"O, Shakespeare"
Poem of the Day - 4/23/20
Audio Version of Today's Poem
"A rose by any other name
Would smell as sweet" -
Yes, Shakespeare,
You had the right idea
Somehow, you always managed to find
Just
The right
Words -
Your flowery language
Simply beyond compare,
Leaving me speechless
Every
Damn
Time
And so, thank you,
Sweet poet,
For your legacy
We are forever grateful
Showing posts with label Shakespeare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shakespeare. Show all posts
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Be Prepared...Or Be Early Enough to Fix It...
Prepared.
That's definitely a word to describe me. Yep. Ask any of my friends of coworkers. While I tend to also be on the impulsive side, I'm still prepared for whatever that impulsive event or whatever is. I'm a list-maker, a check-your-bags-three-times-er, a how-many-times-can-I-check-this-email-before-sending-it-er.
Rewind to this past Thursday night. Two of my friends and I were going to see "Six" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. I got to Navy Pier around 4pm (which was about 3 hours before I needed to be there), having gone there straight from work. (Let's face it, Lakeshore Drive is always backed up no matter what time of day, so it's nice to sometimes have an excuse to avoid it.) It was a gorgeous day, though a little on the cool side... I definitely took advantage of walking around outside for a bit:
I had to wait until 7pm for the Box Office to open; that's where I was supposed to pick up our tickets. When they finally opened the doors, they couldn't find tickets under my name...or my email address...or my physical address...
Hmm...
I swore I had purchased them...but it turns out I wasn't as prepared for the show as I thought. I must not have actually clicked through to my cart when I was trying to buy them back in April.
Considering the website had indicated the show was sold out for that night, I thought I was done for. I texted my friends that I had made a mistake and not actually purchased the tickets.
But then the woman told me she could get two seats together and a third one up a bit further - and all of the seats would be on the first level.
(YES!)
Lesson learned: Be prepared...or be early so you can fix anything you weren't prepared for.
What a great night - the show was phenomenal; I highly recommend it. (In fact, I talked my sister into going at the end of the month...and each of my friends is going again at another time too.)
There's nothing like summer in the city.
P.S. Made it out to Millennium Park last night for their summer movie series...another gorgeous night, another beautiful skyline...
That's definitely a word to describe me. Yep. Ask any of my friends of coworkers. While I tend to also be on the impulsive side, I'm still prepared for whatever that impulsive event or whatever is. I'm a list-maker, a check-your-bags-three-times-er, a how-many-times-can-I-check-this-email-before-sending-it-er.
Rewind to this past Thursday night. Two of my friends and I were going to see "Six" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. I got to Navy Pier around 4pm (which was about 3 hours before I needed to be there), having gone there straight from work. (Let's face it, Lakeshore Drive is always backed up no matter what time of day, so it's nice to sometimes have an excuse to avoid it.) It was a gorgeous day, though a little on the cool side... I definitely took advantage of walking around outside for a bit:
I had to wait until 7pm for the Box Office to open; that's where I was supposed to pick up our tickets. When they finally opened the doors, they couldn't find tickets under my name...or my email address...or my physical address...
Hmm...
I swore I had purchased them...but it turns out I wasn't as prepared for the show as I thought. I must not have actually clicked through to my cart when I was trying to buy them back in April.
Considering the website had indicated the show was sold out for that night, I thought I was done for. I texted my friends that I had made a mistake and not actually purchased the tickets.
But then the woman told me she could get two seats together and a third one up a bit further - and all of the seats would be on the first level.
(YES!)
Lesson learned: Be prepared...or be early so you can fix anything you weren't prepared for.
What a great night - the show was phenomenal; I highly recommend it. (In fact, I talked my sister into going at the end of the month...and each of my friends is going again at another time too.)
There's nothing like summer in the city.
P.S. Made it out to Millennium Park last night for their summer movie series...another gorgeous night, another beautiful skyline...
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Grad School Spring Break + Bday + St. Patrick's Day = AMAZING!
What happens when grad school spring break, your birthday, and St. Patrick's Day coincide in the same week?
All good things.
Such as...
There were some other highlights too, including cute birthday cards/gifts from students and a couple of marathon training runs:
This week is going to be rough - it's the last full week before Easter break (which starts on Good Friday for us), and grad school has kicked up again (with multiple big assignments due this week). BUT, there are plenty of good things planned, including a service project, Lenten prayer group, a talk by Fr. James Martin(!), and a friend's birthday party.
And...have you been outside today in the Midwest? It's BEAUTIFUL!
All good things.
Such as...
- Orchids and Ice Cream
- Shows (Yes, that's plural!)
- Dinner out on a weeknight (gasp!)
- Ice cream post-volleyball practice (and staying up way past the normal bedtime)
- Irish cultural celebrating with friends
There were some other highlights too, including cute birthday cards/gifts from students and a couple of marathon training runs:
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| That's Jesus...I think... |
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| Yes, that's me with a cape on top of the world... |
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| Everyone wants a card with a giant picture of themselves on the front, right? :P |
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| Oh hey, pretty sunrise at the northernmost part of the path... |
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| 20 miles = great excuse to try a new treat from TJ's |
This week is going to be rough - it's the last full week before Easter break (which starts on Good Friday for us), and grad school has kicked up again (with multiple big assignments due this week). BUT, there are plenty of good things planned, including a service project, Lenten prayer group, a talk by Fr. James Martin(!), and a friend's birthday party.
And...have you been outside today in the Midwest? It's BEAUTIFUL!
Sunday, August 16, 2015
More Photos...and a Little Fun
And here we are again - photos do a better job of telling the story of this teacher setting up her classroom than words ever could:
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| Personal picture books + religion loaning library |
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| by my teacher desk |
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| prayers and goodies bulletin board |
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| attempting to keep my teacher desk organized |
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| ready for student work to be turned in |
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| Look who showed up - it's Flat Francis (and a great quote from St. Ignatius of Loyola) |
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| These hang by the door on the way out of the room... |
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| student artwork and yet more attempts to stay organized |
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| Absent? Now work is going to be in one place. |
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| "Homeless Jesus" statue from the prayer table |
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| desk setup...for now |
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| partially completed Mass bulletin board |
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| an almost organized classroom library - waiting on one more bookshelf |
Yes, I'll admit, I got a lot done the past few days in my classroom. But I also took some time for fun with friends - on Friday night, a few friends, my sister, and I went to the Chicago Summer Dance swing lesson & open dance downtown - I hadn't swing danced in a long time, so it was a ton of fun! Then, on Saturday night, another group of friends, my sister, a co-worker, and I met up at one of the Shakespeare in the Park shows, which this year happened to be his "Greatest Hits."
All's well that ends well, that's what I always say.
Oh wait, that was Shakespeare who said that...
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