1 minute you’re on top of the world, the next some secretary is running you over with a lawnmower
1. I went to a real live music concert for the first time in... years. It was a pop/dance music festival type show, with lots of hit artists coming on to do brief sets: Adam Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Flo Rida, Pitbull, Carmen, and Dev. There was definitely a lot of waiting around as all the sets were broken down and the musical instruments carted off/set up in between acts, which made the concert run quite long (6 hours about) but thankfully I brought a ton of reading material, some snacks, and waited it out. All in all, I am happy I went since I will always love pop music unironically and without shame.
2. I also went to see another musical variety act of sorts in the form of Born for Broadway, which is a show put on by various Broadway theater actors and performers with all proceeds going to the Dana & Christopher Reeve Foundation. It was a good show, with rather sassy hosts and a good cause. I also ended up sitting a seat away from the current kid that plays Billy Elliot (who performed in the first act of the show and spent the second act checking twitter for mentions of himself with his girlfriend next to me).
3. In the vein of Broadway, I went to see Venus in Fur, which starred Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy. Dancy was solid in portraying the prototypical neurotic Manhattan playwright, but Arianda was nominated for a Tony and rightfully so--she was an absolute dynamo and fantastic to watch. I used to only really go to musicals on Broadway, but now I'm glad I'm slowly expanding my viewing to include non-musical plays (mostly thanks to Audience Rewards tickets, admittedly).
4. I planted some new herbs in my empty herb pots. A few months back, I attempted to plant cilantro, thyme, and sage. The sage fought the good fight and managed to sprout a few sickly inches before succumbing to the wintry cold, the thyme never made it past the dirt, and the cilantro has actually managed to grow and blossom. I've tied to it a chopstick since it was dropping quite a bit before, but at least it has managed to stay alive. It doesn't smell like much though, which is a little disappointing, considering my basil plant (which is still enormous) is one of the most pungent plants I've ever encountered. Ah well.
But otherwise, my plants seem to be doing pretty well. I did a little cleaning up, trimming, and clearing away of dead leaves, so they're all ready to receive the warmer weather.
5. This blog: Tom & Lorenzo does a fantastic series of style analysis posts of costuming all the women on Mad Men, from the majors like Peggy, Betty, & Joan to smaller roles like Bobbie, Kitty, and the Sterling women. Really thoughtful and interesting posts, especially if you enjoy the fashion of the show.
2. I also went to see another musical variety act of sorts in the form of Born for Broadway, which is a show put on by various Broadway theater actors and performers with all proceeds going to the Dana & Christopher Reeve Foundation. It was a good show, with rather sassy hosts and a good cause. I also ended up sitting a seat away from the current kid that plays Billy Elliot (who performed in the first act of the show and spent the second act checking twitter for mentions of himself with his girlfriend next to me).
3. In the vein of Broadway, I went to see Venus in Fur, which starred Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy. Dancy was solid in portraying the prototypical neurotic Manhattan playwright, but Arianda was nominated for a Tony and rightfully so--she was an absolute dynamo and fantastic to watch. I used to only really go to musicals on Broadway, but now I'm glad I'm slowly expanding my viewing to include non-musical plays (mostly thanks to Audience Rewards tickets, admittedly).
4. I planted some new herbs in my empty herb pots. A few months back, I attempted to plant cilantro, thyme, and sage. The sage fought the good fight and managed to sprout a few sickly inches before succumbing to the wintry cold, the thyme never made it past the dirt, and the cilantro has actually managed to grow and blossom. I've tied to it a chopstick since it was dropping quite a bit before, but at least it has managed to stay alive. It doesn't smell like much though, which is a little disappointing, considering my basil plant (which is still enormous) is one of the most pungent plants I've ever encountered. Ah well.
But otherwise, my plants seem to be doing pretty well. I did a little cleaning up, trimming, and clearing away of dead leaves, so they're all ready to receive the warmer weather.
5. This blog: Tom & Lorenzo does a fantastic series of style analysis posts of costuming all the women on Mad Men, from the majors like Peggy, Betty, & Joan to smaller roles like Bobbie, Kitty, and the Sterling women. Really thoughtful and interesting posts, especially if you enjoy the fashion of the show.