A return to posting breeds three

It seems that the Thanksgiving holiday last week (and it's attendant travel) took me out of the this blogging game for a bit longer than expected. While I've got a few little ditties in the works, let me drop some random notes right now:

1a. I registered for more CCSF classes earlier this week, so my (ahem) studies will continue into 2008 (2008, yo!). The only bummer is that they aren't offering the next Russian class in the series (i.e. Russian 2A) this semester, so I signed up for the one after that (i.e. Russian 2B); Mой преподавателъ said it was cool to do so (and that I'd have to study my ass off to catch up on what I would have learned in 2A). I'm ready to work; I can't NOT keep up this new linguistic pastime; Москва awaits another visit! Not to mention Эльбрус..

1b. I've also decided to put some structure around my, um, ramblings (the written kind, anyway; don't worry - I'll still let my drunk, verbal ramblings continue unfettered by any such structure). You see, I also registered for a creative writing class, focused on the short story.. which is a length of activity that fits well with my short attention, uh, something. What? In any case, I'm looking forward to it, but unsure how I'll stack up, academically, that is, given that I took one English(-for-engineers) class in college and that's about the extent of my native-language training. But it's cool; at the least, I hope everyone in the class - including the teacher - has a sense of humor (because I plan to use the word "balls" in every delightful permutation of its meaning) and capacity for suspension of disbelief (because I find it enjoyable to keep the logic of a story secondary to its overall lyrical flow and "texture"; they be meant for verbal delivery, for performance even). Maybe those ideas will get smacked down; who knows? (again, I have no reference); I'll let you know.

2. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Ghostland Observatory rocks live! I saw them for the second time last night at Mezzanine - a great place to see a show, by the way - with a friend and fully appreciate their "electro-dance soul rock". What really brings it all together is their frontman's full on swagger-fest and preacherman banter; the whole package (music and stage presence) makes for an eminently danceable and fistpump-able evening (sweaty too, if you let it). So, strike a pose, Mr. Behrens; strike a pose.. show us what you're workin' wit!

3. Finally, I *still* cannot get enough of Starship! It's a good thing I work from home, because I've been belting out "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (or, at least, a mangled version of it) all day long this past week..

In any case, it's Friday (after a long, but solid, week), the weather is beautiful here in SF (if a little chilly), and the weekend is upon us. I'm ready to enjoy it; please do so yourselves! Word.