No real theme to this post, so wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July seems as good as any, considering the date.
Been busy as usual. Trying to balance personal and business is always a tightrope walk with the wind gushing and operating without a net, it seems.
I guess the big story going on now is college visits. We have been to Auburn, Vanderbilt and Birmingham-Southern, and really liked two of the three. We had high hopes for all three and were disappointed with one. Next week we stay close, and visit Alabama on Tuesday and UAB on Thursday. Considering I teach a class on Monday and Wednesday, and considering that each week I pick up Caitlin from Tuscaloosa on Wednesday or Thursday and return her on Sunday, and considering Rachel is in play rehearsals four or five nights a week now--well, you can see how the tightrope act balances, can't you?
I've still been "tweeting," but most of it has been for Kentucky Sports Report, a quasi-business function, I guess. I have CartLaw and AlabamaLawyers, as well as DarrellKSR that I also "tweet from" on separate Twitter accounts, so those, plus this Blog, mean it's spread a little thin. Wish I could say the same for my waistline.
Was also volunteered to help Leeds with publicity for "Beauty and the Beast," the play that Rachel is in, and I'm glad to help. I like the director, Cliff Keen, and it has two of Rachel's schoolmates in it, as well as her school's drama director, Mike Bridges. Really doesn't take that much to help publicize an event like this, so I'm glad to do it. But adding that to the rest--well, I don't think I have reached that "straw that broke" but I can always see it nearer and nearer.
Went bike-shopping with Andrew yesterday. He's getting a more serious bike for his birthday. He enjoys bike-riding, and will no doubt take one with him to campus whereever he goes to school, so a good one is almost a college necessity for him. Saw a couple of bikes yesterday that cost more than a couple of cars I have bought. We're nowhere in that vicinity, but well over the low-end "Huffy" type bikes I'm used to buying.
Too much to do today to blog long, so I'll close. Here's wishing everyone has a happy, and safe, 4th of July holiday.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
A Quiet Night....
Rare, in my part of the woods.
Oldest daughter is at college this summer, but for only 4 days at a time (Sun-Wed.) Sue and Rachel are at her play rehearsal....play will be heating up soon. Tonight's rehearsal is expected to go well past 10:00 p.m. Glad school is out.
Sarah and Collin went to see Night at the Museum, II-the Smithsonian (I butchered the title, but something like that.)
Andrew is quietly on the computer, or working with his guitar. Not sure which.
Which leaves me sitting in blissful quiet--no radio, no television, telephone ringer is off, and virtually no noise. Amazing how good that can sound with just the click of keyboard keys gently interrupting the silence.
No profound thoughts tonight; just realized that I had not updated this blog in awhile and wanted to do so while I had a minute. I have, as usual, been busy--I go back and forth to Tuscaloosa twice a week now, school is winding down and I will have my "summer vacation"--all of one week off, before school begins again--and workload is very heavy right now. My "play" time, if you will, has been devoted to going to play basketball at the gym with Collin--managed to do that three times last week, and intend to do the same this week, too.
I now have some "Twitter" accounts where brief updates are posted. If you're one of the two people who occasionally read this, I can also be found at Twitter accounts CartLaw, AlabamaLawyers, DarrellKSR, and MyKSR1.
I reached age 49 last week, and age 50 now is ahead of me more quickly every day. I don't feel that old. I'm out of shape and overweight, but basketball--even though it's fairly gentle--still comes rather easily and I'm enjoying it. Looked at pictures from 23 years ago last week (from Hawaii), and saw how skinny I used to be. Would like to approach that again before I reach 50, and start over.
Not much of an exciting update this time, I know. Going to enjoy the quiet a little more before people start arriving back home. Wow, how sweet this sounds.
Oldest daughter is at college this summer, but for only 4 days at a time (Sun-Wed.) Sue and Rachel are at her play rehearsal....play will be heating up soon. Tonight's rehearsal is expected to go well past 10:00 p.m. Glad school is out.
Sarah and Collin went to see Night at the Museum, II-the Smithsonian (I butchered the title, but something like that.)
Andrew is quietly on the computer, or working with his guitar. Not sure which.
Which leaves me sitting in blissful quiet--no radio, no television, telephone ringer is off, and virtually no noise. Amazing how good that can sound with just the click of keyboard keys gently interrupting the silence.
No profound thoughts tonight; just realized that I had not updated this blog in awhile and wanted to do so while I had a minute. I have, as usual, been busy--I go back and forth to Tuscaloosa twice a week now, school is winding down and I will have my "summer vacation"--all of one week off, before school begins again--and workload is very heavy right now. My "play" time, if you will, has been devoted to going to play basketball at the gym with Collin--managed to do that three times last week, and intend to do the same this week, too.
I now have some "Twitter" accounts where brief updates are posted. If you're one of the two people who occasionally read this, I can also be found at Twitter accounts CartLaw, AlabamaLawyers, DarrellKSR, and MyKSR1.
I reached age 49 last week, and age 50 now is ahead of me more quickly every day. I don't feel that old. I'm out of shape and overweight, but basketball--even though it's fairly gentle--still comes rather easily and I'm enjoying it. Looked at pictures from 23 years ago last week (from Hawaii), and saw how skinny I used to be. Would like to approach that again before I reach 50, and start over.
Not much of an exciting update this time, I know. Going to enjoy the quiet a little more before people start arriving back home. Wow, how sweet this sounds.
Friday, May 22, 2009
A moment of pause
I had such high hopes for this blog. When I started it, it was going to meet two needs I thought I had--one, to satisfy my "pleasure" writing, to talk about my life, my family, in a little of a journal-diary sort of way. No reason for anyone to see it but me, but don't really mind if others do, either.
The other was a little of trying to connect a little more with my Mom and Dad. My Dad "threatened" to get a computer for several years, and my brother and I finally decided to get a small netbook computer for them for Christmas, and get them hooked up to the internet world. With that occurring, I thought this would be ideal for me to sit down late at night, or early in the morning and update what is going on. (note--it's 11:30 p.m., and I was also up on the computer this morning at 4:15 a.m. Kinda weird hours, but that's the nature of my sleep habits).
In my fantasy world, Mom would sit at home, with the netbook on her lap, and read about her son and his family and tell her coffee ladies, or lunch bunch about things I failed to mention during our weekly telephone calls. I pictured Mom sending emails to me, Sue, and connecting with her niece, Sandy through the internet. I thought she would get more use than Dad.
Unfortunately, as we know, Mom passed away before realizing any of this. On January 20 of this year she left our world for a better one. I now she's keeping up with us and our busy life, but I'm still disappointed that the plans did not work out as I thought.
My gusto for writing these blogs has been severely dampened by her passing. It's strange--at first I wasn't going to tell anyone; just write for the sake of writing--much as I am doing now--and then I thought how wonderful it could be to let Mom in this way.
So much has happened this year. The kids are all getting older, as we all are, of course. Wonderful moments are occurring-Caitlin continues to make us proud with her desire to succeed in school, and her acceptance into nursing school with stellar grades. Andrew and Sarah are rounding out into a very fine young man and woman. Rachel and Collin continue to delight us with school, play, and their activities.
I would have loved to have talked to Mom about little things, too.
* Rachel cooking dinner for the family with her girl scout troop. Should've seen her with her apron with "Rachel" on it.
* Collin and his up and down soccer season. He played "up" a year this year, and there were some good moments, and some not so good.
* Andrew progressing with his grades getting better and better, and his ACT scores looking like they will get him in the college he wants. He has matured and grown and is eye to eye with his Dad now, a big change from the days when his sister Sarah towered over him.
* Sarah, with her work, her friends, her show choirs, and her wonderful grades and personality. She's a handful, but we love her.
And not all good newes. Times like Caitlin having relationship issues with her boyfriend of several years, Michael. Or maybe her past boyfriend. I haven't asked many questions, but she has been very upset for days, although she is getting better.
Life goes on, the saying goes, though, and so will the blog.
Next week will be a busy one. I have a statute of limitations running the week after next, but with the bad schedule, may have to try to sneak in some work on it. Tuesday I have all day meetings planned. Wednesday I teach, and will likely be driving to Memphis thereafter. Thursday I will be in Memphis all day and come back late at night. And Friday I will (probably) be moving Caitlin back into her dorm. She has nursing orientation Saturday morning, but somehow Alabama has told us that she cannot move in until Sunday. They have required orientation a day before she can move in? Where are people from out of state supposed to stay?
In addition to this blog, I have four "Tweeter" accounts set up--one for Kentucky Sports Report (www.twitter.com/MyKSR1), one for me (twitter.com/DarrellKSR), one for my law practice (twitter.com/CartLaw) and one for a joint venture I'm doing with a colleague (twitter.com/AlabamaLawyers). So now in addition to this blog, and the posting, and writing on Kentucky Sports Report, I have "tweets" to post on four different Twitter accounts.
Collin's soccer season is over, but he's playing in a 3v3 tournament in a week, and may continue with other tournaments this summer.
Rachel is involved in her first community theatre production, which will take us deep into June and July. It has a three-week run of 10 performances, so in addition to many weeks of rehearsals, dress rehearsals, tech week, etc., she'll have a lot of actual performances, too. It's "Beauty and the Beast." Rachel is a beauty, but in this play, which is in Leeds, Alabama (birthplace of Charles Barkley, about 30 minutes from our house), she's a villager and castle character/pepper shaker. She'll be good in it.
We've been fighting with Sarah's school about a computer class they want her to take, and we don't want her to take, because it will bump either one of her two choir electives, or her 4th year of Spanish. So we've worked out a solution where she'll go to college this summer, take a college level computer course, get college credit for it, and get credit for the high school class.
We also were told earlier this week that neither Sarah nor Andrew would be allowed to take AP English--a decision that we do not agree with, as they have met all prerequisites, including teacher approval--and the principal advises they are working on a solution. We'll see.
And Sue, bless her heart, continues to make it all work somehow. Our house is a madhouse--literally. The schedules are one that would make a railroad train conductor dizzy. I have my G1 phone with all of its applications, and my Palm PDA, with its calendaring, and my Google calendar, and I sync everything daily (or almost so)--and somehow, I still miss things she just remembers. I don't know how she does it, but she does.
So there's a lengthy return to the blog--it's 11:55 now, a 25 minute blog, which is a very long one for me--and I'd really rather get back to more frequent, less wordy, but for now, we'll take what we can get.
The other was a little of trying to connect a little more with my Mom and Dad. My Dad "threatened" to get a computer for several years, and my brother and I finally decided to get a small netbook computer for them for Christmas, and get them hooked up to the internet world. With that occurring, I thought this would be ideal for me to sit down late at night, or early in the morning and update what is going on. (note--it's 11:30 p.m., and I was also up on the computer this morning at 4:15 a.m. Kinda weird hours, but that's the nature of my sleep habits).
In my fantasy world, Mom would sit at home, with the netbook on her lap, and read about her son and his family and tell her coffee ladies, or lunch bunch about things I failed to mention during our weekly telephone calls. I pictured Mom sending emails to me, Sue, and connecting with her niece, Sandy through the internet. I thought she would get more use than Dad.
Unfortunately, as we know, Mom passed away before realizing any of this. On January 20 of this year she left our world for a better one. I now she's keeping up with us and our busy life, but I'm still disappointed that the plans did not work out as I thought.
My gusto for writing these blogs has been severely dampened by her passing. It's strange--at first I wasn't going to tell anyone; just write for the sake of writing--much as I am doing now--and then I thought how wonderful it could be to let Mom in this way.
So much has happened this year. The kids are all getting older, as we all are, of course. Wonderful moments are occurring-Caitlin continues to make us proud with her desire to succeed in school, and her acceptance into nursing school with stellar grades. Andrew and Sarah are rounding out into a very fine young man and woman. Rachel and Collin continue to delight us with school, play, and their activities.
I would have loved to have talked to Mom about little things, too.
* Rachel cooking dinner for the family with her girl scout troop. Should've seen her with her apron with "Rachel" on it.
* Collin and his up and down soccer season. He played "up" a year this year, and there were some good moments, and some not so good.
* Andrew progressing with his grades getting better and better, and his ACT scores looking like they will get him in the college he wants. He has matured and grown and is eye to eye with his Dad now, a big change from the days when his sister Sarah towered over him.
* Sarah, with her work, her friends, her show choirs, and her wonderful grades and personality. She's a handful, but we love her.
And not all good newes. Times like Caitlin having relationship issues with her boyfriend of several years, Michael. Or maybe her past boyfriend. I haven't asked many questions, but she has been very upset for days, although she is getting better.
Life goes on, the saying goes, though, and so will the blog.
Next week will be a busy one. I have a statute of limitations running the week after next, but with the bad schedule, may have to try to sneak in some work on it. Tuesday I have all day meetings planned. Wednesday I teach, and will likely be driving to Memphis thereafter. Thursday I will be in Memphis all day and come back late at night. And Friday I will (probably) be moving Caitlin back into her dorm. She has nursing orientation Saturday morning, but somehow Alabama has told us that she cannot move in until Sunday. They have required orientation a day before she can move in? Where are people from out of state supposed to stay?
In addition to this blog, I have four "Tweeter" accounts set up--one for Kentucky Sports Report (www.twitter.com/MyKSR1), one for me (twitter.com/DarrellKSR), one for my law practice (twitter.com/CartLaw) and one for a joint venture I'm doing with a colleague (twitter.com/AlabamaLawyers). So now in addition to this blog, and the posting, and writing on Kentucky Sports Report, I have "tweets" to post on four different Twitter accounts.
Collin's soccer season is over, but he's playing in a 3v3 tournament in a week, and may continue with other tournaments this summer.
Rachel is involved in her first community theatre production, which will take us deep into June and July. It has a three-week run of 10 performances, so in addition to many weeks of rehearsals, dress rehearsals, tech week, etc., she'll have a lot of actual performances, too. It's "Beauty and the Beast." Rachel is a beauty, but in this play, which is in Leeds, Alabama (birthplace of Charles Barkley, about 30 minutes from our house), she's a villager and castle character/pepper shaker. She'll be good in it.
We've been fighting with Sarah's school about a computer class they want her to take, and we don't want her to take, because it will bump either one of her two choir electives, or her 4th year of Spanish. So we've worked out a solution where she'll go to college this summer, take a college level computer course, get college credit for it, and get credit for the high school class.
We also were told earlier this week that neither Sarah nor Andrew would be allowed to take AP English--a decision that we do not agree with, as they have met all prerequisites, including teacher approval--and the principal advises they are working on a solution. We'll see.
And Sue, bless her heart, continues to make it all work somehow. Our house is a madhouse--literally. The schedules are one that would make a railroad train conductor dizzy. I have my G1 phone with all of its applications, and my Palm PDA, with its calendaring, and my Google calendar, and I sync everything daily (or almost so)--and somehow, I still miss things she just remembers. I don't know how she does it, but she does.
So there's a lengthy return to the blog--it's 11:55 now, a 25 minute blog, which is a very long one for me--and I'd really rather get back to more frequent, less wordy, but for now, we'll take what we can get.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Corridor "X"
Have made the trip to/from Memphis a couple of times now, and I can't decide whether I like the trip or dislike it.
It's on business, which requires me usually to arise around 4-4:30 a.m., drive 250+ miles to Memphis, spend all day looking at documents, and then drive back, usually getting back home between 9 pm-11 pm. Glamorous life of a lawyer, huh?
But Corridor "X" is the predecessor to what eventually will be I-22. It's a fine start for an interstate system, the road is great, and until you arrive just outside Memphis--if then--the traffic is very limited. So it's an easy trip.
But there's almost no scenery to speak of. And when you get on Corridor X outside of Jasper, be prepared to drive. And drive. And drive. Make sure your car is filled up with gas, you have eaten or have food supplies, and don't expect any bathroom breaks, as there just isn't anything at all for about 100-150 miles or more. Now, while I like to get on the road and get going, I also like the security of knowing there's a gas station/convenience store/restroom available in case either the car or I need refueling, or a pit stop. I intentionally refrain from drinking my general two large mugs of coffee in the morning, limiting it to sipping on one for many miles for fear of generating the need for a pit stop.
I don't know how long it will take for gas stations and convenience stores to be constructed along that highway, or what is needed to make it a full-fledged interstate. The two may be related. But for now, it's just a nice, easy, but kinda long drive due to the lack of conveniences along the way.
I think my next scheduled trip is May 26. I may see if we can do an overnight trip this time--drive up, start at a reasonable 10 a.m., work til 7 or 8 p.m., spend the night, and begin the next morning at 8 a.m. Seems more productive than making multiple trips....and if we spend the night, I know I can find rest rooms when I need them after I'm there.
It's on business, which requires me usually to arise around 4-4:30 a.m., drive 250+ miles to Memphis, spend all day looking at documents, and then drive back, usually getting back home between 9 pm-11 pm. Glamorous life of a lawyer, huh?
But Corridor "X" is the predecessor to what eventually will be I-22. It's a fine start for an interstate system, the road is great, and until you arrive just outside Memphis--if then--the traffic is very limited. So it's an easy trip.
But there's almost no scenery to speak of. And when you get on Corridor X outside of Jasper, be prepared to drive. And drive. And drive. Make sure your car is filled up with gas, you have eaten or have food supplies, and don't expect any bathroom breaks, as there just isn't anything at all for about 100-150 miles or more. Now, while I like to get on the road and get going, I also like the security of knowing there's a gas station/convenience store/restroom available in case either the car or I need refueling, or a pit stop. I intentionally refrain from drinking my general two large mugs of coffee in the morning, limiting it to sipping on one for many miles for fear of generating the need for a pit stop.
I don't know how long it will take for gas stations and convenience stores to be constructed along that highway, or what is needed to make it a full-fledged interstate. The two may be related. But for now, it's just a nice, easy, but kinda long drive due to the lack of conveniences along the way.
I think my next scheduled trip is May 26. I may see if we can do an overnight trip this time--drive up, start at a reasonable 10 a.m., work til 7 or 8 p.m., spend the night, and begin the next morning at 8 a.m. Seems more productive than making multiple trips....and if we spend the night, I know I can find rest rooms when I need them after I'm there.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
May we never slow down
Weekend roared in and roared out. Collin had his First Communion today, which was a special event. It occurred while there were tornado sirens going on outside the church, with weather forecasts showing the church potentially in the path. Fortunately, we were spared all but the excitement.
Have finished editing/copying DVDs for How to Eat Like a Child and Dear Edwina, Jr. and will get them to the professional video place Thursday.
Rachel found out this weekend that she was cast in Leed's "Beauty and the Beast," and is floating on cloud 9. With tomorrow her 10th birthday, it was a nice birthday present.
Sarah's end-of-year show choir performance is tomorrow night at 6. I give a final exam from 5-7 pm tomorrow, but I managed to give a take-home Final so I think I'll be able to leave by about 5:30.
Tuesday I will be getting up at 4 a.m. to drive to Memphis. And the best part is, I will return Tuesday as well--nice, full day.
Wednesday is the read-through, or opening meeting for the cast of Beauty and the Beast.
Friday we may go to Tuscaloosa and help Caitlin pack up some things. Or at least we'll be going Saturday to load her up as she has to move out. Of course, her summer session begins May 29, so we'll be moving her back into a dorm then. And then we'll have to move her out of the dorm when the summer session ends. And then we'll have to move her into her apartment when she goes back for the Fall. More than a little ridiculous, if you ask me.
End of school things are happening, dance recitals for Sarah and Rachel, Collin's soccer through the rest of May with practices, matches, and tournaments, new play rehearsals for Rachel, and moving Caitlin home--and back again.
May we never slow down. Just don't spin fast enough that I fall off.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Just to get another post in before the month ends
Looked up and saw another 17 days have passed. My, how time flies when you're having fun.
Since the last post, there have been double-digit number of soccer games and practices for Collin, Rachel has "starred" in "How to Eat Like a Child"--she's now on YouTube, officially, with her scene of "How to Beg For a Dog-Say Yes," tax returns have been done, and I have been back and forth to Tuscaloosa four times. And may go tomorrow.
Was proud of Rachel, as she, at nine years of age, decided to audition for the Leeds Art Council production of "Beauty and the Beast." She went Tuesday night and left feeling good that she did it, but figures realistically she won't get cast. Fingers are still crossed for a role--any role.
Had the pleasure of listening to oldest daughter Caitlin's "voice jury" today. Felt a little like a stalker as nobody is allowed in the room with her, but she told us we could hear her outside in the hallway, as she had heard others, and invited us to come. Was strange hearing her voice so high--she has undergone a lot of training--and she did the German song she sang justice. Afterward Sue, Caitlin, Collin, Rachel and I went out to dinner and enjoyed a nice evening together. Arrived back in Birmingham at the very reasonable hour of 8:30-ish, which tells you how nice it is to have a daughter only an hour or so away at college.
Back to work--have a deadline for some discovery tomorrow in a case and getting ready to call co-counsel on it. I'm hoping to pretty much finish up most of it tonight and have very little "official" that needs to occur tomorrow. Sue's mom is coming in from New Orleans on the 9:05 flight for Collin's first communion Sunday, Rachel's 10th birthday Monday, and Sarah's choral concert. In the meantime, we have soccer continuing, dance for Rachel and Sarah as they move toward recitals, girl scouts and boy scouts, volleyball registration and pre-season practices, and Sarah will be in the Shelby County Junior Miss Pageant this summer, and some preliminary work on that has begun. And school and work--and oh yeah, the class I teach at Jeff State has Final Exams Monday, too.
So everything about normal. Missed seeing my buddies Frank Thompson and Dianne Daniels do Harvey at South City Theatre, and was very disappointed that everything hit at once for two weeks surrounding their performances. I'm a big fan of cozy theatre, and enjoy the occasional "Harvey," non-musical, life-is-good, family friendly performances, and I have no doubt that it was a real treat that I missed. Maybe some day they'll repeat it and I'll be sure and catch it then.
Til later--a rededication toward more frequent updates. Oh, I've also started four Twitter accounts too, so I ought to be "updating" all over the place (3 are business related--one my own law practice, one a joint venture law practice with another attorney, and one Kentucky Sports Report). As I said, everything about normal.
Since the last post, there have been double-digit number of soccer games and practices for Collin, Rachel has "starred" in "How to Eat Like a Child"--she's now on YouTube, officially, with her scene of "How to Beg For a Dog-Say Yes," tax returns have been done, and I have been back and forth to Tuscaloosa four times. And may go tomorrow.
Was proud of Rachel, as she, at nine years of age, decided to audition for the Leeds Art Council production of "Beauty and the Beast." She went Tuesday night and left feeling good that she did it, but figures realistically she won't get cast. Fingers are still crossed for a role--any role.
Had the pleasure of listening to oldest daughter Caitlin's "voice jury" today. Felt a little like a stalker as nobody is allowed in the room with her, but she told us we could hear her outside in the hallway, as she had heard others, and invited us to come. Was strange hearing her voice so high--she has undergone a lot of training--and she did the German song she sang justice. Afterward Sue, Caitlin, Collin, Rachel and I went out to dinner and enjoyed a nice evening together. Arrived back in Birmingham at the very reasonable hour of 8:30-ish, which tells you how nice it is to have a daughter only an hour or so away at college.
Back to work--have a deadline for some discovery tomorrow in a case and getting ready to call co-counsel on it. I'm hoping to pretty much finish up most of it tonight and have very little "official" that needs to occur tomorrow. Sue's mom is coming in from New Orleans on the 9:05 flight for Collin's first communion Sunday, Rachel's 10th birthday Monday, and Sarah's choral concert. In the meantime, we have soccer continuing, dance for Rachel and Sarah as they move toward recitals, girl scouts and boy scouts, volleyball registration and pre-season practices, and Sarah will be in the Shelby County Junior Miss Pageant this summer, and some preliminary work on that has begun. And school and work--and oh yeah, the class I teach at Jeff State has Final Exams Monday, too.
So everything about normal. Missed seeing my buddies Frank Thompson and Dianne Daniels do Harvey at South City Theatre, and was very disappointed that everything hit at once for two weeks surrounding their performances. I'm a big fan of cozy theatre, and enjoy the occasional "Harvey," non-musical, life-is-good, family friendly performances, and I have no doubt that it was a real treat that I missed. Maybe some day they'll repeat it and I'll be sure and catch it then.
Til later--a rededication toward more frequent updates. Oh, I've also started four Twitter accounts too, so I ought to be "updating" all over the place (3 are business related--one my own law practice, one a joint venture law practice with another attorney, and one Kentucky Sports Report). As I said, everything about normal.
Monday, April 13, 2009
One Short Day in the Emerald City
Or, more accurately, in the Magic City of Birmingham.
Oh, but what I would do for Elphaba's magic spell book to give a little more time in each day. I glance at the old calendar PDA and it is filled each day. Sue and I wanted to go see Wicked--again--for a 3rd time in just over a week--if we can make it, but the odds of that appear long.
Tomorrow night--soccer. Wednesday night--dance--but if there was a way to get "lottery' tickets we could probably find a way to go for the 7:00 show. I teach at 5:00, though, so I can't be downtown at 4:30 and wait for the lottery at 5:00 "just in case." Thursday night--dress rehearsal for Rachel's "How to Eat Like a Child." Friday night--opening night show. Saturday is filled with a 12:00 soccer match, a 5:00 soccer match, and a Saturday night How to Eat Like a Child show at 7:00. Sunday has a 10:00 soccer match and a 2:00 matinee of How to Eat Like a Child, so that leaves the very last performance Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Again, if there's a way to get lottery tickets at 4:30 p.m.--don't know how, since we'll be about 40 minutes away with a show that probably won't end until, oh, about 4:30 p.m.--but if we could, we'd try that one.
As you can see, each day is a short one in the old Magic City. I know I could pick up Balcony tickets again, but we've done that once, and would love to see the show again from a "reasonable" distance if possible. Watching it from the last row in Continental and the first row in Orchestra, as we did for Saturday's matinee, was incredible. I didn't realize just how much you "catch" when you're close enough to see facial expressions clearly, gestures, motions, and little things going on the stage that you missed from way up in the Netherlands from Balcony Row X.
We'll see. I won't hold my breath.
On a related note, my special thanks to Helene York (Glinda), Marcie Dodd (Elphaba), Colin Donnell (Fiyero), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), and Kristine Reese (Nessarose) who took time out to visit, sign autographs, and have their photos taken with Rachel, Caitlin, Sarah and Elizabeth (my niece) after the shows Saturday and Sunday. They could not have been more pleasant. Marcie Dodd saying, "I love little children" was such a wonderful thing for her to say. We wish them all the best and much success and happiness in their careers and in life.
One short day.....
Oh, but what I would do for Elphaba's magic spell book to give a little more time in each day. I glance at the old calendar PDA and it is filled each day. Sue and I wanted to go see Wicked--again--for a 3rd time in just over a week--if we can make it, but the odds of that appear long.
Tomorrow night--soccer. Wednesday night--dance--but if there was a way to get "lottery' tickets we could probably find a way to go for the 7:00 show. I teach at 5:00, though, so I can't be downtown at 4:30 and wait for the lottery at 5:00 "just in case." Thursday night--dress rehearsal for Rachel's "How to Eat Like a Child." Friday night--opening night show. Saturday is filled with a 12:00 soccer match, a 5:00 soccer match, and a Saturday night How to Eat Like a Child show at 7:00. Sunday has a 10:00 soccer match and a 2:00 matinee of How to Eat Like a Child, so that leaves the very last performance Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Again, if there's a way to get lottery tickets at 4:30 p.m.--don't know how, since we'll be about 40 minutes away with a show that probably won't end until, oh, about 4:30 p.m.--but if we could, we'd try that one.
As you can see, each day is a short one in the old Magic City. I know I could pick up Balcony tickets again, but we've done that once, and would love to see the show again from a "reasonable" distance if possible. Watching it from the last row in Continental and the first row in Orchestra, as we did for Saturday's matinee, was incredible. I didn't realize just how much you "catch" when you're close enough to see facial expressions clearly, gestures, motions, and little things going on the stage that you missed from way up in the Netherlands from Balcony Row X.
We'll see. I won't hold my breath.
On a related note, my special thanks to Helene York (Glinda), Marcie Dodd (Elphaba), Colin Donnell (Fiyero), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), and Kristine Reese (Nessarose) who took time out to visit, sign autographs, and have their photos taken with Rachel, Caitlin, Sarah and Elizabeth (my niece) after the shows Saturday and Sunday. They could not have been more pleasant. Marcie Dodd saying, "I love little children" was such a wonderful thing for her to say. We wish them all the best and much success and happiness in their careers and in life.
One short day.....
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