Have You Ever Heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates? Morons.

Yesterday was the last day before Spring Break.  We took our midterm the day before, so Thursday was movie day.  I brought in three movies (National Treasure, School of Rock, and Princess Bride) for students to choose from.

My fourth period said "What's Princess Bride?"  After I told them a brief plot summary (and after a few peers promised them it was awesome), they chose to watch it.

Princess Bride (1987)

First, a little back story.  Princess Bride is my all-time favorite movie.  I first saw this movie when I was maybe five or six years old, and it's only gotten better since (now that I can understand more of the witty dialogue).  This is collectively my family's favorite movie, and quotes from it are integrated into many of our conversations.  The most significant case of this was when my uncle Jim was getting married and the preacher started the ceremony by saying "Love!" to which my aunt mouthed to my mom (her sister) "Twoo wuv."  Yep, most important day of their brother's life, and they're sitting on the pew shaking in silent laughter.

Ok, back to yesterday.  I was so young the first time I saw the movie that I didn't understand a lot of it.  Yesterday, though, I really enjoyed watching my students experience it for the first time.  At one point (during the scene where the Man in Black is wrestling Fezzik), one student gasped "He's the guy she fell in love with, isn't he!?!"  I just smiled and shrugged and let the story unfold.  I watched them chuckle when Buttercup threw herself down the hill after shoving Wesley.  I listened to them groan in disappointment when the bell rang, signifying Spring Break, because they didn't want to stop watching.  I watched them fall in love with the movie I've loved most of my life.

Teachers hope to make differences in their students lives.  True, I never set out to expose a new generation to my favorite movie, but hey, I'll take any life-changing I can get.

Hair

A few months ago, I was blogging about me and Jason (shocking, I know) through the years.  As I added pictures, I noticed how much he had changed his appearance... gelled spiky hair, buzz cut, clean-shaven, 5:00 shadow, to *shudder* mustache and goatee.  On the other hand, I looked the same... medium-brown curly hair in every picture.

2008: Wedding Rehearsal Dinner...

I had some highlights for the wedding, but medium brown and curly.

2009: Memorial Day Cookout

I had gotten rid of the highlights (and gone through a semi-traumatic copper red phase), but look, medium brown and curly...

2010: Jake's Graduation/Benny's Birthday/Sara's Going Away Party

Had a big hair cut, but look, same hair (and same shirt... how embarrassing!)

2011: Sporting my new lab coat

Starting to notice a hair trend yet?

Ok, there is a reason for sharing all of this, I promise.  After noticing my lack of a "hair style" for the past, oh, forever, I called up my hairdresser from Jamesville and booked an appointment for over spring break.  He asked what was it for (as in, cut, color, etc.) and I said "something drastic, but I don't know what."  I do get my hair cut here in Raleigh, but no one knows my hair better than John, so if I'm going to do something crazy, he's going to be on the other side of those scissors.

Here's my hair a few weeks ago before church:

The question is, what should I do with it?  I've already had two people weigh in (voting for "DON'T CUT IT!!!" and "go blond again!").  What do you think?  For real... I'm asking for opinions.