+I stayed up until 11:30pm watching the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding part of the closing ceremonies. Good Lord, Harding is a whiny brat. I say she is, not was, because she is STILL defending the same story: "My skate wasn't tied properly", "They put me last in the program so my muscles got cold and I couldn't skate", "It's not my fault I helped my ex and his thug-friends attack someone and then lied about it." Also, super humble of her to say that her jumps were higher and her skating was better than the gold-medal winner that year, Oksana Baiul. No one cares, Tonya. Also, no one believes that.
Then, I was quite tired on Monday morning.
+The Walking Dead is getting to be interesting again. It's a completely different show than it was 3 years ago. I can't decide if that is good or bad. (You know I was partial to Shane.)
+Then, after watching TWD, The Following, and The Talking Dead on Monday night, I was quite tired on Tuesday morning.
(I sense a pattern.)
+Also, Downton Abbey. A completely different show than it used to be. Evolution is good, right? Eh, maybe not. This review wraps it up quite nicely. Season 5 probably should be the last. Period dramas can only go on for so long. Also, I miss Sybil.
+We started watching Touch on Netflix last weekend. It was quite interesting. Kind of fascinating and mind-blowing, actually, the way the coincidences all came together. Two seasons in a week? We sure did. Actually, Scott did. I'm not quite as far along as he is.
+I spent an hour on Monday night putting together an Alaska powerpoint. Our reading story this week is about Alaska. Since I'm the resident expert, I told the kids I'd bring in pictures. I'm also going to do a bit of a project on the Iditarod, since it starts very soon. I mean, why not?
A sampling:
Woot woot. Iditarod 2010.
Sunrise (at noon or something like that)
+Speaking of kids…This baby name article had me in TEARS. Real tears of laughter!
American Baby Names Are Somehow Getting Even Worse
Can I tell you how many "J" names I have in my class? 5 out of 22. When I have my intervention group, throw in 4 more. I can't keep them straight! SO. MANY. Jaylen/Jayden/Jaden/Jaidens……And Jaida/Jaydas. And Jaylas. And Jayces. And Jordans. And Justices…I can't. I just can't do "J's" anymore…
I had a "Flower" once. That, compared to the menagerie of names I see every day, seemed normal. At least it's a real word…I'm pretty sure 90% of the names I encounter each day are made up.
Next week, I'll add a linky to this…if you'd LIKE to write a Stuff and Things post and throw it up there, please do so. They're easy to write, random, and (I think) fun to read. Let's make Thursday morning (or Wednesday night) Stuff and Things day. How 'bout it?
