2.25.2009

Then Dorothy looked at Toto and said, "I don't believe that it's Wednesday anymore."

The weather today reminded me of a dream I once had where it was summer. It felt so amazing to run today in a T-shirt and shorts and get hot! Also, the reason that I was running today (as if I need a reason) is that I am running the 5K at the CCIW Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon. I am epically entered in a heat with only 6 other guys, so it will be an intense race. I'm a bit nervous about running 25 laps on an indoor track and coming away unscathed, but I think I'll be fine. And, in just 3.1 miles, it will be over.

Oh boy, Whirlwind Wednesday is finally over. Today was even crazier than ever because my Music Ed. class took another field trip today. We went to Parkside Jr. High and observed the 8th Parkside for their awesome work. I could see myself teaching band someday: grade band rehearsal. It was pretty epic. The kids were really good. They were playing stuff as complicated as a G-flat major scale, and their pieces had some really tricky rhythms. Kudos to the band department at Parkside. I could see myself teaching band someday:

Student: "Mr. Getz, how come every piece we play has the word 'RUDY' in the title?"
Mr. Getz: "Um...no reason."
[awkward silence ensues]

Ah, that would be the life.
[pause as Dave heaves a mighty sigh, similar to a a volcano's last spout of lava before remaining dormant for 20 years.]

Due to the extreme number of hate mail I received over my Top 10 Movie list, I am forced to add several movies to my Honorable Mention list:
  • The Princess Bride
  • Monty Python & The Holy Grail
  • The Prince of Egypt
  • The Computer That Wore Tennis Shoes
  • Oh Canada: A Fisherman's Tale

3 comments:

Ben said...

What about "The Eagle flies at Midnight" or is that only the title of the book and not the XC movie?

And sadly I am the only one in the reading audience (unless Grant sneaks a peek) that has experienced the cinametic genius of Oh Canada: a fisherman's tale.

Anonymous said...

You heard the soundtrack to Last of the Mohicans, the movie is even better. And if we're making suggestions now: Memento, American History X, Fight Club, Stranger Than Fiction, the Outsiders, Kicking and Screaming, Chicago, i could go on forever.

I recommend seeing all of these sometime within the next month, they're all that good.

secret word: froma
2nd secret word: doolful (which is how I feel after misspelling forma)

Anonymous said...

oh no, ben
I've witnessed the thrill of Oh Canada: a fisherman's tale
and its soundtrack is eerily similar to another movie that i know of....
secret word: supend