Belated 2007 statistics:

• I read 3 books (ick).
• I read 29 plays, including 13 by Shakespeare, including all of the tragedies (decent).
• I saw 48 plays (very good).
• I saw 35 movies (decent), but only 4 in the theatre (not so good).
• I auditioned countless times, was called back for several shows, and acted in 4.5 plays, including 2.5 ( Read more... )

I am safe in Lenox, and have completed my first full day here ( Read more... )

I will effectively be out of town for more than a month, starting December 21st ( Read more... )

Shameless plug ( Read more... )

According to Verizon tech support, my cellphone, aged almost 3.5, has passed on. Attempts at resuscitation failed, with the ominous cause of death: Bad ESN. I'll do my best to see if there's anything that can be done, but it may be time to move on ( Read more... )

2006 statistics:

• I read 4 books (ick).
• I read 40 plays, including 16 by Shakespeare, including all of the histories (good).
• I saw 41 plays (quite good).
• I saw 54 movies (also good).
• I acted in one play, and one scene for a scene night (could be better).
• My cyclocomputer reads 4533.1, which makes my official tally just about 5005 km. ( Read more... )

Inspired by seeing the musical version of High Fidelity last night (world premiere at the Colonial, through October 22nd, before going to Broadway), which is full of Top Five lists, the inevitable discussion ensued ( Read more... )

Inspired by a fit of insomnia, I decided to catalog my collection of plays:

( The results. )

Some people are forces for stability. They are the grounding point of a community. A touchstone, of sorts. In most environments, this role can pass between people, or become dispersed so the social network as a whole has some resilience to it, because the bonds between most of the members are relatively stable ( Read more... )

Where did the month go? Hrm. Well, one more 3:00 workout on Monday, which was fun and social, rather than hard. Tuesday and Wednesday ended up being off, because I was at work late trying to make progress before a visiting researcher left ( Read more... )