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San Francisco, Day Three
Day three in San Francisco was a fun one, if busy ( Read more... ) -
San Francisco, Day Two: There she blows!
Saturday was an early start, as the boat was to depart at 8:00 am and there were several admonishments to be on time or be left behind ( Read more... ) -
San Francisco, Day One: Long Walks and Moby-Dick (1st performance)
Have I still not posted about all the San Francisco stuff? Shame on me ( Read more... ) -
Home? Already?
At SFO. They're pre boarding my flight as I type.
Short version:
Cate gets seasick on whale watching boats.
The Winchester House puts on an awesome haunt.
Moby-Dick gets better every time. Relatedly, people in opera boxes are somewhat traditionalist and Jay Morris and Jake Heggie are both very sweet to their fans. (I have autographs!)
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Leaving on a jet plane!
Again, so, so sorry for my silence ( Read more... ) -
Cate's happy opera day
It seems the opera gods love me today ( Read more... ) -
Officially an artist. I have the ID card to prove it.
I've made it safe and sound at the Banff Centre and have got most of the arrival craziness dealt with. The first thing I did was get lost trying to drive around to the parking lot by the dorm. Once I found that and dumped my stuff in my room, I had to go round and get my Artist Card, which has my plan meal (yay for not being a Starving Artist ( Read more... ) -
Those damned Candarians...
I spent last night cleaning up demon blood ( Read more... ) -
If I'm going to pay for an Italian trip, it's going to be my own...
I'm not sure how the Fates are supposed to teach me to keep a budget if, when I break it, they just give me more money.
( Maybe it's that the Fates love opera as much as I do ) -
It seems I have booked another crazy opera trip
October 26th: Moby Dick (Ben Heppner as Ahab) - Balcony Rear
October 28th: Lohengrin - Balcony Circle
October 30th: Moby Dick (Jay Hunter Morris as Ahab) - Box Seat
*squee*
Cate