It's sunny and in the 60s, which is making me a little giddy. Somewhat incongruously, it also makes me want to Get Things Done. So in that spirit, here are some things.
Thing 1: I took the cat out for a walk.
Tiny has had to become an indoor cat since we moved because we live on a really busy street, and it would just be too risky to let her out. Nobody likes this much, but she's doing ok inside. To assuage our guilt, in good weather I put a wee harness on her, hook it to a wee leash, scoop her up and go out into the back yard. The more we do this, the better she gets with it. Today there was no struggle at all, and she relaxed right away. The only one looking stupid was me, standing there with my cat on a leash.
Thing 2: I taught Northern Baroque in one class.
I can scarcely describe the waves of art historical guilt that washed over me. Unfortunately, we needed to make some progress before the test on Thursday and this is where it happened. Even with the material pared down greatly, it was a pretty harried class. Breathless, you might say. Luckily, since the test is on Thursday, this was my last teaching before spring break. Which is good, because I need to catch my breath.
Thing 3: I'm trying to look at art.
Tonight I'm going to a very nice gallery called Western Bridge for an educators' open house. WB is the local venue for the True collection, and judging by what's up in the gallery right now, they have some very nice work. Recent stuff by all the young international talent...and a separate space built just to hold Christian Marclay's Video Quartet. Should be an interesting scene tonight, and I hope to jot down some impressions tomorrow.
Thing 4: Did I mention that the sun is out?
Not only is it out (it's been out a few times recently, and has been at least once a week all winter, seems to me), it's WARM. Lalala.
Thing 5: Did you see The Lives of Others?
I did. And you bet I cried at the end--though I think it was righteous indignation rather than pathos. I wanted to write something about it last week, but haven't quite made up my mind. I will say that I keep getting tangled up in the authorship question and have a hard time not being reminded of the Weimar exhibitions in 1999 (West German interprets East German culture/history, with more or less disastrous results). I'm trying to come up with a more sensible understanding and opinion of the film, and I'll be sure to post something here if that ever happens.
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