Joe Reyes is here
Yeah, sorry it's been a week since my last post. I don't know. Life is exhausting.
I have been reading The War of the Worlds with the kids in this rounds' book group. Holy moly, do I love H.G. Wells. I'm going to ask them what the book is about in one word, and anyone who says "futility" is going to get an A and a sloppy kiss on the mouth.
That's a lie, both of those. No grades in book group. I'm being facetious, which is one of our words in my vocab workshop, along with malice, oblivion, motif, and opulent.
So this week is the beginning of my Ottoman Empire project, which I am both terribly excited and a little nervous about. I went out to Salvation Army to pick up some ivory sheets-- we're gonna paint a bodacious map-mural, and it's going to be super sweet.
I'm tired, and I'm fortunate to be able to come home to a comfy apartment with my girlfriend. We beat FFVII. She was sad to see it end. I was happy to play it with her. Then we watched Advent Children. I'd never seen the dub before, I was happy with it. Except for Mena Suvari as Aeris, of course, but she did better in AC than she did in Kingdom Hearts.
New Phoenix Wright game dropped this past Wednesday. I've only played the first case, but that one was already a doozy. If the rest of the game delivers on the same level, I'd be prepared to call it my favorite in the trilogy.
I feel bad-- I went into Gamestop to pick the game up, and I got into a conversation with the folks behind the desk, who are still, naturally, hardcore. I don't have the time or the money to be a hardcore gamer anymore-- my job takes precedence. At least I have time to keep up with children's fantasy. And I take solace in the fact that I am excelling at the Wii version of Resident Evil 4.
I had correspondence with Sarah Goldstein! Odd, intriguing. We have a quasi-business deal in the works. I'm very excited about it.
So yeah, Joe Reyes is here, chillaxin' with us this weekend. He came up via Greyhound. I suppose, in the end, we have had our fair share of folks visit us. Lily is supposed to come visit us tomorrow! It will be the first time she's stopped in to visit our pad.
My job stresses me out, and worries me, and I hope to goodness gracious that I am performing adequately (though all signs point to yes, at this point), and I love it terribly. The kids are fantastic, brilliant, talented, and even when they're not they are. God bless Montessori. She really had a thing going on.
I don't wonder about who I am anymore. From where I am now, I realize that, really, I never should have. It's funny, but I have a curious echo of the feeling I got in college, when I realized that all of the stuff I had worried about in high school was really trivial, in the grand scheme of things, and that bigger stuff was on the way. I now sort of feel that way about college. All of this "who am I, and what am I doing, and what should I do with my life?" ponderance was a luxury, of sorts.
I am doing something good. I have some ideas of other good things that I would like to try.
And that's all.
I have been reading The War of the Worlds with the kids in this rounds' book group. Holy moly, do I love H.G. Wells. I'm going to ask them what the book is about in one word, and anyone who says "futility" is going to get an A and a sloppy kiss on the mouth.
That's a lie, both of those. No grades in book group. I'm being facetious, which is one of our words in my vocab workshop, along with malice, oblivion, motif, and opulent.
So this week is the beginning of my Ottoman Empire project, which I am both terribly excited and a little nervous about. I went out to Salvation Army to pick up some ivory sheets-- we're gonna paint a bodacious map-mural, and it's going to be super sweet.
I'm tired, and I'm fortunate to be able to come home to a comfy apartment with my girlfriend. We beat FFVII. She was sad to see it end. I was happy to play it with her. Then we watched Advent Children. I'd never seen the dub before, I was happy with it. Except for Mena Suvari as Aeris, of course, but she did better in AC than she did in Kingdom Hearts.
New Phoenix Wright game dropped this past Wednesday. I've only played the first case, but that one was already a doozy. If the rest of the game delivers on the same level, I'd be prepared to call it my favorite in the trilogy.
I feel bad-- I went into Gamestop to pick the game up, and I got into a conversation with the folks behind the desk, who are still, naturally, hardcore. I don't have the time or the money to be a hardcore gamer anymore-- my job takes precedence. At least I have time to keep up with children's fantasy. And I take solace in the fact that I am excelling at the Wii version of Resident Evil 4.
I had correspondence with Sarah Goldstein! Odd, intriguing. We have a quasi-business deal in the works. I'm very excited about it.
So yeah, Joe Reyes is here, chillaxin' with us this weekend. He came up via Greyhound. I suppose, in the end, we have had our fair share of folks visit us. Lily is supposed to come visit us tomorrow! It will be the first time she's stopped in to visit our pad.
My job stresses me out, and worries me, and I hope to goodness gracious that I am performing adequately (though all signs point to yes, at this point), and I love it terribly. The kids are fantastic, brilliant, talented, and even when they're not they are. God bless Montessori. She really had a thing going on.
I don't wonder about who I am anymore. From where I am now, I realize that, really, I never should have. It's funny, but I have a curious echo of the feeling I got in college, when I realized that all of the stuff I had worried about in high school was really trivial, in the grand scheme of things, and that bigger stuff was on the way. I now sort of feel that way about college. All of this "who am I, and what am I doing, and what should I do with my life?" ponderance was a luxury, of sorts.
I am doing something good. I have some ideas of other good things that I would like to try.
And that's all.
posted by Nate at 9:42 PM
5 Comments:
I hunger for your words, send them more often.
Also, the fact that the lesson plans you've created hinge around words like "oppulent", "futility", "oblivion", and "motif" is both beautiful and unsuprising.
Give Joe the biggest hug in the world for me, and tell him I miss him.
Man...I need to find a way to attack FFVII sometime soon. Need to meet some people who own a playstation and will let me hang around their house for long periods of time.
Some of us are waiting tables and still asking those "trivial" questions.
So bite my boner.
Smooches.
- S.
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You know, maybe reading your blog isn't a good idea for me because it just reminds me how much I miss you (and Kari!). I shall be at Kenyon November 10th for the whole day (I get in late the night before and leave very early the next morning). If at all possible I'd love to see you. If not, I'll figure out a way to come invade your base of operations.
Ottoman Empire, huh? I hope you play "Istanbul (not Constantinople)" for the kiddies. Was that even Ottoman? Or was it Byzantine? You should play it for them regardless.
Give my love to Kari and Joe. And I guess keep some for yourself. ;o)
Nate.
Two nights ago, I was wandering home after having dinner with my Uncle, down on an empty street in downtown Chicago, and I saw a luxury car place, with the name:
"Mantunok Automotive"
Or something of the sort, written on the awnings.
So I found a zombie, knocked its head off, then looked very suspiciously at a couple of busts and statues while saying "Chuchurgah" in a really deep voice under my breath.
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