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My second musical (Rent, Wicked, etc)
Attn: flist. You have created a monster. No, wait, I did that myself ( Read more... ) -
My first musical
Apologies in advance. I felt this momentous event had to be recorded ( Read more... ) -
No chicken, no check-in: the Amazing Race 12 finale
After a couple of months of not much use, I dusted off the old TV and just saw the Amazing Race 12 finale. Mild spoilers ahoy for the cautious or the uninterested:
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Considering that I am posting 2008 well-wishes on the 5th of January, I think it's pretty safe to characterize any resolution for timely posting as laughable.
So instead -- best wishes to everyone for 2008, and hope to see you around. -
Hush
As often happens in these parts, we had snow on Sunday -- about 3-5 inches of fairly wet, fluffy stuff which quickly got grainy and hard in the 20F weather. Oddly enough, there wasn't much wind, so the snow is still sitting in thick, white, gravity-defying layers on sidewalks and tree branches and fenceposts ( Read more... ) -
Welfare check
I don't have anything in particular to say, except that I am alive. There is probably a deeper meaning inherent in that, which naturally eludes me at the moment.
Actually, I lied. Two things occur to me:
1. Hope everyone is well.
2. The Amazing Race is back! Actually it was back a few weeks ago, but this is the first time I have been able to -
Happy Belated Birthday to atpolittlebit!
Sorry to have missed it, hope it was great! -
Othello: hero or king, or whichever, of Denmark
This fascinating analysis of Shakespeare's Othello was shamelessly lifted from IMDB regarding the 1995 film:
Basically in the old days of England, black people weren't liked that much and were mostly slaves, and Othello (The Matrix's Laurence Fishburne) was a black man who tried to possibly become hero or king, whichever, of Denmark. At the same ( Read more... ) -
How I spent my summer vacation
Back from vacation -- actually a while ago, but, as is my nature, much time lag between actual events and posting. Not terribly exciting but I finally had the chance to catch up on sleep, family, TV, and books. (Not necessarily in that order ( Read more... )