Professor Allen and her love of lists

Hi. On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5 in the band room of the University of Jamestown I am Professor Allen. Which is weird. But I like it. But it's weird. We're having a good time. I have 7 students and one auditing so 8 total. Due to the quality of some of the instruments we have 3 on clarinet, 2 on flute, 1 on alto sax, 1 on oboe, and 1 on bassoon. Yep, that equals 8. Anyways, so I'm using Andrew's syllabus from when he's taught it a few times. It is very helpful. We have woodwind time together once a week to make sure I teach correct information in a logical way.

So I've noticed that lists are very popular on the internet so I'm gonna make some lists that you may enjoy.

My list of grievances with the movie theater:
1) It's in a mall (is it 1998? Why the mall? Why do we go to the mall all the time?)
2) Movies come after they've been released elsewhere and leave earlier. We've missed Anchorman II and American Hustle. Very disappointed.
3) They serve Pepsi products. All I want with my movie popcorn is diet coke.
4) Lindsay Millirons doesn't work there so....

Best responses to my name change from the kids at school:
1) You look different. (Thank you, I had pulled my bangs back that day)
2) When did you get married? You didn't tell us you were getting married! (You're in the third grade. No excuses from you on that one... I promise I did tell you)
3) Oh, you had your baby?! (EXCUSE ME? Hahahaha, this was hilarious)

Elise Allen's favorite TV shows of all time:
1) 30 Rock, Tina Fey is my spirit animal. There is another list coming in a separate post devoted entirely to 30 rock with my top 5 favorite episodes. But let's be real, Tina Fey does it all and does it amazingly and if you don't watch this but have a netflix account you should be ashamed of yourself.
2) Friends. Enough said. A classic. I love it.
3) New Girl. This is hilarious and totes worth your time. Seasons 1 and 2 are on Netflix.
4) The Mindy Project. Love it. Again, like Tina Fey, Mindy Kahling does everything and it's wonderful. She's so relatable and I love seeing a woman who's not afraid to say she's a size 8 and rock it on television. However, I'm so glad she grew her hair back out. Was not liking the super short pixie cut.
5) How I Met Your Mother. Ok so, side note on this one, I really enjoy this one more on Netflix in a binge watch sort of situation because in any given week, not a lot happens however in a season a fair amount goes down and they go by quickly so I like to have it on while I'm doing dishes alone or like cleaning the bathroom or whatever. You know, background noise. I do watch each week though.
6) Parks and Rec. Along the same lines of the Mindy Project and 30 Rock where Amy Pohler is just like being amazing and making strong women everywhere proud. Also it's hilarious.
7) Kathy Lee and Hoda. Yep I count this. I love watching those ladies booze it up way too early in the morning and make fools of themselves on national tv. Also I love me some ambush makeovers with Louis LaCari La la la la   la la. You know what I'm talkin about. However the Joy fit club doesn't inspire me, it just makes me feel ashamed. Anyways. I would love to go to NYC and drink wine at 10 am with them and gossip about celebs and just talk about my life as if the world cares. I love them. I've read their books and I love them. KLG is too much and Hoda, you scare me when you're on dateline. I don't like dateline Hoda just Today show Hoda.

Now, I do watch other shows but these are my favorite. Other shows I watch: Grey's Anatomy (anyone know when it's coming back this season?), Parenthood (amazing, makes me think about crying), Modern Family (also excellent)... Yeah I think that's it...