New ANGEL Season, at last
Saw ANGEL. Brilliant episode! Along with "Heartthrob" and "City Of" it's one of my favourite ANGEL season premieres. Showed tonnes of promise for this to be a great season as well. Eee, I can't wait till next week now! I may of course just download the workprint that I've heard is circulating around the net. I've never been one for patience
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I've had parts of the English Breakfast--everything but the chips(unless we are calling potatoes different things?) and the Black Pudding. What is Black Pudding?
So what genres are you working on? I am glad to hear you already know and like Dire Straits, New Order, The Smiths and Depeche Mode. What about Joy Division? More Jane's Addiction to know and love:
"Jane Says"--"1%"--'Pigs In Zen"--"I Would For You"--"Idiots Rule"--"Three Days" & "Classic Girl".
Let me know when/if you want any suggestions for a foray into punk :). I'm all over 1977--Thank you for the recommendation!
Teaching is the hardest most rewarding job on the planet. Both of my parents and my step-mom were/are teachers so, even though I didn't start out to be a teacher, I think it is in my genes. I was a Resource Specialist, in charge of kids who qualified for special education because of a learning disability. Some of the kids I worked with were classified as "Severely Emotionally Disturbed" and a lot of the others, who had qualified under a different disability, had behavior issues in their general classrooms because of their struggles with the material. So basically to lump them under one heading, which I am not a fan of, but in this case it helps to explain, I taught the kids who were "troubled" one way or another. I also taught in an economically disadvantaged area, so a lot of my kids had other struggles going on in their lives, besides their academic issues. For whatever reason, they were drawn to me and I to them from day one. A regular classroom never interested me as a teacher--but continuing to work with the "troubled" kids is something I still would like to be a part of. In jail, or actually, the California Youth Authority, Juvenile Hall and other youth facilities, the kids are still required to go to school as they serve their time. That is where the teaching in jail idea comes from.
The 3x3 college experience was: junior college in California for a year, after which I dropped out to "find myself", moved to Washington State and applied to a school there--didn't get in, while I was waiting for their answer I applied to a school in Hawaii--got in, moved back to California for another semester of jc, until fall term began in Hawaii, spent a semester in Hawaii at Hawaii Pacific University--ran out of money, came back to California and went back to the jc while waiting to hear from Berkeley--got in--began Cal as a junior, but took three years to graduate. So all in all, it took me 6 years from when I graduated from high school to graduate from Cal, but I loved every minute of it. PACS was an awesome major because it allowed me to build my own program drawing from all different areas of study. My area of focus and senior thesis eventually became "education as a basic human right" with courses like: Democracy in Education, Human Rights in American Culture and Environmental Education--awesome, awesome, awesome, stuff. If I could have, I would have majored in 10 different things, just because I love learning so much. PACS gave me a way to sample a little bit of everything.
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Igby Goes Down I liked because
--I am a fan of Susan Sarandon, Ryan Phillepe and Claire Danes
--I liked the modern day "Catcher In the Rye" aspect of it as CITR is one of my all-time favorite books.
--Great dialogue:
Igby:: Oliver is majoring in neo-fascism at Columbia.
Oliver: Economics.
Igby: Semantics.
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To the priest:
Igby: If heaven is such a wonderful place then how come being crucified is such a big fucking sacrifice?
It isn't a 10 but I liked it--it was blunt--I like blunt :). What did and didn't you like? Are you taking suggestions from both lists I gave you? Because for the ones on the "My Musts" list, I don't know if I'd recommend "Fire Walk With Me" unless you know "Twin Peaks" and/or are a David Lynch fan; or "Sid and Nancy" until you care about the Sex Pistols--but anything else go forth and watch with gusto. Be forewarned "Terms of Endearment" very, very, sappy--no making fun!
So how's school so far? Take your time getting back to me--I know you have a lot on your plate. Bye Daps :).
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Oooh, I like the idea of learning to surf. But my balance and co-ordination are both terrible - there is no possible way I'll be able to do it. Plus, Wales is hardly renowned for its great surf beaches. *g* One day though, when I'm in Cali! :)
Nothing lame about not wanting to go by yourself (I'd be very apprehensive!), but it is a pity that the plans fell through. :(
LOL, I did like a lot of the dialogue in Igby Goes Down. I guess one of the things I wasn't fussed on was that I wasn't able to sympathise with any of the characters. The same thing happened to me with The Catcher In The Eye actually - I never made it through that book. And my English teacher says that it's impossible to enjoy once you turn 20, so I may be too late. I'll give it a go one day soon though, see if the reverse is true of me. :)
Thanks for the clarification about some of the films. I'll stick to the recommended list first then. I've not actually seen anything from David Lynch, don't know Twin Peaks, and can't call myself a Sex Pistols fan (though I have a feeling you'll be remedying that *g*)
Nothing wrong with sappy. *g* One of my favourite films is A Walk To Remember. *runs and hides*
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Unfortunately I have never seen an episode of Sports Nights, but it sounds outstanding. The West Wing is hilarious enough, I can't imagine the same guys running a sitcom: I'll be in stitches permanently! I've not seen it on UK TV, I've not seen it on DVD over here, and I can't find episodes downloadable online. Which is frustrating.
Well, the getting kicked out 'cause of my hair is still one of my fondest ever memories. There is an attention-seeking side to my personality, and that certainly gave me attention. *g* LOL at your evil streak! I trust you never did anything too evil? ;)
Black pudding. I would tell you what it actually is, but then you'd never, ever eat it. I'm in denial still. *g* It's great in breakfasts anyway. :)
From Joy Division, I absolutely love Love Will Tear Us Apart, but that's all I've heard. What album should I get of theirs?
Wow, it's so amazing that you do so much good through teaching. Especially teaching in prisons, that's a good idea and I admire you so much for wanting to do it! I'm totally with you on the labelling as well, by the way. So often (and from watching American news stations for about a year I think this problem is far worse in the USA than it is over here) children get labelled certain things and prescribed certain things, when really there is nothing wrong with them whatsoever except being extremely bored with what's being taught. More often than not I think that if children are taught things that will actually stimulate their minds and interest them (based on them as individuals - since everyone is interested in different things), a lot more good would be done than punishing them for getting noisy and not paying any attention when they're bored. And down from the soapbox I get! *g* Anyways, you rock for doing so much good! :)
And wow again about your 6 years between school and uni graduation! Though it sounds something that would have drove me insane (I don't cope with change well, I need everything to be routined entirely for me or I get lost - something I'm working on!), sounds like it was an interesting and exciting time for you! Did you 'find yourself' after you dropped out after year 1? Good idea for your main area of study - mixing in your major with your minor. And it does sound so interesting!! That's exactly the kind of stuff I love studying. Do you think it'll be possible for you to one day do some more education at the same time as teaching, or is it going to be one or the other? Or both, but at separate times? Or don't you know and I'm asking too many questions? *g*
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