Monday, October 25, 2010
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bearshortyI was in the library today again. Not much is going on really. I did have chili and baked potato for lunch and actually looked at the ingredients on the ‘sour cream’ and “butter-like substance” they give with it. Yeah, I’m just pouring the chili over the potato next time.
The Local College scheduled me for the global classes for next semester on their website, so I’m assuming I’ve been hired. I read the chapter on Mesopotamia and Egypt today – this textbook really does not go into much detail, just focuses on the big picture of similarities and differences between civilizations. I will need to find balance between details and connections. I’m starting to make a list of primary sources I want to use. And, film clips. I’ll definitely show the clip from “Darmok” episode of Star Trek: TNG where Picard is explaining Gilgamesh.
“Sherlock: A Study in Pink” This was awesome! And funny – I do expect this from Moffat. He again proves that he can write well. Lots of little references to the books – I haven’t read the books since I was a child, and now I want to reread. (I actually got some references from Gaiman’s “A Study in Emerald” short story from “Fragile Things” collection, since I read this much more recently.) Sherlock has a very nice baritone (Yes, I am shallow on some things). Everyone goes straight for insinuating a love connection between Holmes and Watson while it actually doesn’t read like one. The main characters even discuss it. The show is just playing with it all nicely. Women characters don’t talk to each other; it is a boy show. I always like Martin Freeman and he is great here. I so like that I can just watch the show online anytime. Spoiler: It’s the battle of wits and iocane powder! Through that whole scene I kept thinking of Vizzini’s speech. “Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.” “I clearly can’t choose the one in front of me.” This is the only thing I didn’t really like, mostly because I kept having “Princess Bride” flashbacks and they were funnier and so much better. I did like the brother reveal – that was clever. I’m now really really looking forward to the next two episodes.
"HIMYM": This is a really funny episode – the show is picking up again. I love Barney and Robin’s speech – that kind of stuff has been missing. Barney, unlike Ted, really loves the whole of Robin, including her awesomeness at not needing a guy to take care of her.
The Local College scheduled me for the global classes for next semester on their website, so I’m assuming I’ve been hired. I read the chapter on Mesopotamia and Egypt today – this textbook really does not go into much detail, just focuses on the big picture of similarities and differences between civilizations. I will need to find balance between details and connections. I’m starting to make a list of primary sources I want to use. And, film clips. I’ll definitely show the clip from “Darmok” episode of Star Trek: TNG where Picard is explaining Gilgamesh.
“Sherlock: A Study in Pink” This was awesome! And funny – I do expect this from Moffat. He again proves that he can write well. Lots of little references to the books – I haven’t read the books since I was a child, and now I want to reread. (I actually got some references from Gaiman’s “A Study in Emerald” short story from “Fragile Things” collection, since I read this much more recently.) Sherlock has a very nice baritone (Yes, I am shallow on some things). Everyone goes straight for insinuating a love connection between Holmes and Watson while it actually doesn’t read like one. The main characters even discuss it. The show is just playing with it all nicely. Women characters don’t talk to each other; it is a boy show. I always like Martin Freeman and he is great here. I so like that I can just watch the show online anytime. Spoiler: It’s the battle of wits and iocane powder! Through that whole scene I kept thinking of Vizzini’s speech. “Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.” “I clearly can’t choose the one in front of me.” This is the only thing I didn’t really like, mostly because I kept having “Princess Bride” flashbacks and they were funnier and so much better. I did like the brother reveal – that was clever. I’m now really really looking forward to the next two episodes.
"HIMYM": This is a really funny episode – the show is picking up again. I love Barney and Robin’s speech – that kind of stuff has been missing. Barney, unlike Ted, really loves the whole of Robin, including her awesomeness at not needing a guy to take care of her.
