betrayal

my body betrayed me this weekend. i had it all worked out - a trip up to columbus, a lunch with susie, another dinner at the thurman cafe, then home on this super-sized day (you did remember to set your clocks back right?). and then my body decided to get lazy and not stop the lovely bronchitis virus from coming back in to set up residence in my body again. started exactly the same way - swallowing burning gravel for a day, followed by a slow migration to my lungs and a sense my head was going to explode. lovely. i hoped it would go away, but i should have known i would not be so lucky. ah well, there's always the future....

another day off school - hated to do it, but i was in no shape to teach. and it did give me a chance to catch up on my reading - i finished my U2 by U2 book. fun and entertaining read, though i would have preferred a little less about bono's humanitarian efforts. i admire what he's done, but i'm more interested in the band. of course now i find myself with nothing to read. never a good thing. need to get the new lemony snicket, but haven't found the time. plus, i'll want to read it right away and those pesky OGT practice writing tests are waiting.

saw The Prestige tonight. good movie, though the pacing was a bit slow for my taste. and i figured out part of the plot a bit early, which kind of spoiled some of the movie because i couldn't figure out if i was supposed to know yet or if i was supposed to still be in the dark. excellent performances by all involved, though the more i see of scarlett johansson, the less impressed i am (and i mean that in an acting sense, not in a more flesh sense). she's not a bad actress, but there's not a lot of variety there. yet. but she's still young. i'd recommend seeing it. makes me want to read the book, though, see how the author paced it. and when he let the audience behind the curtain.

ever had an idea that seemed good at the time, but then once it became an actuality, you realized you'd made a mistake? did that at school. for department meetings we split into different groups to focus on different issues and i suggested we have one group dedicated to improving our own writing, and then using what we learned to help our students become better writers. sounded like a good idea, but now i realize i have to actually produce something. i'm hoping the deadline will light a spark under me, but i worry i'll show up on the day of and have nothing, or only have stuff i worked on ages ago. and what kind of stuff should i bring? i'm most comfortable with poetry, but perhaps i should push myself and do a short story? work on a novel? a play? see what i've gotten myself into?

interesting times on blogs i read. for an encouraging tale, check out mike and andrea's blog about andrea's battle with Key-Mo, as she calls it. so strong, so positive. i love them lots. then for another difficult battle, check out chris's blog. what is our responsibility to any particular "church?" do we stay to help make it more Godlike? or do we seek out a church we feel is already moving in that direction? he has excellent thoughts - follow the comments, though, to get a taste of the dilemma.

been having my own thoughts about church lately, but the hour is growing late (relatively, since we get the extra hour tonight, but still feeling a bit out of it), so they'll have to wait for another time. and yes, i know, i shouldn't mention it if i'm not going to talk about it. but i gotta give you a reason to come back for another read, right?

off to take advantage of the extra hour of sleep, assuming i can actually fall asleep. afraid the drugs i'm on will keep me up late again. night.
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Tunes: neil young - cinnamon girl