Yeah! Jake proved this past weekend on SNL that he’s totally got it going on … and in black sequins no less.
W-W-Weekend
Whew. I am still sticking to my three-day weekend idea ’cause this past weekend went by waaaaaaay too fast as well.
Main thrust of the weekend was “Art.” We had packed houses all weekend and will be holding over this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Word of mouth seems to be really good on the show which is cool. It’s always nice to hear that you are doing a good job.
Also got two movies watched this past weekend.
1. “The People Under the Stairs” (It did absolutely nothing for me.)
2. “City of the Dead” aka “Horror Hotel” (This movie totally rocked!)
Opening Night!
Guitarmaggedon!
This is a post for Wyatt.
Hello, iPhone
So the super huge announcement yesterday from Apple was the introduction of the iPhone. I must say that it makes me all giddy thinking about it … but, you know, that’s just the Mac Nerd in me loving anything that Apple drops into the market place. I really doubt that I would ever purchase this.
Sure, it is a revolutionary phone. Sure, it’s a widescreen iPod (with a whopping 4-8 GB of storage). Sure, you can even go super crazy with the internet and widgets and the like.
But, honestly … I don’t even own a cell phone right now … so why would I go nuts in June and spend $499 on the iPhone on top of the service contact for two years. And you just know that you’ll have to have the uber super $$$ a month plan to actually be able to use all the bells and whistles on that new phone. Apple tends to be a wee exclusive with stuff, but the fact that only Cingular will be carrying the iPhone is also a disappointment. I don’t see this ever changing just knowing the way Apple works.
Personally, I think I would rather just get a regular cell phone with the very basic plan and spend all that extra money on an spankingly new 80GB iPod.
Currently
It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing!!!
Total Nerd
Since January 16th (next week!) is fast approaching, I pre-ordered the “Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series” DVD set today.
Mmmmm, TARDIS!
Series Two Episodes:
“The Christmas Invasion
“New Earth”
“Tooth and Claw”
“School Reunion”
“The Girl in the Fireplace”
“Rise of the Cybermen”
“The Age of Steel”
“The Idiot’s Lantern”
“The Impossible Planet”
“The Satan Pit”
“Love & Monsters”
“Fear Her”
“Army of Ghosts”
“Doomsday”
Oh, The Weekend
I am becoming a firm believer that we need three day weekends instead of two day weekends. I think I would be willing to work four 10 hour days to have an extra day off.
Anyhoo. Yeah … the weekend went by waaaaaaaay too fast.
Friday Night:
I had rehearsal for “Art” which is now super close to opening (this Friday!). We have three more rehearsals before the preview on Thursday. Yikes!!! I can’t really complain though. We have had a pretty easy schedule thus far which has been super nice. We haven’t rehearsed the show to death which *should* give us a wee bit of an edge on opening night.
Saturday:
It was up and off to Hickory again ’cause that’s half-way between me and this fella that I am a wee smitten with. We had lunch (my treat). I spent some money. We kicked around Toys R Us. We kicked around the Valley Hills Mall. We went dutch and saw “Children of Men” (I really dug it). We had dinner (his treat). So, all in all, a really nice day. Golly … the next three weeks are gonna be sooooo long.
Sunday:
Business meeting, lunch, freelance work, dinner, a pretty sweet movie … and before you know it, it’s time for bed and the start of the work week.
How Do I Look?
I am une very stylish … courtesy of Dimitri from Paris.
Thursday Blah’s
Gah. Been battling a cold since Monday afternoon/evening and it’s starting to get me down. Sneeze. Cough. Blow Nose. It’s been a fun routine.
I really do need to get this kicked out as the weekend is gonna be a super busy one. We are in the final days of rehearsal for “Art” which is gonna open next Friday on the 12th. So, I have rehearsals for the next two nights, a trip to Hickory on Saturday (yea!), freelance work that needs doing and then it’s back into next week for the final four rehearsals before we perform. Whew.
Beginning of the End
A UFO was sighted over Chicago’s O’Hare airport on November 7, 2006. Is the alien invasion force soon to follow? There’s only one way to know for sure … “Watch the Skies!”
The Weekend in Photos
Yeah. So here we are again at the start of another year. The days leading into it were pretty dang hectic with time for a wee bit of fun. Here’s some pictures ’cause everyone loves pictures.
Friday Night:
Anne, Franke, Christy and myself joined up with Mark to celebrate his birthday. We ate a delicious meal at Tupelo Honey. Mmmmmm, Grit Cakes! Then we traveled off to the new Sante Wine Bar ’cause Mark had met the owners and wanted to check it out. Cool place with a nice relaxed vibe (and “no smoking”). We drank champagne and I tried to act a little more “upscale” than I really felt. It was fun.
Saturday:
PT called early as we had talked about doing a hike. I wasn’t feeling 100% but decided that actually getting out of the house would do me some good. We have been toying around with going back to the spot where I lost my nice double-wall, insulated camp mug back in October. You know … just for a laugh to see if we could find it. So, that is where we ended up.
PT on a rest break. This is one steep trail.
This is me on a rest break. Did I mention that the trail is really steep?
Water and woods going up the Casade on Sam Branch.
We cut down by Sam Branch instead of following the proper trail up in an attempt to find my mug. After a bit of dangerous rock climbing (talk about slippery), we ended up on another trail that followed the branch pretty closely. And, low and behold, what was right in the middle of that trail? My nice double-wall, insulated camp mug!!! It was just laying there waiting on us. How cool is that?!?!
Here’s the overcast and misty view from our stopping point.
Sunday/New Year’s Eve:
It was a really messy day here. The rain that had threatened to come all day Saturday showed up with a vengence. It poured all day long and into the evening celebrations. First was the annual theater party and then it was off the Jennifer’s for some proper drinking and partying.
There was a big crowd munching food and hanging out.
This is Steve (our Executive Director) at the start of the annual awards ceremony. The Board of Directors recognizes folks that they feel deserve something special for the work they did that year. Mark and I ended up sharing the “Phil James Spirit Award” because we stepped up at the last minute and rocked the house during the final performance of “The Full Monty.”
A good group of folks were at Jen and Dan’s for some serious partying.
You’ll notice in the top photo that Kat is camera shy.
There was some MagicSing madness as well. I rocked the house singing Duran Duran’s “Rio” (if I do say so myself).
Michelle, Mark and Mary look like they are plotting some evil scheme.
Eh … not really.
Franke spent the evening sipping on some Maker’s Mark. Mmmmm!
It’s post-midnight and you know what that means. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
The Bourbon Ball
I love mixing up cocktails and, thanks to Maker’s Mark, I have stumbled across a drink that sounds quite interesting. I might just have to shake one of these up for the new year. Mmmmmmmm.~