Today, the final project for the class that I'm taking this quarter was due. However, knowing that I would be quite busy all day, I completed my final revisions and submitted the assignment last night. I was not wrong about being busy.
After school, I put the finishing touches on my lesson plans for Monday, inputted a series of grades into the online gradebook, and got Trevor home with enough time for him to eat a quick dinner before I had to bring him back to the school for call-time. We then ordered in picked up pizza to bring to this month's Chatty Catholics get-together. However, we were only able to be there for a little while so we could beat the rush for SoHi's production of Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
The musical was quite enjoyable with a great deal of talent on display. The people around me made many positive comments on the set design, props, and costumes (as the musical was set in a "steampunk" style). The show was enough fun that Rowen said he really liked it (although Connor complained about the story being too "girly" for him). Rowen even wanted to go up and say hi to Cinderella once the performance was over--although he did refuse to give Prince Charming a requested fist-bump. The only real distraction to the play was that the microphones kept cutting in and out. I felt that the actors did a great job of maintaining their composure, and made a good effort at being heard, when the technology decided not to cooperate.
Once home, Janelle and I watched another episode of Iron Fist (which we had avoided watching before due to negative reviews, but started due to the recommendation of a friend). It's not up to the caliber of the other Netflix Marvel series, but going in with low expectations has helped to let me still enjoy what is there.
I also managed to finish the fourth of the Dark Tower books during the snippets of time I had between events. While the book explains more about Roland's background, I've never been a fan of stories that I start knowing that the end will be tragic. Aside from that aspect, which hung over the book like a dark cloud and made my progression slower than the other books, I enjoyed much of the story, and I look forward to continuing the series.
I'm looking forward to having a bit more time to breathe tomorrow.
After school, I put the finishing touches on my lesson plans for Monday, inputted a series of grades into the online gradebook, and got Trevor home with enough time for him to eat a quick dinner before I had to bring him back to the school for call-time. We then ordered in picked up pizza to bring to this month's Chatty Catholics get-together. However, we were only able to be there for a little while so we could beat the rush for SoHi's production of Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
The musical was quite enjoyable with a great deal of talent on display. The people around me made many positive comments on the set design, props, and costumes (as the musical was set in a "steampunk" style). The show was enough fun that Rowen said he really liked it (although Connor complained about the story being too "girly" for him). Rowen even wanted to go up and say hi to Cinderella once the performance was over--although he did refuse to give Prince Charming a requested fist-bump. The only real distraction to the play was that the microphones kept cutting in and out. I felt that the actors did a great job of maintaining their composure, and made a good effort at being heard, when the technology decided not to cooperate.
Once home, Janelle and I watched another episode of Iron Fist (which we had avoided watching before due to negative reviews, but started due to the recommendation of a friend). It's not up to the caliber of the other Netflix Marvel series, but going in with low expectations has helped to let me still enjoy what is there.
I also managed to finish the fourth of the Dark Tower books during the snippets of time I had between events. While the book explains more about Roland's background, I've never been a fan of stories that I start knowing that the end will be tragic. Aside from that aspect, which hung over the book like a dark cloud and made my progression slower than the other books, I enjoyed much of the story, and I look forward to continuing the series.
I'm looking forward to having a bit more time to breathe tomorrow.
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