Frustration

When I broached the idea that Edna, as a character, is frustrating, I had no idea how many of you would respond with criticisms of her constantly conflicted mind, lack of problem solving skills, and general behavior with friends, family, and men. Anywho, no matter if you love or hate her - or fall somewhere in between - oh, Lifehouse reference - oh, so appropriate lyrics now that I think about it - https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lifehouse/somewhereinbetween.html - Edna reflects a round character struggling to awaken to her fullest extent.

Since I'm referencing Lifehouse, I might as well flashback to Friday to their show at the DuQuoin State Fair!

Other than our general frustration, we finished up vocab unit 2 today, which means a review tomorrow and a quiz on Monday. Irksome to have a quiz on Monday, but that is how it will be this time around. To finish class, we continued with our individual close reads on the board. Alas, we still have some to do and that shall occur tomorrow. Then, we will have a chance to talk about Edna's latest interest and her lifestyle after Robert has influenced her to be free. Of course, Robert has every opportunity to be free since he is a male with a fairly upper class background and has the choice of occupation at his fingertips. Edna does not have that same options.

As for my options, I will be spending the evening celebrating Tango Antonio Gianini's fourth birthday with pretzels, banana crumb muffins, seed, new toys, bell ringing, and a good fly (those last four items will be all Tango). He is a complete mama's boy, his favorite word is "really," he likes to dance, and his best friend is his sister Ingram.