My mother has been making friends with our Korean neighbors. She tutors the two boys, and Rose and Joel take art classes from their mom. Also, Rose and I take turns "tutoring" the younger boy, Joong-Wong.(I'm not sure if I really spelled that right...but who's going to correct me, really?) "Tutoring" means reading to him and watching this incredibly smart third grader work on spelling words. And then we play Scrabble.
None of this is to help him with his actual school work...his mom just wants him to really love reading. And he doesn't mind spending an extra hour twice a week on spelling and reading. This kid is highly entertaining. I'm reading him this book he brought with him...it's called Gregor, and it's about some weird underworld. The chapter I read today involved giant bats...yeah, it was weird.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce you all to my new friend Joong-Wong and his family...because I'm sure that there will be more to share about them in the future. :)
Friday, September 26, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
I <3 Heroes!
So, the school year has been going on for a several weeks now, and September is almost over. This means Beth is bored. Sure, October is fun in it's own way...but not really till the end, with pumpkins and costumes and all that. Right now it's all kind of...well, blah.
Well, thank goodness prime time television has come to the rescue! Heroes is starting tonight, and Joel and I await this evening quite anxiously. Is Nikki really dead?(please, please let her be dead...) Will Peter save the day? Will Claire become less annoying and cheerleader-y?
Let me explain myself. In the last few years, I have watched very little television. There was nothing very worth taking the time to watch, and ballet classes were always in the evenings when I would normally be watching TV. So I didn't mind, I liked the fact that I was not bound to the television every weekday night. Also, I hate jumping in the middle of a series that has been going on for awhile. I like to know what's happening.
Then that whole writers' strike thing happened. And there was no TV for months. And I didn't dance anymore...giving me lots of time to check out station websites and catch up on a lot of TV...
Which means that this fall, I am excited for Heroes, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, and The Office, among...even more worthless TV. How exciting. At least now I have something to do with my time...
Yeah, you can say it. I should find something better to do, and to write about...:)
Well, thank goodness prime time television has come to the rescue! Heroes is starting tonight, and Joel and I await this evening quite anxiously. Is Nikki really dead?(please, please let her be dead...) Will Peter save the day? Will Claire become less annoying and cheerleader-y?
Let me explain myself. In the last few years, I have watched very little television. There was nothing very worth taking the time to watch, and ballet classes were always in the evenings when I would normally be watching TV. So I didn't mind, I liked the fact that I was not bound to the television every weekday night. Also, I hate jumping in the middle of a series that has been going on for awhile. I like to know what's happening.
Then that whole writers' strike thing happened. And there was no TV for months. And I didn't dance anymore...giving me lots of time to check out station websites and catch up on a lot of TV...
Which means that this fall, I am excited for Heroes, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, and The Office, among...even more worthless TV. How exciting. At least now I have something to do with my time...
Yeah, you can say it. I should find something better to do, and to write about...:)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
A Day in the Life...
So I guess life has slowed down a lot...because here is my daily schedule. (Some variation as to order, but that's about it.)
1. Wake up late.
2. Eat some sort of sugar filled breakfast cereal.
3. School. This usually lasts me about 3 hours. Yeah...it's easy.
4. Eat Lunch.
5. Take a nap. Seriously...every day.
6. Play games on the computer with Joel. (Zoo Tycoon. We built a Zoo. It's very realistic, except for the Saber-Toothed Cats.)
7. Read a book/bug my siblings while waiting for my dad to get home.
8. Eat dinner. At dinner, we share something that we read about in the paper that day. It's very enlightening, especially since Rose's story today is about Taylor Swift, Joel's is about Legos, and mine is about a public race track where people can bring there own cars and train to drive 200 mph through a twisting track. All for the low, low price of $200. Cool, right?
9. Play games on my dad's computer until my boyfriend calls.
10. Go to sleep.
And then Repeat, with the small variation of going to church on Sundays and Wednesdays.
So I think what we've established here is...I need a life. And soon.
1. Wake up late.
2. Eat some sort of sugar filled breakfast cereal.
3. School. This usually lasts me about 3 hours. Yeah...it's easy.
4. Eat Lunch.
5. Take a nap. Seriously...every day.
6. Play games on the computer with Joel. (Zoo Tycoon. We built a Zoo. It's very realistic, except for the Saber-Toothed Cats.)
7. Read a book/bug my siblings while waiting for my dad to get home.
8. Eat dinner. At dinner, we share something that we read about in the paper that day. It's very enlightening, especially since Rose's story today is about Taylor Swift, Joel's is about Legos, and mine is about a public race track where people can bring there own cars and train to drive 200 mph through a twisting track. All for the low, low price of $200. Cool, right?
9. Play games on my dad's computer until my boyfriend calls.
10. Go to sleep.
And then Repeat, with the small variation of going to church on Sundays and Wednesdays.
So I think what we've established here is...I need a life. And soon.
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