29 Kislev/16 December, 2009
Dec. 16th, 2009 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bearshortyI was all mellow from the brain use of the last couple of days so I took it easy. I did manage to go to the bank to transfer some money so that I can pay my credit card bill. We also ended up cleaning the garage because the hose leaked and there was water all over. But other than that I just let the mellowness flow through me.
My favorite part of the day was going through the semester worth stacks of papers and throwing out a lot and packing away the grade ledger and relevant course materials. (I made a folder this year with every single handout, so I’ll have it all not just saved on the computer but in the printed pages too.)
I also watched “Maurice.” I can’t believe that movie was made in 1987, a Merchant/Ivory production no less. And it was weird to see Hugh Grant in a serious dramatic role and he was pretty good at it too. The movie is based on posthumously published E.M. Forster’ novel about what it meant to be a homosexual in early 20th century England with the main character learning to embrace it despite social consequences while another attempt to blend in and try to be something he was not. The narrative structure was a bit English but a good movie overall.
Finale of SYTYCD. The dancers got eliminated in the order I thought they would be: Ryan, Ashleigh, Eleanor, Kathryn, with Jakob and Russell remaining in the final two. I knew Russell would win and it made me a bit sad when he actually did because I was really, really rooting for Jakob. But I guess Russell deserved it too and it was not a horrible result or anything. Jennifer Lopez song was a bit ridiculous, and the whole show was very uneven. I really can’t think of really stand out dances this season. Last season addiction piece and the butt dance both just leap to mind but that is because Mia Michaels is interesting in her choreography and she wasn’t there this season. And Wade was only doing half a season, although his top 20 group dance was fun. But I did like many dancers this season even as I wish this show would just go back to summer.
Eight books out of ten of Amazon top selling authors of the decade are written by women. That is sort of cool. And Shakespeare made it into top 10 authors of the decade. J.K. Rowling is number one, of course.
My favorite part of the day was going through the semester worth stacks of papers and throwing out a lot and packing away the grade ledger and relevant course materials. (I made a folder this year with every single handout, so I’ll have it all not just saved on the computer but in the printed pages too.)
I also watched “Maurice.” I can’t believe that movie was made in 1987, a Merchant/Ivory production no less. And it was weird to see Hugh Grant in a serious dramatic role and he was pretty good at it too. The movie is based on posthumously published E.M. Forster’ novel about what it meant to be a homosexual in early 20th century England with the main character learning to embrace it despite social consequences while another attempt to blend in and try to be something he was not. The narrative structure was a bit English but a good movie overall.
Finale of SYTYCD. The dancers got eliminated in the order I thought they would be: Ryan, Ashleigh, Eleanor, Kathryn, with Jakob and Russell remaining in the final two. I knew Russell would win and it made me a bit sad when he actually did because I was really, really rooting for Jakob. But I guess Russell deserved it too and it was not a horrible result or anything. Jennifer Lopez song was a bit ridiculous, and the whole show was very uneven. I really can’t think of really stand out dances this season. Last season addiction piece and the butt dance both just leap to mind but that is because Mia Michaels is interesting in her choreography and she wasn’t there this season. And Wade was only doing half a season, although his top 20 group dance was fun. But I did like many dancers this season even as I wish this show would just go back to summer.
Eight books out of ten of Amazon top selling authors of the decade are written by women. That is sort of cool. And Shakespeare made it into top 10 authors of the decade. J.K. Rowling is number one, of course.
