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Fringe Fest Minneapolis
So this is the Fringe Festival, 11 days of mixed amateur and professional theater short shows. This one is especially representative of what better Fringe shows have to offer:
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Psychology
After watching this, I think that we are all born with our own particular set of mental disorders. There is no such thing as a normal person, only an aggregate that comes to represent each instance of what we think of as "normal behavior." Always, we must question what behaviors of ours are not "normal," and why it might be that we'd wish to change ( Read more... ) -
Raining
It's raining out, which makes the clean dry space of home seem all the more peaceful. Bunny the cat seems to feel it too - he's curled up next to me with a contented look on his face. We do wonder, though, when our other constant resident will join us again.
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Beijing Day 1
We arrive Thursday evening to find the strangest dark cloud and fog formations I have ever seen. The whole city smelled of burning, and visibility seemed down to mere meters. After a long cab ride, we took one brief walk out of the hotel in search of the subway stop and cell phone support. These were accomplished, but only at the cost of getting ( Read more... ) -
Taiwan Times
Last night we saw this movie. It was almost as if my friends here in Taiwan had gotten together, pooled their most self-indulgent fantasies, and then made that into a film. The words "maudlin sentimentality," and "decadent" kept coming to mind as I watched, but at the same time, it was nice to see a drama that shows the struggle of a gay Chinese ( Read more... ) -
Back in the ROC
So at this point, visiting Taipei feels more like visiting my parents home more than anything else. Oliver is like a crazy aunt. Botchy David is like a slightly-off-kilter cousin. I go to aging cafés and eat meals that aren't as good as they were last year, which brings up confusing feelings of nostalgia ( Read more... )
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