and we begin
Well, and rehearsals for lLD have begun. Again, I’m not going to do a production diary here, but for anyone who is interested in the process, here’s another note. As I was working my way through the script, trying to…
Book Report: To Say Nothing of the Dog
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Your Humble Blogger has been low on energy and focus lately (as some Gentle Readers may have guessed) so almost all reading has been rereading, and light rereading as well. I took To Say Nothing of the Dog into the…
Irish need apply
Is Your Humble Blogger out of the loop, or is it not common knowledge that Tom “Boycott Domino’s” Monaghan is building a papist city in Florida? Of course, Governor Jeb Bush thinks it’s swell. Since when do Americans believe in…
Here I am
It’s been surprisingly easy not to blog. What has it been, a week? Your Humble Blogger has been traveling, although traveling in such a manner that it would have been fairly easy to slip in a Tohu Bohu note, if…
Book Report: Airborn
While I was at the bookstore recently, I noticed that Airborn was out in paperback. I had thoroughly enjoyed it the first time through, enough that I thought it was worth getting as a bathtub book, and besides my Best…
fade to black
Via a Language Log entry, an attempt on Listable to list the Best Last Lines of English-Language novels. Of course, the Best is “a far, far better thing” from A Tale of Two Cities. This suffers a bit from being…
Oh, Ricky, you’re so fine…
It is just as wonderful as it was back when he played for the Terriers to watch Rick DiPietro’s astonishing stick-handling, but I think I speak for all my countrymen when I say Get back in the fucking net, Ricky!…
XDL, business, noises (off)
Mine Gracious Host recently referred to what he called “that most glorious of stage directions”, repeat play. I don’t know if that’s the most glorious; I have friends who would swear by exit, pursued by a bear, and I am…
Book Report: Sabriel
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Your Humble Blogger hasn’t been blogging lately, I know. I have read a few books, so I’m behind on my Book Reports, although since I’m focusing my efforts on Monsieur the Vicomte, neither the books nor the Reports are likely…
Line. Line! Line?
So, you ask, Gentle Reader, how does Your Humble Blogger go about memorizing lines for a play? I’m glad you asked. No, really, I am. Of course, as with anything I say about Acting (Acting!) this is all just what…