Happy Summer Solstice
It's the longest day of the year, which is great. Tomorrow though, the days start getting shorter and that makes me sad. I hate winter -- I know it seems far away, but it isn't. I mean I like the snow, but I hate darkness and the cold. Bleh.
I went to my 5-year high school reunion this past weekend. It was interesting. Most people didn't really seem to have changed. One guy -- Matt Zeller -- was really the only one who really changed. He joined the army reserves and wore a uniform, was a hard core republican and now is a democrat, and was really nice and genuinely interested in what people were up to. It was good to go back just for that. Everyone else I saw, I either never had a problem with at school or disliked, and that didn't really change.
I also saw Batman Begins. It was really good. I liked the realism in the movie and Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine were awesome. I liked how the movie was like a circle bringing the beginning to the end. I don't really want to say more because I know I hate spoilers.
I really want to see Howl's Moving Castle (which was one of my favorite books) and Bewitched. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory looks really weird, but I want to see that too. I think that's it for movies so far. Is there something else I should see?
Oh, the other sad thing is that last Wednesday I mentored my Second grader, Cindy, for the last time ever. She moved to Manassas, and I mentor at an elementary school in Reston. I didn't know how to say good bye. I think I said something like I hope you have a good 3rd grade. It was kind of lame. I didn't quite realize it was the last full week of classes, so I didn't even get her a good bye present or anything. As much as it has been a pain sometimes taking two hours out of my work week to go mentor, it's been really a rewarding experience. I think I will continue to do it next year, hopefully for the same teacher.
I went to my 5-year high school reunion this past weekend. It was interesting. Most people didn't really seem to have changed. One guy -- Matt Zeller -- was really the only one who really changed. He joined the army reserves and wore a uniform, was a hard core republican and now is a democrat, and was really nice and genuinely interested in what people were up to. It was good to go back just for that. Everyone else I saw, I either never had a problem with at school or disliked, and that didn't really change.
I also saw Batman Begins. It was really good. I liked the realism in the movie and Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine were awesome. I liked how the movie was like a circle bringing the beginning to the end. I don't really want to say more because I know I hate spoilers.
I really want to see Howl's Moving Castle (which was one of my favorite books) and Bewitched. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory looks really weird, but I want to see that too. I think that's it for movies so far. Is there something else I should see?
Oh, the other sad thing is that last Wednesday I mentored my Second grader, Cindy, for the last time ever. She moved to Manassas, and I mentor at an elementary school in Reston. I didn't know how to say good bye. I think I said something like I hope you have a good 3rd grade. It was kind of lame. I didn't quite realize it was the last full week of classes, so I didn't even get her a good bye present or anything. As much as it has been a pain sometimes taking two hours out of my work week to go mentor, it's been really a rewarding experience. I think I will continue to do it next year, hopefully for the same teacher.