strangeness follows

something odd is in the air. everyone i talk to is having difficulty sleeping. teachers at school. students at school. becky and gina at housechurch tonight. and my battles with insomnia are well documented.

and my emotions have been a bit off this week, as evidenced by my previous posts. they're not wrong, per se, just shifted a bit. things that normally bother me aren't. things that normally slide under the radar are sending up bright flares. an odd week.

should be heading to bed, but alas, when i look for sleep, he is far in the distance, waving mockingly, letting me know he's there, but won't be anywhere near me soon. not necessarily complaining as i have the new palahnuik book to keep me company, which, surprisingly, i found at the norwood library yesterday. pretty much fits the mood of the week.

i'm trying not to be sad about losing two of my favorite tv shows this season - gilmore girls and veronica mars. my tuesdays will certainly be much freer. gilmore probably needs to end before it completely jumps the shark - though the past two episodes have rocked. and veronica is only dying because of those damn pussycat dolls - why spend money on a well-written, well-acted show that no one watches when you can do a lame reality show that the american public eats up.

gosh, i hate the masses sometimes.

written earlier today, while i let my students journal outside in the beautiful weather....

we're outside today for class because...well, i really didn't have a reason other than it's a beautiful day outside and i wanted to be in the sun. plus, i find it helps to break up the routine whenever i can. i suppose if challenged i could find a way to tie it into mockingbird. we are talking about tom robinson's death and we are near a fence - but i doubt i'll be asked.

sounds like i'll have quite the crowd saturday night at the play. steve, brent and his mystery guest, gina and joyce, mom and dad, students, susie - nearly half the capacity (ok, so i exaggerate). hopefully they'll all get tickets. doubt it will be a problem. wonderful to not have rehearsal last night - not that i was in anyway productive, but good to have a night free.

addendum: might be even more people there on saturday. guess i should carve out some time to, oh, i don't know, clean the house. and then kat is coming in the next week to get her moz on. you'd think i had a social life or something.

we'll not talk about all the grading i have to finish, ok? i'd rather not send myself into a spiral of panic.

gina's trying to get me to go to vegas in july with some of her coworkers. i've been resistant to the idea, mostly because my first (and only) experience there was painful. and depressing. and i have no idea what i'm doing this summer, since sharonville is no more (sniff). guess it will come down to deciding if i want to spend the money. and i think i'd feel a bit guilty, since most likely i won't be able to make guatemala work and then to head off to the land of debauchery....wrong, right? ah these pesky moral dilemmas i work myself into.

little response to my offer for free music. only a haiku from ang so far (in an incredibly cool card, but still). seriously, you don't know what you're missing.

was hoping putting words to the screen would make me sleepy. only served to jumpstart my brain. guess i'll have to rely on chuck to break me out of this - or draw me so deep inside i don't notice or care anymore.
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tunes: frank and bono - i've got you under my skin