Livin' In Dream City

Ever have one of those days where all the random things you have to do end up on the same day? Hi. That's me right now. Except, at the moment, I'm at work, in the store even, and there are no customers (as always), so I have nothing to do but wait until lunch. After lunch, I will have no rest until something like midnight. Anyway, would you like an update on my life?

I'm taking classes, they are nice. UMass classes are kind of hilariously like high school, in that "this is really easy and I feel like I should be saying all the answers because they are obvious but I can't because the stupid kids who never pay attention need a chance to try to figure this out too" kind of way. Also in that "grades" and "multiple choice tests" kind of way. The prof is amazing, though, and promises to let me write real papers and I'm pretty excited and love the class. Also, I am a TA for Rachel's Yiddish Lit class and that's really fun and pretty exciting, even if Media Services conspires to make getting movies for screenings really really hard. Also I am taking a nice intimate class with Rachel about post-WWII Jewish Culture and it's so much fun to have a 6 person class again. I'd forgotten how much I thrive in those situations. We've been watching amazing movies from the 40s and 50s and I'm a little obsessed with the silliness of the Hays Code and the silly ways people get around it.

In the "animal and social satisfactions" section of my life, I am seeking them as enthusiastically as ever. Sometimes it snows for like one day and it's pretty, but then it rains and everything turns into melty slush and that's not so happy. We shot some really exciting video of me running around in the snow, though, and we plan on combining it with exciting video of Sarah and Rachel (who I miss so much) running around in the snow for a fun premiere by the end of this month. Because sometimes Fphour has crazy bursts of creativity and you should really get to share in them sometimes.

I listen to a lot of music. I watch the occasional movie, and a lot of television, but less than I used to. I read for class, and mean to read for pleasure. Bernard recommends that I read all of his plays every year for the next 10 years. It would probably improve me greatly if I did. I have the most complex Lenten contract I've ever had, but it's working well. I've been wearing ties more frequently. I can't decide what colors to code my Google Calendar. I'm going to go to lunch.