1. The Deke and I ate at Thai-Hop. It was fun. I wasn't crazy about my Thai Teriyaki Chicken, but having a dinner out and taking some time for a little jawing with the Deke uplifted me.
2. I think Janie recognizes that it disappoints me when over half the class is absent for WR 122 and when I have to tell one of the attending students to stop doing other homework and join in with what we are doing. It makes my usually enjoyable job a drag. Janie stuck around after class and talked with me and I was touched by her thoughtfulness. (By the way, I should add that I am no stranger to the occasional section of a course that peters out. The good news is that in every one of these sections there are always a handful of students who accept the challenge of the course and enjoy it.)
3. I showed "The Band's Visit" in ENG 109 and the stillness in the room as the movie concluded assured me that this masterful Israeli movie affected my students, even moved many of them.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Three Beautiful Things 01/17/10: Snug's Vet Visit, The Band's Visit, Comfort Food
1. Snug did something Wednesday morning out the backyard that's been bugging him. I thought he was doing better on Friday and Saturday, but this morning he was listless and uninterested in eating so I took him to the urgent care vet. He's okay. He needs rest. No arthritis or any of that stuff and his joints felt good to her. Snug was a very good boy at the vet and I was sure happy when I got in the car, turned over the engine, and The Cars "Let the Good Times Roll" came on the radio. Out of the corner of my eye I thought I could see Snug dog rockin' out a bit. He's shy about rockin' out, though, so he disguises it.
2. I hadn't watched a movie since summer time, for no good reason. I've simply been in a drought. I broke the drought tonight and watched a really sublime and richly satisfying movie by Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin entitled "The Band's Visit". It takes place in a 24 hour period when a police band from Alexandria, Egypt comes to Israel and they are misplaced in a remote place in Israel when they take the wrong bus. I'd never seen Sasson Gabai before. He's now a favorite actor of mine. His portrayal of the aggrieved, straight-laced, constrained band leader deeply moved me and the movie was also my introduction to the radiant Ronit Elkabetz, a lonely, invigorated restaurant owner who helps out the band members. It's a quiet, gorgeously slow moving movie, a piece of poetry about Israel, a refreshing change from all of the politically driven material we usually encounter from and about the Middle East.
3. The Deke's exhausted. I think it's another wave of grief she's feeling after the death of her brother. She asked me to cook dinner and gave me instructions: brown a pound of hamburger in onion; boil pasta; get out a casserole dish; throw the meat, onion, and pasta in the dish with a can of tomatoes, a can of Campbell's Tomato soup and a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup; sprinkle grated cheese over the top. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. It turned out great and pleased the Deke. Talk about comfort food!
2. I hadn't watched a movie since summer time, for no good reason. I've simply been in a drought. I broke the drought tonight and watched a really sublime and richly satisfying movie by Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin entitled "The Band's Visit". It takes place in a 24 hour period when a police band from Alexandria, Egypt comes to Israel and they are misplaced in a remote place in Israel when they take the wrong bus. I'd never seen Sasson Gabai before. He's now a favorite actor of mine. His portrayal of the aggrieved, straight-laced, constrained band leader deeply moved me and the movie was also my introduction to the radiant Ronit Elkabetz, a lonely, invigorated restaurant owner who helps out the band members. It's a quiet, gorgeously slow moving movie, a piece of poetry about Israel, a refreshing change from all of the politically driven material we usually encounter from and about the Middle East.
3. The Deke's exhausted. I think it's another wave of grief she's feeling after the death of her brother. She asked me to cook dinner and gave me instructions: brown a pound of hamburger in onion; boil pasta; get out a casserole dish; throw the meat, onion, and pasta in the dish with a can of tomatoes, a can of Campbell's Tomato soup and a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup; sprinkle grated cheese over the top. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. It turned out great and pleased the Deke. Talk about comfort food!
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