The Demon Barber of Rondo Dr

So first of all, semi-freedom feels absolutely SPECTACULAR, even though I ended up having to go back to school for multiple days after I was 'done' (The first graders rocked the program, by the way). Whatever- I'm done, I passed, and now I enjoy my holiday break before going back to Doane for my final semester (that's another entry for another day)

I spent my day yesterday walking around village pointe, freezing my ass off with my good pal Benjamin Kaye-Skinner, after which we saw Sweeney Todd. This little excursion made me realize a few things: 1. Coldstone is good, regardless of the temperature outside
2. I want the following video games: Call Of Duty ANYTHING, Guitar Hero ANYTHING, Orange Box, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, and Halo 3
3. Those of you that own a Wii should definitely purchase Super Mario Galaxy (AWESOME)
4. Don't top off your Coldstone with Taco Bell. You may pay for it the next day
5. Johnny Depp is definitely my favorite actor. If he, Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, and Danny Elfman were locked in a room with only a small pebble and a carton of half-and-half, they could make an incredible film. Talented bastards
6. It's going to be great to go back to Doane for the last few months and see my good friends on a more than bi-weekly basis (Interterm, here I come). Good stuff.

And yes, I did realize all of this over the course of an afternoon and evening. While I realize this post here doesn't really have a specific point or topic, I just felt like throwing something on here before the holidays

I hope you all are having a fantastic holiday break (if you have one), and I wish you and your family/friends a blessed season.

Cheers,
BS

Good, Times, Bad Times, and Bo Pelini

So I have a big first grade program tonight which shall mark the culmination and (Thankfully), the demise of my student teaching experience. Actually, I have about half-an hour to kill before I need to change and get going, so I am going to write about something sweet that I was thinking about today as I was driving home.

For the past month and a half or so, I have been giving drum lessons to the coolest little 8-year old in town, Tyler. Him being the cool dude that he is, at our lesson last week he made sure to ask me what I wanted for christmas, and I told him not to get me anything because his grandmother pays me for lessons anyways. He insisted in a way that only an eight-year-old kid can, and so I told him that I wanted the Beatles' 1 album, being as I only have a few of their records, but nothing retrospective. He gave it to me today and as I was listening to it on the way home, I realized how truly pure and strong their catalogue is; not just the Beatles, but all of the trailblazers: Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Chicago, etc. While I am anywhere from 35-25 years late on all of these artists, I have really gotten more into the 'classics' over the past year or two. Zeppelin especially. I don't know why it has taken me so long to get really into these artists, but I guess better late than never. Now, I won't get too rash (The Chili Peppers are still my favorite band), but it is really refreshing to turn back the clock every now and then. It has also refined my perspective on some of today's music. For instance, I was never really a huge fan of Godsmack until recently, when I heard their (I think) fantastic cover of Zeppelin's 'Good Times, Bad Times'. Yet, after I heard it, I decided that any band with the chops to cover that song is Ok by me. So, if you have some spare time over your holiday break, I recommend digging out your parents' LP's and giving some of these records a listen, you won't regret it.

Oh, and by the way, I couldn't be more pleased with the new coach, boo........ya.......

Cheers
BS