i went and saw this today (andy warhol: skull). note: photo was taken at an angle with my iphone. so not the best shot. it was the most halloweenish piece of art i could find at the met. we escaped our plague ridden school today and took some kids out for some fresh air. the trip had been planned for a while, and it just happened to fall on a day when almost 1/4 of the upper school was absent, and more than 1/2 of the middle school. of the middle school about 5/6 of the 8th graders were not here. i heard that my 8th grade class only had 2 kids there today - usually there are 10. and there was something like 13 teachers out sick. so anyways, we took 26 kids to the met - there were supposed to be 40 on the trip. we roamed around the met for a couple of hours and then went and played in central park. i love chaperoning these field trips. once we got in the doors of the museum i was free to do whatever i wanted. and while i'm on the topic of the met, just wanted to congratulate one of my former students on the party he helped throw last night at the met. yes a party at the met and no i didn't go. it was to celebrate philippe de montebello’s 31 years as director. but i must say that i'm excited to see what the new director does since i recently had the opportunity to meet him.