Week 8:... and Amy

1. Are you coming back for SXSW? (Or any other visits. Come this Saturday and co-teach a self defense class with me?)
Alas, I won't be back for SXSW, nor can I co-teach with you, though I would love to.  I will be back the last two weeks in May, however, with the exception of a weekend I'll be in Natchitoches for my 20-year high school reunion.  Anybody who wants to offer me a place to stay, let me know.

2. What's the last movie you watched?
Les Miserables, at the Alamo South Lamar, right before I left and they closed for remodeling.  I saw it with Kevin, who was not particularly impressed.  I thought that Russell Crowe did not have the vocal chops for Javert, which was dissapointing; "Stars" is my favorite song in Les Mis.  Whatserface, Cossette's mother, was phenomenal, though, and Jean Valjean was also quite good.  Really, Javert was the only disappointment.  Also, I realized that I've only ever actually seen the musical from the nosebleed seats, and as a result I did not entirely understand the plot, though I listened to the soundtrack incessantly in my youth.

3. Did you do anything to observe Valentine's Day? (the cats must have gotten you something, right?!?)
The cats are ungrateful wretches.  I did nothing in particular for Valentine's Day, though I did go to Valley Women's, as I recall.  One day, I'd like to have a valentine on Valentine's Day.  It's a goal.

4. If you could go anywhere in the world for one week, where would it be? (and don't say Austin because that's lame even though we want you to come visit)
See, the challenge with this question is that I only know what a place is really like if I've been there, but if I could go anywhere in the world for a week, I'd want to go somewhere new.  So, if I could go anywhere (excepting Austin) that I've been before, I think it would probably be Germany -- somewhere in Bavaria.  Or maybe San Francisco.  If I could go anywhere I haven't been, maybe India?  [I realize India is huge, so that's an imprecise answer. But I don't know enough about it to be more precise.]

5. Is there anything you would like to ask us? (that can be the "us" that live in my house or the larger "us" of our circle)
Wow, this is surprisingly hard.  Mostly I want to know how everyone is doing.  How's the new job (Mel), how's the old job, how is teaching going this semester (Jess), how are the kids (both of you + the kids), how is G's spanish coming along, does N still ask about me, how's Scott doing, how's the dojo, how much do you miss me, how crushed will you be if I don't move back to Austin, what wine should I buy, will you come up here and drink it with me...