Sometimes I get a little carried away with my responses to my Daily Challenge posts. Too many words. Not as many (or as boring, I hope) as some of my connections on there. But still, I feel like my 200 words was easily accomplished and don't feel like I have any more left for my blog post. Yet, I mostly struggle on and attempt to come up with more verbiage.
Last night's movie was Cloud Atlas. I enjoyed the movie. It was really, really long and I admit to taking one break from it - nature called. The stories were all interesting, the actors all did a good job, visually it had a lot of great moments. I guess I will have to read the book at some point. (I just looked and my library system doesn't have a copy on CD. Hmm. We will see what happens here...)
More thoughts on things to do in the future. Move to Canada - Toronto or Montreal - Toronto because it is not that far from Geneva. Montreal, because Cirque headquarters there and I could again try to find work with them. Or move to Las Vegas for the same reason - though I think I would rather work a touring show or at the home office than work a show in Las Vegas. Find some other circus to work with. I could also start trying to find backers again for Sirius Theatre.
After rehearsal last night, I went to Parker's to watch Al, the director, eat. Ok, that wasn't my primary reason for going. I like Al and enjoy hanging out with him. I had a beer or two while he had dinner. It had been a long while since I was last in Parker's. Certainly not my favorite place in town - but it wasn't terrible. I noticed on the way out that they had Dogfish Head 90 minute - I am guessing it was on tap. Which means I will have to go and have at least one beer there sometime soon. 90 minute doesn't last long, usually.
Showing posts with label sirius theatre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sirius theatre. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Discombobulation
Working on this piece of performing arts (the opera) is messing with my brain a little bit. I truly had forgotten how much I enjoy working in the theater. And why I went to graduate school to get my MFA in directing. I still have faint hopes for the existence of my theatre company (Working name, Sirius Theatre) to become a reality - but in the meantime, I think I will need to find an outlet for this interest at least once a year - regardless of the level of professionalism. This group, not the most, nor the least professional, is just fine.
Al is directing the piece like a Gilbert and Sullivan piece - which is appropriate and is going to go over well with audiences. I don't know how large an audience these things get - I hope big ones - it will certainly be enjoyable. The cast is nice - haven't had much interaction with it, since I am just a tech hand, but that is ok. Susanne is getting amazing things accomplished. The tech is slowly coming together. All in all, yippee!
For the lunch break, I picked mom up and we went to the Leaf Kitchen, finally. Tatiana was our server (she is the co-owner along with Jack the chef). A tad on the pricey side (but what isn't nowadays) but yummy. Mom had a great looking cheeseburger. We shared a Poutine of fries with gravy and goat cheese - and I had a chicken tostada. Yum!
Mom helped me to an epiphany, of sorts. If I do end up taking a class at HWS this fall, I think it will be a language class. Maybe even Spanish, since I have never had a formal class in that language. I have tried to teach myself several times - starting back in 6th grade when I had a Spanish language teaching record - all I remember from that, complete with accent is "Hola Isabel, Como estas?" The problem is, one doesn't run into many Isabels... :) And I still want to take game design computer classes at FLCC. With the work in the theatre, I haven't had a lot of time to do all the other stuff on my plate. We might have Thursday off, but I have mostly promised that to mom - Harry Potter and Friendly's are on tap. Sigh.
Lots to do - I really need to make a list - and I am not doing it. Lists really help me! When I take the time to make them...
Met two very different women yesterday, both of whom appeal, in very different ways. One is obviously wrong for me and the other doesn't live in Geneva or at all nearby (and seems to have a boyfriend, though I don't really know what is going on there). Oh well, we will just have to wait and see if anything comes of these kismetical (my new word creation) meetings.
Pictures from August 2, 2011:
The view from my bed as I write my blog in Geneva.
It is in a tough location, but I hope they thrive and surive!
The principals rehearsing for the Opera this weekend.
Al is directing the piece like a Gilbert and Sullivan piece - which is appropriate and is going to go over well with audiences. I don't know how large an audience these things get - I hope big ones - it will certainly be enjoyable. The cast is nice - haven't had much interaction with it, since I am just a tech hand, but that is ok. Susanne is getting amazing things accomplished. The tech is slowly coming together. All in all, yippee!
For the lunch break, I picked mom up and we went to the Leaf Kitchen, finally. Tatiana was our server (she is the co-owner along with Jack the chef). A tad on the pricey side (but what isn't nowadays) but yummy. Mom had a great looking cheeseburger. We shared a Poutine of fries with gravy and goat cheese - and I had a chicken tostada. Yum!
Mom helped me to an epiphany, of sorts. If I do end up taking a class at HWS this fall, I think it will be a language class. Maybe even Spanish, since I have never had a formal class in that language. I have tried to teach myself several times - starting back in 6th grade when I had a Spanish language teaching record - all I remember from that, complete with accent is "Hola Isabel, Como estas?" The problem is, one doesn't run into many Isabels... :) And I still want to take game design computer classes at FLCC. With the work in the theatre, I haven't had a lot of time to do all the other stuff on my plate. We might have Thursday off, but I have mostly promised that to mom - Harry Potter and Friendly's are on tap. Sigh.
Lots to do - I really need to make a list - and I am not doing it. Lists really help me! When I take the time to make them...
Met two very different women yesterday, both of whom appeal, in very different ways. One is obviously wrong for me and the other doesn't live in Geneva or at all nearby (and seems to have a boyfriend, though I don't really know what is going on there). Oh well, we will just have to wait and see if anything comes of these kismetical (my new word creation) meetings.
Pictures from August 2, 2011:
The view from my bed as I write my blog in Geneva.
It is in a tough location, but I hope they thrive and surive!
The principals rehearsing for the Opera this weekend.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Maine Driving Day - The Return
I don't like to do it with mom in the car, but we drove the whole way from Maine to Geneva in one fell swoop. 10 hours or so - it would have been only nine if we hadn't had a traffic jam - due to a badly planned and managed construction merge - four lanes to two in less than a mile. Whose idea of planning was that?
All in all, it was an easy drive. We had a little rain, the one slow down - oh, and then a second, where a truck stopped in a construction zone where there were no shoulders for him to go off on, or others to use to go around him. Sigh. We stopped for gas once and got dinner at a Roy Rogers (I asked for pepsi - see the picture below).
Part of my reason for driving straight through - ok, the only reason, was to get to the rehearsal for Cinderella (the opera I am working on). I got there around 7 and stayed till 10:30 - helping out with tech. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed doing this theatre stuff. :)
Ok, time to, actually, get going and head to the theatre again for some more tech work. Hurrah!
Pictures from August 1, 2011:
All packed - everything fit in the trunk - again! Yippee!
Can you see why I asked for a Pepsi?! Patty, the counter person, was amused (and partial to Pepsi...) (I tend to like Coke, by the way...)
Laurel, Beka and Sean at rehearsal for Cinderella.
All in all, it was an easy drive. We had a little rain, the one slow down - oh, and then a second, where a truck stopped in a construction zone where there were no shoulders for him to go off on, or others to use to go around him. Sigh. We stopped for gas once and got dinner at a Roy Rogers (I asked for pepsi - see the picture below).
Part of my reason for driving straight through - ok, the only reason, was to get to the rehearsal for Cinderella (the opera I am working on). I got there around 7 and stayed till 10:30 - helping out with tech. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed doing this theatre stuff. :)
Ok, time to, actually, get going and head to the theatre again for some more tech work. Hurrah!
Pictures from August 1, 2011:
All packed - everything fit in the trunk - again! Yippee!
Can you see why I asked for a Pepsi?! Patty, the counter person, was amused (and partial to Pepsi...) (I tend to like Coke, by the way...)
Laurel, Beka and Sean at rehearsal for Cinderella.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Driving back from NC
After a long, long day of driving, mom and I made it home to Geneva safely. Hurrah! I got up pretty early, at least for me, and got on the road. Two and a half hours later, I had arrived at Bosey's house in Union Grove. Mom was up and packed and we didn't dawdle too much there. Mom had a great time there! Hurrah! And thank you, big time, Bosey!!! We will have to do it again. :)
Next up, the drive North. My GPS said it would be about 12 hours with no stops. Arg. The trip went remarkably well. We did stop for gas and some food - well, food-like substances. I do like the occasional bit of fast food - maybe once or twice a month - pizza is not fast food, by the way... - this time it was Arby's. Curly fries! Yippee!
Next stop, a scenic overlook in Pennsylvania. Mom didn't get out of the car. She was being a trooper all things considered, but she just didn't want to get out. Oh well. It was gorgeous! Then to get gas in Williamsport, PA. And I saw a sign! Not an omen sort of sign, a sign I had seen years ago and then off and on again since - a sign for the Bullfrog Brewery and Eatery! Yippee!! It was dinner time, so I suggested we stop there.
It wasn't difficult to find (thank you GPS). Cool building, nice staff, good food, passable beer. Evan, the host, took us to a table all the way in the back. Good thing, since there was jazz in the main space and it would have been a tad difficult to chat. Brooke was our server, she had worked there 10 years and was from a town about 50 miles away. She was great! We ordered a meal to share between us - if I eat too much, I can get sleepy while driving, which isn't good - and mom doesn't really eat that much at any one meal. And we still had leftovers. Probably lunch today.
One of the upsides of mom's alzheimer's is that I can tell her my thoughts over and over again and she doesn't get bored hearing them. And I can refine them by bouncing them off her - she is still thoughtful and intelligent, just a little (ok, a lot) forgetful. So I can tell her my ideas for selling Diary of a Plate Addict, running for president, my self-help book, my theatre company... etc.
We finally got home around 10:30 pm. Phew! I unloaded the car and basically went straight to bed. Though I did take time out to write back to a Plenty of Fish woman who had written me back. Yippee! Hope springs eternal...
Pictures from June 29, 2011:
Mom and Bosey posing in the sunroom of Bosey and Bob's house!
I tend to forget negative experiences (generally) pretty quickly. I had completely forgotten that we got stopped by construction blasting for half on hour in PA. Weird.
One of the vistas from the Scenic Overlook in PA near Williamsport.
The Bullfrog Brewery and Eatery. A must visit if you are ever in Williamsport, PA and like beer and food.
Next up, the drive North. My GPS said it would be about 12 hours with no stops. Arg. The trip went remarkably well. We did stop for gas and some food - well, food-like substances. I do like the occasional bit of fast food - maybe once or twice a month - pizza is not fast food, by the way... - this time it was Arby's. Curly fries! Yippee!
Next stop, a scenic overlook in Pennsylvania. Mom didn't get out of the car. She was being a trooper all things considered, but she just didn't want to get out. Oh well. It was gorgeous! Then to get gas in Williamsport, PA. And I saw a sign! Not an omen sort of sign, a sign I had seen years ago and then off and on again since - a sign for the Bullfrog Brewery and Eatery! Yippee!! It was dinner time, so I suggested we stop there.
It wasn't difficult to find (thank you GPS). Cool building, nice staff, good food, passable beer. Evan, the host, took us to a table all the way in the back. Good thing, since there was jazz in the main space and it would have been a tad difficult to chat. Brooke was our server, she had worked there 10 years and was from a town about 50 miles away. She was great! We ordered a meal to share between us - if I eat too much, I can get sleepy while driving, which isn't good - and mom doesn't really eat that much at any one meal. And we still had leftovers. Probably lunch today.
One of the upsides of mom's alzheimer's is that I can tell her my thoughts over and over again and she doesn't get bored hearing them. And I can refine them by bouncing them off her - she is still thoughtful and intelligent, just a little (ok, a lot) forgetful. So I can tell her my ideas for selling Diary of a Plate Addict, running for president, my self-help book, my theatre company... etc.
We finally got home around 10:30 pm. Phew! I unloaded the car and basically went straight to bed. Though I did take time out to write back to a Plenty of Fish woman who had written me back. Yippee! Hope springs eternal...
Pictures from June 29, 2011:
Mom and Bosey posing in the sunroom of Bosey and Bob's house!
I tend to forget negative experiences (generally) pretty quickly. I had completely forgotten that we got stopped by construction blasting for half on hour in PA. Weird.
One of the vistas from the Scenic Overlook in PA near Williamsport.
The Bullfrog Brewery and Eatery. A must visit if you are ever in Williamsport, PA and like beer and food.
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