"That is the power of the arts -- to remind us of what we each have to offer, and what we all have in common; to help us understand our history and imagine our future; to give us hope in the moments of struggle; and to bring us together when nothing else will.  That is what we celebrate here today.” 
~Michelle Obama

Who keeps forgetting she has a livejournal...? Laura does ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I was going to go contra dancing this evening in honor of Will's birthday, but my tetanus arm is still sore... So I might not go. I have missed so many contra dances this summer, which makes me feel dumb since I paid for a membership to the dance flurry organization this year ( Read more... )

This week I have taken advantage of my health insurance coverage. I got my teeth cleaned and got a tetanus shot in my now-aching left arm. I'm content knowing I am up to date now.

Today I also finally went to see Harry Potter 6. I know, what kind of a HP fan am I if I wait this long to see it in the theaters...? But the upside- I got a private ( Read more... )

I am done at my job, but I don't feel like I am done. I have been painting a show for our technical director (a good pay rate! yay!) and we have been using the scene shop. So I still feel like I am working there. I was supposed to be done this week, but then he asked me to paint some props for him. Since he's paying me by the hour I said I ( Read more... )

This weekend I took a road trip to visit my friend Chelsea and then go hang out with my brother Jimmy. Today I went to Jimmy's baseball game. I kept score in a little notebook like Mama used to do for the church softball games. Jimmy wasn't scheduled to pitch, but they brought him in as the closer to prevent the other team from scoring any more ( Read more... )

"Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."
~Anonymous

I quit my job today ( Read more... )

Today was our first day rehearsing in the theater with this large group of energetic kids. The excitement of the day helped provide some focus, so a good amount of work was accomplished. I had a frustrating end of the day though because I needed to get all the puppet projects out of the space at the Egg and over to the theater. Well, getting ( Read more... )

I can't believe it's only Tuesday... (I guess it doesn't help that I have been working on the weekends...) but it still feels like today was a week long ( Read more... )