Saturday, March 22, 2008

I Don't Want to Visit Here!

OK I'm having a hard time with the DOE NYC (Department of Ed)but nothing like what these folks are experiencing. Check it out.
RubberRoomMovie
Remember that I'm sitting in a classroom with one computer, an overhead that doesn't work and little supplies.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Two Month Update!

Goodness time has past very quickly! Chad has flown to Seattle three times. I've traveled to Detroit and Seattle. Chad's classes are going really well. PS 93 is keeping me busy. Overall, the NYC winter months have been mild to allow for tons of play. We've been exploring this crazy place.

Here's an update
People Sightings:
-Kate Walsh from Grey's at the play "Homecoming" where Ian Mcshane (Deadwood) and Michael Mclean (Best in Show etc.)were the leads.

Things we've heard:
-Carnegie Hall triple encore for this symphony from Amsterdam. The gray hairs were going nuts...a near stage rush! Bravo! Chad and I couldn't hang with the 70 and over crowd after the second encore.
-George Saunders spoke about his writing. He admitted to writing most of his first novel at this really boring job.

Things we've seen:
-MoMa
-"Macbeth" with Patrick Swewart from Star Trek
-"Happy Days" one woman Samuel Beckett play in which the woman was buried in dirt for the entire show.
-"Homecoming" with Ian Mcshane...he is one mean man.

Things that were NYC interesting:
-I saw no large amounts of snow this winter.
-We "went live" with our food at a vegetarian restaurant. Basically nothing was cooked. It was a raw food experience.
-The Citi card commercial shot in the Fall is on T.V. When you see the cute couple order "elf" food at the fancy restaurant then run into a deli to grab real food. Well the deli is our little grocery. So much hype that night for a two second shot.
-VOTING IN NYC IS SO OLD SCHOOL! Check out our voting booth. I had to ask how to use it and in a typical Brooklyn way the guy made fun me.