February 22, 2006

I haven’t posted in a while mostly because I haven’t had anything to say, wasn’t feeling very funny, and needed a break. So now I had one and here’s my first post in eight days, and we’ll see how it goes from here.

Saturday I went to weaving class. Having so much fun that I’m thinking about buying my own loom. Here’s my latest creation:

I love these colors

Sunday I took my student Roxana and her brother to the Natural History Museum at the Smithsonian, where we watched a 3-D IMAX movie about the ocean and then looked at dinosaur bones and the Insect Zoo (which gets some of its funding from Orkin Pest Control, a fact I find rather hilarious). During the movie, they both kept reaching out in front of them trying to touch the 3-D fish and aquatic plants.

For lunch we went to this crazily decorated pizza place called Generous George’s (old bicycles, red wagons, and other old kids’ toys hanging from the ceiling). And now I bring you restaurant reviews from Roxana and Carlos:

Roxana: “Um. Can we come here more often?”

Carlos: “This is even better than Pizza Hut!”

So I guess George’s was a big hit, too.

Those kids, they behave beautifully and are a pleasure to take anywhere. But I was still so tired when I got home that I had to lie down and take a short nap. It’s hard work hanging out with kids, looking out for them, making sure everyone’s happy. But oh, so fun.

Monday we had the day off work for President’s Day. I painted the kitchen yellow, and am pleased with the results. That was the sum total of the day’s accomplishments.

Not bad for a long weekend.

Is anyone else ever so weary of the Olympics? I think I’m old enough now and have seen so many Olympic games that it’s not exciting anymore; it’s just boring. The faces and the stories all begin to seem exactly the same. And since most of the shows I like to watch are on NBC (Scrubs, Medium, ER), including the local 11:00 news, my TV viewing has been severely screwed with. Why do the events have to run past 11:00? It’s not like they’re live that late in the evening. Now I have to watch the ABC affiliate local news at 11:00, and I don’t like their newscasters. The CBS affiliate’s local newscast is even worse.

I’m old and cranky and don’t like to have my routines disrupted.

Imagine my chagrin when I stopped painting the kitchen at 3:00 the other day to take a break and watch Dr. Phil’s show on “Women Who Are Bitches,” not stopping to think that it’s the NBC affiliate that airs his show. I turned on the TV and there was some stupid Olympic hockey game on. (And shut up about Dr. Phil, I too am getting tired of his ubiquitousness, especially his smug face on the Madtch.com commercials since I know how that service REALLY works, as in not too well, but more about that in another entry, I still like his show.)

And then I had no excuse to take a break so had to keep painting.

The good news: the Olympics are OVER in only 4 more days. SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!! In the meantime, thank heaven for DVDs and cable.

Weekend report & Olympic overkill - February 22, 2006
The snowy day - February 13, 2006
Bitch, bitch, bitch - February 07, 2006
The article! - February 06, 2006
Miss Manners and the miser - February 01, 2006

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