Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Some Pictures from Opening
Here are some shots from the good times at the Pub that followed the opening. Unfortunately it appears no candidness occured, maybe next time. It was nice to see the number of people who dress up is growing. DCG promised to design a frock for me to wear to opening of Raven, if Boni would create it. We'll see if he actually does... and if so, there will totally be more pictures.
Who am I, Gamling?
well, we clearly all are hoping that I'm the king. But what kind of beginning is that?
clean clothing that's cold to the touch, icy water, floors that feel even icier to feets that are not too happy to leave bedding that's been painstakingly warmed by body heat alone. These are some memories of my child hood, and funnily enough, my current daily routine. We ran out of oil two days ago, in my lovely too good to be true, juneau, alaskan, last homely house, the aquarium is out of the oil that keeps it temperate and heats the water. So the two biggest differences between now and then, is the plumbing and sinks that are still fully functional, and the abundance of electricity included in the monthly rent, which is also totally functional- but because the house is cold I keep imagining I don't have electric either. I've got a fire place, a tricked out kitchen, and a tub with jets and a bidet that are ready to rock with cold water. So really I have nothing to complain about. And yes, I could easily refill the oil by buying some more, but I, and my other two room mates are broke as jokes. I realize that my ususal not so wonderful command of the english language is rapidly crashing to a screeching trainwreck, but it's because this whole table full of people here in the learning center are talking about a mystical truckdriver who actually exists, whose name is fuzzy sprinkle. And they are FREAKING OUT! and I'm sorry to get off topic, and I don't mean to do a play by play.. but they're getting crazy with it. They're slowly leaving the joint, so maybe in a minute I'll be able to hear my self think again, but that was certainly an interesting diversion.
In other news, what else? It looks like my second stage show might be back in biznass, we'll see- it's a rapid up and down on this one, but I might end up doing it over christmas break, which is basically the only time I have available for it... damn these people who all have conflicting schedules. Time shall tell..
Not to harp on the oil thing, but it's hard to get it off your mind when you're cold, but this isn't quite about the oil per se- Ever since we've moved into that house there are a whole bunch of folks who I'm always saying "Hey, yeah you need to come over and see my new place, it's so choice" and they're always "Yeah, I do, soon!" well of course "soon" becomes an actual time as soon as the house becomes a place where you can see your breath, and then you have to be all "Uh no, not right now, it's not good for visiting right now" And this is usually the time where I start laughing hysterically as I tell people we're out of oil and we can't afford to buy any more, because really when you think of it, it is pretty funny... especially with this beautiful overabundance of snow we're having right now, and the cold cold temps. But this is also the point where kirsa tries to shush me, and I think gets embarrased.. which admittedly, it's probably a faux pas to say that you're broke in public, but I don't want to talk about it with out explaining... what can you do? it's just another side of the situation, it's interesting the different ways people handle things. I guess I just don't have any tact, but I do consider myself a private person at the same time, so maybe a better way of describing it would be, that when misfortune knocks on my door, it's usually just too darn funny not to share it with the world.
The snow is still very beautiful, there is just so much of it! I got the studs put on the other morning, and I'm feeling a great deal safer. Corin is not driving his car is this weather, which makes me happy, because it's been an already frightening winter in terms of skidding around and what have you. I shoveled snow for the theatre this morning, which felt productive and like I was doing something nice, which was nice. And then I shoveled snow with my neighbors this afternoon so we could get their car out/put our car in, which also felt nice as we were all working together against the passive and beautiful nature about us.
Later, tired from shoveling, I chopped wood for god only knows how long, and built a fire in our fire place. This was one of the best parts of my day, although my back and hand hurt from bending and rubbing against the hachet respectively. I've never been able to start a fire to my satsifaction, and today I just did it, and got some really wondeful flames sparked and sustained in no time. How much fun I had!
I guess that's all for now. I have a math test on friday to study like mad for, and am starting to get a possible picture of next semester.. although I'm not ever going to imagine the summer yet. I had a crazy dream about rich fertile dark brown soil that made me so joyous in the dream the other night, and I heard a cool story about my dad's side of the family coming to the united states, very exciting because my family history doesn't go so far back. Pictures? maybe. Innapropiate thoughts about the individuals walking around me, definitely.
ciao ciao
clean clothing that's cold to the touch, icy water, floors that feel even icier to feets that are not too happy to leave bedding that's been painstakingly warmed by body heat alone. These are some memories of my child hood, and funnily enough, my current daily routine. We ran out of oil two days ago, in my lovely too good to be true, juneau, alaskan, last homely house, the aquarium is out of the oil that keeps it temperate and heats the water. So the two biggest differences between now and then, is the plumbing and sinks that are still fully functional, and the abundance of electricity included in the monthly rent, which is also totally functional- but because the house is cold I keep imagining I don't have electric either. I've got a fire place, a tricked out kitchen, and a tub with jets and a bidet that are ready to rock with cold water. So really I have nothing to complain about. And yes, I could easily refill the oil by buying some more, but I, and my other two room mates are broke as jokes. I realize that my ususal not so wonderful command of the english language is rapidly crashing to a screeching trainwreck, but it's because this whole table full of people here in the learning center are talking about a mystical truckdriver who actually exists, whose name is fuzzy sprinkle. And they are FREAKING OUT! and I'm sorry to get off topic, and I don't mean to do a play by play.. but they're getting crazy with it. They're slowly leaving the joint, so maybe in a minute I'll be able to hear my self think again, but that was certainly an interesting diversion.
In other news, what else? It looks like my second stage show might be back in biznass, we'll see- it's a rapid up and down on this one, but I might end up doing it over christmas break, which is basically the only time I have available for it... damn these people who all have conflicting schedules. Time shall tell..
Not to harp on the oil thing, but it's hard to get it off your mind when you're cold, but this isn't quite about the oil per se- Ever since we've moved into that house there are a whole bunch of folks who I'm always saying "Hey, yeah you need to come over and see my new place, it's so choice" and they're always "Yeah, I do, soon!" well of course "soon" becomes an actual time as soon as the house becomes a place where you can see your breath, and then you have to be all "Uh no, not right now, it's not good for visiting right now" And this is usually the time where I start laughing hysterically as I tell people we're out of oil and we can't afford to buy any more, because really when you think of it, it is pretty funny... especially with this beautiful overabundance of snow we're having right now, and the cold cold temps. But this is also the point where kirsa tries to shush me, and I think gets embarrased.. which admittedly, it's probably a faux pas to say that you're broke in public, but I don't want to talk about it with out explaining... what can you do? it's just another side of the situation, it's interesting the different ways people handle things. I guess I just don't have any tact, but I do consider myself a private person at the same time, so maybe a better way of describing it would be, that when misfortune knocks on my door, it's usually just too darn funny not to share it with the world.
The snow is still very beautiful, there is just so much of it! I got the studs put on the other morning, and I'm feeling a great deal safer. Corin is not driving his car is this weather, which makes me happy, because it's been an already frightening winter in terms of skidding around and what have you. I shoveled snow for the theatre this morning, which felt productive and like I was doing something nice, which was nice. And then I shoveled snow with my neighbors this afternoon so we could get their car out/put our car in, which also felt nice as we were all working together against the passive and beautiful nature about us.
Later, tired from shoveling, I chopped wood for god only knows how long, and built a fire in our fire place. This was one of the best parts of my day, although my back and hand hurt from bending and rubbing against the hachet respectively. I've never been able to start a fire to my satsifaction, and today I just did it, and got some really wondeful flames sparked and sustained in no time. How much fun I had!
I guess that's all for now. I have a math test on friday to study like mad for, and am starting to get a possible picture of next semester.. although I'm not ever going to imagine the summer yet. I had a crazy dream about rich fertile dark brown soil that made me so joyous in the dream the other night, and I heard a cool story about my dad's side of the family coming to the united states, very exciting because my family history doesn't go so far back. Pictures? maybe. Innapropiate thoughts about the individuals walking around me, definitely.
ciao ciao
Monday, November 13, 2006
Noises off is finished!
Saturday night was a very very fine night. And now, Noises Off, the show that I've been working on as an assistant director for the past month is finally open. The show went off with out a hitch, and the cast looked lovely and performed wonderfully. It really is such a funny show, I look forward to seeing at some point after it's not so fresh in my mind. It's definitely good/necessary timing to have some more time on my hands to buckle down and hit the books. Who knows, it might even be a bit late to be doing that, but I can only do what I can do at this point. For now however it's been truly wonderful to sleep 12 hours with out feeling bad, and I spent the entire day at my house which is really unheard of for me lately, doing nothing but padding around and cleaning. Got to catch up with my parents which was great, always wish we talked more, and hopefully I'll see them soon one way or another over christmas. So, here we go, another week approaches, get some tests back, take some tests, and those are just of the scholastic variety! I'm being so witty out here, what's going to happen to you when I've gone off to direct Richard the third? (that last line was a shameless quote from the show) And you know it does strike me, as it always does whenever I post on here, how infrequently I post, and I saw old ones to the right left over from king island christmas, and it seems im always posting about shows... what a theatre lame-o ive become.. but it's what ive been up to, and hopefully I'll get some more pictures up here soon as well. And In referral to the other picture I just put up, Kirsa's so funny comment, was: "86% of the presincts are in, it's back by popular demand, the people have spoken, and the picture they have chosen is alicia walking around the house with out her shirt on." I know it's an oddly anticlimatic picture, but it made me laugh, and if you were noises off, then that's the view you'd have, me walking away. But as I walk I remember what fun i had and how much I learned, and how much I love all the people i'm lucky enough to work with.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
the model modern officer
Time and again I've said that I'm an experiment in sleep deprivation. What happens? How does performance decrease? How long can it last? Well, as I continue to gather data for these questions, I'm adding a new side effect to the list. Disorders of the Epidermis, caused by lack of bathing, due to lack of time, relating back to lack of too many things in this life current. Certified by the school nurse. Seriously. Things have reached a new crisis point when it hit me this evening that I have to make sure to remind myself to shower on a more regular basis.. that probably sounds bad, but I'd rather sleep than bathe, and I have pretty loose sanitary standards in general... Don't get me wrong.. it's not like i stink.... but yeah. New consequences... The data gathering reminds me, I had a funny talk with kirsa earlier.. she always thinks i hate science, which i don't. I love it, i also need to poke fun at it at times, and of course more so because she's such a lover of it, but she was telling me something exciting from one of her classes that basically boiled down to after decades of counting fish stuff, they found the result that you would of course expect. And that was the exciting part. Wow, I'm doing a really really terrible job of explaining this right now, so im not even going to erase it, I'm just gooing to come back and explain it another day. Who knows when, i thought it would be more regular, but i cant even make it to the cleaning room. i hear its next to godliness.. lets meet soon.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Did anyone else hear that?
So what have you been doing lately besides not blogging, alicia? I don't know- let's start the top of the list off by acknowledging the fact that at this very moment I'm talking to myself, or rather writing to myself in question/answer format. That probably definitely helps to color the lovely rainbow spectrum of my life current.
Speaking of color and lighting, I'm studying a bit of lighting design in my intro to technical theatre class right now, and I have to say, it's pretty fun stuff. I'm actually excited about it. Could this be an arena in the theatre where math and creativity meet, marry, and have babies? Who knows... all I'm saying is there is a lighting program called vector works. nuff said. I knew all that time spent with the lite brite in my younger years would pay off.
I'm about to make myself laugh out loud as I write, and In fact I just did. I don't think that's because of my amazing wit but more a result of my punch drunk state. I feel a little loopy and the idea of bed is looking pretty good right now. I actually started blogging this post frantically in an attempt to look studious because I'm in a study room at the library this minute, and I just pounded on the table a couple of times in good spirits and to accompany the sound of my seagullish laughter. This followed by proclamation "I'm awesome." which just amused the heck out of me.
So what have I really been doing? I don't know. Life has been a bit crazy this whole semester and I don't really have great answers why. I'm living in a house that I love right now, and the loan finally came through that ensures that I'll get to keep living there.. which is some recent good news. My class load should be easy, and yet I'm not being the best student. A good ways from it actually... but not horrible either.. I guess Im just feeling very unmotivated and a little crazy. Anyone who knows me knows that my biggest fear is the day when I go crazy, or rather crazy enough to not be able to function in society, and so feeling this way, plus a little depressed for any extended period of time is worrisome to me to say the least.. but we can't ignore the fact that I'm a hypochondriac and so will use any typical young person crisis to be evidence of some mental disorder which I don't really have... see!? saying that right now is practically like signing my execution sermon, and admitting something is wrong, even though nothing is wrong! Maybe this has to do with something else....
something else..
like.....
Clown Camp!!! a couple of weekends ago, a retreat at the shrine with john leo and 8 other clowns.. it was everything I'd hoped it would be and so so so much more. And that's completely sincere. I felt that I had some really big stuff happen within me as a person, and dare I say, a spiritual experience? I think an after effect of said experience is that I feel like I'm being a much more candid person, and maybe I'm saying things, expressing emotions, that I would usually keep to myself. I don't know.. I feel like I know myself pretty well, so when I start surprising myself, it's... well, suprising! which seems kind of cocky for a 21 year old, a mere babe in the wood.. but what can I say.. I'm calling it as I see it, speaking of ages also: my most adored older sister is about to turn 29. Does anyone else think that sounds completely ridiculous? Did she not just turn 28? what the hell is going on? That's nearly 30... not that I consider 30 to be old or anyhting... but kirsa? 30?
Ok, im going to wrap this one up for now, so how to summarize? It's been lovely and leafy and im seeing much more fall here than i have in previous years, I think that might be another great effect of living on the cove.. Oh im such a lucky girl.
I think also that even though things are changy and crazy, this is most likely just another part of being a big kid and growing up, or aging, or whatever... and im still enjoying life, all the time.. all the time, bay-beh!
Speaking of color and lighting, I'm studying a bit of lighting design in my intro to technical theatre class right now, and I have to say, it's pretty fun stuff. I'm actually excited about it. Could this be an arena in the theatre where math and creativity meet, marry, and have babies? Who knows... all I'm saying is there is a lighting program called vector works. nuff said. I knew all that time spent with the lite brite in my younger years would pay off.
I'm about to make myself laugh out loud as I write, and In fact I just did. I don't think that's because of my amazing wit but more a result of my punch drunk state. I feel a little loopy and the idea of bed is looking pretty good right now. I actually started blogging this post frantically in an attempt to look studious because I'm in a study room at the library this minute, and I just pounded on the table a couple of times in good spirits and to accompany the sound of my seagullish laughter. This followed by proclamation "I'm awesome." which just amused the heck out of me.
So what have I really been doing? I don't know. Life has been a bit crazy this whole semester and I don't really have great answers why. I'm living in a house that I love right now, and the loan finally came through that ensures that I'll get to keep living there.. which is some recent good news. My class load should be easy, and yet I'm not being the best student. A good ways from it actually... but not horrible either.. I guess Im just feeling very unmotivated and a little crazy. Anyone who knows me knows that my biggest fear is the day when I go crazy, or rather crazy enough to not be able to function in society, and so feeling this way, plus a little depressed for any extended period of time is worrisome to me to say the least.. but we can't ignore the fact that I'm a hypochondriac and so will use any typical young person crisis to be evidence of some mental disorder which I don't really have... see!? saying that right now is practically like signing my execution sermon, and admitting something is wrong, even though nothing is wrong! Maybe this has to do with something else....
something else..
like.....
Clown Camp!!! a couple of weekends ago, a retreat at the shrine with john leo and 8 other clowns.. it was everything I'd hoped it would be and so so so much more. And that's completely sincere. I felt that I had some really big stuff happen within me as a person, and dare I say, a spiritual experience? I think an after effect of said experience is that I feel like I'm being a much more candid person, and maybe I'm saying things, expressing emotions, that I would usually keep to myself. I don't know.. I feel like I know myself pretty well, so when I start surprising myself, it's... well, suprising! which seems kind of cocky for a 21 year old, a mere babe in the wood.. but what can I say.. I'm calling it as I see it, speaking of ages also: my most adored older sister is about to turn 29. Does anyone else think that sounds completely ridiculous? Did she not just turn 28? what the hell is going on? That's nearly 30... not that I consider 30 to be old or anyhting... but kirsa? 30?
Ok, im going to wrap this one up for now, so how to summarize? It's been lovely and leafy and im seeing much more fall here than i have in previous years, I think that might be another great effect of living on the cove.. Oh im such a lucky girl.
I think also that even though things are changy and crazy, this is most likely just another part of being a big kid and growing up, or aging, or whatever... and im still enjoying life, all the time.. all the time, bay-beh!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
We're only half way through 2006
So if you think about it, It hasn't been that long since I posted. Ok, it has been a monster amount of time- with many happenings and events in between to boot.. but can't you ever let anything go?! I'm trying here... So, here I am with a couple of days left in Juneau before I head back to the east coast.. I've quite enjoyed my summer experience in J-town, and I hope summer in WV and surrounding areas will prove as nice. Which I'm sure it will. I'm house sitting downtown right now, which is very pleasant, and reconfirms that I could be happy being a downtowner, but of course school is out right now, and so I don't have a ton of reasons to visit the valley. So now, I'm a lady on a mission; to find my keys would save me a lot of drama, to visit skagway would make me happy, and to make this last week in juneau incredible is my duty.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
After Thanksgiving and King Island
So thanksgiving was nice, I got to sleep in for the first time in a while. It was a little disturbing at first that I couldn't stop feeling like there was someplace I was supposed to be, or something I should be doing. We chilled out at the lodge get together on housing for a time, and sampled some of joel's famous cranberry sauce- It lived up to the reputation, and cranberry sauce is one of my favorite parts of the whole deal. We went over to Boni and Carley's after that, and it was a very nice enviroment.. we ate late and everyone was relaxing, some napping with the cat, some pie, a little bit more napping, a board game, lots of laughs.. it was a really good time.. It felt like we were another step closer to being big kids. To end the night I went downtown and saw rent. It was funny because I thought it might be sold out, since it was opening/thanksgiving but it was practically empty aside from the poeple I was with. So all in all, a good thanksgiving.
King Island meanwhile is closer and closer to opening, we're almost there! Today we had the full orchestra in the space, as well as the adult chorus, the youth chorus and the principals. So many people!! It can be overwhelming to deal with at times, but it's also really exciting.. Everyone is sounding great, and it was even cooler to have the music backing them today. Also, The Principals put on their full costumes- it was wonderful.. they range from the really cute to the really funny. Some overalls, some boots, some cosby sweaters. Anyway, I took a couple of pictures and so here they appear. I need to take some more tomorrow, this is such an awesome production I need to document it....... I have to say, singing along to myself today, I realized- I came in with doubts about the story and the music, and at this point it's not just being saturated with the show- I'm actually sold on it. I love the music, I love the story, I'm actually affected by it... and that's a good thing.
King Island meanwhile is closer and closer to opening, we're almost there! Today we had the full orchestra in the space, as well as the adult chorus, the youth chorus and the principals. So many people!! It can be overwhelming to deal with at times, but it's also really exciting.. Everyone is sounding great, and it was even cooler to have the music backing them today. Also, The Principals put on their full costumes- it was wonderful.. they range from the really cute to the really funny. Some overalls, some boots, some cosby sweaters. Anyway, I took a couple of pictures and so here they appear. I need to take some more tomorrow, this is such an awesome production I need to document it....... I have to say, singing along to myself today, I realized- I came in with doubts about the story and the music, and at this point it's not just being saturated with the show- I'm actually sold on it. I love the music, I love the story, I'm actually affected by it... and that's a good thing.
The Sassy Teens of King Island
Jr and Clay show that the teen ensemble is stylish as well as wholesome.
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