Harry and DC and RC oh my...

The past weekend, I headed out to Washington DC to see SAI and BP with KF and WS. We had a wonderful time; I love it when the five of us hang out and everything goes smoothly. Last August, KF, SAI, WS and I had a great time in Michigan...and this is the first time the whole crew has been together since then. It was really fantastic, actually. We went to the Smithsonian, which has a new African Art Museum [with a stunning collection by Walt Disney, go figure?] and the Air and Space Museum and a Nationals game and more. Overall, it was incredibly fun, and I got to spend good, quality time with all my favorite ladies and gents [minus the one taking the bar in a few days].

That's the crew. The crew of smiling, happy, respectable people. People with futures and brains. This week, I am doing this Responsive Classroom deal mentioned earlier. I am enjoying the principles that RC sets forward for teachers to use, but I most definitely am NOT enjoying the questions people ask. Hell, indeed, is other people. And I am wondering to myself why I am so interested in teaching. I had other teachers say to me today, "Wow, with a Harvard masters, you're still just going to be a teacher?" They fulfill their own stereotypes. Luckily, I'm not wasting too much gas on this excursion--my parents were gracious enough to let their daughter who, if they hadn't moved her into her spanking gorgeous apartment, they would think has never left home, stay with them this week. The Cossitt School is only 10 minutes away from their house, and as the sessions start at 830 in the morning, there's no way I would want to be commuting from Wicker Park.

Finally, speaking of things I would never want to do, that's be a lawyer. What CA is going through in these final hours before the bar is so incredibly draining to me I cannot even imagine the process that one goes through to become a lawyer. I cannot wait for this to be over; there is so much I want to say to him. So many places I want this all to go. In 48 hours he'll be done. In 48 hours, I am sure he will either be drunk or sleeping. And I, hopefully, will be somewhere near him. Sigh. I cannot wait for this weekend to come. Dear Christ, it's only Monday night.

But, I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. To die for. I think it made me appreciate the 6th installment much more...Although OotP is still my favorite, this book really put a lot of things into perspective. But...so many questions. I will have to ask SR very soon. I can still remember my first conversation with her about Harry Potter conspiracies, after I read something on a website; it now, I know, is not the best or most reliable website, but oh, after I revealed to her my little "obsession," she had someone to share her own with and we became a little duo of HP madness. I almost feel like she and I should return to Salonica for a slow rice pudding eating discussion...