As very few people will be shocked to hear, I have been busy, busy, busy. I’m taking an HTML programming class, and it is seriously kicking my butt. The homework involved is at least 3 times more time-consuming than most other classes I’ve taken, and it’s a real challenge. I love it – I almost always love the courses that really make me think and work and learn something completely new – but the late nights have been a little disruptive. Between that an a bout with the flu (or food poisoning…I’m still not sure) a few weeks ago, my sleep schedule is really wacky. I stay up until about 1AM, and take a 45 minute nap when I get out of work in the afternoon. Weird.
The walking/running is going very, very well. At least, I’m walking/running very consistently 5 times a week. My walking route is about 3 ½ miles long and I do short bouts of running in there 4-5 times per walk. So far, my farthest run has been just under ¼ mile. Not much, but it’s progress. (I even ran on the treadmill at my hotel outside of Chicago this morning…that’s commitment, I tell you.)
Went to see "The Heartbreak Kid" last week. May I please advise: Don't even bother renting this one when it comes out on DVD. I usually (though not always) like Ben Stiller and appreciate most of the Farrelly Brothers' movies.I have rarely, RARELY, ever felt like walking out of a movie. I am not easily offended by anything, and I will admit that I love a good dirty joke, but this was so far beyond dirty that it ended up just being creepy and rude. I was almost nauseous at parts and I spent the last third of the movie debating on whether or not to get up and leave. I've seen porn that made me less uncomfortable. So please. Save your money. Consider yourselves warned.
Saw “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at the Sauk last Friday. Amazing. Not that I expected any less, as the group working on that show contains the best folks I’ve ever worked with. It was really quite nostalgic to see it – I played piano for the Sauk’s last production of this show. It’s the first time (I think) that I’ve been to a show that I’ve done before there where I’ve not been at all involved with the production. I was able to sit back and enjoy the music and the humor and, as is my nature, to absorb the reactions of those around me. The whole crowd just loved it, and I can’t wait to see the review – I think it will be in tomorrow’s paper. You should be able to see it sometime this week at http://www.hillsdale.net/ .(As a side note, my friend, Trevor, is playing Schroeder in this show. He has really been rounding up the accolades this year. He won the Jackson area Idol contest and a trip to audition for American Idol. He also was just named as one of 35 semi-finalists in a GLOBAL competition to be the "Voice of McDonald's." Picture from the paper is below.)
Scott gave me a pair of tickets to the Thanksgiving Green Bay vs. Detroit football game as a thank-you for helping him out lately with some of his bill-paying and stuff. It's been 4 years since I've seen a game in person and I am completely thrilled to be able to see Favre play one more time before he retires. They're 5-1 now, and hopefully on a big enough roll that they'll actually WIN when I see them play. They have never won a road game that I've attended. *sigh* I ordered a big cheesehead cowboy hat (as my old cheese wedge is getting a little decrepit and hard) and a new sweatshirt to wear to the game. W00t!
Because I can hardly do a post without one, here's a picture of my lovely niece post-face-painting (and actually, post-sleep) with a hornet on her face. She was unusually proud of it, as you might be able to tell:
And I guess that's about all the intermediary stuff I have for this entry...
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