Friday, October 29, 2004
Rehearsals Update and More
Last night was another full cast rehearsal. The only folks who didn't make it last night were the footmen - and I'm sure we'll see them at the next full cast rehearsal. It was great to see the progress that has been made in only a week. You can tell a lot of work is being put into this, and the scenes that have been worked on really stand out. Everyone is doing so well - the show is going to be awesome!
It is the Friday before Halloween so that means that a handful of us at the office are dressed up. Joanna is looking lovely as one of the characters from Jem and The Holograms, Tom is wearing his Jedi costume, and I have dressed up as an angel (I know - it's a stretch). I love Halloween!
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Joanna's Jewelry Cards
Last night, after a wonderful dinner at D'Amico's, I got home just in time to meet Joanna. She came over so we could put together her logo and watermark and create business cards/earring cards for her jewelry business. It was great fun and we arre both very happy with the results. Joanna makes elegant silver jewelry with natural stones and crystals. Lovely stuff. She will have a booth at the Christmas Craft Fair at Brunswick Square next week - so please - if you're in the vicinity, make sure to stop by and check out her work.
In other news, I purchased an awesome red umbrella today. On it, it says "MERDE. IL PLEUT"
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Wednesday, October 27, 2004
10 Geekiest Hobbies
This article, 10 Geekiest Hobbies, is most entertaining! I should admit to a leaning towards *cough* one or two of these myself...
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"What You Waiting For?"
The new single by Gwen Stefani has been stuck in my head since I caught the video for it on TV last night. What a catchy tune!
So last night after a lower body workout (that left me struggling to climb the stairs to my apartment on my way home), my trainer left me with instructions for the next week and a bit while he goes away on vacation. So I need to squeeze in 4 half-hour sessions of cardio (with at least one of them being an intense 15-minute interval session followed by 15 minutes of regular cardio). And then I need to alternate days between my upper body and lower body workouts - and for those there are about 2 exercises per muscle group, with a few extra arm exercises. And, of course, we can't forget core (abs and lower back) exercises at least 4 times a week (and I will probably wind up doing those each time I go to the gym). Yee-haw!
Posted by Dre at 9:12 AM
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Halloween Decorations
My cube-mate and I decorated our workspace for Halloween this morning. I can't believe Halloween is coming up so quickly! I didn't have time this year to make a new costume, so I will most likely be recycling my Wonder Woman costume from previous years. I really should make an effort to come up with something new for next year. Any suggestions?
Posted by Dre at 9:14 AM
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Monday, October 25, 2004
A Great Weekend
Friday night I headed over to O'Learys and met up with Anthony, Lisa, Pete and Dan. Around 7, I left to do a bit of shopping with Colin. We grabbed a bite to eat at Swiss Chalet, and then ran over to Old Navy. Colin was shopping for new pants and I found a fun bag for my scripts (turquoise with large sequins all over it). (As my cube-mate at work reminds me, purchasing a bag soley for my scripts has pushed me over the edge and into the land of theatre geeks.) I dropped Colin off and stopped at home for a few minutes, then headed over to the Somerset Pub to meet up with Lisa, jay and Pete who were karaokeing. Not 10 minutes after I got there, Beth and Jerry showed up. Beth unfortunately couldn't stay long, but Jerry stuck with us for the rest of the night. I even found the courage to get up and sing "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" with him. LOL
Saturday I made it to the gym in the morning for cardio and core workout and I spent the afternoon at rehearsal for DL as we blocked a good portion of Act I. After rehearsal I stopped in at the Quality Convenience and on my way out, I bumped into Jerry who had just gotten 2 tickets from Elizabeth to see The Chairmaker at the Imperial. He asked if I wanted to join him, and I did. After Anthony had been joking around about what it would be like, I was curious about it. Later that evening, I met Jerry at the Imperial and we caught the show. the first act was great, but it kind of fell apart in the second act. I found myself somewhat distracted and thinking about other things through most of that Act. The show let out around 10:30, and since we had an hour to kill before meeting everyone at Studio 54, we went down to Churchills for a couple of drinks. When we got to Studio 54, we wound up dancing until it closed - it was a blast.
Sunday was a quieter day with helping Lisa find bits and peices for her halloween costume, going to rehearsal, going for a bit of a drive and having a tasty dinner at Suwanna, before settling in for a quiet evening in. Now it looks like another busy week, and speaking of busy, I imagine my break is almost over and I should get back to the grind. Yee-haw. ;-)
Posted by Dre at 11:14 AM
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Friday, October 22, 2004
World Beard and Moustache Championships
There are some interesting photos on this site. I think I've only ever seen a couple of people in real life who've had a crazy moustache but that's about it. Imagine a convention full of them!
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Yay! Almost the Weekend!
Last night, after an awsome intense legs and core workout at the gym, I decided to pop into Quality Convenience to grab some Pad Thai and I ran into Lisa who had the same idea. We decided to rent Laws of Attraction and have dinner and a movie together. It was a cute movie and it was nice running into Lisa and getting a chance to hang out with her for a bit.
After the movie I ran over to Colin's and borrowed his fancy scale. It's one that measures body fat as well as weight. I had looked into getting one for myself but they run about $160 - $200 and I just can't justify spending that much on a scale.
The rest of my evening was nice and quiet - a bit of chatting on the phone and a bitt of time going over my lines for DL. I'm very happy that it's alomst the weekend. I am looking forward to doing a bit of socializing and relaxing. :-)
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
Text Work and A Visit
Okie dokie - let's see if I can remember how my evening went... After work and supper I headed over to rehearsal. It was a full half-hour to work on my first scene and it was a very helpful session. Jerry has already put a lot of thought into the play and it was a great discussion. Now I have a lot to absorb so I can bring it along next time.
After rehearsal I headed over to Leslie's to visit with her and Sue and young Jesse. It was great to see them. Jesse is growing like a bad weed - he looks a lot more like a little boy than a baby now. I stuck around to watch Ella Enchated with them then headed home to call it a night.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Happy 60th, Bob!
Yesterday afternoon I got my annual flu shot, and 2 hours after that I found myself at the gym with a sore arm about to do an upper body workout with my trainer. Luckily, one of the best things you can do after getting a needle is get the blood flowing in that muscle.
By 7:30 I was at the Somerset with a ton of other people, ready to surprise Bob Doherty on his 60th birthday. He was certainly surprised! Kizzy had put together a slide show along the lines of "This is your Life" and quite a few people made it up to the microphone to tell stories about Bob. It was a good gathering. I think I made it home by about 1:00 AM. Way past my bedtime on a weeknight, but worth it. :-)
Tonight I am looking forward to a text-work rehearsal for the first scene that I am in in DL. From what I've heard from those who've already started their text-work rehearsals, it'll be a lot of fun. I can't wait!
Posted by Dre at 9:43 AM
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Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Let the Rehearsals Begin!
Last night was our first rehearsal for Dangerous Liaisons. Most of the cast was there and we read through the play. What a great script - it's going to be a blast to work on.
While I think of it, if anyone reading this is involved in the production and would like to hear any particular music at the cast party, please email me with song requests and I'll do my best to provide them. I can make a play list on my iPod especially for the party.
Posted by Dre at 9:14 AM
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Monday, October 18, 2004
Long Weekend
I made the most of my Friday off - I got up early (without using the alarm clock), dealt with my laundry, went out to the mall for a bit, ran a few errands, did some cardio at the gym and squeezed in a nap. That evening a few of us got together to do a little karaoke and we wound up going to the Somerset. Not that I actually got up and sang, but I did enjoy cheering my friends on.
Saturday, after trying to sleep off a bit of a hangover, I went to see Shall We Dance (starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Lopez). I quite enjoyed it. I then spent the evening working on a graphic design project for a friend, while listening to the commentary on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Sunday I met up with Colin for breakfast at Reggie's. Then I spent the afternoon helping Martine find some new clothes at the mall. She had her kids with her and they were very well-behaved. That was a fun afternoon - and it flew by! After that, I had a little nap, went to the gym to do some cardio, had a bite to eat, then spent the evening playing Knights Of The Old Republic on my x-box. I'm still on the first planet but I've gotten a quite a bit further than I was. So far I've been doing a decent job of getting lightside points.
It looks like another busy week. Rehearsals start tonight for Dangerous Liaisons and I'm pretty excited. Just about the entire cast will be there tonight to meet each other and do our first read-through.
Posted by Dre at 9:18 AM
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
Yay!
I have finished my project for work, and I now have Friday off! I am ready for a long weekend, after working through most of last weekend! And the first thing on my agenda for this lovely long weekend is to hit the gym!
Posted by Dre at 5:08 PM
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Still Working
Uh, let's see... I worked until 5:45 last night then went to the gym to meet up with my trainer and do an hour's workout consisting of upper body circuit and core exercises. Then I grabbed supperand brought it back to my desk to eat while I continued working. I worked until 11:30 last night and then went home and hit the hay. Exciting, yes? I am looking forward to completing this project.
Posted by Dre at 2:52 AM
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004
"Short Week"
Technically it's a short work week because yesterday, being Canadian Thanksgiving, is a holiday. I, however, have a huge deadline due at work on Friday, so I came into the office and worked. It also looks like I'll be working a bit late between now and then too. I'm glad these short deadlines don't come around too often. Now I must get back to work.
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Monday, October 11, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving!
So - to recap the past few days, Thurday night I worked late then stopped at Subway to grab a bite to eat, then went and did makeup for Our Town. After I finished with the makeup I went home and took a long hot bath and called it an early night. I was pretty exhausted. Friday - after another super-busy day at work, I had an hour of intense training at the gym, then headed to the museum to do makeup for Our Town. I stuck around after the show and grabbed a beer at the Ale House with some of the folks in the cast and friends. Saturday I came into work - yippie. I then headed to the museum to do makeup for the final night of Our Town. It was a fun cast party - I danced most of the evening and I even made it to breakfast! On Sunday I slept in pretty late. It was my birthday so I didn't feel too guilty for taking it easy (and I was a bit hung over). Early afternoon, I went for coffee with Colin at the new Java Moose on Prince William Street (what a nice spot!). He gave me a nice ball cap, a weird yet intriguing Spiderman toy/whistle/cany thing and Star Wars Classic Trilogy Trivial Pursuit for my birthday! Thank you very much, Colin! After that I did a bit of tidying, and around 4:30 Lisa and Anthoy called to invite me to East Side Mario's for supper. The food was decent and there was lots of it - but our waitress was impatient and an extremely low talker - not a good combination. Lisa and Anthony gave me a beautiful pin of a polar bear for my birthday that I'm really looking forward to wearing. Thanks, guys! After supper, Lisa and I rentedJericho Mansion, which was filmed in Saint John. What an odd little movie! After that, I hit the hay nice and early so I could get a full day of work in today. Yep - I'm back in at the office. I have a major deadline due on Friday and there's enough stuff to be done that a decent amount of overtime is required. Oh well - it's not like I'd be doing much ayway - and I'll just take a bit of time off when I do really need it. So that's about it - oh I almost forgot - I also checked out Old Navy this weekend - talk about a busy spot. and that about sums up my weekend. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving!
UPDATE: I forgot to say a thank you to Scott Marshall for the awesome book he gave me for my birthday; "The Action Heroine's Handbook - How to Win a Catfight, Drink Someone Under the Table, Choke a Man With Your Bare Thighs, and dozens of Other TV and Movie Skills" by Jennifer Worick and Joe Borgenicht. It's very entertaining!
Posted by Dre at 8:44 AM
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Thursday, October 07, 2004
Our Town opens tonight!
I'm certainly feeling any and all of the muscles that I worked at the gym the other day. I think I need to get a little cardio in today to loosen things up a bit. Then I'm back to the trainer tomorrow. :-)
Last night I worked on makeup for the dress rehearsal for Our Town. I managed to catch the third act, which I hadn't seen them do - it was very good. Break a leg to everyone involved for opening night tonight!
Posted by Dre at 10:41 AM
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Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Busy Busy
Last night after cooking and eating a healthy balanced supper, I had a lower body and core workout with my trainer. After that I stopped home, washed and dried my hair, then went to an appointment to get measured for my costume for Dangerous Liaisons. Following that, I ran out to Martine's to pick up some stuff, and came back into town and read for an hour before finally hitting the hay.
I had to pull out my scarf and gloves yesterday, since the weather has turned and there has been a very chilly breeze. I think it may even be a bit colder out today - and it's still breezy. At least it's sunny!
Tonight is the dress rehearsal for Our Town. I'm helping with makeup for the show, and this evening I should finally get a chance to catch the third act. From what I've seen so far it's going to be a very good show. Jay has pulled together a cast that has been working very hard. They've even learned pantomime for the show! Opening night is tomorrow night (8pm) and the show runs through to Saturday. It's at the New Brunswick Museum and tickets are only $10, and it looks like it'll make for a great evening of entertainment - in case you're looking for something to do!
Posted by Dre at 10:57 AM
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Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Beautiful Nature & Relaxation
I took last Friday off and went hiking in Fundy National Park with my friend Tom. We decided to hike a series of coastal trails from Cannontown Beach to Wolfe Point. Talk about amazingly beautiful scenery! It was a good hike - about 10.1 km up and down what seemed like small mountains along the coast, with beautiful vistas at every turn. When we got to Wolfe Point, we stopped to have lunch and then decided to take the road back to the car. That was a 6.8 km hike - not as strenuous, but it still had a couple of good hills. All-in-all, we hiked for around 4.5 or 5 hours. (And yes, we made a big point of stretching when we were done!)
The remainder of my weekend was fairly relaxing - I cleaned my apartment and ran a few errands on Saturday. That evening, I went to a house party at Lisa & Anthony's. Then Sunday was a quiet day at home relaxing. I have a pretty busy work week so the days are already flying by. Last night after work I had an awesome session with my trainer - he put me through an upper body workout - with lower weights and higher reps than I'm used to. I can certainly feel where I've worked out today - but it's a good thing. Tonight is a focus on more of a lower bosy workout. Yee-ha!
Posted by Dre at 8:43 AM
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