So Busy!

Spring has sprung and I am "springing" too. Don't you just love having 13 hours of daylight? It's like a wonder-drug for me these days. So, things have been busy here. Getting back into the swing of things for the last term of school. I bought a tank and some fish this weekend for the classroom. Just goldfish but I'm sure they'll be a hit.

Going back a couple of weeks now, I had a chance to see my friend, Tania Bove perform a night of dazzling jazz vocals at the Ancaster Fire Hall. What a night!

This led me to see Darcy Hepner's Big Band at the Corktown. Wow! All I can say is that my friends and I were impressed. Nick Marchione, on trumpet that night, was a huge hit with the crowd. The 17-member band almost blew my eardrums out and I had visions of the sound waves decimating my runny nose and cold germs as they crashed into my head.

At Harbourfront I had a chance to see Kaeja d'Dance's latest work entitled, "Abattoir". I must say the show was not quite a hit with my colleagues but I can appreciate the subject matter.

On Thursday I went to a talk given by Alfie Kohn at Westmount Highschool. The ideas passed along during this evening really resonated with me. He spoke about the insanity of Standardized Testing and the cruelty and pointlessness of homework. Many ideas really clicked with me that night.

On the weekend I opted for the Free Friday at the AGH. My fav of the evening was this one by Francis Jones Bannerman. I love how the inside environment is so different from that of the outdoor one.

Saturday morning I spent a couple of hours picking up garbage with my dad in Cootes. Disgusting mess! I don't ever need to see another Tim Horton's cup again.

The strangest items we found were construction materials (obviously dumped) and the saddest item found was a garbage bag.

Oh! And last weekend I ventured back the Staircase Theatre, of all places, to celebrate Earth hour. Kate and I enjoyed a candle-lit, full house performance by Lisa Winn. Nice to be back.