Oh, don't come after me, it's a joke. A day of lesbians and drag queens. Sunday, I wanted to see three shows - a drag brunch, a lesbian comedy set, and another drag revue. I'd eyed the drag brunch at 11:00, but it was sold out! (I was buying tickets online from the comfort of …
Doing whatever the hell I want
I love vacations, even when I'm feeling weirdly queasy. I did feel a lot better on Saturday. One thing I noted, even as I panicked about my off-kilter digestive system and my lack of sleep and general weirdness - when I get sick, my internal jukebox turns off - but no, my head has been …
Return to Provincetown
Last year, really needing a vacation after a summer of widowing, the germ of an idea, "oh, maybe I should spend my birthday in Provincetown" grew into a wonderful 9-day trip to Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod, and yes, ending up in Ptown for my birthday. I'd never been to any of these places, and …
Yesterday is dooooone…
Back in college, I was at one of those casual gatherings of friends in someone's apartment when the host pulled out a recording of a recent Sondheim flop called Merrily We Roll Along. It played in the background as we chatted, and I 'sort of enjoyed it'. At some later date, not much farther in …
Fully into Fall
Considering that two weeks ago, when my dad was visiting, it was so gross and hot and humid we had to turn on the Big Air Conditioner that I never use, fall has landed with a thud. It's cold in here! I'd been meaning to turn off the radiator in the maid's room* before the …
Refreshing the past
Nice to have a mostly-open Sunday after a very-overscheduled past week. The Friday before last weekend, my dad was due to arrive mid-afternoon from Durham. But the weather was all thunderstormy and everything got postponed or cancelled. They actually boarded his flight and got out to the runway, then had to turn back. Then, every …
Turn turn turn
One of my favorite writers asked, on FB, when (ignoring the calendar) we felt like the seasons changed. I think she was going for a weather-related feeling, but to me, it is the calendar, and not the official dates. Summer is Memorial Day to Labor Day, duh. Fall... well, undecided whether it goes until Thanksgiving …
Flashback: 2006
I like to start Saturday with a powerwalk, but it's raining... so instead spent a leisurely time reading Teh Internet. Ended up rereading blog posts from seventeen years ago, covering my last trip to the festival for Ruddigore. I'd forgotten that it was a pretty weird time in our life. C's company had announced that …
Each to his accustomed place…
... steps unwillingly once more. (Ruddigore quote stolen from Stuart Box, it totally sums up how it feels coming home from the Festival) It's the weekend after getting home and it's been a pretty mellow week and I've been using the weekend to set the apartment back to somewhat normal. Of course, there is a …
It certainly entertained the gapers
OK, back home, back to the salt mines, and happily ripping video clips from the show DVD (to be posted soon). It was a glorious experience, for the most part. Rehearsals were largely a joy. Ruddigore does have a lot of dance, and there were rehearsals early on where, towards the end of the day, …
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