Update #10

Two weeks until the wedding!

The Bad News: It's August. Where's the summer going?

The Good News: We're looking to have a great turnout at the wedding. We have yet to receive a no response.

The Great News: Alicia was admitted to the New York State Bar on Wednesday. She's a licensed attorney now. Read about it on her blog!

What I've been thinking about: Not much besides Mathematics. It must be something to do with my 6am wakeup time, but I've just been kinda zoning out. Studying has been occurring. Teaching has occurred. But that's most of what's occurred this last week or two.

Thus far, the hardest part of teaching has been motivating them. It's a quiet class and the students aren't doing terribly well. So every day, I struggle to get them involved and excited.

What I've Enjoyed: Really liked the AMC series Breaking Bad. It's about a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer. He decides he wants to actually make some money and live, so he begins cooking methamphetamines (crystal meth to you and I). Of course, he is intimately familiar with all the chemistry involved, so he's creating the purest meth available. It's always fun watching someone do something they're really good at. I also enjoy the thought that academic study can give you one hell of a leg up in anything you'd like...even the drug trade.

What's the most bizarre is that the chemistry teacher is played by the dad from Malcom in the Middle. I can't believe that's the same actor. He's fantastic. Really, really good.

Be warned, it's a dark show. It doesn't tread lightly on heavy issues such as death and morality. It has some humor and it's impossible to not route for the meth cooker.