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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
May. 22nd, 2013 09:53 pmI had a dentist appointment this morning to get a cleaning and my dentist is near my parents' house. So I got up early and took a subway and bus to get there. I had to wait an hour, which was annoying, and then, this time, the cleaning really hurt. Usually it is just bothersome but fine, but today was just terrible. My teeth are still feeling it. I got fillings last week and it went much better than today, and usually it is the other way around.
One thing I knew I could do near my parents' house, other than go visit them, was to do some shopping, since they live near two shopping plazas. I needed to get a toy for Galya's birthday in June (she is turning 2) and there is a Toys R Us right there. Most of the fun toys were 3+, though. Next year will be much more fun. But I think I found a good one - it is a little xylophone/piano combination for toddlers. Then I stopped by at Kmart to get cheap summer shorts to wear at home (I have home clothes and clothes for outside and I don't mix the two. It is the way I grew up and it is weird to me to be in jeans in the house, for example. Or shoes.) And, finally, there is a store where I can get greeting cards for 50% off - I needed four of them (birthdays and baby showers coming up). I got my shopping list done - the only thing left is a present for Bear's Mom. She is turning 70 in June.
After all the shopping, I walked to my parents' house. My Dad took a day off, since he has extra days left over he needs to use and my parents are in the middle of renovations of their top floor. He was needed to help the guy who was installing their shower today. Plus, he knew I was coming over today. With the renovations, I can't stay overnight at their house right now - they gave away my old bed and couch even but I thought I would hang out there until after dinner. But I only stayed for lunch, as my parents wanted to drive to Brooklyn to look at a few warehouse to find their wood railings and shower shelves. I went to a few stores with them, and after they drove me home. So I ended up cooking some pasta for dinner instead.
Netflix put up "Struck by Lightning" this week (the movie Chris Colfer wrote and starred in) and I watched it today. I ended up really liking it (Alison Jenney is amazing) and it even got to me in the end. I also watched "Modern Family" finale - which was pretty emotional at points. This season was not that good but this show still certainly has its moments.
In the weird things I read today column was the news that Amazon is getting into fanfic business and got licenses from a few TV shows. It is just such a weird thing - as a writer, I would not want to give my copyright up and, as a reader, I can just get some much for free.
I've been reading a few articles lately about students loans - there seems to be a major discussion in the media lately. And it has been really depressing to read comments who mostly want to push toward 'useful' degrees that don't include humanities. And I find it sad. As a culture humanities are important. Learning English and history is not a waste of time - not just because of analytical, writing and reading skills but because wide knowledge and rich culture made a society. Why is knowledge not a good thing of itself today? I understand that people want a return on their investment but college should be more than just a path to money. Now, I never had any college debt - it was a combinations of a State School, scholarships, my parents and graduating in three years instead of four. And I understand when many get frustrated with debt but college should be about more than that.
One thing I knew I could do near my parents' house, other than go visit them, was to do some shopping, since they live near two shopping plazas. I needed to get a toy for Galya's birthday in June (she is turning 2) and there is a Toys R Us right there. Most of the fun toys were 3+, though. Next year will be much more fun. But I think I found a good one - it is a little xylophone/piano combination for toddlers. Then I stopped by at Kmart to get cheap summer shorts to wear at home (I have home clothes and clothes for outside and I don't mix the two. It is the way I grew up and it is weird to me to be in jeans in the house, for example. Or shoes.) And, finally, there is a store where I can get greeting cards for 50% off - I needed four of them (birthdays and baby showers coming up). I got my shopping list done - the only thing left is a present for Bear's Mom. She is turning 70 in June.
After all the shopping, I walked to my parents' house. My Dad took a day off, since he has extra days left over he needs to use and my parents are in the middle of renovations of their top floor. He was needed to help the guy who was installing their shower today. Plus, he knew I was coming over today. With the renovations, I can't stay overnight at their house right now - they gave away my old bed and couch even but I thought I would hang out there until after dinner. But I only stayed for lunch, as my parents wanted to drive to Brooklyn to look at a few warehouse to find their wood railings and shower shelves. I went to a few stores with them, and after they drove me home. So I ended up cooking some pasta for dinner instead.
Netflix put up "Struck by Lightning" this week (the movie Chris Colfer wrote and starred in) and I watched it today. I ended up really liking it (Alison Jenney is amazing) and it even got to me in the end. I also watched "Modern Family" finale - which was pretty emotional at points. This season was not that good but this show still certainly has its moments.
In the weird things I read today column was the news that Amazon is getting into fanfic business and got licenses from a few TV shows. It is just such a weird thing - as a writer, I would not want to give my copyright up and, as a reader, I can just get some much for free.
I've been reading a few articles lately about students loans - there seems to be a major discussion in the media lately. And it has been really depressing to read comments who mostly want to push toward 'useful' degrees that don't include humanities. And I find it sad. As a culture humanities are important. Learning English and history is not a waste of time - not just because of analytical, writing and reading skills but because wide knowledge and rich culture made a society. Why is knowledge not a good thing of itself today? I understand that people want a return on their investment but college should be more than just a path to money. Now, I never had any college debt - it was a combinations of a State School, scholarships, my parents and graduating in three years instead of four. And I understand when many get frustrated with debt but college should be about more than that.
