A Break and a Birthday (Kinda)

So, break starts today. And my family is here. That's exciting. Like, really exciting. They're tired from jet-lag, and I'm tired from going to bed at like 2:30 last night, but tomorrow will be better for all of us. I'm not going to post anything during break unless something REALLY big comes up. I just want to unwind and have fun with my family. But the program officially ends in less than a month, and I'm home in like a month and a week. So that's pretty cool.

My family brought a whole bunch of cool stuff that made me feel loved. It was great. My sister brought greetings from a bunch of my former teachers, as well as a letter that I wrote to myself in Spanish class two years ago and notes from my Spanish classmates from last year. I was able to read all of it, and it made me miss a bunch of people from high school. My parents brought candy from Mrs. Delong and a card from Grandma (thanks guys!) as well as an adorable video of the 3 Martin kids saying hi to me. Man, do I miss those kids. The best was a video of my church's talent show. I saw my sister, mom, and Grandma Hahn playing "O Danny Boy" on the kazoo, and Mr. Delong singing the same song like only he can do it. It also had Nan and mom doing a great piano duet. The highlight was watching Emily sing a solo accompanied by my mom on piano. It was such a great surprise. She has a beautiful voice. I can't wait to see her this summer.

Today is Sylvester's 64th birthday. His debut cartoon was "Life With Feathers", directed by Friz Freleng in 1945. Since then, he's appeared in dozens of cartoons alongside characters like Speedy Gonzales, Hippety Hopper, Elmer Fudd, and of course, Tweety Bird. A whopping 7 of his cartoons have been nominated for Academy Awards (including "Life With Feathers"), with 3 of them actually winning, giving him more nods than any other Looney Tunes character. Below is an underrated Sylvester gem: Friz Freleng's "The Last Hungry Cat" from 1961. I hope you like it.

In other Looney-Tunes related news, there is a special Chuck Jones tribue/marathon on Turner Classic Movies tonight starting at 8 PM. They're showing a short documentary on him followed by a dozen of his cartoons. My only problem with it is that they're not showing any Road Runner. Chuck Jones is one of my greatest heroes, and I think it would be pretty cool if you watched this. Emily is taping it for me, so I'll catch it when I get back. Here is the schedule:

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=03/24/2009&timezone=EST&cid=N

Well, that's it for now. I will be back in a week or so. I'm going to have a great break with my family. We've got a whole bunch of places to hit up. It's going to be fun. I'll talk to you all later! I love you!