gym was february crowded today

more chat than math at tutoring. spilled the coffee i got on the way all over myself. sad.
sending them a $1200 invoice as i haven't been paid in months.  i have allocated or spent all this money however.

tmi?  got some serious dandruff going on, blah.

parents are super concerned about my making a follow up appt, as they should be, but i think of this thing as a non-issue.

closing?  who knows when.  waiting for bank clearance.  brought home a couple boxes today, but the easy stuff to pack is the stuff that makes the apt look empty if we pack it..

art...

so this week i made it to the amnh food exhibition,not art but worth talking about
ps 1 which had a couple exhibits which i was into and one i was particularly adverse to-that's the one worth talking about, why did i not want to go through the exhibit of art by black artists from LA in the 60' 80's-time frame the non figural art made me want to scream in ugg or something about all the figures being black and me not identifying with them.  while i think that definitely has something to do with it, given my reaction to the non-figural stuff i think it also has to do with time period.  i felt bad/off/awkward/guilty/should think about it (but easily moved on) about not being into the exhibit.
tried to see the ed ruscha exhibit at a gallery in chelsea yesterday, which was reviewed thurs or yesterday, but apparently all galleries are closed this week.  not posted on the website i checked before going. but it did let me walk down the international tourist filled highline.

have been ok about going to gym this break, of course not as awesome as i would like, but diligent enough.  have been doing handstands whenever i go there though, so that is helpful and better than i did over the summer, hopefully i won't feel so hopeless when the session starts in 2 weeks.

keep or ditch

So I am opening up a bag that just got moved to this place 2.5 years ago and has not been opened since, or for a long time before.  it has slightly different things inside than i thought it did and i'm not sure i can bring myself to ditch all these mostly playbills from a time when i went out a lot and was quite cultural-as opposed to refreshing facebook and falling asleep on the couch which is my current mo.

thoughts?  will have likely made up my mind before anyone, who reads this besides grad school friend, can ring in but.  oy.
(likely it will all get ditched...)

cleared to close, almost

the board approved us.  unsurprisingly, but annoyingly.  but now have to go through a walk through, and close and find out things, like where to put the trash, and what is our storage area exactly and will we do the floors, and can we get on the building email.

and its kinda annoying my dad doesn't cc me on all the emails that are not related to finances, like telling the realtor we want a walk through. esp when i am the one who has to schedule these things. or sending me all the minutes to know what's the deal with the building. also annoying that we haven;t worked out finances, like by when we need to pay them.  or exactly how much.

and i really need to go through all the shit under my bed.

charter school?

so just found out a new charter school is opening around the corner from (current house), environmental themes. middle school.  do i apply?  do i like middle school?  do i like charter schools?
i think that i would have to teach everything though, not sure how i feel about that. also clearly has a testing focus.  we shall see.

no snow for xmas

watching homeland.  engaged, but also fear could give me nightmares.

not happy with my body, yet watch myself put things in it that will just make      me less happy.

having some serious shoe issues.  i have very few that are not broken with multiple holes, and the 1 pair i do have (ok 2 but both boots and then my gym shoes) the soles are not insulating at all.  this is issue.  1st world issue and my being lame and unable to make a decision, but still.  also i have issues spending chunks of money, but also then squander it away on stupid shit.

still waiting

the interview was awkward. but i think normal awkward.  was hoping to have heard already and close by jan 1, but now may hear by jan 1.
interesting on the media about newtown.
different than i thought would be performance at bam last night.  so percussion.  i thought that i had seen them before, but i think not after having seen them.  the lights on off thing was cool. overall it was a little to avant guard/williamsburg for me.  the place was basically empty, i wonder if all of the performances were that empty.
dinner at a new place last night, olea, like it, would go back, esp nice atmosphere and yummy brussel sprouts.   (why does blogger or safari (not sure which) think brussel is spelled wrong, brussel sprouts have had a good rep for a long time now)  in any case bet brunch would be super yummy there.

new report card system for school, means i have many fewer narratives to write.  although i haven't written any of them yet, and therefore will need to over break, but also good to have something to do.

did you know because the night is a patti smith song?

hmmm, feel as though i should have more to say, but i spend an exorbitant amount of time on the couch refreshing facebook, so i don't do anything or read anything interesting.

what financials have we worked out

so the coop board interview is on tuesday.
broker just told me to be prepared to answer questions on the financial situation worked out between my parents and i.  we haven't worked it out other than 1 number being said in passing.
oof
will make tomorrow's dinner super fun...

first haircut in 15 months

after running away from a should be small but involved confrontation with my old hair place i avoided getting a haircut until i could not deal anymore and finally asked a friend where she goes.  and now 3 days later, i have shorter, cuter, basically still long hair.  first time it has been cut while dry in a long time.  and there are layers, some of which are 'short'  we shall see how it goes.  but likely seeing my mom within the next 2 weeks so....

but i made a maze game in scratch today.  it was pretty exciting actually.  and going to scratch day was worth it i believe.  of course i just tried to add a new level and totally broke it, so didn't save. and am back to the working game.  we'll see what my kids can get in essentially 8 30 minute sessions

science day went well and something was learned by all.  who knows if any science was learned by people.  but i had to skip lava to get it all done.  if we were to do the exact same experiment next year i have ways to make it better, but can't do the same exp next year.

modern takes

went to 2 art things today that could be called modern takes or were:
discovering columbus-the living room around the statue in columbus circle 5 stories up---awesome
and trojan women at bam--let's say educational

impossible not to love the disovering columbus once you are inside, you forget you are 6 stories up, and here you are in a nice loving room at eye (well really calf, he's tall) level with the columbus statue. interesting the wear and tear he has gotten exposed to the elements over the years.

trojan women.  overacted, and yet so blank, but easy to follow.  i think i liked it best of the group i was with.  i am always amazed at what lighting can add to a production, but i felt like the constant lighting switches were too much or too in my face (again others in my group didn't seem to notice them as much)but missed what was modernized about this production except that the ball gown helen wore and the modern day get ups of the envoy and Odysseus

oh wnyc, annoying listening to programs twice, b/c i follow your rules and never turn it off.  please do not have some programming at 8pm on weekdays and then on the weekends.  also please bring a news program back to 8pm.  i hand wrote you a note about this, but i see no change.  also an ad for junot diaz's not most recent book?  interesting.

hmmm.  more to say, that's it for now. in part b/c the font this shows up as in browser has changed and i am not liking it.