on The End Of Hyphens??? at 18:16 09/28/2009

Soon they won't be teaching kids how to spell at all! I'm a third grade teacher and our district is telling us not to waste time in the school day teaching kids spelling and grammar. We're being told those things aren't as important as other things. Oh yea, let's just rely on spell check for the rest of our lives! I don't care what they say, it will be over my dead body that I stop teaching spelling and grammar.

on Dirty Dancing All The Way To Broadway! at 23:27 10/22/2008

I've seen the movie over 500 times (yes I know, a bit obsessive some might say..) and the play that I saw in Chicago is almost word-for-word, the same as the movie. There are a few extra parts that weren't in the movie, nothing really special. The stage set up was very creative. Don't go into it expecting it to be just based on the movie and completely different. It's just the stage version of the movie. After I saw it on stage, my mom and I watched the movie the next day. The movie is obviously superior, but we all enjoyed the play. I wonder if Patrick Swayze has/will see it in Chicago, since he's been filming a tv show here lately. I'd love to hear what he thinks of it.

on Dirty Dancing All The Way To Broadway! at 19:55 10/22/2008

I just saw it 2 weekends ago in Chicago. This is my all-time favorite movie, and I was not disappointed. I'm going again next month! The set was awesome. There is some singing. The guy that plays Billy (Johnny's cousin) sings, as does one of the back up dancers. They were both REALLY good. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves the movie.