The past couple of weeks have been such a steady, yet unexpected mix of ups and downs that I'm exhausted an almost too head spun to think, let alone write. Good things happen, but then not so good things happen, which are, as you may imagine, more of a whammy than I'd like. It strikes me as wise to list both sides to keep things in perspective ( Read more... )

As ever, I keep meaning to update, then things happen, I get sleepy and go to bed, and the update never happens. A set of bullet points will basically bring you up to speed and tomorrow I can post in depth about the craziness that was my day today ( Read more... )

I. Am. So. Happy! What a day! We sold everything. Thousands of albums and every last one of them sold. Granted, about half of them went to individual customers, then at the end of the day two of the record stores who were there bought the remaining stock, but any way you slice it, that was a sweet day. I got to meet a ton of listeners, saw Adeline ( Read more... )

There are so many reasons to yell at the TV these days. Granted, I don't watch nearly as much TV as I used to, but beyond my time simply being spent on other things, the other reasons have everything to do with the fact that there are very few stations that still believe in picking one thing and being the very best at it. Our cable system used to ( Read more... )

Time for the year-end recap! You know how it works, so first sentences ahoy!

January - "While I feel bad for Liz, the complete lack of anyone showing up for the New Year's Eve party meant that I got to spend a lovely evening watching a That's Entertainment! triple feature and knitting the last of my Christmas gifts (which was only left so long ( Read more... )

Ugh, so many things unblogged. Oh well. Short and sweet is that I've been busy with the kidlets, being social, and prepping for NaNoWriMo. I decided to give it another shot this year even though I'll have zero support and no one for feedback. I'm willing to get back on the horse without the saddle. It's just silly to wait for one when there's a ( Read more... )

I worked almost twelve hours today and I'm quite pooped, but I did want to share the Amazon swag I recently procured and said I'd tell you about. It is as follows:

1 Sports Night 10th Anniversary Complete Series DVD set
1 Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog DVD
1 Stop Making Sense DVD ( Read more... )

At the behest of the lovely and talented 1istener - Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged ( Read more... )

After doing a bit of review on the ol' LJ and finally stopping to think about where I am right now, mentally, emotionally, artistically, and professionally, I came to the following conclusions and feel they'll need addressing in the near future to prevent stagnation and general malaise. And yes, we've been working on dissertation conclusions, so my ( Read more... )

Yeah...like Amy Winehouse, I need help. Once again I have strayed down the glittery path to an addiction marked by bell kicks, chorus girls, and grease paint.

So...what happened to me this week?

Avenue Q
Wicked
Spamalot
Spring Awakening
The Last Five Years
Pippin
The Wedding Singer
The Producers
The Boy From Oz
The Threepenny Opera
Urinetown
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