Every Thursday on Z97.1 is Throwback Thursdays. For the run of the day they play throwback songs. This generally means that they play the 80s and 90s. It makes me so happy. As the previous post noted, I love pop from the late 90s and early 00s. The truth is that I love most music.
It is also so fitting that Throwback Thursdays is on Karaoke night. Always gives me ideas about what to sing.
Speaking of, anyone out there have any ideas about what I should sing?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Oops I did it again...
Okay, so last night's episode of GLEE was all Britney, all the time....
First, I adore the show Glee. I think it is clever, irreverent and hilarious...most of all I love the music. I am one of those people that kind of wishes life was a musical. I often want to break out into a song that is perfectly fits the mood of the occasion. I want choreography. I want harmonies. I want costume changes and dramatic pauses. I want dream sequences.
I have always felt this way. Frankly, if you know me well you know that I actually do often break into song when the inspiration hits.
So I love Glee (to be clear though...I don't love High School Musical - just felt the need to make that crystal clear).
I also will admit that I have a deep affection for pop music, particularly late 90s and early 2000s pop music. I know all the lyrics to Britney, Christina, *N'Sync, Backstreet Boys...etc..I am not ashamed to admit it. So that the Britney episode was particularly dear to me.
High on the joy of the episode of Glee, my best friend and I spent tonight watching YouTube videos of our favorite pop classics. We sang. We danced. We remembered when. Most of all we laughed and laughed and laughed.
There have been a lot of things since my last post that I wanted to write about and I will....but Britney - thanks for continuing to bring me joy years after you rocked our world with "Baby One More Time"
First, I adore the show Glee. I think it is clever, irreverent and hilarious...most of all I love the music. I am one of those people that kind of wishes life was a musical. I often want to break out into a song that is perfectly fits the mood of the occasion. I want choreography. I want harmonies. I want costume changes and dramatic pauses. I want dream sequences.
I have always felt this way. Frankly, if you know me well you know that I actually do often break into song when the inspiration hits.
So I love Glee (to be clear though...I don't love High School Musical - just felt the need to make that crystal clear).
I also will admit that I have a deep affection for pop music, particularly late 90s and early 2000s pop music. I know all the lyrics to Britney, Christina, *N'Sync, Backstreet Boys...etc..I am not ashamed to admit it. So that the Britney episode was particularly dear to me.
High on the joy of the episode of Glee, my best friend and I spent tonight watching YouTube videos of our favorite pop classics. We sang. We danced. We remembered when. Most of all we laughed and laughed and laughed.
There have been a lot of things since my last post that I wanted to write about and I will....but Britney - thanks for continuing to bring me joy years after you rocked our world with "Baby One More Time"
Monday, September 27, 2010
Thankful List - 9/27/10
My current thankful list includes...
- My best friend
- Aleve/Advil
- elevators
- AOL instant messenger
- forgiveness
- Netflix Watch instantly
- my lovely and sassy niece
- DarTV & the Gilmore Girls @ 5pm while I'm working...
What are you thankful for?
The dialogue not the decision...
I serve on a committee that helps render decisions when students have made academic or conduct violations. We hear the student out and make a decision about 1) whether that student is in violation or not and 2) what the sanction should be if s/he is in violation.
These are really difficult and trying meetings. It is not generally an easy conversation. Holding students accountable for their actions is not an easy thing. I often leave these meetings with a heavy heart and I wonder what could we as an institution have done to keep this from happening, to help prepare our students, to engage them in meaningful ways earlier...etc, etc, etc...
Today as I walked away from the meeting after we had made a final decision, I thought about the process that I had been through and while the decision was difficult and didn't bring joy - I take satisfaction in the dialogue, in knowing that a student was able to have their voice heard and that the decision was thoughtful.
I guess this isn't really a post about joy but about taking satisfaction and pleasure in a good process that treats students with respect. It isn't always that way but today good work was done.
These are really difficult and trying meetings. It is not generally an easy conversation. Holding students accountable for their actions is not an easy thing. I often leave these meetings with a heavy heart and I wonder what could we as an institution have done to keep this from happening, to help prepare our students, to engage them in meaningful ways earlier...etc, etc, etc...
Today as I walked away from the meeting after we had made a final decision, I thought about the process that I had been through and while the decision was difficult and didn't bring joy - I take satisfaction in the dialogue, in knowing that a student was able to have their voice heard and that the decision was thoughtful.
I guess this isn't really a post about joy but about taking satisfaction and pleasure in a good process that treats students with respect. It isn't always that way but today good work was done.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
BFF = Best Friends Forever
Today was kind of a challenging day for me...sometimes I get stuck in my own head and can beat myself up about things.
*shrug* - it happens
Luckily, I have the very best friend that a woman could have. Support, caring, compassion, challenge, honesty, sincerity and hilarity all tied up in one person. I am lucky indeed.
Thank you BFF for being in my life.
*shrug* - it happens
Luckily, I have the very best friend that a woman could have. Support, caring, compassion, challenge, honesty, sincerity and hilarity all tied up in one person. I am lucky indeed.
Thank you BFF for being in my life.
The approaching winter
What I love about the approaching winter, and up here in NH it is approaching quickly, is that when there is a beautiful unseasonably warm day everyone takes advantage of it and gets outside.
Yesterday was one of those days that was warm and sunny and reminds you that summer existed but winter is coming. It was a day when everyone went outside to play and bask in the glow of the sun.
I love fall in New Hampshire. The days are warm - high 60s or low 70s - which for me is the perfect temperature. The nights are cool. It is the time when layers become necessary and we get to start wearing sweaters. I like when it is cool enough that I need to pull out my scarves but not my coat. I love scarves and gloves and hats but I dislike coats. I don't know it is one of those strange things about be.
Fall is my favorite season.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Another Thursday Night in the Upper Valley
Yesterday a student asked me whether I enjoyed living in the upper valley. He asked the question full of the undergrad desire for big cities and more options. I remember that feeling. I remember feeling trapped here in the wilds of Hanover as an undergraduate student.
Now that I am "grown" and have lived in New York and enjoyed all its glory, I have to say that I like living in the Upper Valley quite a bit. It surprises people when I say that for several reasons. First, I'm a brown woman...there aren't very many of us in this community. Second, I'm single in a world full of couples, so finding a mate is also complicated. Third, I hated it as an undergrad.
While, I am sure that I will either grow weary of this place or end up here forever...right now, it is where i should be. I have really good friends here. I have started to make a place in the community. I have discovered that while I love the city in small doses, I grow tired living with the pace. I like having people know my name. I like that the bar I go to knows my drink without me having to order it and they know I'll cash out at the end of the night, so I don't have to leave my card. I like knowing local vendors. I like community libraries. I kind of like small town life. If I start getting involved in local politics and enjoying the outdoors then I may become an upper valley lifer. I'm not quite there yet.
So, my Thursday night is an example of why I was able to tell my student that I really do enjoy living here. It was nothing out of the ordinary but a great night. Browsed the shelves of Borders with NB checking out ridiculous magazines, marvelling at the monstrosities that pass as runway fashion and taking self-help quizzes to discover our personality type. I also had the song "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyonce stuck in my head and wandered around singing it. NB then graciously drove me to The Cave for Thursday karaoke.
As I have already said....I love Karaoke. The Cave is the place where people know my name, my drink and my table. LOL I love it. I miss MdS something awful since she departed to wedded bliss but it is still one of my favorite places.
Like I said, it wasn't an extraordinary evening but it was my life. Good people, good fun and lots of laughter...
Now that I am "grown" and have lived in New York and enjoyed all its glory, I have to say that I like living in the Upper Valley quite a bit. It surprises people when I say that for several reasons. First, I'm a brown woman...there aren't very many of us in this community. Second, I'm single in a world full of couples, so finding a mate is also complicated. Third, I hated it as an undergrad.
While, I am sure that I will either grow weary of this place or end up here forever...right now, it is where i should be. I have really good friends here. I have started to make a place in the community. I have discovered that while I love the city in small doses, I grow tired living with the pace. I like having people know my name. I like that the bar I go to knows my drink without me having to order it and they know I'll cash out at the end of the night, so I don't have to leave my card. I like knowing local vendors. I like community libraries. I kind of like small town life. If I start getting involved in local politics and enjoying the outdoors then I may become an upper valley lifer. I'm not quite there yet.
So, my Thursday night is an example of why I was able to tell my student that I really do enjoy living here. It was nothing out of the ordinary but a great night. Browsed the shelves of Borders with NB checking out ridiculous magazines, marvelling at the monstrosities that pass as runway fashion and taking self-help quizzes to discover our personality type. I also had the song "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyonce stuck in my head and wandered around singing it. NB then graciously drove me to The Cave for Thursday karaoke.
As I have already said....I love Karaoke. The Cave is the place where people know my name, my drink and my table. LOL I love it. I miss MdS something awful since she departed to wedded bliss but it is still one of my favorite places.
Like I said, it wasn't an extraordinary evening but it was my life. Good people, good fun and lots of laughter...
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