Dance Everyday: Day #3

Today I danced because OMGDEANKOONTZODDTHOMASMOVIEWOWOMG!

Translation: Dean Koontz gave his stamp of approval on an Odd Thomas movie. I'm so psyched I can't even stand it! He has yet to approve any movie adaptations from his books because they always veer too far from the original story. He's even paid money to get out of contracts with people who were not respecting his wishes.

I'm so stunned and excited! You must watch this trailer!

Odd Thomas Movie

Did you find a reason to dance today? Did you give someone else a reason to dance?

New This Week...

     Well! This past week was anti-climactic to say the least! The principal of the school I chose for my observation hasn’t called me back and I called her last Tuesday. So I’ll be calling her back. I mean, I know the first week of school is busy and all, but I have stuff to do, too! :P In fact, my first observation assignment is due next week! Other than that, everything went along as I’d planned.

Last week I:

-Found an amazing article for my education class. It’s on neuroscience and how teachers can use what we know about it to teach more effectively. I like to think that Susan Niebur (aka @whymommy) would be proud.

-Wrote 3 new poems and even started a new blog for them! You won’t see any links from here, though, because I want to keep it relatively anonymous. I also found my old poetry and I did post that to my poetry group. Let them read my angst from my teen years, hah!

-Practiced my handwriting a little bit every day. It’s slow goings and I haven’t noticed a change yet. But I know that practice makes perfect and eventually my writing will be the way I want it to be!

-Had to cancel Ick’s birthday picnic at the park! It rained for almost 3 days straight so I cancelled the trip to the beach only to have the weather be absolutely perfect and gorgeous. Of course. So it’s for next Sunday and I hope it all works out!

This coming week isn’t really much different except that, well, the weather is changing. Fall is creeping in the way it does on golden velvet feet. Chilly, crisp mornings and bright warm days that turn the leaves yellow, orange and red. Fall is my favorite time of year, even over Christmas! And I do love Christmas! So as I make my way from class to class on campus, and spend the late afternoons out front with Ick, I’ll be watching the leaves and enjoying the shortest season of the year.

This week I:

-WILL get the classroom observation situation clarified

-Will keep up with the potty training.

“Do you need to pee?”

“No!”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

“Do you want to try anyway?”

“I don’t wanna try anyway!”

“Okay, well, let’s go pee!”

“Okay!”

You’d think I’d have learned by now to skip the first three questions, but I think it’s important to get him tuned into his body when it tells him he needs to pee!

-Will do better than last week with my homework. It is after 1 o’clock in the morning and I have only just finished my two assignments that are always due on Monday mornings. Since I technically have this post due every Sunday as well, that’s three things that always need to be done by Sunday night. This past week I really put it all off and I shouldn’t have. My bedtime is 10pm, y’all. Sometimes I make it in there at 8pm so I can read my Xanth novels!

What’s new for your family this week? Do you have any activities that are fall-related? What’s your favorite part about this time of year?

Game of Thrones

So with all this talk of Game of Thrones Season 2 starting, I thought I'd start by reading the books. I'd heard good things about them, too. I'm just under halfway through the first book and I couldn't hold off. I've watched two episodes and I'm so hooked.


Boromir from Lord of the Rings (Sean Bean) is the main character. I'd be hooked with just him, but no. Mark Addy plays the King which is hilarious! But he's really good at it, actually. You know, Full Monty? Fred Flinstone? Him! Peter Dinklage is THE best man for the job of Lord Tyrion. He's an amazing actor and plays the ambiguous character SO well. And we have the Queen. I hate her. She's incestuous, conniving, power hungry and flat out evil. But I've been in love with Lena Headey since I saw her in 300 as King Leonidas' wife. I hate that I hate her! lol I wish they'd made her Lord Stark's wife, Catelyn. Oh, and don't forget the adorable wolves. Yes, adorable. Puppies, really.

So there are the people that make this show easy to get into. But the story is so full of twists and characters it's a bit difficult to follow. And don't get me started on the vocabulary. Totally alien words but once you get into it, it's hard to return to real life.

I will say that it's a good thing my 2yo went to bed when he did. HBO = foul language and NUDITY! I mean, cheese and rice I can do without a lot of it. I guess that's paid TV for you.

If you were unsure before about watching this show or not, you should. I love medieval stories. It's called Game of Thrones because it's what the characters are doing: playing their game of thrones. It's deadly and it's bloody, but it's all about power.