Monday, May 19, 2008

A tiring weekend...

It was Michelle's birthday yesterday and we had hoped to go for a bike ride before she had to head out to her first night of "orientation" for her summer research position...but of course the weather did not want to cooperate so we went to see "The History Boys" at the Studio Theater in DC. Scored half price tickets by showing up 30 minutes before show time. The play was not the best I have seen at the Studio, not because of the acting, but more due to the story line. It deals with a boys boarding school in England somewhere and the fact that none of its students get in to Cambridge or Oxford. A young teacher with the explicit goal of getting these students to stand out from other students and to ultimately get into these universities is hired. His teachings begin to take the place of the older English teacher, whose teaching ways are more of an overall liberal arts way. Ultimately the students all get into Oxford/Cambridge and along the way is a bit of homosexuality and other inferred sex acts.
Saturday we had a barbecue at our house. I don't really know how many peoples showed, but I do know that we went through most of the food and beer. I also drank more than my share of beer. Kevork brought over some PG cigars and held a class for all attending. Luckily I missed watching the Yankees game because they are terrible and it would just make me mad.

All in all, a good weekend. Fast and furious, but fun.

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