only a moment

need to be heading out the door in about 15 minutes for the 2nd annual mason student film festival. had meant to stay at school so i didn't have to make two trips, but forgot my festival clothes until i was getting ready to exit onto 71 this morning (at which point, i must admit, i let fly with my favorite vulgar phrase - i won't repeat it here, but i stole it from the movie heathers). so now i get to fight traffic to get there. not ideal, but you do what you have to. plus, it gave me a little time at home to unwind before tonight. staying all day at school blows.

of course, i have to be back up in mason tomorrow and sunday - auditorium duty again. desperately needed, mostly because i have so much grading and am too easily distracted unless i'm forced to stay in one place. i'll be watching over MCP, who are doing some play which i can't remember. it's load in, so there shouldn't be too many distractions, which will help with the grading.

had been toying with going to see jake speed and the freddies on VD, but found out, while the concert is free, you have to make reservations for dinner - only $24.95 per person. think i'll wait until he plays somewhere free....nothing planned much for now. while some friends feel i put too much emphasis on this hallmark holiday, thus giving it "power," most of my "celebrating" is tongue in cheek. and i do think our society has killed true romance in the name of freedom of expression. what passes for romance these days is a shabby copy of the real thing - actually, a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy to the point where it's lost any resemblance to the real thing. and we've become so used to this shabby copy that we don't know how to react to something truly romantic and might even become disgusted by it.

ah, no time for this now. maybe i'll play with that idea more later.

enjoy your friday night. here's hoping we have an audience for our films....
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Tunes: the velvet underground - foggy notion