lots of sucking this weekend (and yes, all you physics people out there, i know nothing really sucks, but it all blows). players just asked if i could stay later tonight and i said yes. they're worried about the snow/icestorm coming in tomorrow and being stuck without rehearsal either tomorrow night or tuesday. no big deal, though i had hoped to possibly catch candice, who is at springdale for a praise fest or something. if it happens, it happens. if not, not meant to be.
finished one class's worth of papers. only one A, and that one was turned in late, so they actually will end up with an F. feel bad, but those are the rules. no real improvement in today's grading - same problems. need to figure out some way to have them do corrections without me having to regrade all the papers, which i simply don't have the time for. have to ponder this some.
been breaking up the grading today watching episodes of cupid on youtube. felt like a valentiney thing to do. and they're all there, so i can catch a couple of the one's i missed the first time around. also followed a link to rob thomas's website, which had lots of great stuff, including a commentary track for the pilot of veronica mars, which i'll have to watch sometime. if you never saw cupid, i recommend checking it out - great writing, fun premise, amazing chemistry between the actors. shame it only made it to 15 episodes (at least i think that's what it was).
small moments: julie thompson came up to me at lunch and said she was glad i was part of the vc community, that i brought something needed to the group. i stammered a thank you (gosh, at least i hope i did) and felt my heart strangely warmed. so often i feel like i add little to the conversation- not in a "oh woe is me" kind of way but in a "i'm not leaving much of a footprint here" kind of way, like i'm a ghost floating by, insubstantial, barely seen. we all have a desire to make an impact, to make an impression. makes me happy to know i'm leaving some kind of impression.
it also reminds me how much i need to share with others the impact they make. jule's comment made my day - i would hope i could do the same for someone else.
there was a posting to the wesseling list this afternoon - a production is looking for someone who can do an english accent for an upcoming show. it's performing in hyde park and i had actually thought of auditioning originally, but didn't. the only rub - the performances run over the st. patrick's celebration going on at vc. and i want to be there for that. decisions decisions. am jonesin' for some theatre action, but this may not be it.
ok, one more hour to go. probably sit and watch another episode of cupid. should probably be putting together lesson plans for this week, both with and without a snow day tuesday (rumors have it being pretty bad, though i'll believe it when i see it. been burned too many times before by faulty forecasting). guess i could try and catch the police reunion on the grammys, but i don't know if we get that station up here or not. i'm sure it'll be on youtube tomorrow anyway.
night.
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I will echo Julie T. and say that are, my friend, an integral part of VC because (among other reasons):
1. You keep the liturgy alive and kicking. (We need this.)
2. You are well-read and we need more intelligent people hanging around our churches. (The fact that you have a Buechner quote on your blog speaks of your impeccable taste.)
3. You give attention to your sandals year-round. (No shame, man. No shame.)
4. You were one of the first people I met at VC and being at St. E's house church forced me to ask questions that I'd rather not answer at the time. (If I close my eyes and picture "church", Thurman Allen is there.)
I'll ignore the fact that you watch strange television shows and write that off as "eccentricism", for your sake.
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