My hamstrings are killing me and I'm not quite sure why. I played tennis days ago but I'm don't think that's the connection. Standing, seated, or lying down...the muscle groups are not happy.
I decided to take a night off from work tonight (aka no grading at home) so I could relax and hopefully go to bed early. I was already asleep at 9pm (yippee) but the fire alarm went off throughout the building. Based on the smell in the hallway, I'm assuming something burned in someone's kitchen. I'm wondering if a sprinkler or something went off to trigger the whole building. It took fifteen minutes for the fire trucks to get here and it was obvious they weren't in any hurry. Thank god the weather was nice tonight. I was a good Samaritan and helped a bit with the guys next door since they are disabled. They had two people working with the three gentlemen and the two workers seemed a bit frantic to get them out of their apartment.
I am currently buried in grading tasks. The bulk (95%) is ISU-related. I've kept up well with DMACC classes. I have 90 fairly simplistic assignments to grade for my health methods class. Should take me a 2-3 hours. I also have about 75 more in-depth assignments to grade for that same class and those will take me much longer. I need to tackle those tomorrow as they are more time sensitive. I have about 25 moderate assignments to grade for my PE course too. Sigh. I haven't even started grading the teaching assignments that are taking place in all ISU classes yet. Blah. Ideally I'd like to have all that grading taking care of by Monday next week. It's good that I'm not traveling for Easter weekend since I need to be grading for most of the weekend.
I plan to take my bike to a nearby bike shop this week. I might do it on Thursday morning before I head to ISU. I think I bought the bike in 2008 but I'm not sure. I want them to do an overall check on it and prep it for recreational use. I know I need a new pedal too. Dan is keeping a bike here at the apartment too and we plan to start using the trails more regularly. I'm curious to see how long it takes for us to bike to Saylorville Lake from the apartment.
My weight loss has definitely slowed a bit. I've been around the same weight for awhile. It's still slow dropping though. I have to be careful at night because my desire to snack is coming back when I'm watching TV. I try to drink hot tea instead. I'm letting my work take over too and I'm not working out as much either. Bleh. Just need to do some self-reporting since I'm not entirely thrilled with myself.
I finished reading "The Order of the Phoenix" so it looks like I only have one Harry Potter book left! Whoo! Considering my workload, I'm not reading for pleasure again until May.
We've been taking time to watch the occasional movie so here are some movie reviews:
The Hangover II: Just as silly as the first Hangover movie so it was pretty funny. The first was better but this wasn't too bad for a sequel. The friend in the group that is a dentist (can't remember his name at the moment) is the one getting married in Thailand. They end up partying in Bangkok and things get wild again.
Crazy, Stupid Love: Steve Carrell is the lead actor in this movie about a couple going through a divorce and he tries to get back out in the dating scene with the help of another single guy. Neat story about his kids are adjusting and how lines cross with various actors/actresses in the movie plot.
The Judge: A serious movie that features Robert Downey Jr. He comes back to his hometown for his mother's funeral and during that time his Dad causes an accident that kills a man. Furthermore his dad is the county's judge so that causes more controversy with the death. It causes the family to bond and brings up issues from childhood/teenage years.
Safe Haven: Holy crap what a chick flick. It is a Nicholas Spark book made into a movie. I wasn't too impressed but there was an interesting twist at the end.
The Theory of Everything: It's the biography of Stephen Hawking's life. It was actually very good. It's based off his first wife's book. Explains his time in college and how they met. It also shows his progression of his ALS and why he ended up in a wheelchair and why he can no longer speak.
Fireflies in the Garden: A surprisingly great movie about an author's life. He had a tumultuous childhood, especially with his father. I do think it is fairly a true story. Not sure why I added it to my Netflix list but I'm glad I did. Ryan Reynolds is the lead actor.
And in the spirit of Easter...
Wow, that is a lot of grading. I have a decent amount, which I should be able to work on while Tony is having his appointments today.
ReplyDeleteThat's weird about your fire alarm situation. I don't think I ever had that problem in my years of living in an apartment. Only when I lived in the dorms did we have that happen. Does the tenant get in trouble if that happens?
Do we, as children, have any Easter pictures with large rabbits? I don't recall any. We just had pictures with our Easter candy, eggs, and/or gifts.
I've been thinking here and there about getting a bike. The one I borrow from Tony isn't in the best shape, especially the seat. Maybe it just needs a tune-up. It's nice that Dan is willing to bike with you. I can't get Tony to do any physical activity with me. He does play catch with a softball with Keira and I. Sometimes he plays basketball with her.
Sorry about the bad news about Harry Potter. If you think about it, if you add "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," you have three books to read. I've seen "The Hangover II" and "Crazy, Stupid Love." Both were okay. "Fireflies in the Garden" sounds interesting. I think I've seen parts of "The Theory of Everything."
Have a good Easter weekend if that's possible with a huge load of grading.