After a rather dull staff meeting at the restaurant Wednesday (note: there are no other kinds of staff meetings), I started to get them butterflies in my tummy…yes, it was acting class day again. I tried to chill out with a coffee at Bridgehead, but that didn’t work. First of all, coffee does NOT chill [...]
A Grievously Good Legend
Falling off my game here…I’ve had a show to review for days now, but nothing. It MIGHT have something to do with the fact I just got my computer re-kanoodled or whatever, and everything works spiffy-shiny rocketship once again. Basically, I can download stuff again, and man, am I ever abusing the privilege. Still, where [...]
A Flea in Her Ear
Still riding a good post-class high today. It’s strange. But in the span of just the last week or so, I’ve suddenly been able to add both volunteer AND student to my list of things I actually do that aren’t a complete waste of time (they’re the only things on the list, actually). It’s very [...]
1st class, and the rise of Lovely Lando
“To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can.” Sydney Smith, English essayist, 1771-1845 So once again, I arrived early for my new gig, and once again, it was because I was [...]
Soaring with BLACKBIRD
I got there too early. WAY too early. It was my first shift, volunteering at the GCTC, and when I’m on a new gig and nervous, I’m early. Like, a good hour. So, I sat down in the generously ceilinged foyer and had some coffee, read my book, and geeked out while overhearing leading lady [...]
Return of the Zing
Just came back from volunteering for/seeing BLACKBIRD from 3rd Wall, and will post a pretty awed review tomorrow. Promise (it’s great, go see it…spoiler alert!). But for tonite, I wanted to restore a post I recently wrote, and then quickly took down (but not before eagle-eyed Nancy Kenny spotted it, bless her). It was a rebuttal [...]
#1, see THE LIST. #2, write review…
Before getting into the usual wacky-zany-amateurish theatre stuff I seem to revel in, I feel the need for a moment of sobriety. Feel free to jump ahead a few paragraphs if that thought frightens you. This morning I woke up to the sound of my radio alarm, and a news bulletin saying that a member of an Ottawa [...]
4 Everyone, Someone
What a day! What a…okay, most of it wasn’t that interesting. I did laundry, tho, three whole loads! Which is important, because I’m embarking on my first volunteer shift at the GCTC this weekend, and have to look all sharp and shit. Come on out to BLACKBIRD this Saturday nite, you rabble, and watch me [...]
YouTube spam #1
This is your old pal The Visitor here, posting just because I can. Had a few days there where I was locked out of the system, as WordPress had informed me there was trouble with ‘the content of my blog’. That had me sweating, a rather terrible week of events seemed to have hit a crescendo. [...]
Fistfuls of Awesome for Everyone
Today my streak of good fortune continued as my rear bike tire decided that flat was better than round, and suddenly it’s ‘walk your bike to work day’. What the Hell, at least it’s more honest than ‘Family Day’. I’ve been getting used to the idea that life in general has it in for me. [...]
