Geeky love

For Valentine's Day, we attended a performance of Romeo and Juliet with an interesting twist. All six cast members knew all the roles, and members of the audience drew names to see who would play which role. All of this resulted in a good performance, barring the male Juliet with graying hair. He just looked uncomfortable most of the time. Anyway, the poetry was still as beautiful as ever. I adore Shakespeare.

Anyway, on the drive home the conversation turned to who was playing which role, and both D and I were busy computing the number of possible different combinations (6! = 720 possibilities) and trying to figure out the likelihood that each show was completely unique in who played which role, and how often each actor was likely to repeat each role. Then I stopped and looked at him, commenting that only true geeks could turn a Shakespeare play into a lesson on combinatorics. Ahhh, love. Happy Valentine's Day!

Snow day!

First one of the year, and I'm hoping that they put the makeup at the end of the year instead of taking one of the days that would have been a 4-day weekend at the beginning of March. Anyway...that gives me a little time to do things like this. Enjoy.

2007 Get To Know You...from B's blog.
1. What is your occupation? Teacher
2. What color are your socks right now? blue
3. What are you listening to right now? Quiet snowfall and wind
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Toaster scrambles and coffee
5. Can you drive a stick shift? nope. I've heard learning is a relationship breaker.
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Absolutely.
8. How old are you today? 26
9. Favorite drink? wine, esp. Shiraz.
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball, but it has to be live. Mmm. Hot dogs.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? nope, never
12. Pets? no, too much responsibility...
13. Favorite food? Gotta be chocolate.
14. What was the last movie you watched? In the theater? Uh...Pirates of the Caribbean 2? It was a really long time ago.
15. Favorite day of the year? The day after the last day of school
16. How do you vent anger? Yell, swear. Not at school, usually...I should figure out better ways to do it.
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? the American Girls dolls
18. What is your favorite - fall or spring? Spring
19. Hugs or kisses? both!
20. Cherries or Blueberries? Allergic to both.
21. Do you want your friends to blog this? If they haven't already.
22. Who is the most likely to blog? Angie
23. Who is least likely to blog? No clue
24. Living arrangements? Condo
25. When was the last time you cried? Not sure, probably in frustration over my kids a couple weeks ago
26. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes and more shoes
27. What did you do last night? Watched Battlestar Galactica and Heroes
28. Favorite smells? Baking, vanilla, chocolate
29. What inspires you? Kids who want to learn
30. What are you afraid of? Burning out
31. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Gotta have the cheese.
32. Favorite dog breed? I really like beagles.
33. Number of keys on your key ring? 5
34. How many years at your current job? 3
35. Favorite day of the week? Fridays. You have the whole weekend before you.
36. How many states have you lived in? 3
37. Favorite holiday? Christmas, not as much as it used to be though.

Sick day

Sometimes you just need one, mentally and physically. Such was the case for me yesterday. My sinuses are still not happy with me, but an extra several hours of sleep was grounds for much improvement. Plus I was suffering from a severe case of "I'm going to smack someone"-itis. Two more days and then I have the weekend to recover further (I hope).

Daytime TV rocks, by the way. What Not to Wear and various shows on HGTV and TLC are nice to enjoy when you're home sick. And we're going to see The Producers tonight at the local auditorium...fun!