Monday Monday

First day of class Monday! I'm on the Tulsa campus furiously preparing power point slides for the class I'm teaching while waiting for my own class to start this Monday morning. The bus ride over from Stillwater was pleasant though early, and I did get to nap for a short while while on it. There were only two others (faculty I think) and they were both napping before 8am as well. I have to make it through class this week and then I start clinic next week. I have orange and black scrubs purchased for way too much and I am preparing to scare children, LOL. I am also waiting for my credits to come into the bursar account for me before I pay my tuition. It's a scary big number right now, but should be less than half that considering I have my out of state tuition comped and 6 hours of instate tuition comped through GTA assignments. It's going to be a great year, I can feel it!

Oklahoma

So far, so good. I’m ditching graduate student orientation this morning for the sake of a little pre-class R & R. Who needs to drive to Tulsa for that bullshit? Still need to work on syllabus and get first lecture ready. But right now, my bed and book are calling me, so I listen and obey. 

Yep.

Watching Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY tonight

If you haven't seen it, you really must. As I creep closer to the dreaded 35 (it was 30 five years ago, yikes!) I can relate to Bobby more and more. BEING ALIVE has to be my favorite musical number of them all (the last of the show.)

Although this is traditionally a male role, I really enjoyed this arrangement by the fabulous Bernadette Peters.

                                                                     "Being Alive"

Someone to hold you too close,
Someone to hurt you too deep,
Someone to sit in your chair,
To ruin your sleep.

Someone to need you too much,
Someone to know you too well,
Someone to pull you up short
And put you through hell.

Someone you have to let in,
Someone whose feelings you spare,
Someone who, like it or not,
Will want you to share
A little, a lot.

Someone to crowd you with love,
Someone to force you to care,
Someone to make you come through,
Who'll always be there,
As frightened as you
Of being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive.

Somebody, hold me too close,
Somebody, hurt me too deep,
Somebody, sit in my chair
And ruin my sleep
And make me aware
Of being alive,
Being alive.

Somebody, need me too much,
Somebody, know me too well,
Somebody, pull me up short
And put me through hell
And give me support
For being alive,
Make me alive,
Make me alive,
Make me confused,
Mock me with praise,
Let me be used,
Vary my days.
But alone is alone, not alive.

Somebody, crowd me with love,
Somebody, force me to care,
Somebody, let me come through,
I'll always be there,
As frightened as you,
To help us survive
Being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive!

SO TRUE.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/air_mattress

Also, THIS happened today.

I've been watching this lately....

....and while it's kind of HBO raunchy with all the lesbian sex and drugs, I find it amusing. I particularly liked this scene. Speaks volumes about race in America and how things haven't changed.