The laptop is getting ol . To ay for no reason, two letters stoppe working. an you tell whi h ones?
It's a little tragi . I will take it to the Apple Store tomorrow to see what the genius bar an o with it.
Otherwise, it has been a goo weeken . More etails when I have the letters.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
A good weekend had by all
Quest Ensemble's "The People's Four Seasons" opened this weekend, and it felt very good. The audience laughed, they cried, and they stayed after to talk with us and compliment us even if they didn't know anyone in the cast.
Our high school speech student that made it to State competition in humorous interpretation made it all the way to State Finals, which is extremely difficult to do--we have only had one kid do that in the past decade! She came in 7th, but she's only a junior, so I am sure she will be amazing next year. All us coaches, past and present, pat ourselves on the back, because we all coached her and feel we helped her with something valuable to her performance.
The only bug in the weekend is that I tweaked my back again, but I am hoping it will not be a long recuperation. It's calming down.
The best thing? It's President's Day tomorrow, and I get to do stuff with the boys, who will be off school. The weekend is long, and it is good.
Our high school speech student that made it to State competition in humorous interpretation made it all the way to State Finals, which is extremely difficult to do--we have only had one kid do that in the past decade! She came in 7th, but she's only a junior, so I am sure she will be amazing next year. All us coaches, past and present, pat ourselves on the back, because we all coached her and feel we helped her with something valuable to her performance.
The only bug in the weekend is that I tweaked my back again, but I am hoping it will not be a long recuperation. It's calming down.
The best thing? It's President's Day tomorrow, and I get to do stuff with the boys, who will be off school. The weekend is long, and it is good.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Tech Weeks!
This week we start 2 weeks of tech for the Quest Ensemble show, "The People's Four Seasons." Technically it's a very complex show, but it tells a simple story of a man looking back on his life. It is done with imaginative large-scale puppetry, original music and spectacle.
I am tremendously excited about it. Andy Park, the writer and director, is a genius. He has directed Cirque Shanghai, spectacles for Lollapalooza, over 10 original shows (several Jeff recommended) and is currently the artistic director at the Shedd Aquarium. I have worked with him on some of original shows before, and he amazes me with his insight and vision. When they first approached me for being in the show, and I read the script--I actually cried. It's written in a poetic style that is just lovely, and very truthful and wise.
Right now, we are putting all the elements together, and it's rough, but you can already see how cool it's going to be. The puppets are all made, but not painted yet. It's going to rain onstage. Awesome!
The singers are sounding gorgeous, the dancing is getting worked well, and coordination of the puppetry is working very well for this stage of the production.
I hope to have pictures soon. Part of Quest's mission is to never charge admission, but instead ask for a donation of what you can pay, or what you think it was worth. This has worked very well for them, and they continue to grow. Check them out at www.questensemble.org. The show runs February 17- March 27th. Make reservations for a ticket--it's going to be amazing!
I am tremendously excited about it. Andy Park, the writer and director, is a genius. He has directed Cirque Shanghai, spectacles for Lollapalooza, over 10 original shows (several Jeff recommended) and is currently the artistic director at the Shedd Aquarium. I have worked with him on some of original shows before, and he amazes me with his insight and vision. When they first approached me for being in the show, and I read the script--I actually cried. It's written in a poetic style that is just lovely, and very truthful and wise.
Right now, we are putting all the elements together, and it's rough, but you can already see how cool it's going to be. The puppets are all made, but not painted yet. It's going to rain onstage. Awesome!
The singers are sounding gorgeous, the dancing is getting worked well, and coordination of the puppetry is working very well for this stage of the production.
I hope to have pictures soon. Part of Quest's mission is to never charge admission, but instead ask for a donation of what you can pay, or what you think it was worth. This has worked very well for them, and they continue to grow. Check them out at www.questensemble.org. The show runs February 17- March 27th. Make reservations for a ticket--it's going to be amazing!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Snow!
We had a little bit of snow last night. About 20 inches, with whiteout conditions. Since we were home and cozy, and our power didn't go out, it was just a big adventure going on outside our windows.
I love snowstorms. Last night we went out to walk around in the 45 mph winds and snow falling at 2-3 inches/hr and it was such an exciting experience. Of course, having a warm place to run back to makes all the difference.
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