Because of my horrible memory and the fact that I can't access my notes on my dead iBook, I kinda fucked up last night's show. I forgot that I needed to make sure a certain "bypass" button was pressed when I reset something. At first, it seemed like just another thing added to the list of show control problems we've been having and we figured it ( Read more... )

Sure enough, Sound Guy/Boss was late for yesterday's rehearsal ( Read more... )

Today's been filled with stupidity, drama, and information - perhaps all three can be considered the same ( Read more... )

Not twenty minutes after I woke up from a dream about having a life boat drill in which I had to descend from the ship on a special kind of pulley line and onto a life raft (missing it twice, landing in the water on the third try), I learn that the Safety Officer has selected me for Lifeboat Commander Training ( Read more... )

My computer died yesterday ( Read more... )

Bingo on this ship seems to be cursed. Today their computer crashed and they weren't able to get it back up and running. They started calling numbers and hoping the guests would trust them, but I ran down with my laptop and opened up a basic Word file so they (or I) could display the numbers as they were being called ( Read more... )

Even though I've only been here a month or so, I find myself thinking about what to do during my next vacation - or more specifically, where to go.  I guess it's only natural that I miss my parents and the dog, so maybe I'm being hard on myself, but being home sick gets complecated when you really don't have one.

The more I think about how much I've ( Read more... )

Shortly after the Hank Aaron thing, there was Bingo. When I left everything was fine ( Read more... )

Right now Hank Aaron is in the theatre doing his lecture and he's just said that in the grand scheme of things, his home runs mean nothing to him. He's more proud of the fact that BECAUSE of those home runs and his subsequent fame, he's been able to contribute to the United Negro College Fun - not only to make his own donations, but because he's ( Read more... )

I long for the days of Matt Gallagher, Annie Pasqua, and Adam Slawitksy - long before I ever found myself wanting to see how well a musician could swim while stapled to a baby grand ( Read more... )