My horoscope often entertains me...

"It's impossible to stop you from trying what you think you need to do, and even more difficult to talk you out of saying what's on your mind."

Two Rooms

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_Special_Feature_99_and_Under_the_Radar_A_Look_at_Indie_Theatres_Movers_and_Shakers_20091204

(I'm the ASM and running sound.)

"Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I've been without internet since Tuesday. I've moved back up to Inwood. I've not unpacked. I'm in tech for a show. I'm starting rehearsal for another. I'm starting an online yarn store. I'm designing knit things. I'm living with 4 cats. I have nothing to do on December 18th. Yet. Ok. You are all caught up."

Glad it wasn't me

On my way home early this morning, I saw two pedestrian accidents on 23rd St. I blame the rain. And stupidity.

The first was the weirdest. Just after crossing 7th Ave, I saw a bike go past out of the corner of my eye. I look up and see the bike and it's rider tumbling to the ground out in the middle of the street. As he gets up, so does another person. I think to myself, "That was weird. Were there two people on that bike?" But then the second person gets to his feet and starts cursing and looking at his wet dirty clothes and stumbles to the sidewalk. The bike rider gets up, picks up his bike and bike lock and replies to the cursing and tells the other guy to watch where he's walking (among other things). I can only assume the pedestrian was a few drinks over the limit by the odd stumbling walk and slurred speech. And the fact it was 1:45am on Saturday morning.

Not two blocks later, at the weird intersection of 23rd, 5th & Broadway, I saw a group of pedestrians crossing against the light because they thought there was no traffic and it looked like they had time before the light changed at 24th. Wrong. A cab comes screaming down 5th and starts honking. I thought to myself, "Oh, crap. That cab isn't going to stop. Run!" The driver swerves to miss a girl, which he does, but instead slams into a guy ambling in that "I'm cool... I've got my pants hanging under my butt and bunched up over my shoes so I can't walk fast... I'm cool..." way that too many guys around here seem to think is a good look for them. He isn't hurt from what I could tell. His shoe got knocked off (because it isn't tied and just loosely attached to his foot anyway) and whatever was in the bag he was carrying got broken, but he was fine. He and his "boys" start cursing at the cab driver and threatening to sue and, for no good reason I could see, also yelling at the passenger. The passenger is yelling back. The driver is yelling back. I just kept walking... now that the light changed.

I'm just glad I got home with no further incidents. Except for the hairball Bob yacked up just as I was ready to go to bed.

Free Night of Theatre

For those of you who didn't already know, I'm working on an off-off-Broadway adaptation of Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid" again, under the new name of "The Hypochondriac."

I can invite up to 5 people to our final dress rehearsal on Monday, November 2nd AND to our press preview on Tuesday, November 3rd. If you would like to attend either one of these performances, please leave me a comment ASAP.

I'm looking for technology

I'm looking for some props for my current show. Anybody have an extra iPhone, Blackberry or laptop sitting around? They don't have to work. The iPhone will be dropped repeatedly, so it really doesn't have to work. I suppose it could be an iTouch since you can't really tell the different from 20 feet away... Let me know. Thanks...

Sy-fy

Tonight I went to a screening of "Stargate Universe" - sponsored by the SyFy channel - not something I would normally do. I am a closet science fiction fan. I honestly love the books, even the 40's goofy stuff, but mostly read the epic space opera type novels and am not a huge fan of most of the movies or TV shows. There are a few exceptions. Tonight I realized I am not a true Sci-Fi fan. I've never even heard of most of the movies/shows people mentioned. I don't follow Lost. I'm not even sure what Fringe is. Anyway, there was a raffle. I won a $25 gift card from iTunes.

I'm taking suggestions on what to do with $25 worth of iTunes...