1. Sunday morning we got up and headed out pretty quickly. My mom dropped me off at Village Books (our wonderful local independent bookstore) and then she and Isabelle went to the "Dog Days of Summer" event at Lake Padden.
2. I looked around for awhile before buying socks and fudge for my friend L, whose party I was going to go to, plus a card and chocolate for Emma, who just had a birthday. I also bought a book for myself (The Book Thief).
3. I ran into a person I knew vaguely (a friend of my dad's who I have been friends with on Facebook for a long time) and had a brief conversation with him about college and books and such. It pained me greatly to have to turn down an ARC he offered to grab for me (I can only have 4 out at a time, and I didn't have any to return, so I couldn't take another one). I don't know if I can say what book it was, but it's the book I'm most excited about that's coming out this fall.
4. Mom and Isabelle picked me up and we headed to L's graduation/birthday party. All sorts of people were there, and it was great.
5. We came home and watched the two last episodes of Gravity Falls. I'd seen the whole series before, but now Mom and Isabelle are caught up too.
6. Read the Time Traveler's Wife, and went to bed.
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Monday, August 24, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Sunday July 5, 2015 {World Cup}
1. I got up really late, close to 10, which is really late for me.
2. Didn't do too much all morning, but we did get an invitation to go to a friend's house to watch the World Cup final.
3. Around 4, we headed to Connie's. I'm not really into sports in general, but it was an exciting game to watch (particularly since we won :P).
4. After the game was over, we all had some food. I discussed various Homeschool Academy plans with people. Spencer and I discussed what song I should do for my Literary Analysis class I'm teaching on Tuesday. I was having a hard time finding a song that would be interesting to people without being offensive. The song I originally planned on had some swearing in it, so we decided to skip that. We tentatively decided on American Pie, but I'm still trying to think of something that might be a little more relevant to the kids in the class.
5. We came home, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
2. Didn't do too much all morning, but we did get an invitation to go to a friend's house to watch the World Cup final.
3. Around 4, we headed to Connie's. I'm not really into sports in general, but it was an exciting game to watch (particularly since we won :P).
4. After the game was over, we all had some food. I discussed various Homeschool Academy plans with people. Spencer and I discussed what song I should do for my Literary Analysis class I'm teaching on Tuesday. I was having a hard time finding a song that would be interesting to people without being offensive. The song I originally planned on had some swearing in it, so we decided to skip that. We tentatively decided on American Pie, but I'm still trying to think of something that might be a little more relevant to the kids in the class.
5. We came home, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
Saturday July 4, 2015 {4th of July!}
1. Didn't do too much during the morning. Mom and Isabelle did some cooking and Isabelle painted Mom's nails (after declaring mine too short)
2. Isabelle cut about four inches off of my hair, which was slightly terrifying, but turned out quite well. It's not noticeably shorter to most people, but it feels shorter to me.
3. At around four, we headed to Julie's for the annual 4th of July party, which was fun.
4. There was a Klikaklu hunt, some sparklers, water balloons and guns (for those who were brave enough, which did not include me), Smash Bros, and lots of food.
5. A bit before 10, most of us headed downtown to watch the city's fireworks display, and then we headed home.
6. I had a strange experience during the Klikaklu hunt. We were on teams of three, and I was on a team with Isabelle and my friend C. We were running around the neighborhood, and I knew I wouldn't be able to run much because a) it was really hot and b) I didn't have my inhaler with me. If I had realized I was going to be running, I would have used my inhaler before we started on the hunt. I've obviously had bad experiences with asthma before, but after running for a bit uphill in the heat, I had what was definitely the worst asthma attack I have had. I usually just have my lungs close up, but my throat was closing too. One of the problems with that feeling is that it is so easy to panic because you are physically unable to take in air. I've had enough experiences with asthma to be able to not panic and know that it will pass, but it's a scary feeling, and not something I'd like to repeat.
2. Isabelle cut about four inches off of my hair, which was slightly terrifying, but turned out quite well. It's not noticeably shorter to most people, but it feels shorter to me.
3. At around four, we headed to Julie's for the annual 4th of July party, which was fun.
4. There was a Klikaklu hunt, some sparklers, water balloons and guns (for those who were brave enough, which did not include me), Smash Bros, and lots of food.
5. A bit before 10, most of us headed downtown to watch the city's fireworks display, and then we headed home.
6. I had a strange experience during the Klikaklu hunt. We were on teams of three, and I was on a team with Isabelle and my friend C. We were running around the neighborhood, and I knew I wouldn't be able to run much because a) it was really hot and b) I didn't have my inhaler with me. If I had realized I was going to be running, I would have used my inhaler before we started on the hunt. I've obviously had bad experiences with asthma before, but after running for a bit uphill in the heat, I had what was definitely the worst asthma attack I have had. I usually just have my lungs close up, but my throat was closing too. One of the problems with that feeling is that it is so easy to panic because you are physically unable to take in air. I've had enough experiences with asthma to be able to not panic and know that it will pass, but it's a scary feeling, and not something I'd like to repeat.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Friday July 3, 2015 {Boating}
1. Got up and did stuff around the house for a few hours.
2. I went downtown to meet up with a friend who I hadn't seen in a long time. It was good catching up with her, though I had to head home before too long to work on some stuff.
3. I worked for a while on the homeschool academy schedule. Some of us older homeschoolers (or former homeschoolers, in some cases) have decided to put together a series of free classes in the summer. I am teaching Irish dance, and co-teaching Geology and Writing. We had sent out polls to prospective students to find out what classes they wanted to take and when they were available, so I was going through the data and organizing it.
4. We walked to Gloria's to have dinner and go boating. It was beautiful out on the lake, though the boat ran into a few minor difficulties. The inter tube ran into some major difficulties, when the cover (which was attached to a rope attached to the boat) started to tear, and then came off of the tube entirely. I never ended up going on the inter tube, but it was fun riding in the boat.
5. We brought the boat back in and hung out for another hour or two before walking home.
6. After I got home, I ran through all the homeschool academy data I had organized, and put together a potential schedule. I realized that there was no way to put together a schedule that worked for everyone, but I was able to put together something that seemed to work for the most part.
7. Read some Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
2. I went downtown to meet up with a friend who I hadn't seen in a long time. It was good catching up with her, though I had to head home before too long to work on some stuff.
3. I worked for a while on the homeschool academy schedule. Some of us older homeschoolers (or former homeschoolers, in some cases) have decided to put together a series of free classes in the summer. I am teaching Irish dance, and co-teaching Geology and Writing. We had sent out polls to prospective students to find out what classes they wanted to take and when they were available, so I was going through the data and organizing it.
4. We walked to Gloria's to have dinner and go boating. It was beautiful out on the lake, though the boat ran into a few minor difficulties. The inter tube ran into some major difficulties, when the cover (which was attached to a rope attached to the boat) started to tear, and then came off of the tube entirely. I never ended up going on the inter tube, but it was fun riding in the boat.
5. We brought the boat back in and hung out for another hour or two before walking home.
6. After I got home, I ran through all the homeschool academy data I had organized, and put together a potential schedule. I realized that there was no way to put together a schedule that worked for everyone, but I was able to put together something that seemed to work for the most part.
7. Read some Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Saturday June 27, 2015 {Another party!}
1. Not long after I got home last night, I was informed that I could get a ride to a grad party today that I had wanted to go to, but had assumed I couldn't.
2. In the morning, Isabelle and Mom went to the farmer's market to sell her dogs, and I stayed at home. At 11ish, the Pyles picked me up and we headed to Cammlinn, a really cool medieval village in Carnation, WA.
3. The village was super cool. There was a blacksmith, and a potter, and a place where you could make your own candles (which I totally should have done but didn't because of the long line), and an archery range.
4. After that, we drove to R's grandparent's house for a party with pizza and cake and such, which was also fun. R. and I know each other through C. and since we live in different cities, we don't get a chance to see each other IRL very often, so it's always good when we can get to know each other a little more in person. :)
5. We drove home. It was a lot of driving all told, and C. and I spent a good amount of that time playing a logo guessing game on his phone. As it turns out, fashion related brands were my specialty.
6. I came home, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
2. In the morning, Isabelle and Mom went to the farmer's market to sell her dogs, and I stayed at home. At 11ish, the Pyles picked me up and we headed to Cammlinn, a really cool medieval village in Carnation, WA.
3. The village was super cool. There was a blacksmith, and a potter, and a place where you could make your own candles (which I totally should have done but didn't because of the long line), and an archery range.
4. After that, we drove to R's grandparent's house for a party with pizza and cake and such, which was also fun. R. and I know each other through C. and since we live in different cities, we don't get a chance to see each other IRL very often, so it's always good when we can get to know each other a little more in person. :)
5. We drove home. It was a lot of driving all told, and C. and I spent a good amount of that time playing a logo guessing game on his phone. As it turns out, fashion related brands were my specialty.
6. I came home, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
Friday June 26, 2015 {Gay rights, debate, and a party!}
1. When I woke up this morning, I was looking at my email and FB notifications and such, and somehow the email from NPR (I'm on their mailing list about important world events, which I actually highly recommend) about the supreme court ruling was the last thing I saw. Mom came in a minute later and said "Have you seen the news? Obama's making a great speech." I did end up missing most of Obama's speech, but it was still an exciting way to start the morning! :)
2. Cleaned up the house a bit, moved furniture around, and did whatever else was required to prepare for the final current events class of the year.
3. Listened to the new Cortex podcast.
4. Current affairs class! It was the last class of the year, and it was debate style.We were divided into two teams and we debated a number of topic, with the parents voting on who won each round. My team won overall, but just barely. Our topics were - 1) if you could only read classic books or modern books, which should it be 2) Should school stop using grades 3) Should all dogs be allowed to get a license to be in public spaces (like service dogs do now) 4) Should we let Google move to Bham, and 5) Should their be family presidential term limits (ie, should Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton be allowed to be president).
5. After the debates, we all went to the Pyles house for a party! It was a ton of fun, and we played lots of Mafia and Bush Commando.
6. Ted told us that when he was in 9th grade, he did this challenge to transport 7 people 50 ft with only 4 feet touching the ground. We spent a long time trying to do it, and it was challenging. We did manage it eventually, though. Spencer had my arms/head, EK had my feet, and they each had a person on their backs, and there were two people sitting on me. It was crazy, but we did it, and I'm still a bit sore. :P
7. We left the party around midnight, and went home.
2. Cleaned up the house a bit, moved furniture around, and did whatever else was required to prepare for the final current events class of the year.
3. Listened to the new Cortex podcast.
4. Current affairs class! It was the last class of the year, and it was debate style.We were divided into two teams and we debated a number of topic, with the parents voting on who won each round. My team won overall, but just barely. Our topics were - 1) if you could only read classic books or modern books, which should it be 2) Should school stop using grades 3) Should all dogs be allowed to get a license to be in public spaces (like service dogs do now) 4) Should we let Google move to Bham, and 5) Should their be family presidential term limits (ie, should Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton be allowed to be president).
5. After the debates, we all went to the Pyles house for a party! It was a ton of fun, and we played lots of Mafia and Bush Commando.
6. Ted told us that when he was in 9th grade, he did this challenge to transport 7 people 50 ft with only 4 feet touching the ground. We spent a long time trying to do it, and it was challenging. We did manage it eventually, though. Spencer had my arms/head, EK had my feet, and they each had a person on their backs, and there were two people sitting on me. It was crazy, but we did it, and I'm still a bit sore. :P
7. We left the party around midnight, and went home.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Lord of the Rings
This is not going to be a book review, or a movie review. It's just going to be a collection of thoughts I have after watching most of the LOTR movies in about 12 hours. I was at a super fun sleep over with some friends where we planned on watching all of them. I, unfortunately, starting feeling pretty sick during the beginning of Return of the King, and missed a lot of the 1st half because I wasn't able to concentrate, and the noise and lights where making me more nauseous. I ended up going home half way through the movie, as I kept feeling worse. I still feel a little out of it, though I feel a lot better. So, my thoughts aren't really going to include the last movie, since I kind of phased out/missed it entirely.
Anyway, my friend has the extended movie version, which meant that the three movies were a total of 11 hours! Yeah, it's a lot. I did find that watching them continuously like that is a different experience then watching them over the course of a few days or a week (which is what I have done before).
First thing is that I have never seen the extended version before (the one we have at home is the normal version), and I didn't really notice any differences. I think it was really just the same, but more. Longer battle scenes, more scenes panning out over the scenery, ect.
Random thoughts and movie images:
1. I'd forgotten how old Aregorn was! I had thought he was as old as he looked (thirties, forties), not 87!
2. Orlando Bloome is super cute, even with long blond hair and pointy ears:
Though I will say that I think he's cuter like this:
3. Well, that got off topic... Also, I can't seem to fix the formatting so that there isn't so much space there. Annoying.
4. Okay, I think I should just quit with this. This wasn't much of a LOTR themed blog post like I intended, but that's okay. I haven't actually eaten anything since a few bites of cake at about 11:00 pm last night (what with feeling sick and all. When I don't feel well, my appetite goes away completely), but I probably should.
Anyway, my friend has the extended movie version, which meant that the three movies were a total of 11 hours! Yeah, it's a lot. I did find that watching them continuously like that is a different experience then watching them over the course of a few days or a week (which is what I have done before).
First thing is that I have never seen the extended version before (the one we have at home is the normal version), and I didn't really notice any differences. I think it was really just the same, but more. Longer battle scenes, more scenes panning out over the scenery, ect.
Random thoughts and movie images:
1. I'd forgotten how old Aregorn was! I had thought he was as old as he looked (thirties, forties), not 87!
2. Orlando Bloome is super cute, even with long blond hair and pointy ears:
4. Okay, I think I should just quit with this. This wasn't much of a LOTR themed blog post like I intended, but that's okay. I haven't actually eaten anything since a few bites of cake at about 11:00 pm last night (what with feeling sick and all. When I don't feel well, my appetite goes away completely), but I probably should.
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