bitter cold/youtube/eraserhead/twins enjoy the snow
It is -18 right now and likely was even colder when I drive to work. My hands hurt when touching the steering wheel so I wore gloves. It is awful. Typically I love winter though this year for the first time in my life I am not fully enjoying it and am eagerly looking forward to summer and baseball, tanning, and cookouts.
I am a huge fan of youtube! I watched quite a few short films of Lynch and Eraserhead on dvd, then proceeded to go to youtube and watch practiucally all of the final episode of Twin Peaks. Cooper's spirit possession still bothers me, but noticing the similarities between Eraserhead and the Black Lodge/ Red Room of Twin Peaks was fascinating- the floor in the lobby of Eraserhead is the same as the red room, that black and white zigzag pattern. And Jack Nance is the star of Eraserhead, a young 1977 Jack Nance, the same Jack Nance who discovers the body and has the first line in Twin Peaks. I found that very cool. I had never seen Eraserhead, watched it twice. It's fairly disturbing though a lot easier to understand than Inland Empire or some episodes of Twin Peaks. The thing I have discovered is not necessarily by repeated watching but by thinking about it I have figured out lots of the mysteries and I like to think meanings in a lot of this stuff. It's enjoyable.
First exam tonight at class so am nervous. Fortunate to get the "A" in the first class so the overall average will remain decent. If I can esacpe with a "B" in this calss I will consider myself fortunate.
N&J have so much homework! I do not recall ever having any homework to do in kindergarden, they have to read about 4 books per week on their own, and they have written assignments, mainly practicing writing the alphabet and also cutting and pasting pictures, checking that they match other picutres(example- rug/bug)
They have been enjoying sledding and playing in the snow. A. and I created a massive hill of snow in our front yard and when I shoveled the other day I kept adding more and more snow to it while N. watched in the window, she was very pleased about this.
I am a huge fan of youtube! I watched quite a few short films of Lynch and Eraserhead on dvd, then proceeded to go to youtube and watch practiucally all of the final episode of Twin Peaks. Cooper's spirit possession still bothers me, but noticing the similarities between Eraserhead and the Black Lodge/ Red Room of Twin Peaks was fascinating- the floor in the lobby of Eraserhead is the same as the red room, that black and white zigzag pattern. And Jack Nance is the star of Eraserhead, a young 1977 Jack Nance, the same Jack Nance who discovers the body and has the first line in Twin Peaks. I found that very cool. I had never seen Eraserhead, watched it twice. It's fairly disturbing though a lot easier to understand than Inland Empire or some episodes of Twin Peaks. The thing I have discovered is not necessarily by repeated watching but by thinking about it I have figured out lots of the mysteries and I like to think meanings in a lot of this stuff. It's enjoyable.
First exam tonight at class so am nervous. Fortunate to get the "A" in the first class so the overall average will remain decent. If I can esacpe with a "B" in this calss I will consider myself fortunate.
N&J have so much homework! I do not recall ever having any homework to do in kindergarden, they have to read about 4 books per week on their own, and they have written assignments, mainly practicing writing the alphabet and also cutting and pasting pictures, checking that they match other picutres(example- rug/bug)
They have been enjoying sledding and playing in the snow. A. and I created a massive hill of snow in our front yard and when I shoveled the other day I kept adding more and more snow to it while N. watched in the window, she was very pleased about this.
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