monoceros blogsI turned in my paper on orientalism in the opera, Aida, twenty minutes before the deadline today. I certainly perform under pressure - I printed the paper at 4:05, washed my face, pulled some warm clothing together, hustled my mom out the door, drove like a near-maniac to Lane Hall, and dropped my paper off as if I were disposing of a bomb.
After that the relief was so immense I didn't quite know what to do. Finally I parked the car and brought my mom to Steve and Barry's where we tried to get U of M T-shirts for folks back home but could hardly find the right sizes. I fancied a couple, but only left with one that came in my size - Michigan Alumni. Next we went to the camping store, Bivouac (where I once outfitted myself for camp in New England), and got some - of all things - lip balms for my mom's friends. Dinner at Totoro, and then we headed to Target where my mom wanted to pick up a few things. I made a few impulse buys too which I won't name here because they're too frivolous.
We rushed out of Target at 8:00 and headed to Showcase Cinemas where we had tickets to the 7:55 showing of Wimbledon. It was a fun, feel-good show. Paul Bettany was hitting some good shots and Kirsten Dunst was even tolerable. London and Brighton look fabulous. Some really nice direction during the tennis matches. I miss playing. It's a movie for tennis afiocionados or Bettany fans. Oh, and if you like King Theoden from LOTR, you can catch him here unshaven, long-sighted, and dwelling in a treehouse.
Posted by Monoceros at October 15, 2004 11:54 PM