thougts of the week

I'm having the best finals session of my law school experience. It's really amazing how much difference it makes when you really learn the material during the semester instead of trying to process it all the day before/of the final.
I hate grading papers. Why didn't I decide to be a math, science, Spanish, anything where you have a key and grade their assignment teacher, I don't know. But No, I chose to teach the most subjective, painful thing out there - writing and rhetoric.
I'm done grading them, though. (that's why I'm blogging - I must have a break)
I like writing personal notes to my students - unrelated to their papers. That's because I love my students. I always want to do this, but so seldom do. One in 5 MTC districts got the notes I composed in my head. Zero in 12 of my elementary school classes. And Zero of 1 past English class. But this one will!
I don't like movies. Not modern ones. Why do they have to be so trashy? I know why - it just makes me mad. And reminds me why I don't watch movies. Oh, I watched one last night with DeeDee. What made me sad, in addition to mad, is remembering all the people who recommended this movie to me when it was in theaters. I feel to cry with Mormon, Moroni, Jared, Enos and Ether - who are currently crying over their people in the places I'm reading in the Book of Mormon. That we have are desensitized to the trash hurts me as much as the fact that people make it. Of course there are dirty, evil people in the world. But there are good, kind people who take what they offer - and that scares and hurts me.
I'm happy that my mother taught me that you can cook plain pizza dough until it's barely cooked through, then freeze it. Later you can take it out, put the toppings on, and wahlah! - You have homemade pizza (tastes the same too!) in a few minutes. Yum. Yum. I'm eating some as I write.
Speaking of my mother, she's in town. Well, she was in town for a few hours on Tuesday night. Then I put her on the bus to Bountiful, where she has been sucked into the wedding machine. (My cousin (only daughter of Mother's older sister) is getting married tomorrow and they're working on bridesmaids dresses, a quilt, etc...). I think eventually I'll get to see her again. Oh well, it's just as well she's gone. I didn't get much sleep the night she stayed here. :)
One last thought. That's kind of two. I love Spring. My favorite part this week has been watching the trees and flowers as I drive to and from school. Trees that were only buds in the morning have become blossoms by evening. (and that with snow continuing to come down!) The other thing I enjoy watching is D.T. It's pretty much gone. Yesterday one last staircase of the last hall was standing. I have a feeling it might be gone today (I haven't left the house due to the aforementioned papers). It's been fascinating to watch it go. At the same time, out my kitchen window I watch a new subdivision springing up. When I moved in there was one house. Now there are 7 (that I can see) HUGE houses in various stages of being. Amazing (and sad, to me) how they've come to be.
That's all. Happy spring weekend!