Having been unemployed since April, I was forced to lower my expectations, and eventually (about three weeks ago) got a job as a cashier at a grocery store. I've always been good at customer service, and in the time I've been there, I've managed to impress every manager I've got ( Read more... )

My Sweetie went to see Avenue Q tonight. It was a local production that a few friends were involved in, and VERY well-done. This was the second time we'd seen the show, since it was one of two we managed to catch while we were in London on our Honeymoon. Seeing it this time was... different.

Avenue Q is a bit like Sesame Street for grownups. It's ( Read more... )

The other night, My Sweetie and I had our friend The Ninja over for dinner and TV-watching. I was planning to roast a chicken for dinner, but then I saw prime rib roast on for $4.95 a pound. Woo Roast Beast! I also made my specialty: apple cheese crisp, from the honeycrisp apples we bought at the Farmer's Market last week.

I'd also volunteered to ( Read more... )

So, I was halfway through a blog about Fringe, but didn't have time to finish it. Then LiveJournal lost my draft. Now it's found it again, but I have other things to write about, so I'm going to include the original draft, and then digress COMPLETELY at the end.

So there was a theatre festival last week. While I didn't spend every waking hour there ( Read more... )

Last weekend was the Ad Hoc Theatre show that I started plotting about this time last year. The cast included several AHT "oldtimers" with the notable additions of The Maestro who doubled as musical director, and The Ninja, who was also our MC. As has become expected for such shows, our audience consisted of about 20 people, all of whom were very ( Read more... )

It's been a very long time since I've had theatre news! Exciting theatre happenings are exciting ( Read more... )