That's the way it is in Oklahoma (Stop thinking love is blind)

New musical obsession:

the Dresden Dolls.

I'm really into the whole duo thing. Especially when they mix non-standard rock music.

Ya'll should check it out. Anton and Erin, you two especially I think would like them (if for different reasons).


(Also they reference Homer/Aristophanes Lysistrata/Iliad in a song! And make it rhyme!)
For your viewing pleasure---three great songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnyYTjjhJ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO5APfKnR50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awnjw36mNEs

I'm a dirty hippy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg

Independence Day is Sci-fi heaven

And has apperances from three of the "key" (at least in my book) TV shows---

Battlestar (Mary McDonnel/Laura Roslin plays the President's wife)
Star Trek (Brent Spinner/Data is a scientist)
Firefly (Adam Baldwin/Jain is a military dude)

They just need someone from the X Files, and it's basically complete.

Playwright's symposium readings are done...

I CAN BREATHE AGAIN!

So may the living be dead in our wake

Insanely productive day so far. Not sure why that kind of thing is so spastic (though I think I've got an idea or two--experiment time). Did a weeks worth of dishes, picked cuts and sides for several projects, caught up on a million business emails I've been needing to send, finally finished the B-wick proposal(which has been absolutely driving me nuts), and finished "The Children on Heracles" (don't tell any of my students this...but not all Tragedies need to be staged today. Some are amazing. This one clocks in somewhere around "culturally informative." At least, that's where I am on it right now. Maybe I need to give it another chance?) I think I may actually survive! So much happier now that things are getting done again! I think I was in a pretty bad rut--not enough rest, too much time not working.

So--in a very good mood. Will be heading down to Hyde Park to visit Cori and Jay for the early evening, then going out with Dan tonight (he's in Chicago for a day, on his way back from Madison).

Erin! I got your letter! It made me very happy.

Now--to solve the insurance question!

Be well, all.

Take this little tip from me...

Tiiiiired. Woke up at 7:30 am this morning, after getting kicked out of Mac's at 2 am, and standing around outside for a long time. Still don't know why I was up that early. Went back to sleep...but still, the damage was done.

I get to meet Dael Orlandersmith (and direct a 20 min chunk of one of her plays for her) next weekend. Scared? A bit. Excited? Yes.


Ran into a couple of friends from high school---they were theatre tech kids, two years older, I believe? They live _literally_ one block up my street. Small world.

An admission, for those of you who didn't know---I didn't do tech in HS. I painted a set, for one day, once. I was a MT actor, if you can believe it. For those of you who have seen my jazz square, you probably won't.

Ryan's stories have me wanting to try absinthe. Might have to start looking around for where they have in Chicago. If anywhere, it'll be in Wicker Park, right?

Dan is back in town on Monday---very excited! We had sandwiches at Jerry's on friday--amazing, for those of you from Chicago---we'll go there sometime. Tasty!

Alright--time to disappear. Hopefully, more regular posting will resume at some point soon.

Peace,

Jeff

Extra Crispy

Check out today's "Penny Arcade"--http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/4/

(thanks, Erin).


I do entirely too little yelling of "You are seared!" in my daily life.


I'll be looking for ways to incorporate that over the next month.

Be warned.