Cacti

Desert Botanical Garden ~ Art

I was in Phoenix the past week and was able to take in the Desert Botanical Garden last Monday. Dale Chihuly has an art exhibit there until May 31st and it's beautiful! His glass sculptures are mingled with the cacti and so spectacular that I started forgetting to look at the plants! Here are a few pictures:

Stay tuned for cacti pictures!

Movie of the Day: Slumdog Millionaire. I was able to see it while I was gone and it really did deserve an Oscar.

Greetings From AZ!!!

It's a sunny, yet chilly, day in Sedona. The rock formations, cacti, and hills make me feel like I'm far, far away from home. Ah.... nothing like a vacation! Well, not just a vacation, but one with funky jewelry to find, interesting art, and fun cultural events to attend.

I'll have heaps of pictures to share when I get back.

Movie of the Day: The Sandlot. And the cacti lot.

Soon

Tonight, I head South. I will not think about recent plane crashes. I will not think about the new kidnapping capital of the U.S. I will think about being warm and away from homework. I will remember my icy driveway and how it is far, far away.

I will return in about a week. I will not have a computer with me at all times. I will try to find a way to blog at least once.

Movie of the Day: Raising Arizona. :)

Mucky

Last Fall, I had work done to fix the foundation of my house. The contractor said that the paving of my driveway (which needed tearing up in order to do the foundation and needed replacing eventually), should be done in the Spring, when the rock they laid down settled.

I followed his advice. So, all last Fall, my driveway was a mess. White muck. Now, after two days of rain, the snow is gone and the muck is back! Ugh. Maybe I could put down a nice big tarp?

Movie of the Day: Uncle Buck. Buck rhymes with Muck. This reminds me of the cartoon Rhymes with Orange, which was hilarious.

Languages

I'm always in awe of people who speak many, many languages. Anything more than three counts in my book. There are so many that I'd like to learn:

French
Norwegian
Italian
more fluent Spanish
Finnish

I like accents too.

Movie of the Day: Cinema Paradiso. Cute.

Snakes

I told a kid that I was going somewhere that had a lot of snakes and they wanted me to bring back one for them. Well, they didn't verbalize the request, but I'm sure it was bouncing around in their mind. Now, as much as I'd like to fulfill this request, I don't think the airport security would like me to even attempt to bring a snake on a plane.

This reminds me of a student who tried to bring a turtle home from Florida. He was busted too.

So, for now, I will focus on some sort of snake souvenir.

Movie of the Day: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. It has nothing to do with snakes, but is a great movie.

Books

I need to decide which books to take on my trip. I will be heading South, by plane, so the books need to be somewhat light and perhaps not about Alaska.

So, I sift through my pile of books and try to predict what I will be in the mood to read in a week.

It's all about variety, I think.

Movie of the Day: MILK. Saw it last night with some friends. Very good movie. Ironically, there was a long National Guard commercial beforehand. Does that seem weird to anyone else?

One Week

We have one week and one day left until February Break. The nice thing about this week off is that there aren't any major holidays to work into the schedule. We can all just relax, leave town, or catch up on some sleep.

I am leaving town. I will be warm. I am psyched!!!!

Movie of the Day: The Breakfast Club.

Middle Names

I've been paying attention to middle names a lot lately. I have no clue why that is, though.

Do you think parents worry the most about first names and then just sort of default middle names? "What sounds good with Oscar?" type stuff? I've never named a kid, so I don't know.

So, I would like to take a survey:

1) What is your middle name?
2) Do you like your middle name?

Movie of the Day: The Namesake. Such a good movie about a young man named Gogol, not to be confused with Google.

Art

I'm in the mood to wander art museums today. I don't think it'll be happening today, but I thought I would gather some data.

What museums do you like? They can be anywhere in the world. I can't promise I'll get to each one, but I'd like to hear about them.

Are there places that have cool art that aren't exactly museums?

Movie of the Day: Where the HeArt Is. Sweet.

Mismatch. Miss Mismatch?

I've decided not to match my clothes today. I don't know why. I guess my socks and shirt match, but I don't know if that will count. Am I just being weird and trying to get comments? Maybe. Am I just in the mood to wear specific clothes? Maybe. Am I mixing patterns? No.

What I am wearing:

Black socks
Brown pants
Blue tanktop that shows around the waist
Black t-shirt
Purple sweater
Silver jewelry
Red shoes

I also have a light blue button on my sweater that says "I can explain" which I thought was good for a teacher. A little funny.

Yes, I'm a nerd. Who isn't going to match today. :)

Movie of the Day: The Matchmaker. So sweet.

Lost:

Lost:

One Weekend

Last seen Friday January 30th at 3:45 PM

Description: Wide open span of time designated for relaxing and accomplishing all of the tasks I never finish during the week.

Reward Offered

Contact: Becca at this Blog if you have any relevant information