project runway

The most interesting thing I learned today in the Reading Project Institute is that Fountas and Pinnel, the gurus of guided reading and leveling books, are not two dead white guys as I thought. Rather they are women, Irene and Gay Su, and they are probably in their late fifties. Huh. Who would have thought?

Alison has gotten me hooked on watching "Project Runway" on the Bravo channel. We talked about last night's episode over lunch today. Then, this afternoon, I went downtown to do some shopping. I walked past Macy's on 34th Street, and, from across the street, I saw a window display that said "Project Runway." I went across for a closer look, and there was the dress that won last night's challenge! It was amazing to see something happen on TV and then see it on display the very next day! I realized how very much we are in the middle of things (fashion, television shows, etc.) here in New York. Pretty cool!

I shopped at H&M, Old Navy, Macy's, Payless shoes, and several other shops. I ended up with a great new outfit from H&M. I think it's going to be one of my new favorite stores while I'm here in New York. Also, I'm almost positive I saw Janie Wallace, who I went to high school with in Kansas, at the store! Small world...