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Feb. 20th, 2011 01:02 amSkipped last night somehow. Ooops. So this will have to be more awesome to make up for it. Three anecdotes make an entry?
1. They've started the construction on our hallway at work, so today Tracy and I crept into the taped-and-walled off construction zone to take a peek, and I have to confess it does seem like it might be ok. Because it is my workplace, however, I am certain that they'll fuck it up somehow. For now? If I can get one of the desks by the window I won't actually weep. Construction is slated to continue for another few weeks. I really need to sneak back in there with my camera. There were giant insulation pads everywhere and Tracy was certain we were breathing asbestos, so she made me leave quickly. I reminded her that the building is way too new for asbestos, but she reminded me that it's our workplace, so...yeah. Her point was especially valid this day, as they had scheduled server downtime for maintenance for 6am-12pm, and by the time we left at 7pm it was STILL down. They aren't...the best, there.
2. Saw Patrick's play "Unspoken Arrangements" (written and directed by PJC!) last night with Brian, and it was (as expected) awesome. His work friends totally packed the place, for once outnumbering his family. To be fair to the fam, they'd probably seen it before. He's had it produced at least three other times (altho the one in L.A. wasn't really attended by his east coast peeps). Anyway, it was great. I hadn't seen it, and I can't imagine why. I usually see everything he does. Both of the actors were great, playing six different people with no costume changes and barely leaving the stage. They did plenty to differentiate the characters, however, using different voices and physical mannerisms, so it was pretty easy to keep track. I heard P say to someone afterward that his favorite part of having an audience watch something was when they start to get something that the character hasn't yet understood, and seeing their reactions. It was indeed pretty neat!
3. An added benefit of going out was getting to watch Super Hot Russian Guy. The evening consisted of three one-act plays. One was Chekov's "The Bear", in Russian. Which was easier to follow than you'd think — plus they threw in an occasional sentence in English just to keep us going. Apparently at the last minute the guy playing Smirnov, the lead, couldn't make the performance. So they brought in a ringer, who (as Brian put it) looked, in his tall black boots, like he just stepped off the steppes. Magnificent! And he was fiery and passionate and shouting in Russian, and we totally agreed that he was just something to watch. And Patrick said up until people started walking into the building he was running around with the script in his hand, running his lines. So he totally nailed it AND he was totally winging it. We didn't know until afterward which actor it was that had been replaced, and it was impossible to tell. Theater can be exciting!
And those are my anecdotes, and now we are finished.
Ooh! Except: I still feel pretty damned good! I am almost completely convinced it's that I've been taking my meds regularly every single day now, as opposed to missing the occasional dose here and there. But whatever it is, I'm going to try to keep it!
1. They've started the construction on our hallway at work, so today Tracy and I crept into the taped-and-walled off construction zone to take a peek, and I have to confess it does seem like it might be ok. Because it is my workplace, however, I am certain that they'll fuck it up somehow. For now? If I can get one of the desks by the window I won't actually weep. Construction is slated to continue for another few weeks. I really need to sneak back in there with my camera. There were giant insulation pads everywhere and Tracy was certain we were breathing asbestos, so she made me leave quickly. I reminded her that the building is way too new for asbestos, but she reminded me that it's our workplace, so...yeah. Her point was especially valid this day, as they had scheduled server downtime for maintenance for 6am-12pm, and by the time we left at 7pm it was STILL down. They aren't...the best, there.
2. Saw Patrick's play "Unspoken Arrangements" (written and directed by PJC!) last night with Brian, and it was (as expected) awesome. His work friends totally packed the place, for once outnumbering his family. To be fair to the fam, they'd probably seen it before. He's had it produced at least three other times (altho the one in L.A. wasn't really attended by his east coast peeps). Anyway, it was great. I hadn't seen it, and I can't imagine why. I usually see everything he does. Both of the actors were great, playing six different people with no costume changes and barely leaving the stage. They did plenty to differentiate the characters, however, using different voices and physical mannerisms, so it was pretty easy to keep track. I heard P say to someone afterward that his favorite part of having an audience watch something was when they start to get something that the character hasn't yet understood, and seeing their reactions. It was indeed pretty neat!
3. An added benefit of going out was getting to watch Super Hot Russian Guy. The evening consisted of three one-act plays. One was Chekov's "The Bear", in Russian. Which was easier to follow than you'd think — plus they threw in an occasional sentence in English just to keep us going. Apparently at the last minute the guy playing Smirnov, the lead, couldn't make the performance. So they brought in a ringer, who (as Brian put it) looked, in his tall black boots, like he just stepped off the steppes. Magnificent! And he was fiery and passionate and shouting in Russian, and we totally agreed that he was just something to watch. And Patrick said up until people started walking into the building he was running around with the script in his hand, running his lines. So he totally nailed it AND he was totally winging it. We didn't know until afterward which actor it was that had been replaced, and it was impossible to tell. Theater can be exciting!
And those are my anecdotes, and now we are finished.
Ooh! Except: I still feel pretty damned good! I am almost completely convinced it's that I've been taking my meds regularly every single day now, as opposed to missing the occasional dose here and there. But whatever it is, I'm going to try to keep it!
