Film at 11

By some miracle, I am now enrolled at Boston University. How cool is that. Access to a university library and holdings...halfway decent parking for Boston (easier than Cambridge). Plus university life in the heart of Boston moments from Fenway Park.

I am taking a film class: Four nonfiction filmmakers. Already I can say that it is cool. But now I am truly regretting not taking French. All the good stuff is in French. I am going through Metropolitan College and getting 4 grad credits. I am using a voucher from a teacher who could not use it. I look forward to class even though my knowledge of film is well non existent.

Well, off to get a roll of quarters for the meters. And find the course site.

It is Columbus Day yet?

Yep...I am going to be on the road again. But I am flying...out of Logan, on Midwest. I am not looking forward to flying out of Logan and on an airline other than Southwest. Southwest crews are the best. Hands down. To be a plane for two hours without them would be so sad. And expensive. But I had a choice, 2.5 drive with nasty traffic from Midway, or a bit more than an hour from Milwaukee.

And I have to rent a car. So I have to curtail the drinking (I would with my own car. Who needs to lose their license?) AND no bringing goodies home. Sigh. But 18 hours is a long drive. I keep telling myself I will drive up after Christmas. But I am sure there will be a HUGE Midwestern storm and I will never make it out of Indiana. At least there are goats and a pony there.

Don't get me wrong. I am so SUPER EXCITED to go back to Madison. Since I plan on getting a small condo or apartment for the summer, I better start getting myself ingrained in the community.

And I a bummed about not taking classes this semester. I mean yeah, I have an impossible paper due in two weeks, but it is obviously not the same. Maybe I can create a mini-course myself. Hey if I read a few books, I can get PDPs for it. Maybe something on how technology is not necessarily the best for students? You know, a back to basics manifesto. Off to do some more lesson planning.