Monday, September 21, 2009

The PHANTOM IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am sooooooooooo excited!!!! The Phantom of Manhatton is here!!!!!! I heard from my friend, who plays for musicals and sessions and had played through some of the new material, a while back that Andrew Lloyd Webber was writing the Phantom of the Opera sequel. As a huge Phantom fan (not just the musical but the original book), I was rightly excited! Now, I have read Frederick Forsythe's book Phantom of Manhatton and I of course presumed that ALW must be basing it on this, since FF based his continuation of the story on ALW's version rather than Gaston Leroux's (wherein, the Phantom perishes). I like the book- I like the ending in the fact that I always thought that the Phantom had a bit of a rough deal and I think he gets a chance in FF's continuation! Anyway, I waffle. This merry evening, I received an e-mail from The really useful group entitled, a Message from the Phantom. Along with a note from the Phantom himself, they sent this link which confirms my theory! (the visuals fit in with FF's plot!). Can't wait!!!! Sooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Want to go and see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Can't believe I've only read 2 books in about 5 weeks!

82. An infamous army- Georgette Heyer
83. Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Year 3 commences!

So tomorrow I begin with a new class. Mental note: No smiling till Christmas! It is exciting but of course scary! I do feel sad that the summer is over, but I am going back to school with a surplus of happiness (due to exciting holidays and lovely lovely person I've been spending time with, just to be enigmatic!) so this should hold me in good stead.
I hope that this will be a successful term in which my class and I get to know each other well and set up excellent relationships! I want to really keep on top of everything but even more calmly than before with no panic or stress!
I'm going to do recorders with year 3 for the 1/2 term I have decided! Should be fun! Everyone else, I am working through exactly what I am going to teach them.
Wish me luck!