Dateline: Home Study

This was, by large, a pretty good weekend. My wife and I started off by going to the movies to see Cars Friday night and loved it. It is one we will have to get on DVD and watch several more times to catch all of the stuff we missed. We both love Pixar movies because the animation is great and the little things in the background are especially entertaining. With all of their previous movies, every time we watch them again, we find something we’ve missed.

The only bad part of the movie was having to go to the theater to see it. What has happened to common courtesy and decency? There were too many people on their frapping cell phones for one thing. All through the movie I kept seeing those blue lights illuminating the side of some heads. At least there were not any obnoxious ringtones going off. Secondly, what happened to parents taking responsibility for their children? I don’t expect a 2 year to have perfect behavior but I do expect the mother to take her crying child out of the theater after a couple of minutes of incessant crying. But that is expecting too much–finally an usher made her leave with her many other children in tow. And thirdly, I really don’t want to hear all of your conversations. When in public keep in mind that other people are around and we generally don’t care about what you have to say. So, keep it quiet. Go ahead and talk to your friends and family, but don’t shout it out for all to hear.

Saturday began with some work. We had freshmen Orientation but it was kind of fun. I always enjoy meeting the new students and their parents. I also had a lot of help from our current engineering students and they are simply a great bunch of people. After it was over I went to the Command Center to see how things were going there and then I came home. At home I actually watched two movies on TV guilt-free. With no classes this summer, I had no papers due so I could enjoy some downtime and it was nice.

Today began with church, and it was a pretty nice service. I was able to get in a short nap (always nice), wash the car, and catch another movie! Now, if I could only add another day to the weekend.