Ahh, summer school. Bleh. Let me tell you about it.
I am currently in my second week of a 4-week class called Gangs, Drugs, and Violence that meets three times a week for 3.5 hours. At night. 5:30-9, to be exact. In Norman. That means I work 8-4, drive to Norman, sit there til 9, and drive home. Then I get to see my husband for half an hour before he has to go to sleep so he can be back at the hospital at 4:30a.m. Are we crazy? I think yes.
Despite the awful hours (and the fact that it takes me away from beloved house church for four weeks), the class is semi-interesting, and the professor is a KOOK. For example, he refers to himself in the third person and yells at himself whenever he asks questions. Like he'll say "HEY ____ (referring to himself by his last name), WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? Well, let me tell you." He also asks us to email our daily reviews of articles and book chapters to every student in the class, and as I type this he is writing each one of us a reply while REPLYING ALL. I didn't need space in my inbox anyway, ha.
The reading is interesting but hard to do given the fact that he changes our assignments about 5 times per class period. We have also watched several FAB documentaries, such as the history of gangs (interesting) and one about orphans who got put on trains and sent around the country in the 1920s (random).
The professor brings us pizza sometimes and compliments our outfits. And then there's this.
I emailed him to thank him for bringing this pizza, and here is his response:
"YOU ARE WELCOME
HOW ARE READING VIDEOS AND the EXCHANGE FOR YOU
I hoping now o move then follow
(there were about 20 more spaces here but I took them out)
I fee i need to put to start the day with qone hour talk nd then go to pseantations."
Ahh, well said.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I Like...Nutty Professors.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
First goosebumps of the season
This Mia Michaels "Addiction" routine literally gave me goosebumps...this is probably my favorite of the season so far. (It doesn't hurt that I'm obsessed with that song anyway).
Also loved Brandon and Janette's Wade Robson routine - amazing!
Predictions: this week is a toss-up. The only couple who I think is safe for sure is B/J. I think Randi and Evan will be in the bottom 3 for sure. Caitlin and Jason will probably be there since their routines were just okay. Kayla and Kupono's Broadway was meh, but their first dance was amazing enough that I think they'll be safe (although Kupono is in trouble if he's in the bottom). So that would probably mean Jeanine and Phillip over Melissa and Ade.
Who's going home: Caitlin and Jason or Phillip.
p.s. i am way too obsessed with this show.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Vacation pictures!
Like I've said before, I'm not so much with the pictures...oops. Didn't get any of snorkeling, and a lot of them were taken on our last morning, aka during a torrential downpour. But whatever, here they are:
Our first night - we look strange
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Love it
Last night's episode was definitely better than last week. Loved the pas de deux, the cha cha, and Kayla and Kupono's routine above. Even the quick step was fun and not painful like it usually is. I think right now my favorite couples are Brandon & Janette and Kayla & Kupono.
Who will be in the bottom 3:
Caitlin and Jason, because the alien-impregnating-human routine was just STRANGE, and Caitlin was covered in pointy tin foil hats, so it was hard to see any of the actual dancing. Weird choregraphy aside, they haven't really impressed me so far.
Randi and Evan, because their Broadway routine was just okay, and Randi looked like she was faking the fun and wanted to be somewhere else.
Vitolio and Karla, because even though their quick step was good, they don't have a big following, and that genre is not one that will make people jump up and down screaming on their couch spilling their root beer floats. Not that I've ever done that while watching a dance. Never.
Predictions: this is tough. I'm thinking Jason and Karla, because even though Caitlin hasn't been awesome, the judges seem to love her, and her solos have been better.
I Like...Vacation!
So after the crazy, eventful, stressful, surreal week leading up to Scott's board exam, we got to spend a few days in Dallas with my family and then headed to MEXICO for 6 days to decompress in this beautiful place:
I always forget how relaxing it is to be away from TV, cell phones, Internet, and the general craziness that makes our lives more jumbled and complicated than they need to be. A few highlights of the week:
- Hanging out with the family and eating delicious Arabic food at Ali Baba for Fathers' Day.
- Seeing the Hangover with Tim and my good friend Mary - RAUNCHY but I'm not gonna lie, I laughed. A lot.
- Sleeping. Like real, relaxed, no alarm sleeping.
- Arriving at our destination and having a full week of unscheduled time to spend with Scotty and process the events of the last few months
- Reading 3 books. For fun.
- Eating breakfast on our porch every morning
- Lounging by the pool or beach for hours and forgetting what time it is (oops to the sunburn)
- Eating AMAZING food and not having to worry about how much the bill was going to be
- Fresh seafood
- Dancing
- Making new friends from Chi-town! It's amazing how God puts people in our lives to connect with.
- Snorkeling and reminiscing about the good old days at the Island in Indoland.
- General conversations about the future, where we are now, what God is doing.
- Unlimited dessert.
Unfortunately, I am not the best photographer slash remembering-to-take-pictures person ever to walk the Earth...so I have like 10 pictures from the whole trip. Oops. But regardless, I will post these pictures whenever I get around to uploading them on to my computer.
It's nice to be home, but it sure was nice to be away for awhile.
