April 29, 2010
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The Daily News1 I like Glee.2 And I don’t think it’s because EVERYBODY seems to like Glee.
3 It just makes me smile.
4 I don’t watch too much teevee; I see teevee as a lava lamp, and a sort of aural comfort food.
5 Great cast, okay writing, and lovely acting.
6 Oh.
7 And FUN music, every single time. GREAT listening.
8 I could understand why some people wouldn’t like it. Same reason people don’t like musicals: sort of dumb story lines, coupled with the fact that people don’t really break into song in everyday life. Where’s the piano come from? Where’d they learn suddenly to choreograph so perfectly? How is it that in the gym scenes, all microphones work immediately, ESPECIALLY at a high school?
9 Real life.
10 Never happens.
11 Musicals.
12 Never happens.
13 The idea is what Coleridge called, “the willing suspension of disbelief”.
14 Who cares where the piano is, or that the mic works every time?
15 It’s about the music.
16 Anyway, it’s a rare blend of humor, intelligence, great acting, and some amazing work that is Broadway inspired.
17 I’ll travel with it, see where it heads.
18 Moving on, Part the First: This past week pretty much knocked me out. We had grades due yesterday, a deadline that I beat by almost two days for the first time in my life, but it was grueling. I’ve likened the grade deadline to the massive midterms and finals that college students have to endure, and I believe it is a pretty accurate comparison.
19 For the past week, I’ve actually been getting tons of sleep. This is directly related to the exhaustion involved, especially with this odd weather.
20 I feel almost ghostly at times, as though I were a wraith drifting through windows, walls, and trees.
21 It’s not a complaint, by the way. Just a reality.
22 We had meetings yesterday, on top of all of this. I find meetings mildly helpful, but unbearably tedious, no matter how interesting. Our meeting yesterday had teachers telling other teachers how they teach, and it was great. But it also went right to about 3:15, classic down time, at least for me.
23 By around 3 p.m., my biorhythms hit a dredging low, and meetings bring on a commanding sleepiness and need for boost. Add grading and poor weather, and I’m liable to fall asleep for the night at around 4 p.m.
24 Sound familiar?25 I’m thoroughly convinced that “they” are putting something in our coffee.
26 I don’t remember being this tired all the time when I was younger, and I honestly don’t think it’s just age, because EVERYBODY I know seems to hit this wall of non-reality every day.
27 I’m not gonna worry too much about it, because lately I’ve been getting LOTS of sleep.
28 Moving on, Part the Second: I never got the DN off to Facebook yesterday because when I tried to launch it, the computer wouldn’t let me. I was a bit late running yesterday morning because early in the morning I had to haul a television to the school during the driving rain. I got it therer okay, all working, but it was just a day where I hit the ground running.
29 I’m proud that I have met most DN deadlines over the years, but missed the FB one. The emails went out, but it never made it to FB, so all apologies FB peeps.
30 By the time I HAD time, it seemed a bit too late, so you could still check it out by going to www.xanga.com/bharrington. Just navigate a bit. It was a nice, gentle piece.
31 Moving on, Part the Second: Soooo…Sharks fans. Time for the big boys to get in there and score. I’ve heard SO much negative about the Sharks lately that I’m really hoping they go in there and kick some major booty. Remember that Beach Boys’ song, “Wouldn’t it be Nice”? It could be a nice chorus to have going through your head tonight. It has nothing to do with hockey, of course, but it does repeat a nice mesage. Wouldn’t it? Just once? Pretty please?
32 Moving on, Part the Third: It’s almost 2 a.m. I’ve already had four or five hours of sleep as I tack away, but I fully intend to get sleep the rest of the night. It’s felt great, and it really gets me through to 3 p.m. in a lively and amazing fashion.
33 So I’ll catch you all on the reebz.
34 Live life.
35 Love life.
36 Peace.
~H~
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