FA5 has my name on it

In case Fridays weren't wonderful enough in their inherent Friday-ness, today was extra Friday. While it has been a fairly light week in terms of work, my students really challenged me. And it was nice to lie on the couch and not be pissed off at the Cubs. Loafed around and read Christopher Durang, as if reading one of my favorite playwrights would be some onerous homework assignment.

(this is from a couple weeks ago, but you get the idea)

Fridays After Five (FA5) had some of my favorite elements. There weren't as many of the usual suspects because of Macbett rehearsal and Betty techs. But for those of us who were not trapped inside a darkened theater for 10 out of 12, or whatever the academic equivalent is, there was Greek food. Every so often we have a theme. One week was breakfast, another was Your Favorite Foods as a Kid (which made the drinking of beer ironic. Sadly I couldn't find a sippy cup). This week was Greek food. We have one bona fide Greek, who made this amazing chicken with tomatoes, cloves and cinnamon. Mmmmm. Now that I have located 312 in the 740 I am more willing to share my stash. (The other grad student who had lived in Chicago also brought 312). Then, instead of YouTubing, we watched Strictly Ballroom. Which is only one of my favorite movies!!! It was special because I haven't seen it recently, and because I was watching it with theater people instead of dance people. So it was interesting to see what they found outrageous (lighting, shoes). And how much of it is actually accurate.

So Strictly Ballroom and baklava with theater people! Combining 3 of my particular interests in one living room!

on Pandora: "All Mapped Out" - The Departure