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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Apr. 10th, 2013 10:42 amI have not been inspired to write lately, mostly because I'm tired when I get home from work and I just want to veg on the couch, read fic and watch "West Wing." But since I actually have time before my office hours come to an end today, I thought I'll put together a little update.
1. I've been sick for the last week and a half and it has not been fun. My throat hurt so much that I couldn't really talk for a couple of days last week. I even cancelled my history classes since it was kind of pointless to not talk in a lecture class. Bear is now sick too, so he probably got it from me. I'm just so tired of coughing.
2. On Sunday, despite not feeling 100%, I went to the Leonard Cohen concert at Radio City Music Hall. I spent a lot of money on that ticket (I did have great seats on the first row of the balcony) and I was not going to waste it. And it was amazing. He was better live than on his CDs which is not that common for musicians. And he made me appreciate his songs even more. For a 78 year old he was going up and down on his knees a lot and he sang for over three hours. The concert ended close to midnight. I loved it. It is just the great band with wonderful musicians, back-up singers and pure songs. My favorite bits were when he was reciting the lyrics to some songs like "A Thousand Kisses Deep" like poetry. I also got really emotional during "Come healing" and "Hallelujah." I knew all the songs, except maybe two, but I certainly got new ideas on them.
3. On March 28, I went to Manhattan for the Mark Tour event. Mark Oshiro from Mark Reads and Mark Watches websites was touring around US and Canada so I decided to go this year. It was a lot of fun. He read terrible fanfic like one with Batman/Robocop and answered questions. And I met some of the other people who read his sites. I'm shy in social situations where I don't know people (when I'm comfortable, I can't shut up - I'm such a Gemini) so I got a little flustered when I talked to him after the show. It was very nice to meet him in person.
4. Speaking of Mark Watches , he started covering "West Wing" in March. I had no intention of starting it but after reading his first review, I gave the pilot a chance. I'm on episode 7 of Season 2 now. I really like it. It's the characters - i like almost all of the characters, especially, Josh, CJ and Toby and I'm enjoying the stories.
5. On Saturday, March 30th, me and my friends did our annual Passover Seder cooking and eating a lot extravaganza. It is always so much fun. Marianna made a whole chicken this year, for the first time ever, and it was very delicious. Janna is pregnant and due in September. I'm going to pick up cross stitching again. I haven't done that is a while.
6. And speaking of Passover, I made so much food on the first night for the seder just for me and Bear. There was mazza ball soup with veggies, roasted potatoes, boiled geffelte fish, salad - too much food.
March was a very social month. We went visiting someone almost every weekend.
I have to go teach now. Crusades, here I come. At least the weather is finally lovely.
1. I've been sick for the last week and a half and it has not been fun. My throat hurt so much that I couldn't really talk for a couple of days last week. I even cancelled my history classes since it was kind of pointless to not talk in a lecture class. Bear is now sick too, so he probably got it from me. I'm just so tired of coughing.
2. On Sunday, despite not feeling 100%, I went to the Leonard Cohen concert at Radio City Music Hall. I spent a lot of money on that ticket (I did have great seats on the first row of the balcony) and I was not going to waste it. And it was amazing. He was better live than on his CDs which is not that common for musicians. And he made me appreciate his songs even more. For a 78 year old he was going up and down on his knees a lot and he sang for over three hours. The concert ended close to midnight. I loved it. It is just the great band with wonderful musicians, back-up singers and pure songs. My favorite bits were when he was reciting the lyrics to some songs like "A Thousand Kisses Deep" like poetry. I also got really emotional during "Come healing" and "Hallelujah." I knew all the songs, except maybe two, but I certainly got new ideas on them.
3. On March 28, I went to Manhattan for the Mark Tour event. Mark Oshiro from Mark Reads and Mark Watches websites was touring around US and Canada so I decided to go this year. It was a lot of fun. He read terrible fanfic like one with Batman/Robocop and answered questions. And I met some of the other people who read his sites. I'm shy in social situations where I don't know people (when I'm comfortable, I can't shut up - I'm such a Gemini) so I got a little flustered when I talked to him after the show. It was very nice to meet him in person.
4. Speaking of Mark Watches , he started covering "West Wing" in March. I had no intention of starting it but after reading his first review, I gave the pilot a chance. I'm on episode 7 of Season 2 now. I really like it. It's the characters - i like almost all of the characters, especially, Josh, CJ and Toby and I'm enjoying the stories.
5. On Saturday, March 30th, me and my friends did our annual Passover Seder cooking and eating a lot extravaganza. It is always so much fun. Marianna made a whole chicken this year, for the first time ever, and it was very delicious. Janna is pregnant and due in September. I'm going to pick up cross stitching again. I haven't done that is a while.
6. And speaking of Passover, I made so much food on the first night for the seder just for me and Bear. There was mazza ball soup with veggies, roasted potatoes, boiled geffelte fish, salad - too much food.
March was a very social month. We went visiting someone almost every weekend.
I have to go teach now. Crusades, here I come. At least the weather is finally lovely.