grown-ups. Hollywood is racing headlong toward the kiddie market. Disney recently announced it will make no more traditional films at all, focusing entirely on animation, franchises, and superheroes. I have the sense that younger Hollywood is losing the instinctive feeling for story and quality that generations of executives possessed. It’s all about the marketing.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Totally unrelated: I found this on a Mo Williams fan page on Facebook this morning…
STFP? HAaaaa. My cuss ins Glenn, Susie, Randy and Kathie would think that was funny.
All right. That was your cheap laugh for the morning. Sip your coffee and move along.
Happy Saturnday!
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Me and me. And then there’s me, yay.
The original list just keeps getting longer. And no, I haven’t acquired one single thing from it yet. What do you make of this?
Fiends who posted their Git List in the comments section of that long-ago post — any of those wishes come true over the last year? I covet your updates. Kody asked for a Cavs championship…I hope that happens, really. The drought is long and long.
I will add the nook to the list. (Helen, has the price come down at all?) Oh, and Season 3 of Mad Men on DVD.
Our school tech admin turns 50 today. We’re all wearing black and playing little practical jokes and engaging in general chicanery. It’s all fun and games when it’s not you, ja?