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Saying goodbye...
You may have noticed my egregious absence from this blog. The reasons are many, but it does come down to this: The LiveJournal format and this particular username aren't a fit for me any longer and I want to start anew someplace else.
Thus, I have opened a new blog: http://phizzlebritches.blogspot.com/I will be a little sad to part from ( Read more... ) -
Oh Canada!!
I'm off to Canada* tomorrow for John & Hilda's wedding. My last visit to our northerly neighbor was 10 years ago on a High School Band tour to Quebec.
*pronounced kuh-NAY-dee-uhThings I'm sure to bring back from the trip ( Read more... ) -
Completely Oblivious!
So, there was (and still may be) a violent standoff that occured at the corner of Big Bend and Zephyr in Maplewood--just around the corner from where I live. I don't know all the details, but as far as I understand it: 1. early this morning a truck parked on Zephyr (one street parallel to me) was on fire. 2. Fire Dept came, followed by the cops. ( Read more... ) -
July? already?
Hey...it's me again. I suck at updating this thing. There, it's acknowledged, so let's move forward:
Summahtaaaaaahm...and the livin' is... hot.This summer has gotten unbearably hot. The central fan in my apartment just cannot keep up, and I'm too cheap to use the AC every day...that budget adjustment on my september electric bill is going to ( Read more... ) -
a summer tradition begins...
Got back from the Free Seats at the MUNY about an hour ago. Here are some random thoughts on The Producers:
Sets -- Impressive, especially Bialystock's office (before and after Ulla tidys it up) as well as Roger Debris's townhouse. Only weak link: the front boom, which was painted in a way that really exposed how "cut-out" the booms are....if ( Read more... ) -
the curse of the fair-skinned
Ok, so my long-forgotten-about hypochondria has resurfaced...in the form of a pesky mole on my neck. This mole had never really changed for years, and now it's all raised up and shit. Just discovered this today, in fact. So, I frantically checked the other moles I have for changes in symmetry, borders, color, diameter--all those signs your ( Read more... ) -
uh oh...
Remember me telling you about that off and on foreign-language-cast-album-collecting hobby I have? Well, I think I may have found the website that could singlehandedly turn this hobby into an all-out crack-esque addiction: http://www.castalbums.org Pretty soon, I'll be no different than Amy Winehouse. You'll try to make me go to rehab, but I'll ( Read more... ) -
I love divas with a sense of humor!
Oh, how I love divas with a sense of humor. And to think, I saw her in one of the triumphs she speaks of!
And with no further ado, here is why I love Debbie Voigt:
Though, the jury is out on this diva:
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It's so nice to be back home where I belong...
My my my, it’s been a while…but at least this time I kept my promise not to write in bullet format. Here goes:
Im wunderschönen Monat MaiThe month of May was a bit of a calm-before-the-storm of summer opera season. I attended a very delightful opera scenes program at WU (this semester was a “circus” theme-complete with dogs doing tricks, I kid ( Read more... ) -
Blog? Huhwhat?!
Hey guys, remember this blog?!? Remember when I remembered to post?!? ...anyway, without further ado, here's what I've done so far:
- Purchased Sweeney Todd on DVD.
- Sang a wedding at the Old Cathedral (may get further gigs there...schweet!).
- Missed Fidelio at SLSO.
- Saw a so-so production of Abduction from the Seraglio.
- Found out that New Opera St. ( Read more... )
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