Sunday, May 27, 2007
A Little Break
I headed up to Joanna's for a bit of a break on Friday evening. It was 11&@248; C in Saint John and 26&@248; C at her place. As soon as I'd turned off the highway at Bloomfield and opened the windows in the car, I could smell tat ownderful smell of nature in late Spring. It was a nice relaxing break, and good to get away from the city for a bit.
Posted by Dre at 8:38 AM
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
In the Groove -ish
Lisa and I went for a short run after work yesterday but I'd forgotten my inhaler. It was probably a good thing that we took it super-easy since it was her first time out, and my first time back in 3 months. Still, it was great to get out and get soem fresh air! After the run, I headed to Kizzy's for an awesome salmon dinner and Season 1 Episode 1 of the new Battlestar Gallactica - which was 3 hours long and totallty enthrallingly awesome!
I'm feeling a bit better today - slightly less stressed.
Posted by Dre at 5:27 PM
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Back to it
Well, I've started back at the gym and could use the exercise endorphines. Thanks Lisa, for getting me to go. I needed it. As much as I'm looking forward to new work opportunities, it's still stressful. Also thanks to all of my awesome supportive friends.
Posted by Dre at 5:14 PM
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Work Stress
Essentially there hasn't been enough work between testing and design to keep me busy so my job is being phased out. I have 3 months to find something else within the company or externally, so I'm dusting off and updating my resume and exploring my options. Either way, as scary as it may be, I'm looking forward to a bit of a change.
Posted by Dre at 6:21 PM
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Monday, May 21, 2007
There was a Cabaret....
Thanks to everyone who came out to see Cabaret, and thanks for all of the great feedback! It was an excellent production to be involved with and despite my grumblings about lasck of free time, I really enjoyed working on it!
That was my first time set-desiging and my first time stage managing. It was retty cool to see the set go from a vision in my head to reality, and I was so thankful that it worked! Thank goodness for Darik and his amazing lighting! We were able to make one space look like many different locations. As for stage managing, it was pretty cool to be up in the booth and calling the show... kinda like mission control!
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Friday, May 18, 2007
Friday's Feast #144
Appetizer
List 3 emotions you experienced this week.
I have been happy, worried and frustrated this week.
Soup
Name a car you’d love to have.
Audi TT Quatro.
Salad
Describe your typical morning routine.
feed cats/go back to sleep/alarm/washroom/makeup/hair/dress for work/grab food on the way out the door.
Main Course
Have you ever emailed someone famous? If so, who, and what did you say to them? Did they reply?
You mean someone I don't actually know? No.
Dessert
Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones?
The Tartan Podcast: Mellow Monday Show and TED regularly.
Posted by Dre at 9:20 AM
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Cabaret Opening Night!!
Well the student dress went ok. I still won't be happy until I've gotten all the kinks out with cue-calling. I would love to see it all go super-smooth from my end. It was a busy night last night as we had Darrell come in and tape the show (so we could have a copy for our archives) and was had Global TV come in and interview Karen and Bertis and Stephen and film a bit of the show. And I'm pretty excited about Opening Night tonight!!!
Posted by Dre at 7:45 AM
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
This is the big week!
That's right folks, it's the week we move into the Imperial and get ready for the show! Cabaret opens on Thursday night, but our first audience will be Wednesday with the student dress rehearsal. I huge thank-you to Andrea C for telling me to book Monday to Wednesday off work. Whew! Talk about busy!!
Friday night was a run-through of the whole show (well, with the CD player) and Saturday was a day off for the cast, which meant a few of us could get some things done. I ran a few errands in the morning and then took a break to go to Richard's opening for his short film, "Dead to the World," which I had done some special FX makeup for last summer. That was a fun outing, and I enjoyed the trailers for the Savage brothers film and Richard's next film (which I'd worked on with Alex). I then headedd back home to Cabaret stuff.
Sunday was another full day as I tried to help here and there with getting things moved and set up, but didn't feel like I was in the right place at the right time for most of the afternoon. Then at 3:30, Jenn unlocked St Mac's for me so I could tape out the set for our run with the band. I was home around 10:30 and was exhausted. Long day and I knew Monday would be....
Monday. 8 AM at the Imperial as the scaffolding company came in to set stuff up. I stuck around to help as I could and ran out to get a couple of things. I took a break mid-afternoon to pop home and grab a couple of things (including food - yes I wound up getting pad thai) and headed back to the Imperial. I left the Imperial at 12:15 AM after a long night of cue-to-cue where we slowly made our way though half as much as we would have liked. That being said, I think tomorrow thigs will go a lot more smoothly, as both Darik (lighting) and I can get a few things done, each on our own, before the cast call for the evening. Still, it'll be another very long night.
Despite the length of the day and the slow speed of things happening, I have to say, I am just plain ol' happy to see the set actually looking and working like I had in my head. Industrial and versatile. Darik's lighting and Kiki's painting certainly help!
Now - to sleep and dream the night away - no doubt my dreams will be filled with cue calls.... :-)
Posted by Dre at 12:58 AM
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Friday, May 11, 2007
TGIF
Huh. I went looking for the Friday Feast and it wasn't there. Ah well. Busy times continue with a healthy dose of work stress added in to the mix. At least I have a few days off at the start of next week so I can really focus on Cabaret. We move into the Imperial on Sunday - I can't wait!!
Posted by Dre at 7:45 AM
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Cranking it up...
We ran the first half of the show last night and it was a real treat. After being away for a day while the cast worked through all of their dances, Stephen and I came back to a show that has been stepped up a couple of notches in all aspects. The dances are much more vibrant and punchy and precise, everyone really had their lines down, and the overall energy and focus was enhanced. Stephen has promised the cast that if they do well tonight and tomorrow night, they can have Saturday off. :-)
Posted by Dre at 7:29 AM
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
I've been slack....
Things have been crazy busy - let's see if I can sum up...
Friday night we had rehearsal and then a few of us headed to the Blue Olive, as Kizzy was singing with the house band. I hadn't had time for supper so I was happy to get there and order food while the kitchen was still open. I had the souvlaki pita and it was awesome, mostly because of their amazing tatziki sauce. I didn't stay late - leaving just after Bamboleo, and headed home to work a bit on the computer for Cabaret stuff.
Saturday I picked up some much-needed groceries in the morning and then spent the afternoon at rehearsal. We ran the first half of the show, which is coming along nicely, although we're at the point where we really do need to kick it up another nootch and make sure we don't get complacent.
After rehearsal, I headed home for a power-nap and some guacamole-making (see recipe below) and I wound up dealing with Cabaret emails and the next thing I knew, it was almost 9 pm, so I headed over to Scott & Alison's for their annual Cinquo de Mayo party. It was a great party - fantastic food and company! I left relatively eary (1:30 AM) knowing how busy Sunday would be.
Of course I slept in on Sunday. I could have lalligagged in bed all day but I had errands to run and Cabaret stuff to attend to. The afternoon flew by and the next thing I knew, I was headed over to the very neat rehearsal hall at the Germain Street Baptist Church for the cast's singalong with the band. Man - it sounds so great when it all gets put together. We were able to let folks head home as they finished their bits, and I was happy to get home at 8 PM. I took the evening off and caught up on Grey's Anatomy.
Monday was a busy day at work followed by our opportunity to run the second half of the show. It's been great to have Darik come in and help get the lighting design started early, as we are going to have a bit of a cue-heavy show. Man, it's going to look awesome!!
Tuesday was another busy day at work (segmented by a frustrating outing to get my tires changed). I was having one of those days when small things kept going wrong, but all I could do was laugh about it. It really was just one thing after another - ask Alex - he witnessed a handful of things in the first 15 minutes I talked to him that evening. Anyway - that evening, Alex and Stephen and I headed up to Fredericton to promote Cabaret on Trevor Doyle Live. I think it went OK, but I am also very good at picking myself apart after such things. No matter, it was a fun diversion and a welcome break from pouring over the script and my laptop (as much as I still love my laptop). Also, I was happy to get a Venti Soy Tazo Chi Latte from Starbucks for the drive home, which made everything better. It was 11°C in Saint John and 29°C in Fredericton and I felt like I was vacationing in the tropics. Of course, it also helped that I made a point of listening to salsa music on the way home!
When I got back into town, after dropping Alex off at work and Stephen off at home, I stopped down at Churchills and caught up with Kizzy and Graham over a
So here we are, a mere week before our first audience for the show, and I am SO glad I took Andrea C's advice to book next Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday off work so I could focus on getting the show running smoothly. Besdes the general good buzz that is surrounding this production, I'm starting to get really excited about things coming together as we move into the Imperial on Sunday!!!
Posted by Dre at 8:04 AM
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Sunday, May 06, 2007
Tasty Guacamole
5 Avacados
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 plum tomato, finely chopped
1/4 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/8 tsp cayenne
coarse salt
ground black pepper
Peel and remove seed from avacado, mash. Stir in lemon. Mix in remaining ingredients. Serve.
Posted by Dre at 11:11 PM
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Friday, May 04, 2007
Friday's Feast #142
Appetizer
Name something you would not want to own.
I would not like to own an alligator.
Soup
Describe your hair (texture, color, length, etc.).
Brown with a bit of natural wave and just past my shoulders. I haven't colored it for a couple of years.
Salad
Finish this sentence: I’ll never forget ___________.
I'll never forget who I am (assuming that I don't get Alzheimer's.)
Main Course
Which famous person would you like to be for one day? Why?
I don't think I'd want to be anyone else, even if it was for one day.
Dessert
Write one sentence about yourself that includes one thing that is true and another thing that is not.
I try to do too much and I don't need much sleep.
Posted by Dre at 8:04 AM
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Thursday, May 03, 2007
Been Busy
My apologies - my posting slackness is directly proportional to how busy I've been. Rehearsals are going great for Cabaret and they are every night as well as Saturdays and Sundays. Free time is a bit of a precious commodity these days, so I've ben taking my free hour at the end of each night and reading "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaimon. I've even been putting my lunches to good use this week by getting things done like doctor's checkup, dental appiontment, etc.
I somehow went 4 years between dental checkups, and the one thing that sent me in was a cracked filling. When I went in for my cleaning, half of the cracked filling popped out, and the next thing I knew, I was making an appointment to get it replaced and to get some new fillings where my teeth had decalcified (thanks to having braces on for far too long about 20 years ago). That appointmnent was this week, and it was not a fun one. I wound up needing tons of extra freezing (they even had to stop in the midst of it and re-freeze me) and it was a good 2 hours. I'm still feeling like I got punched in the jaw, and the appointment was a couple of days ago. At least he did a great job with the teeth - they look great and have not affected my bite at all!!
Posted by Dre at 9:42 AM
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