Tonight I saw "Lucia di Lammermoor"  (Donizetti) at McCaw Hall.  I have to say, I really enjoyed it. I don't think I've seen any other of Donizetti's operas, and I only really knew the one aria. (Ahem. I felt a little silly when I realized that I knew the famous "mad scene" aria from the movie "The 5th Element." But hey, at least when I first saw ( Read more... )

The past 5 days of this 100 day push are an utter writing fail. I got frustrated with technology, frustrated with myself, and gave up. Which is depressing and irritating, so I'm going to kickstart myself again tonight with writing group. Stupid technology, and stupid me ( Read more... )

 Today is not a good day for science. Neither was yesterday. It's a good thing I have dance tonight, or I might just throw the giantest hissy of all time ever. Or at least one close to it. Why do I keep expecting the improbable? Because I - I am a moron. A smart person would have learned from this by now ( Read more... )