To be completed by Dec 13, 2013 (Friday the 13th!)

1. Crochet a lace collar
2. Embroider one of my shirts
3. Make a beaded necklace
4. Make a purple wool cape
5. Watch the original Star Wars trilogy in one day
6. Dine at 10 restaurants I’ve not been to before
7. Do 100 balance-ball pushups in a row without stopping
8. Ask 6 women out on dates9. ( Read more... )

Once again I saw a Fringe show in every possible slot - 56 shows. Here's the list of them along with my letter grade rating:

A+
Fashion Risk or the Accidental Nudist
The Final Act
There's No Place Like Home
These Old Shoes

APATHWAYS ( Read more... )

In 2012, I

• saw a grand total of 275 performances (up from 264 in 2011): 56 Fringe, 178 theater, 18 dance & 23 other
  
• attended shows in 87 different venues
  
• read 55 books
  
• started 2 books but stopped reading them because I couldn't stand the writing (A Game of Thrones & Divergent)
  
• found 692 geocaches
  
• volunteered 25 Sunday nights at the Wildlife ( Read more... )

I saw a total of 275 performances in 2012 broken down as follows:

TheaterDanceOtherTotal
Fringe Shows3913456
Rest of Year1781823219
Totals2173127275

("other" includes opera, music cabarets, concerts, etc.)

I saw shows in 87 different venues.

The shows:

• January
  
  • Untitled Feminist Show - Young Jean Lee
    
  • The Rope
    
  • Three Sisters - Buoyant Theater ( Read more... )

Below are my ratings of the Fringe shows I saw using an A+ to F scale.
( School of Fringe )

Once again I saw a show in every available Fringe time slot, plus I saw two Fringe shows prior to Fringe because I was asked by the performers to photograph them. (I'm counting those two shows in my regular theater attendance list.) Below are the shows I saw in the festival:

( Fringe 2012 )

I just returned from a most awesome dinner at Gordy's Steak House in Mahtomedi, a city just NE of where I live. I frequently buy Groupon/Crowdcut/Living Social deals to restaurants that I've never been to before as a way to try them out for a decent price. Thus far all my experiences have been good but this one was great. Whenever I dine alone I ( Read more... )

On Sunday I'll be adopting an albino eastern chipmunk. Unlike with Pierogi, I will not be letting the chip have free reign in the critter room. Chips will chew through the woodwork and can get into places they shouldn't go. I've got Pierogi's old cage set up and ready to go, so that should be a good enough space for the chip. Of course you can ( Read more... )

My shift in the squirrel nursery Sunday night was short due to there being only 1 squirrel. It was an adorable little red. Some friends were performing in a free outdoor play nearby, so I thought I'd go support them and watch the show. The word "dreadful" doesn't even come close to describing the experience of seeing Love's Labour's Lost butchered ( Read more... )

Last week I foolishly went geocaching in a swampy area:

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