Heath

I saw this before I left for Houston, prompting this post.

It has been months since Heath Ledger died. I read this article back in January and it summed up a lot of what I felt about him. Personally, I loved the way he moved. And the scene from "10 Things I Hate About You" is one that I always think about when I think of him and how he moved, completely unselfconsciously.

It is a good article.

greece is following me around

(saying that outloud, you might be thinking Grease, the musical, but no I mean Greece). In Chicago there was Greektown. Here in Houston there must be a large Greek population too. There are two greek restaurants within walking distance of my abode AND our studio manager here recommended a few places for me to go and hang out to work and I went to the first one today and it is a Greek coffeeshop completely equipped with lots of cans of Nescafe. They also have a great wine selection, of which I want to try but as they don't serve food other than muffins and sweets and I have been here for hours, I don't think it is a smart idea. I will have to come back sometime after having eaten. Anyway, I am enchanted. (and I got a lot of work done).

Off to Houston

Today I am off to Houston and it is only 70 degrees there right now (which is VERY low for Houston). My cab comes in two hours and I feel as if I have it under control. We shall see. I made sure to curl up with Frankie this morning after my alarm went off. I will miss her. She is a funny little old lady. My friend Dot is coming to stay with her while I am gone. (ooh, I need to leave directions.) I have pictures and ideas I have been postponing posting. I should be able to get them up from Houston. I have one day there that overlaps with a friend that is currently there training. That day of overlap is always the most fun as you have a friend to hang out with. The last few days have been very full and a bit sleep deprived. I got a lot done yesterday and I felt like I was in a haze for most of it. Sleep makes such a huge difference. Off to finish packing (and leaving cat directions).

a beautiful friday morning

On my walk this morning, the ocean was a beautiful blue with a silvery sheen. And on the horizon it just blended into the sky. You could tell where the sky was (unfortunately due to the smog) but you couldn't see a clear delineation. It was beautiful. And now I get to pay some bills and go to work!

mi profesora del espanol

My Spanish teacher is fabulous. She is so enthusiastic. If you do everything she lists on the homework, you can't fail. Granted it is time consuming, but it works. I hope my enthusiasm rubs off on my students as hers does on me.

(and i don't know how to make accents on the blog - the n in espanol should have a ~ over it.)

Jared Leto

Friday night, I went and saw Chapter 27 at the Nuart. Both Mr. Leto and the director/writer Mr. Schaefer were there to talk afterwards. I wasn't sitting very close and my students will be very upset to learn that I wasn't forward or pushy enough to actually meet Jared Leto. But the talk was good. He was well spoken and carried himself well. And I discovered a great used book store around the corner from the theatre. I found a book of essays by Julia Alvarez (which I didn't buy - but it looked good considering I much prefer novels to short stories) and I bought an Ethan Canin novel. A bonus to the evening was that my friend Super Duper was at the theatre too. It was good to see him.

Parking

I have parking in my building. I didn't know I would get so excited about something so simple, but I am. It makes life so much easier. I got the remote Friday when I got home. When I got home Friday night the remote didn't work - I was so bummed I didn't get to try it out. Saturday, our maintenance man helped me, I have a key that works that I can use until I get a new remote. It is so fabulous. The thing I will miss the most is walking by the coffee shop everyday on my way out.

I want to go grocery shopping for lots of groceries so I can park in MY PARKING SPOT and easily unload them right into the elevator. It is the simple things that make us happy.