Marian College 2008 National Champions!

Congratulations Marian College Cycling Team!

What's going on?

The Summer Quarter went by fast! I'll have three weeks off from classes until Fall Quarter starts on October 8th. Until then I have a long list of things to do; movies to see, 3 next week, and lots of hours editing the manuscript.

My daughter, Megan, is in Colorado Springs competing in Collegic Track Nationals for Marian College. I received a screaming and teary phone call last night while at dinner. She and her teammates had won the Team Sprint!

This is the first picture I've received so far, sorry for the blurry quality!

Now off to grading hell! Grades are due Monday 8 a.m!

Righteous Kill ~ Movie Review

This week's movie was Righteous Kill. Hubby wanted to see this movie badly, but unfortunately he couldn't go to see it because he was preparing to go out of town for a hunting trip. I had hoped the script would be worthy enough for Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, I wasn't disappointed. It's gritty and violent, leaving you wondering until the very end who the serial killer is.

Movie Reviews

Traitor


I'm late with this movie review, sorry! It's been so hectic with school, work, social commitments and grading!

I'm a fan of Don Cheadle so I was excited when a screening came up for Traitor. The movie was action packed and the political point of view left me with a lot to think about. Don, was fantastic in the movie, I had no idea he was so physically fit, the action scenes were great!

Here's the link to the official movie website for the trailer and synopsis:
http://www.traitor-themovie.com/


Burn After Reading


All I have to say is you WILL laugh out loud! I have to see it again because there was so much going on I'm sure I missed something. Brad Pitt was hysterical, at some moments he didn't have to say a word and the audience was laughing. The entire cast was terrific, Frances Mc Dormand, George Clooney, and John Malkovich. We have been talking about it for days since we saw it! A must see!

Here's the link to the official movie website for the trailer and synopsis:
http://www.burnafterreading.com--live.com/#/home

Lunch with Michael

We had lunch with Michael yesterday and we heard great stories about his experience in Beijing. Michael is off to Barcelona of competition in a few weeks and then back to Colorado Springs OTC (Olympic Training Center) where he lives, back to training! He's already setting his sights on London 2012!


Brittany & Michael


Loren & Michael


Loren & Michael

My students making it work!

I always have a difficult time explaining the classes I teach at school. One of the subjects is Fit Analysis. I took these pictures to show one of the assignments the students have to do. The assignment is to take a piece of fabric I've given them and design something by draping it on the dress form. They have a 1/2 hour to make it work!

Stacy making it work!

Tod making it work!

Michael's & Giddeon's welcome home party

Michael's family invited us to a welcome home party from Beijing. Also we honored was Giddeon Massie, Michael's team mate.

Loren

Michael, Loren, & Giddeon

Michael & Giddeon doing a Q & A

Loren & Michael

Me, Loren, Michael, & Don