So, apparently, they're going to make a sequel to "Top Gun" (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/oct/25/tony-scott-top-gun-sequel), and I, for one, am a nice combination of stoked and skeptical.
I'm SUPER excited because "Top Gun" is one of my very favorite movies EVERRR. I could watch it EVERY-SINGLE-DAY and still be happy. To date, it's my favorite Tom Cruise movie ... with the exception of "A Few Good Men." It's a FANASTIC movie (and if you don't like it ... I don't care ^^).
On the other hand ... the first one was SO great that ... I feel that a second one couldn't possibly live up to my expectations. I mean, I'll see it, of course ... but ... the first one was just SOOOOO good. I kinda fear it'll be like when I saw the second "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie (because I thought the first one was AMAZING) and I was totally let down. But, you know, I'm still pretty-freaking-excited. :)
Today I didn't have to teach - I guess it was their monthly tests or something like that, so I just had to sit in my office all day and plan lessons. Well, okay, I actually spent a good portion of the day working on my TEFL homework. So, I finished and submitted me homework for the 4th lesson, and began the 5th one - and I also completed the Grammar component (and passed a huge, 100 question test, thankyouVERYmuch). So now I have like ... 8 more units and two more components. Yeah, yeah, I'll get on that.
This weekend is Halloween - I have no idea what I'm going to wear. Besides clothes. I figured that out. :) It's kinda sad that I work with HS kids now, because I don't get to see super sweet and stinkin' adorable 5 year olds running around in their costumes. :( Oh well.
This Saturday is the 30th - my dad's 57th birthday. I've had sort of a difficult time coping with that - I don't know why. I guess it's just realizing that there's no more birthdays or any other milestones of that kind. The past couple of weeks, I've been thinking alot about it, wondering what to do for it. I received a message from my Aunt Sally a few days ago - she let me know that the headstone arrived and on Friday (the 29th), she's going to go to Bellingham and they'll inter his ashes and set up his headstone. I know that, before, I said I wasn't prepared for his memorial because it made it seem so FINAL. Now, I feel like this, a headstone, is a new level of finality. I'm sure there will be more levels to come. That doesn't make it any better, but ...
Anyways, we do what we can, right?
I had a lot more to say about this earlier in the week, but I guess I lost it. Maybe it'll come back to me. Maybe not. We'll see. It's really cold out now. It feels like we just completely skipped Autumn, and went straight from Summer to Winter. Hopefully it warms up a teeny bit ... at least, for a little while. The leaves are changing colors, and it's really quite beautiful out. I love when the leaves change colors.
Alright. If you ever find yourself with a few spare minutes, go to YouTube and find Crystal Shawanda's "You Can Let Go" and Keith Urban's "Song for Dad." Right now, I have them on repeat.
Love you much.
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