another week + puppets

so it's thursday. and I have the day off of work tomorrow because of reagan's funeral and all that. but I think I'm going to have to work for a few hours anyway. yuck. our project has these crazy deadlines and I only have like 15 days left at work so I have lots of crap to do before then. ugh. anyway, it's not too bad. I might be able to do it at home instead of driving all the way over to sdsu. that would be nice.

so, let's see. the weekend was very eventful as I mentioned earlier. so that's good. the rest of the week has been fairly uneventful. most everyone else is studying and finishing up their finals. went to karl strauss as usual last night, but it wasn't the usual sort of fun because not everyone was there. oh well. next week will be better probably. I finished reading 'a tree grows in brooklyn' today. it was really good. i love being able to read at work during my lunch break. I've gotten so much done. I think next I'm going to read 'the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay' by michael chabon. it won a pulitzer prize so hopefully it will be good. and tom liked it, so I guess I have to trust him. ;-)

oh my gosh, so the other thing that I've been doing this week is listening to the 'avenue q' soundtrack. it won tonys last weekend for best musical, book, and music and lyrics. and I had heard before that it was good, but hadn't listened to it yet, so I figured I should give it a try. and, I must say, it is one of the funniest things I have ever heard. not many musicals can make you laugh at loud and sing along at the same time. it's hilarious. I don't really know how to explain it. it's sort of a cross between sesame street and 'rent'. there are puppets in the show and everything. but it's definitely not for kids. there is a parental advisory sticker on the album and just to give you an idea, some of the song titles are: 'the internet is for porn', 'everyone's a little bit racist', and 'it sucks to be me'. one of the funniest songs is 'my girlfriend, who lives in canada' which is sung by the puppet who is a closeted gay republican. sounds familiar, anyone? hehe. also, 'there's a fine, fine line' is a really great song. anyway, the whole thing is really hilarious and interesting, so you should check it out.