Good evening!
Back from class - We handed out the duets tonight. We told them on Tuesday that we would be handing out the duets Thursday, tonight. So... Of course, half the class forgot to bring their tape recorders, and the other half forgot to bring their tapes and/or their batteries were running low. Should be very interesting come Tuesday when they're supposed to run over them for the first time. In class! Well, most of them will probably forget their sheet music, so...
-Actually, it's not that bad a situation, but it just continues to amaze me how lazy and "forgetful" the generation or two behind me is/can be at times. Now, I'm not saying my generation was full of get-up-and-goers - heck, I think they coined the term "slacker" for some of my peers - but the lack of energy and drive is discouraging at times.
This is a fairly good bunch of "kids", and at least they were excited about their duet selections. Everything from "Two Lost Souls" to "Baby, Dream Your Dream" to "What Would I Do?".
Just had dinner - Well, if it smells like ropa vieja... and it looks like ropa vieja... and it shreds like ropa vieja... and, most importantly, if it tastes like ropa vieja... Then that's what we'll call it! I mean what's we'll call my Mexican style pot roast. And, thankfully, the heat level did mellow out some. Of course, for real ropa vieja (or "shredded rags" - since that is what it resembles.. hmmm..) it should be a little spicier, so... maybe tomorrow... and/or Saturday... Hmm... *I may have to go back to the kitchen in a little bit and get another spoonful from the pot.. hmm..
Oh, and back to AI for another sec or two... The one thing that made me laugh out loud while Camile was singing was the "tear" drop gesture she did with her index finger... the same one she did when she performed the song on Tuesday night. At least it's good to know she rehearsed her routine... I mean song.. I mean performance...