Day Twenty Three: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Crossing the Dateline
Arriving in Tokyo.
see http://2009catoyjapan.blogspot.com/ for more information
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Day Twenty Two: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Day Twenty Two: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Off to japan
Up at 5 air port at 6.
The Northern California group is to gather at the Sacramento airport for our 8 a.m. plane to LA on Southwest.
I am here in the Southwest waiting area at Gate A14 and it's nearly 7:10. Still waiting to spot Deb, Mark, or Kevin. Hard to believe that I am here after having just left the airport last night at 2:30.
Some days I may keep a double entry so I can use a less formal voice, but we will see.
see http://2009catoyjapan.blogspot.com/ for more information
Off to japan
Up at 5 air port at 6.
The Northern California group is to gather at the Sacramento airport for our 8 a.m. plane to LA on Southwest.
I am here in the Southwest waiting area at Gate A14 and it's nearly 7:10. Still waiting to spot Deb, Mark, or Kevin. Hard to believe that I am here after having just left the airport last night at 2:30.
Some days I may keep a double entry so I can use a less formal voice, but we will see.
see http://2009catoyjapan.blogspot.com/ for more information
Friday, June 26, 2009
Day Twenty One: Friday, June 26, 2009
Day Twenty One: Friday, June 26, 2009
Workshop: Day 6 Awards. Sushi with Pete. Heading out with Pete.
Got up early again. I seem to be averaging four hours of sleep or so. Went for a half hour run/walk over the same course I took with Pete in Riverside Park. Got back, showered, and made it to Camille's. Actually I was the first one there. I do enjoy hanging out there and chatting with everyone before we head out to teach. I went for the full breakfast and had a stack of pancakes and bacon. Had to do something special on the last day.
We gathered in the Party Space at 9:30. for the Theme Packet presentations. First though we had the famous class evaluation. The theme stuff was pretty weak but some groups made some effort. We didn't do much critiquing as there really wasn't much to say. After the theme packets we had each student tell something he or she learned and that really was helpful. Apparently we did teach them something. We finished at about 11. I went to the book store and then the awards staqrted at 11. Mark and his kids did a slide show but it was no where near as good as Crystal's were.
We were done by pretty close to 12 and then headed back to Carman to check out. Pete and I had lunch at a Sushi place on 58th near Columbus Circle called Blue Ribbon Sushi.
The lunch for the two of us was just about $100 including tip. I learned that nigiri is what you call the pieces of fish placed on the rice and also that you should take the fish off to dip it in the soy sauce. The yellow tail is called hamachi and it was nigiri as well. We then went into the mall and I bought a book on Tokyo and the Woodstock DVD. We decided we wanted cupcakes so we walked up Amsterdam toward a place I remembered seeing on Sunday called Crumbs. But we found an even bore famous placed called the Magnolia Bakery.
Apparently the original one is on Bleeker Street in the Village, but this one was pretty darn good. Of course I had a red velvet and also some other spice thing. Good. Great vibe with Michael Jackson songs playing in the background.
We caught the 1 at 72nd and made it back up to campus where we ate our cupcakes in the shade near the journalism building. We watched some darling little birds peck at and fight for out crumbs on the cupcake papers we through to them. Very cute.
I was getting antsy so we caught a cab at four. Apparently why it's hard to get a cab at this time is that the 12 hour shift change happens around five. So no one wants a long fare when they are trying to get off work. We finally did get one to stop for us; he said he did stop because he lived in Queens and that is where he switches with the other guy. We got caught in that usual Harlem traffic and it wound up taking us ove an hour and a half. The ride cost $60. The JetBlue teminal 5 is new and we quickly checked our bags and got through security. My bag weighed 53 pounds and I had to take a shoe out to make the weight. Although she never eve reweighed it.
We have just about a half an hour left before we board but the thunderstorms appear to be brewing. We shall see.
We wound up not leaving until 10:30 New York time and I got back to Sac at 2 a.m.
Workshop: Day 6 Awards. Sushi with Pete. Heading out with Pete.
Got up early again. I seem to be averaging four hours of sleep or so. Went for a half hour run/walk over the same course I took with Pete in Riverside Park. Got back, showered, and made it to Camille's. Actually I was the first one there. I do enjoy hanging out there and chatting with everyone before we head out to teach. I went for the full breakfast and had a stack of pancakes and bacon. Had to do something special on the last day.
We gathered in the Party Space at 9:30. for the Theme Packet presentations. First though we had the famous class evaluation. The theme stuff was pretty weak but some groups made some effort. We didn't do much critiquing as there really wasn't much to say. After the theme packets we had each student tell something he or she learned and that really was helpful. Apparently we did teach them something. We finished at about 11. I went to the book store and then the awards staqrted at 11. Mark and his kids did a slide show but it was no where near as good as Crystal's were.
We were done by pretty close to 12 and then headed back to Carman to check out. Pete and I had lunch at a Sushi place on 58th near Columbus Circle called Blue Ribbon Sushi.
The lunch for the two of us was just about $100 including tip. I learned that nigiri is what you call the pieces of fish placed on the rice and also that you should take the fish off to dip it in the soy sauce. The yellow tail is called hamachi and it was nigiri as well. We then went into the mall and I bought a book on Tokyo and the Woodstock DVD. We decided we wanted cupcakes so we walked up Amsterdam toward a place I remembered seeing on Sunday called Crumbs. But we found an even bore famous placed called the Magnolia Bakery.
Apparently the original one is on Bleeker Street in the Village, but this one was pretty darn good. Of course I had a red velvet and also some other spice thing. Good. Great vibe with Michael Jackson songs playing in the background.
We caught the 1 at 72nd and made it back up to campus where we ate our cupcakes in the shade near the journalism building. We watched some darling little birds peck at and fight for out crumbs on the cupcake papers we through to them. Very cute.
I was getting antsy so we caught a cab at four. Apparently why it's hard to get a cab at this time is that the 12 hour shift change happens around five. So no one wants a long fare when they are trying to get off work. We finally did get one to stop for us; he said he did stop because he lived in Queens and that is where he switches with the other guy. We got caught in that usual Harlem traffic and it wound up taking us ove an hour and a half. The ride cost $60. The JetBlue teminal 5 is new and we quickly checked our bags and got through security. My bag weighed 53 pounds and I had to take a shoe out to make the weight. Although she never eve reweighed it.
We have just about a half an hour left before we board but the thunderstorms appear to be brewing. We shall see.
We wound up not leaving until 10:30 New York time and I got back to Sac at 2 a.m.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Day Twenty: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Day Twenty: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Workshop: Day 5 Editor Powerpoints
I heard from Zoe this morning. She got to Rome and wanted me to call her, but I never could get through. I wasn't sure whether or not to worry, but eventually I got news from Christine that they made it to the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel and everything.
We had some miscommunication about exactly what we were doing this morning at the workshop. Pete thought we were meeting in the big group all morning and I thought we were in our small groups all morning. We compromised and wound up working in our small groups from 9:30 -10:30. We did a journal topic on staff conflicts and then the rest of the time was spent hearing the editor Powerpoint presentations.
At 10:30 we all gathered and I went over the expectations of the theme packet, showed them what should be in the theme packet, gave them the assignment and then they started working. We got a little mixed up about when it should be due and realized that for the purposes of awards it had to be due tonight by 10 p.m.
Had lunch at Amirs. Chicken Hot Toasted roll or whatever it is called.
In the afternoon all the kids worked on their them packets. Many of them reverted to what they always do. It's disheartening to have them not really use what they have learned and go back to doing what they always do. Some began to do some pretty good stuff.
They were done by four. Talked with Zoe and she did get to the Sistine Chapel. They also climbed to the top of the dome at St. Peter's and saw Piazza Navona. When i spoke with her it was 11 and they were heading off to bed.
Crystal and I decided to see a show which would be my fifth. At TKTS we decided on 9 to 5 for $63.50. Then we went back to Hell's Kitched to look for a restaurant and I decided to take Crystal to Becco. This time I had the three pasta special for $22.95. On the way out I decided to buy a Lidia cookbook for Christine.
The show was at the Marquis and it was pretty bad.
Can this gaudy, empty musical really be part of the same Broadway season that gave us the minimally decorated, maximally effective “Exit the King,” “God of Carnage” and “Norman Conquests”? Those shows strip down to modest sets and, in many cases, small casts, the better to show off their considerable natural assets. But if ingenious austerity has replaced mindless opulence on main-stem stages, no one bothered to alert “9 to 5.” Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick’s musical adaptation of the 1980 movie about three women’s revenge on their sexist boss piles on the flashy accessories like a prerecession hedge funder run amok at Barney’s. Staged by Joe Mantello, this show feels assembled by an emulous shopaholic who looked around at the tourist-drawing hits of the last decade and said: “I want some of that. And that. Ooh, and can I have that, too?” — Ben Brantley
Ben had it pretty close. It was crude and uninspiring a best. Though I did love seeing Allison Janney.
We we got back up to Columbia I stopped at Mortons for a Coke and thn I found my poster man. It was good to see him once again. Too bad he didn't have much.
When we got back to the room i down loaded all the tme packet stuff and when Pete got in early we all met in my room and graded. I think we were done by 12:30 ish.
Workshop: Day 5 Editor Powerpoints
I heard from Zoe this morning. She got to Rome and wanted me to call her, but I never could get through. I wasn't sure whether or not to worry, but eventually I got news from Christine that they made it to the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel and everything.
We had some miscommunication about exactly what we were doing this morning at the workshop. Pete thought we were meeting in the big group all morning and I thought we were in our small groups all morning. We compromised and wound up working in our small groups from 9:30 -10:30. We did a journal topic on staff conflicts and then the rest of the time was spent hearing the editor Powerpoint presentations.
At 10:30 we all gathered and I went over the expectations of the theme packet, showed them what should be in the theme packet, gave them the assignment and then they started working. We got a little mixed up about when it should be due and realized that for the purposes of awards it had to be due tonight by 10 p.m.
Had lunch at Amirs. Chicken Hot Toasted roll or whatever it is called.
In the afternoon all the kids worked on their them packets. Many of them reverted to what they always do. It's disheartening to have them not really use what they have learned and go back to doing what they always do. Some began to do some pretty good stuff.
They were done by four. Talked with Zoe and she did get to the Sistine Chapel. They also climbed to the top of the dome at St. Peter's and saw Piazza Navona. When i spoke with her it was 11 and they were heading off to bed.
Crystal and I decided to see a show which would be my fifth. At TKTS we decided on 9 to 5 for $63.50. Then we went back to Hell's Kitched to look for a restaurant and I decided to take Crystal to Becco. This time I had the three pasta special for $22.95. On the way out I decided to buy a Lidia cookbook for Christine.
The show was at the Marquis and it was pretty bad.
Can this gaudy, empty musical really be part of the same Broadway season that gave us the minimally decorated, maximally effective “Exit the King,” “God of Carnage” and “Norman Conquests”? Those shows strip down to modest sets and, in many cases, small casts, the better to show off their considerable natural assets. But if ingenious austerity has replaced mindless opulence on main-stem stages, no one bothered to alert “9 to 5.” Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick’s musical adaptation of the 1980 movie about three women’s revenge on their sexist boss piles on the flashy accessories like a prerecession hedge funder run amok at Barney’s. Staged by Joe Mantello, this show feels assembled by an emulous shopaholic who looked around at the tourist-drawing hits of the last decade and said: “I want some of that. And that. Ooh, and can I have that, too?” — Ben Brantley
Ben had it pretty close. It was crude and uninspiring a best. Though I did love seeing Allison Janney.
We we got back up to Columbia I stopped at Mortons for a Coke and thn I found my poster man. It was good to see him once again. Too bad he didn't have much.
When we got back to the room i down loaded all the tme packet stuff and when Pete got in early we all met in my room and graded. I think we were done by 12:30 ish.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Day Nineteen: Wednesday, June 24, 2009: Class Bonding. Patsy'
Day Nineteen: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Workshop: Day 4 Maestro Groups Debrief. Spread 2
Patsy's. Blithe Spirit with Angela Lansbury
Woke up at 5:30 again. Got up by six and worked a bit and then went out for a run with Pete. I didn't get to far before I had to turn back. But it still felt good to crank it up. I walked back to Camille's to hang out with Helen. Just had coffee and juice. The CSPA crowd keeps coming in later and later.
I just felt better after running. Got to talk with Zoe before she headed off on her adventure. She is excited and a little frightened.
I got to class early to get set up and was ready when they all arrived. We were missing three Bronx Science kids who were taking the Physics Regents exam. It was the best class so far. We debriefed the mission statements, had numerous prize giveaways, started the yearbook olympics, and then began work on the ladder. We really began to bond as a class which was fabulous. Most importantly the kids were having a good time. The time really flew by.
For lunch we decided to go to East Harlem to Pete's favorite pizza place, Patsy's 2287 First
Avenue, New York (between 117 and 118). He went there often when he was out her visiting Mary Kate. We caught a cab at Columbia and he worked a deal with the cabbie for him to wait for us while we got the pizza. He told him that he would give him a couple of slices and "make it worth his while."
Avenue, New York (between 117 and 118). He went there often when he was out her visiting Mary Kate. We caught a cab at Columbia and he worked a deal with the cabbie for him to wait for us while we got the pizza. He told him that he would give him a couple of slices and "make it worth his while."
We bought two pies for $11 each and the cabbie waited.
We ate some of the pizza in the cab and the rest outside of Carman. I the wasy back we saw Bobby Hawthorne on at street corner and I stuck my head out of the cab and started yelling at him, "Go back to Texas. We don't like yor kind here." It was pretty funny.
We started back at one ant the kids were working past and furiously on Spread #2. They had to have it done by no later that 2:45 so we would have time to get them to my computer and processed for a group critique. They really did a fabulous job building on and improving what they had done the first time. Here was the winner of our class contest:
After class Crystal and I headed down to Times Square and it was pouring rain. Luckily I did bring my umbrella this time. We planned to see what we could get for a show. We wanted Billy Elliot but when we went by the box office we realized there was no way so we went back to TKTS and bought two tickets to Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit. We took refuge at Cafe Europa but rejected the urge to time how long it took to get in and out of the restroom. By the time we ate it was barely 6 p.m.
From there we went on a hunt to find the Triton Gallery that has all the window cards. It was not at its old location on 45th but we found in in a cool art Deco Building on 9th ave. 630 9th Ave # 808, New York. Crystal bought a Charlie Brown poster for Brittany. We looked around Times Square some more and were in the Shubert Theatre by about 7:30.
There is no choreographer listed among the credits for the genial but bumpy new revival of Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit.” Yet for pure originality and expressiveness, it’s hard to imagine any Broadway chorus line topping the solo dances performed here by Angela Lansbury as Madame Arcati, a very self-serious medium on the prowl for vibrations from the spirit world. As for those little neo-Nijinsky dances, they are Madame Arcati’s method for making herself receptive for the arrival of errant ectoplasms. Those of you who are still among the living have the chance to witness this uncanny apparition simply by buying a ticket. And you shouldn’t feel shortchanged by Michael Blakemore’s production — which also stars Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson and, in a solid Broadway debut, Rupert Everett — even if it still has a way to go before it finds its fleet feet. — Ben Brantley
The show not only had Angela, but also Christine Ebersole, Rupert Everett, and Jayne Atkinson, from 24. It really was fun and Angela was terrific. Apparently we even got to here Christine Ebersole sing the songs between scenes.
After the show, we decided to wait at the stage door. Right when we got there we saw Lynne Redgrave go out but the only ones who came out from the cast were the maid, and Jayne Atkinson. After a nother 20 minutes, out of nowhere Cloris Leachman appeared. Apparently she was trying to see Angela but she came out and said she was gone. One of the theatre people came out and handed out programs that Angela had signed and Crystal got one.
Karen Hayes from 24
Cloris Leachman showed up to see Angela.
It was then up to Columbia nd back to Carman before 12.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Day Eighteen: Tuesday, June 23, 2009: Workshop Day Three, In the Heights
Day Eighteen: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Workshop: Day 3 Maestro Groups Debrief. Spread 2
In the Heights
Becco
Woke up before six. Went to Camille's at 7:30. BAck at the room I even took a little nap. I need sleep. Started teaching at 9:30 although I had forgotten that I was moving to the Party space so I had to quickly get all my stuf set up there in about ten minutes.
The morning was kind of tough. It is hard to get into any kind of a flow with this schedule. It is also hard to build relationships. I did a journal write and then my "What doe an editor do?" show. Then do to time I did the creating a mission statement and they worked on them right up until 11:30. We didn't even get to present them. Oh well. Tomorrow morning.
At lunch I got working on putting together the Keynote of all the first set of spreads and I wound up taking a quick nap and staying there all lunch. It was good to have the time as many did not have there pages pdfed or even correctly pdfed.
At one I had close to all the spreads and by 1:20 I had 12 of the 13. So we launched into the group critiques. To go through all 13 it took a full hour.
So it was 2:20. They actually made great commentary on the spread, Now only if they would actually translate those comments to their own workWe decided to have them start brainstorming their next spread which would not be due until 3:15 on Wednesday. The best bet would be if they wrote about the show, but as it turned out only a few were going to. We brought them back together at 3:15 to check how they were doing and then were done at four. They all seemed engaged and interested.
After we went back to the room, Pete and I walked down to Koronet for a slice. We hurried because we thought we were meeting at 5:15 but it turned out that the buses weren't really leaving until 5:45. We we did leave the bus ride was amazing in comparison to the old take the group on the subway days. We were down to the theater in less than an hour. We met Crystal down there, and were in the theatre by 6:30 since many Tuesday shows start at 7 now.
The show again was fabulous. It was the first night of the understudy, We even got a bonus press conference after the show was over.
After the show we got to have a brief press conference with several of the actors.
After the show Mark Murray, Pete and I ate at and Italian place called Becco which is owned by Lidia of Lidia's Italy..
The name Becco is derived from the Italian verb beccare, which means to peck, nibble or savor something in a discriminating way.
Lidia Bastianich & her son, Joseph, opened Becco in the theater district in 1993. It is best known for its acclaimed $17.95 pre fix lunch menu & $22.95 pre fix dinner menu that includes a large assortment of Italian antipasti or a classics Caesar salad together with unlimited tableside servings of our 3 daily pasta preparations. Becco also offers an extensive a la carte menu including chicken, fish, veal, & pork entrees & a wide selection of Italian wines, all priced at $25.00 per bottle. We also have an extensive reserved wine list with bottles ranging from $30.00 - $2,000.00.
Workshop: Day 3 Maestro Groups Debrief. Spread 2
In the Heights
Becco
Woke up before six. Went to Camille's at 7:30. BAck at the room I even took a little nap. I need sleep. Started teaching at 9:30 although I had forgotten that I was moving to the Party space so I had to quickly get all my stuf set up there in about ten minutes.
The morning was kind of tough. It is hard to get into any kind of a flow with this schedule. It is also hard to build relationships. I did a journal write and then my "What doe an editor do?" show. Then do to time I did the creating a mission statement and they worked on them right up until 11:30. We didn't even get to present them. Oh well. Tomorrow morning.
At lunch I got working on putting together the Keynote of all the first set of spreads and I wound up taking a quick nap and staying there all lunch. It was good to have the time as many did not have there pages pdfed or even correctly pdfed.
At one I had close to all the spreads and by 1:20 I had 12 of the 13. So we launched into the group critiques. To go through all 13 it took a full hour.
So it was 2:20. They actually made great commentary on the spread, Now only if they would actually translate those comments to their own workWe decided to have them start brainstorming their next spread which would not be due until 3:15 on Wednesday. The best bet would be if they wrote about the show, but as it turned out only a few were going to. We brought them back together at 3:15 to check how they were doing and then were done at four. They all seemed engaged and interested.
After we went back to the room, Pete and I walked down to Koronet for a slice. We hurried because we thought we were meeting at 5:15 but it turned out that the buses weren't really leaving until 5:45. We we did leave the bus ride was amazing in comparison to the old take the group on the subway days. We were down to the theater in less than an hour. We met Crystal down there, and were in the theatre by 6:30 since many Tuesday shows start at 7 now.
The show again was fabulous. It was the first night of the understudy, We even got a bonus press conference after the show was over.
After the show we got to have a brief press conference with several of the actors.
After the show Mark Murray, Pete and I ate at and Italian place called Becco which is owned by Lidia of Lidia's Italy..
The name Becco is derived from the Italian verb beccare, which means to peck, nibble or savor something in a discriminating way.
Lidia Bastianich & her son, Joseph, opened Becco in the theater district in 1993. It is best known for its acclaimed $17.95 pre fix lunch menu & $22.95 pre fix dinner menu that includes a large assortment of Italian antipasti or a classics Caesar salad together with unlimited tableside servings of our 3 daily pasta preparations. Becco also offers an extensive a la carte menu including chicken, fish, veal, & pork entrees & a wide selection of Italian wines, all priced at $25.00 per bottle. We also have an extensive reserved wine list with bottles ranging from $30.00 - $2,000.00.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Day Seventeen: Monday, June 22, 2009: Workshop Day 2
Day Seventeen: Monday, June 22, 2009
Workshop: Day 2 Setting up the Maestro Groups
Woke up at six. Not surprisingly I did not sleep well. Got up and went for a brief run to Grant's tomb and back at about 6:15. The most important part is just getting up and out.
Start my workshop Facebook group and did a little bit on the Japan blog. Mitzi sent an updated itinerary.
Met Helen Smith in the lobby, who by the way is retiring after 44 years of teaching, and we walked over to Camille's and literally opened up the place at 7:30. Enrique was there and eventually Ed and Brett showed up and we had a nice morning together talking New York and Boston politics. :)
Class started at 9:30. Yes, 9:30, crazy stuff. For the first two hours I met with my 16 Editorial Leadership kids and after doing some journaling, I went through my "The Big Questions" show and then at 10:30 I felt I needed to take them through the "Steps to Great Copy" session. One of the most amazing things was that EACH of my students had a laptop. I set up a
Facebook group and I posted their pictures and each of them posted one of their journal responses. The possibilities of having this kind of interactive workshop are truly amazing. Quickly it was 11:30 and we said "no mas" to Camille's and went to what used to be called Cafe Swish and is now called something like Vino Sushi, weird name for a Japanese place.
At 1:00 we all gathered together and put the group into Maestro groups each with a designer, editor and all around staffer. I think we wound up with about 13 groups. They were supposed to interview each other looking for possible story ideas and in one hour they were to check back with us. They really found some amazing angles but it appears that the designs may be nothing short of terrible. We circulated and answered questions and before we knew it, it was 4:30.
Crystal and I went to the bookstore and then had a Hagen-Daz and we were back in the Lerner Theatre before six. This year we do not have any night work but they have arranged some lectures and other entertainment options which appear to be terrific. Tonight they could go to a lecture on Photoshop taught by a professional trainer or hear Bobby hawthorne's "Master Class"on writing. Crystal and I wento the Photoshop session which was good and we go a free book out of it. the besgt part was thatCrystal had used most of the guy's examples and she had the book he took mot of them from.
At eight six of us walked to Carmine's for an 8:30 dinner. I had gotten a hold of maryam this morning and invited her and she was able to come. It was great fun. Every one has their stories of meeting their former editors at Carmine's and now I have my story too. We ate Calamari, Carmin'e Salad, Bow tie pasta with chicken and spinach, Chicken Scarpiello, and topped it off with a Titanic. all for $35 each. Definitely a bargain.
Everyone but Pete walked back and we were actually pretty early. Tonight is the night we usually go to see Les paul, but he had been sick, so it was going to be former Yankee Bernie Williams in his place. No thank you.
Workshop: Day 2 Setting up the Maestro Groups
Woke up at six. Not surprisingly I did not sleep well. Got up and went for a brief run to Grant's tomb and back at about 6:15. The most important part is just getting up and out.
Start my workshop Facebook group and did a little bit on the Japan blog. Mitzi sent an updated itinerary.
Met Helen Smith in the lobby, who by the way is retiring after 44 years of teaching, and we walked over to Camille's and literally opened up the place at 7:30. Enrique was there and eventually Ed and Brett showed up and we had a nice morning together talking New York and Boston politics. :)
Class started at 9:30. Yes, 9:30, crazy stuff. For the first two hours I met with my 16 Editorial Leadership kids and after doing some journaling, I went through my "The Big Questions" show and then at 10:30 I felt I needed to take them through the "Steps to Great Copy" session. One of the most amazing things was that EACH of my students had a laptop. I set up a
Facebook group and I posted their pictures and each of them posted one of their journal responses. The possibilities of having this kind of interactive workshop are truly amazing. Quickly it was 11:30 and we said "no mas" to Camille's and went to what used to be called Cafe Swish and is now called something like Vino Sushi, weird name for a Japanese place.
At 1:00 we all gathered together and put the group into Maestro groups each with a designer, editor and all around staffer. I think we wound up with about 13 groups. They were supposed to interview each other looking for possible story ideas and in one hour they were to check back with us. They really found some amazing angles but it appears that the designs may be nothing short of terrible. We circulated and answered questions and before we knew it, it was 4:30.
Crystal and I went to the bookstore and then had a Hagen-Daz and we were back in the Lerner Theatre before six. This year we do not have any night work but they have arranged some lectures and other entertainment options which appear to be terrific. Tonight they could go to a lecture on Photoshop taught by a professional trainer or hear Bobby hawthorne's "Master Class"on writing. Crystal and I wento the Photoshop session which was good and we go a free book out of it. the besgt part was thatCrystal had used most of the guy's examples and she had the book he took mot of them from.
At eight six of us walked to Carmine's for an 8:30 dinner. I had gotten a hold of maryam this morning and invited her and she was able to come. It was great fun. Every one has their stories of meeting their former editors at Carmine's and now I have my story too. We ate Calamari, Carmin'e Salad, Bow tie pasta with chicken and spinach, Chicken Scarpiello, and topped it off with a Titanic. all for $35 each. Definitely a bargain.
Everyone but Pete walked back and we were actually pretty early. Tonight is the night we usually go to see Les paul, but he had been sick, so it was going to be former Yankee Bernie Williams in his place. No thank you.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Day Sixteen: Sunday, June 21, 2009: Redeemer and Workshop Day One
Day Sixteen: Sunday, June 21, 2009
Church at Redeemer. The Workshop Begins
Woke up at about 7 and didn't quite know what to do. Eventually I decided not to run, showered and am now catching up on stuff before I head off to church at Redeemer.
I was out by 8 or so, stopped and got Starbucks then took the 1 down to 66th and then a three block walk to the cultural society where Reedemer has its 9:15 service.
I sat up front and they had an amazing brass quartet doing all the music. The prelude alone was worth coming to hear.
The sermon was on the calling of David from First Samuel, delivered by Scott Sauls, who appears to be one of the younger associate pastors. It was a blessed message and as usual I felt very privileged to be there. I went down stairs and bought Tim Keller's new book the Prodigal God for $10 and I started reading it at breakfast.
From there I wasn't completely sure what I was going to do, but I wound up walking to Something good To Eat which was on Amsterdam and 83rd. n the way there I passed Sarabeth's. It is very interesting to see what restaurants have any buzz.
I didn't have to wait long and I sat at the window bar and had a Lumberjack breakfast, two pancakes, two strips of bacon (which I had to send back because it was barely cooked) and scrambled eggs. I also had more coffee and it all came to about $17.
I thought about taking the bus back up Amsterdam but wound up walking the whole way. Also found the Popover Cafe which I had read about. It was definitely a beautiful Sunday morning to celebrate God and His goodness.
I chilled in the room until the three of us met at 2. Crystal came up to our room and we basically planned the whole week. It should be great working in the maestro groups in the afternoon. Tonight we planned to do our revamp "colors" entitled "We're all in the together," and it really is much improved. When I did it in South Dakota, it really seemed tired. So the changes are really good.
After that we went down and registered and then we pretty much just killed time until about 4:15 or so when we went over to Learner to check out our rooms. It turns out that we are not using the Party Space tonight. There was some People to People group in there.
The opening session started and five and believe it or not Ed filled the entire hour. Our yearbook opening was in the Broadway Room next door and we do have well under 50 kids. This really could be the end.
Crystal did "We're All in This Together," Pete did his theme session on finding and developing a concept and I had them fill out a questionnaire so we could set up our maestro groups tomorrow. We went right up until 8.
As usual we went over for food together at Havana Central at the West End. We were late getting served, but the food was good so it really didn't matter much.
Then it was back to Carman and Pete and I have been talking and got all the slides from slide fest...yippee!
I also got really nice emails from all the girls for Father's Day. I really appreciated it.
Church at Redeemer. The Workshop Begins
Woke up at about 7 and didn't quite know what to do. Eventually I decided not to run, showered and am now catching up on stuff before I head off to church at Redeemer.
I was out by 8 or so, stopped and got Starbucks then took the 1 down to 66th and then a three block walk to the cultural society where Reedemer has its 9:15 service.
I sat up front and they had an amazing brass quartet doing all the music. The prelude alone was worth coming to hear.
The sermon was on the calling of David from First Samuel, delivered by Scott Sauls, who appears to be one of the younger associate pastors. It was a blessed message and as usual I felt very privileged to be there. I went down stairs and bought Tim Keller's new book the Prodigal God for $10 and I started reading it at breakfast.
From there I wasn't completely sure what I was going to do, but I wound up walking to Something good To Eat which was on Amsterdam and 83rd. n the way there I passed Sarabeth's. It is very interesting to see what restaurants have any buzz.
I didn't have to wait long and I sat at the window bar and had a Lumberjack breakfast, two pancakes, two strips of bacon (which I had to send back because it was barely cooked) and scrambled eggs. I also had more coffee and it all came to about $17.
I thought about taking the bus back up Amsterdam but wound up walking the whole way. Also found the Popover Cafe which I had read about. It was definitely a beautiful Sunday morning to celebrate God and His goodness.
I chilled in the room until the three of us met at 2. Crystal came up to our room and we basically planned the whole week. It should be great working in the maestro groups in the afternoon. Tonight we planned to do our revamp "colors" entitled "We're all in the together," and it really is much improved. When I did it in South Dakota, it really seemed tired. So the changes are really good.
After that we went down and registered and then we pretty much just killed time until about 4:15 or so when we went over to Learner to check out our rooms. It turns out that we are not using the Party Space tonight. There was some People to People group in there.
The opening session started and five and believe it or not Ed filled the entire hour. Our yearbook opening was in the Broadway Room next door and we do have well under 50 kids. This really could be the end.
Crystal did "We're All in This Together," Pete did his theme session on finding and developing a concept and I had them fill out a questionnaire so we could set up our maestro groups tomorrow. We went right up until 8.
As usual we went over for food together at Havana Central at the West End. We were late getting served, but the food was good so it really didn't matter much.
Then it was back to Carman and Pete and I have been talking and got all the slides from slide fest...yippee!
I also got really nice emails from all the girls for Father's Day. I really appreciated it.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Day Fifteen: Saturday, June 20, 2009: New York!
Day Fifteen: Saturday, June 20, 2009
New York, New York
We left Sacramento right about midnight as scheduled. The flight was uneventful, but having the televisions is a great thing. We got to JFK by about 7:50 a.m, but had to sit there until almost 8:20 before we got a gate. The terminal we came into looked new or at least remodeled. I quickly got my bag and was in a cab by 8:50. Not much traffic so I got to Carman at 114 by about 9:30. The cost $58 including toll and tip.
At Carman there was a bit of a glitch. They did not have me on any of the lists, but with a quick call to Rebecca, it was all taken care of and I am in room 1001A. I got settled in and talked with Crystal about her computer and theatre tickets and then I was off on the 1 to seek my fortune in Times Square.
I first tried Billy Elliott, but nothing was available on either today or Wednesday. Then I went to the Palace Theatre to see what was available for West Side Story and I go some partially restricted view seats for $61.50 each. Next I decided I would pay full price for Hair at the Hirshfeld and got fourth row center for $120. I then went over the Europa Cafe and a delicious Turkey and Brie and asparagus pannini.
By now it was still well before noon, so I decided to go over to Tiffany's to see if I could find Kate something for graduation.
I won't reveal if I was successful. Tune in later. I should also report that I had left my umbrella at the dorm and so it was pretty crazy whn it started raining. Of course I was too cheap to buy a new umbrella.
I leisurely walked back to the Hirschfeld Theatre and got there by 1:30 for Hair. The seats were amazing.
Having moved indoors to Broadway from the Delacorte Theater in Central Park — where last summer they lighted up the night skies, howled at the moon and had ticket seekers lining up at dawn — the young cast members of Diane Paulus’s thrilling revival of “Hair” show no signs of becoming domesticated. On the contrary, they’re tearing down the house. And any theatergoer with a pulse will find it hard to resist their invitation to join the demolition crew. This emotionally rich revival of “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” from 1967 delivers what Broadway otherwise hasn’t felt this season: the intense, unadulterated joy and anguish of that bi-polar state called youth. — Ben Brantley
The nudity was interesting and the plot was sketchy at best, but it was exuberant and full of energy. I love going up on stage during the encore.
After the show I worked my way over the The 42nd Street station and got back to Columbia by a little after 5. I got in contact with Crystal. She had reformatted her computer, but at least it was working. I took a quick nap and we were heading down to meet Crystal's former student Tiffany for dinner and then she was going to go to WWS with us. We found her at 9th and 50th. This area is theoretically the northern reaches of Hell's Kitchen.
The Amazing Tiffany and Crystal and Beans and Rice.
The show was at the Palace Theatre where we say Legally Blond last year. The show was great, not necessarily amazing. The original Jerome Robbins coreography is something as is the music.
The other fun part is that the Amazing Tiffany had played Maria in a college production so she had much to say about the direction and performances. We all thought that it lacked energy and that Maris was not particularly strong. We loved Anita eventhough she was not Karen Olvio, the Tony winner. :(
The teenage hoodlums who maraud through Arthur Laurents’s startlingly sweet new revival of “West Side Story” seem like really nice kids. Youth has always been the engine of this epochal musical from 1957, created by one of the most talented teams in showbiz history: Mr. Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (score), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Jerome Robbins (director and choreographer). But usually it’s the scary, adrenaline-stoked energy of youth that sets the tone and rhythms of the show. In this production, which lovingly replicates Mr. Robbins’s balletic choreography, what prevails is a tenderhearted awareness of the naked vulnerability of being young and trapped in an urban jungle. Half a century ago middle-class adult theatergoers were shocked and appalled by the brutality of the ethnic gang warfare of “West Side Story.” This time audiences — the grown-ups, anyway — are more likely to respond with feelings of parental protectiveness. — Ben Brantley
After the show we stopped at the little store, Morton Williams, near Columbia and I bought some drinks and Wheat Thins. Back at Carmen I puttered a bit, attempted to make the bed (love not having a fitted sheet) and then went to bed.
Other than the rain, all in all a pretty good day. :)
New York, New York
We left Sacramento right about midnight as scheduled. The flight was uneventful, but having the televisions is a great thing. We got to JFK by about 7:50 a.m, but had to sit there until almost 8:20 before we got a gate. The terminal we came into looked new or at least remodeled. I quickly got my bag and was in a cab by 8:50. Not much traffic so I got to Carman at 114 by about 9:30. The cost $58 including toll and tip.
At Carman there was a bit of a glitch. They did not have me on any of the lists, but with a quick call to Rebecca, it was all taken care of and I am in room 1001A. I got settled in and talked with Crystal about her computer and theatre tickets and then I was off on the 1 to seek my fortune in Times Square.
I first tried Billy Elliott, but nothing was available on either today or Wednesday. Then I went to the Palace Theatre to see what was available for West Side Story and I go some partially restricted view seats for $61.50 each. Next I decided I would pay full price for Hair at the Hirshfeld and got fourth row center for $120. I then went over the Europa Cafe and a delicious Turkey and Brie and asparagus pannini.
By now it was still well before noon, so I decided to go over to Tiffany's to see if I could find Kate something for graduation.
I won't reveal if I was successful. Tune in later. I should also report that I had left my umbrella at the dorm and so it was pretty crazy whn it started raining. Of course I was too cheap to buy a new umbrella.
I leisurely walked back to the Hirschfeld Theatre and got there by 1:30 for Hair. The seats were amazing.
Having moved indoors to Broadway from the Delacorte Theater in Central Park — where last summer they lighted up the night skies, howled at the moon and had ticket seekers lining up at dawn — the young cast members of Diane Paulus’s thrilling revival of “Hair” show no signs of becoming domesticated. On the contrary, they’re tearing down the house. And any theatergoer with a pulse will find it hard to resist their invitation to join the demolition crew. This emotionally rich revival of “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” from 1967 delivers what Broadway otherwise hasn’t felt this season: the intense, unadulterated joy and anguish of that bi-polar state called youth. — Ben Brantley
The nudity was interesting and the plot was sketchy at best, but it was exuberant and full of energy. I love going up on stage during the encore.
After the show I worked my way over the The 42nd Street station and got back to Columbia by a little after 5. I got in contact with Crystal. She had reformatted her computer, but at least it was working. I took a quick nap and we were heading down to meet Crystal's former student Tiffany for dinner and then she was going to go to WWS with us. We found her at 9th and 50th. This area is theoretically the northern reaches of Hell's Kitchen.
The Amazing Tiffany and Crystal and Beans and Rice.
The show was at the Palace Theatre where we say Legally Blond last year. The show was great, not necessarily amazing. The original Jerome Robbins coreography is something as is the music.
The other fun part is that the Amazing Tiffany had played Maria in a college production so she had much to say about the direction and performances. We all thought that it lacked energy and that Maris was not particularly strong. We loved Anita eventhough she was not Karen Olvio, the Tony winner. :(
The teenage hoodlums who maraud through Arthur Laurents’s startlingly sweet new revival of “West Side Story” seem like really nice kids. Youth has always been the engine of this epochal musical from 1957, created by one of the most talented teams in showbiz history: Mr. Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (score), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Jerome Robbins (director and choreographer). But usually it’s the scary, adrenaline-stoked energy of youth that sets the tone and rhythms of the show. In this production, which lovingly replicates Mr. Robbins’s balletic choreography, what prevails is a tenderhearted awareness of the naked vulnerability of being young and trapped in an urban jungle. Half a century ago middle-class adult theatergoers were shocked and appalled by the brutality of the ethnic gang warfare of “West Side Story.” This time audiences — the grown-ups, anyway — are more likely to respond with feelings of parental protectiveness. — Ben Brantley
After the show we stopped at the little store, Morton Williams, near Columbia and I bought some drinks and Wheat Thins. Back at Carmen I puttered a bit, attempted to make the bed (love not having a fitted sheet) and then went to bed.
Other than the rain, all in all a pretty good day. :)
Friday, June 19, 2009
Day Fourteen: Friday, June 19, 2009: Off to NYC
Day Fourteen: Friday, June 19, 2009
Getting Ready for Two Trips
Christine made ableskivers for breakfast. She is going to make them for Aimee's shower on Saturday so she wanted to see how much a batch made. She figures 28-35 per batch.
I also took the cans to the recycler, bought dark socks, got a haircut, got money at the credit union, went to school twice, bought new slip on shoes and packed among a number of other things.
I took Zoe and Stacy to Bags and Baggage and bought them passport pouches-the kind that fits around your neck, I also went by T Shirt Pro and got the extra shirts I bought.
Looks like I will be ready to leave at 11:59.
Kate arrived and we had a great family fajita feast. All the kids there...amazing. I got a call from Crystal. Apparently her computer crashed and she asked me to being Leopard and some software. So I went down to school to get it all. My third or fourth time today.
Getting Ready for Two Trips
Christine made ableskivers for breakfast. She is going to make them for Aimee's shower on Saturday so she wanted to see how much a batch made. She figures 28-35 per batch.
I also took the cans to the recycler, bought dark socks, got a haircut, got money at the credit union, went to school twice, bought new slip on shoes and packed among a number of other things.
I took Zoe and Stacy to Bags and Baggage and bought them passport pouches-the kind that fits around your neck, I also went by T Shirt Pro and got the extra shirts I bought.
Looks like I will be ready to leave at 11:59.
Kate arrived and we had a great family fajita feast. All the kids there...amazing. I got a call from Crystal. Apparently her computer crashed and she asked me to being Leopard and some software. So I went down to school to get it all. My third or fourth time today.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Day Thirteen: Thursday, June 18, 2009: Getting Ready for Two Trips
Day Thirteen: Thursday, June 18, 2009
Getting Ready for Two Trips
Woke up at five and got busy. Went down to school and mailed a couple more books. Figured out how to get money from the insurance policy to pay for Robert's car. Spent most of the day gathering stuff for New York and Japan. It's going to happen fast and furious now.
Getting Ready for Two Trips
Woke up at five and got busy. Went down to school and mailed a couple more books. Figured out how to get money from the insurance policy to pay for Robert's car. Spent most of the day gathering stuff for New York and Japan. It's going to happen fast and furious now.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Day Twelve: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Conference Call. Getting Ready
Day Twelve: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Workshop planning. CSPA Conference Call. Lunch with Wayne
Went down to school and puttered around a bit. Called Howard and got the final yearbook invoice all straightened out. amazing what can happen when you talk to the right people.
At noon we had the CSPA conference call with Rebecca. The workshop is now BELOW 50 participants. Yikes.
At 1:30 I met Wayne at the Pita Pit for lunch and that was a blessed time of fellowship. We hung out until well after three.
I took a short nap and then Christine and I went out running errands. Dollar Tree. Sams. Costco. Aaron Brothers. Sees. I was gathering stuff for New York and Japan. Oh I also had found out the Les Paul won't be playing on Monday night. He has been sick or something and even worse Noah Rivera broke his leg and won't be in Shrek. We think we are going to cancell our full priced tickets.
For dinner we went to Takas and had a great meal off the Happy Hour special.
We wanted to be out of the house as Zoe was having her first Bible study.
Workshop planning. CSPA Conference Call. Lunch with Wayne
Went down to school and puttered around a bit. Called Howard and got the final yearbook invoice all straightened out. amazing what can happen when you talk to the right people.
At noon we had the CSPA conference call with Rebecca. The workshop is now BELOW 50 participants. Yikes.
At 1:30 I met Wayne at the Pita Pit for lunch and that was a blessed time of fellowship. We hung out until well after three.
I took a short nap and then Christine and I went out running errands. Dollar Tree. Sams. Costco. Aaron Brothers. Sees. I was gathering stuff for New York and Japan. Oh I also had found out the Les Paul won't be playing on Monday night. He has been sick or something and even worse Noah Rivera broke his leg and won't be in Shrek. We think we are going to cancell our full priced tickets.
For dinner we went to Takas and had a great meal off the Happy Hour special.
We wanted to be out of the house as Zoe was having her first Bible study.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Day Eleven: Tuesday, June 16, 2009: Panel Discussion
Day Eleven: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Workshop planning. Walsworth Conference Call on the Future of Yearbooks.
Got up early to start working on CSPA. Went down to school to prepare another set of yearbooks to mail. Had a nice conversation with Vera and we toured a bit of the new construction. Up at the old tree on Mormon Hill we spoke with an arborist who was looking at the root system.
At noon I joined the Walsworth conference call for our panel discussion on the future of yearbooks. It was interesting. Most felt that the printed yearbook was not going away but that we must continue to keep it relevant for students.
After that I just chilled at home. Not much on TV. Ice Road Truckers was about it. A nice bottle of wine with your wife, leftover risotto and Ice Road Truckers isn't a bad way to spend a Tuesday evening in the summer.
The other big new is that Robert has found an apartment that he and Raph can afford. The July 1 deadlind is in place. Yippee.
Workshop planning. Walsworth Conference Call on the Future of Yearbooks.
Got up early to start working on CSPA. Went down to school to prepare another set of yearbooks to mail. Had a nice conversation with Vera and we toured a bit of the new construction. Up at the old tree on Mormon Hill we spoke with an arborist who was looking at the root system.
At noon I joined the Walsworth conference call for our panel discussion on the future of yearbooks. It was interesting. Most felt that the printed yearbook was not going away but that we must continue to keep it relevant for students.
After that I just chilled at home. Not much on TV. Ice Road Truckers was about it. A nice bottle of wine with your wife, leftover risotto and Ice Road Truckers isn't a bad way to spend a Tuesday evening in the summer.
The other big new is that Robert has found an apartment that he and Raph can afford. The July 1 deadlind is in place. Yippee.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Day Ten: Monday, June 15, 2009: Workshop planning. Up.
Day Ten: Monday, June 15, 2009
Workshop planning. Up.
I went into school to take the computer back and work through my emails. I also had a nice call with Crystal about New York. Maddie came in and took photos of the construction and I went up and talked with Vera about all the school and district news. Seems that much craziness is afoot.
Gary had called and said they were going to the 1:45 Up 3D at the Iron Point Century and we decided to join them. It was great; we totally loved it.
In its opening stretch the new Pixar movie “Up” flies high, borne aloft by a sense of creative flight and a flawlessly realized love story. Its on-screen and unlikely escape artist is Carl Fredricksen, a widower and former balloon salesman with a square head and a round nose that looks ready for honking. Voiced with appreciable impatience by Ed Asner, Carl isn’t your typical American animated hero. He’s 78, for starters, and the years have taken their toll on his lugubrious body and spirit, both of which seem solidly tethered to the ground. Even the two corners of his mouth point straight down. It’s as if he were sagging into the earth. Eventually a bouquet of balloons sends Carl and his house soaring into the sky, where they go up, up and away and off to an adventure in South America with a portly child, some talking (and snarling and gourmet-cooking) dogs and an unexpected villain. Though the initial images of flight are wonderfully rendered — the house shudders and creaks and splinters and groans as it’s ripped from its foundation by the balloons — the movie remains bound by convention, despite even its modest 3-D depth. This has become the Pixar way. Passages of glorious imagination are invariably matched by stock characters and banal story choices, as each new movie becomes another manifestation of the movie-industry divide between art and the bottom line. — Manohla Dargis , The New York Times
After the movie we went to Bloom, the hot coffee place owned by some Christians
Workshop planning. Up.
I went into school to take the computer back and work through my emails. I also had a nice call with Crystal about New York. Maddie came in and took photos of the construction and I went up and talked with Vera about all the school and district news. Seems that much craziness is afoot.
Gary had called and said they were going to the 1:45 Up 3D at the Iron Point Century and we decided to join them. It was great; we totally loved it.
In its opening stretch the new Pixar movie “Up” flies high, borne aloft by a sense of creative flight and a flawlessly realized love story. Its on-screen and unlikely escape artist is Carl Fredricksen, a widower and former balloon salesman with a square head and a round nose that looks ready for honking. Voiced with appreciable impatience by Ed Asner, Carl isn’t your typical American animated hero. He’s 78, for starters, and the years have taken their toll on his lugubrious body and spirit, both of which seem solidly tethered to the ground. Even the two corners of his mouth point straight down. It’s as if he were sagging into the earth. Eventually a bouquet of balloons sends Carl and his house soaring into the sky, where they go up, up and away and off to an adventure in South America with a portly child, some talking (and snarling and gourmet-cooking) dogs and an unexpected villain. Though the initial images of flight are wonderfully rendered — the house shudders and creaks and splinters and groans as it’s ripped from its foundation by the balloons — the movie remains bound by convention, despite even its modest 3-D depth. This has become the Pixar way. Passages of glorious imagination are invariably matched by stock characters and banal story choices, as each new movie becomes another manifestation of the movie-industry divide between art and the bottom line. — Manohla Dargis , The New York Times
After the movie we went to Bloom, the hot coffee place owned by some Christians
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Day Nine: Sunday, June 14, 2009: Donner and Grad Party
Day Nine: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Church. Trip to Donner. Kevin and Sam Grad Party
I was thrilled to actually be able to be in church today. It will be weeks before I am back on a sunday again. I did the invocation and in the second service I made the announcement about the affirmation vote for Wayne on June 28.
After Christine was done playing in the second service we headed up to Donner to check in on Gordon and Manasa. Gordon had been imagining that a neighbor had been cutting down trees, that wires were loose and their were bugs in the carpet. He had even brought the police in last night and Christine had spoken with an officer on the phone.
Church. Trip to Donner. Kevin and Sam Grad Party
I was thrilled to actually be able to be in church today. It will be weeks before I am back on a sunday again. I did the invocation and in the second service I made the announcement about the affirmation vote for Wayne on June 28.
After Christine was done playing in the second service we headed up to Donner to check in on Gordon and Manasa. Gordon had been imagining that a neighbor had been cutting down trees, that wires were loose and their were bugs in the carpet. He had even brought the police in last night and Christine had spoken with an officer on the phone.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Day Eight: Saturday, June 13, 2009: Chillin'
Day Eight: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Super Saturday. Chillin' Around the House
Got up and read for a bit. Went for a run and the walked with Christine and Ilsa. Then Christine and I drove over to the farmer's market at Sunrise. We bought a bottle of wine from Sierra Vista and some zucchini and a fresh portobello to have tonight with risotto.
When we got back home, we got Robert to wash and vacuum the car. He wanted some cash as he was going to ride his bike downtown for Second Saturday with Raph, Phil, and Emma (!). Then we actually did a little house and garage clean up and I wound up taking several bags to Goodwill.
Zoe got off work and almost immediately went over to Trina's to babysit Kees. Later in the evening Zoe called and wanted to know what to do as Kees was screaming. We tried but couldn't offer much help.
We also had an incident with Gordon up at the mountains. He has become paranoid about a number of things that he thinks he sees. He had been seeing people cutting down trees next door and today he was seeing exposed wires and was afraid that the cabin was going to burn down. He even got the police to come out and an officer spoke directly to Christine. Very sad. More to come on this front I am sure.
With all this going on we just had a great risotto dinner and caught up on some DDR.
Super Saturday. Chillin' Around the House
Got up and read for a bit. Went for a run and the walked with Christine and Ilsa. Then Christine and I drove over to the farmer's market at Sunrise. We bought a bottle of wine from Sierra Vista and some zucchini and a fresh portobello to have tonight with risotto.
When we got back home, we got Robert to wash and vacuum the car. He wanted some cash as he was going to ride his bike downtown for Second Saturday with Raph, Phil, and Emma (!). Then we actually did a little house and garage clean up and I wound up taking several bags to Goodwill.
Zoe got off work and almost immediately went over to Trina's to babysit Kees. Later in the evening Zoe called and wanted to know what to do as Kees was screaming. We tried but couldn't offer much help.
We also had an incident with Gordon up at the mountains. He has become paranoid about a number of things that he thinks he sees. He had been seeing people cutting down trees next door and today he was seeing exposed wires and was afraid that the cabin was going to burn down. He even got the police to come out and an officer spoke directly to Christine. Very sad. More to come on this front I am sure.
With all this going on we just had a great risotto dinner and caught up on some DDR.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Day Seven: Friday, June 12, 2009: The Stern Interview. Family Time at Cafe Delicias
Day Seven: Friday, June 12, 2009
Back in Sac. Summer Begins.
The Stern Interview. Family Time at Cafe Delicias
Even though it was near 2 a.m. when I went to bed I was still up at 7:30 raring in go. Christine had made an appointment for us to pick our glasses frames at ten and we got that taken care of relatively easily although it did cost nearly $500.
I got a call about Laura from a reporter from The Washington Post who had contacted me earlier. He only asked a couple of quick questions and that was it.
At 11 I went down to school to meet Giuseppe di Grazia from the German news magazine Stern. He had contacted me via Facebook about interviewing me and he actually agreed to drive up from San Francisco. What an interesting experience that turned out to be. He was born in Sicily but he moved to Germany with his parents when he was quite young. He is a reporter in the US for Stern Magazine living in NYC. Interestingly the magazine is published in Hamburg. He brought a photographer and her husband with him and for nearly two hours he interviewed me about Laura and they took well over 500 photos. It was very interesting the time and care he put intot he interview. In the end it was kind of uncomfortable especially with all the photos. I had to keep pleading with them to remember that it was n't about me. Again it was interesting to see how a professional journalist works. I also brought two disks of the vigil that Robert and I asked them to credit him if they used any of them.
After that I went to the credit union to deposit my yearbook stipend so I can use it for all my summer and workshop expenses. I really want to be aware of where all that money goes. I also went to The Bookworm and bought Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as I want to learn more about the American Indians in South Dakota and the midwest.
After Zoe got off work and Kate packed, we all, including Robert, drove up to Auburn and had lunch at Cafe Delicias. It turned out to be a great family time that have become too far and between.
We had to stop by the Bookworm on the way home when I realized I had left my cell phone there. Then at 5:30 we drove kate out too the airpoirt so she could catch her 7 p.m. flight home.
Back in Sac. Summer Begins.
The Stern Interview. Family Time at Cafe Delicias
Even though it was near 2 a.m. when I went to bed I was still up at 7:30 raring in go. Christine had made an appointment for us to pick our glasses frames at ten and we got that taken care of relatively easily although it did cost nearly $500.
I got a call about Laura from a reporter from The Washington Post who had contacted me earlier. He only asked a couple of quick questions and that was it.
At 11 I went down to school to meet Giuseppe di Grazia from the German news magazine Stern. He had contacted me via Facebook about interviewing me and he actually agreed to drive up from San Francisco. What an interesting experience that turned out to be. He was born in Sicily but he moved to Germany with his parents when he was quite young. He is a reporter in the US for Stern Magazine living in NYC. Interestingly the magazine is published in Hamburg. He brought a photographer and her husband with him and for nearly two hours he interviewed me about Laura and they took well over 500 photos. It was very interesting the time and care he put intot he interview. In the end it was kind of uncomfortable especially with all the photos. I had to keep pleading with them to remember that it was n't about me. Again it was interesting to see how a professional journalist works. I also brought two disks of the vigil that Robert and I asked them to credit him if they used any of them.
After that I went to the credit union to deposit my yearbook stipend so I can use it for all my summer and workshop expenses. I really want to be aware of where all that money goes. I also went to The Bookworm and bought Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as I want to learn more about the American Indians in South Dakota and the midwest.
After Zoe got off work and Kate packed, we all, including Robert, drove up to Auburn and had lunch at Cafe Delicias. It turned out to be a great family time that have become too far and between.
We had to stop by the Bookworm on the way home when I realized I had left my cell phone there. Then at 5:30 we drove kate out too the airpoirt so she could catch her 7 p.m. flight home.
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