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I'm glad you enjoy that change into fall. I'm usually a bit saddened by it, mostly because our Pacific Northwst summers are so short. They don't start in earnest until late June (when the rain finally lets up) and we're lucky if we get sunshine into late September. Rainfall starts again by mid-October and then it's soggy grayness until June. It comes with the territory, though. Live in Oregon. Get some rain. Nuff said. We take consolation in the fact that "Seattle has it worse". Whether that's true or not, I'm not sure, but it sounds good.

I'm still half way through the run of Antigone and it's going fairly well. I think the musicians and the actors have finally made peace with one another and with me. I don't feel the urge to murder any longer.....just injure. It's interesting, but they don't seem to make the same mistakes from day to day which tells me they know the shit, it's just that their heads aren't fully into it on a consistent basis. Is that weird???

Are you doing marching band with your high schoolers? THAT was how I always knew it was fall when I was growing up. When the band uniforms got checked out and the permission slips started flying around. The Halloween Concert with the symphony sounds cool. I wish our local wind symphony would do something like that. I think they're doing something Gershwin-y in October.... random!!!

Take care and enjoy that pre-fall weather!

I had never even seen The Big Lebowski until just this year, if you can believe it. Instant fave! I love that you guys have a whole festival dedicated to it. That...just....rocks.

Hey your Extra Action folks totally remind me of our very own March Fourth Marching Band. I always said that if SG had a marching band, it would look like March Fourth. Did they try to recruit you? Would you do it, if they did?

Glad to hear you found yours!!! Not so much luck on my end though. I called my credit card company and there were purchases made! Eek!

ya shyness? It stays!!! I am ok when I meet ppl tho. Like from here. I met a bunch of ppl in January and did ok, but it was exhausting. I like the internet becasue no one can see my face while talking to them!!

Thank you doll!

You're the second person on my friends list that mentioned that Earthquakes game! Small world... Sabine8 was there too!

Ahh, hell week! The memories come flooding back. I'm in my own personal hell and it's called 'FUCKING ANTIGONE!!!!" I have a chorus of 8 men, 4 of whom are in way over their musical heads. My entire bass section is struggling and pulling us all way behind schedule. Have you ever felt like you've ordered the moon and got delivered cheese? Yeah, well, that's my basses. They pretty much skated through their auditions, did just fine with that, but now that we're deep in the rehearsal process it's evident that they are in over their heads far beyond their abilities. Shame on me for thinking: "No problem! I'm a teacher! They seem teachable. I'll just do what I do and TEACH." Unfortunately, it's not going too well and I'm about ready to hook up a vodka IV any minute now. Maybe I'll just settle for one of those tall boys you mentioned earlier.

But! all complaining aside.... are you digging on the Olympics as much as I am. I'm pretty much a junkie for them. I'm up til 2 a.m. consistently watching badminton and other bizarre and useless stuff. What is it about the Olympics that is so captivating???

Good luck with your hell week. Have fun! (you know you will!)

Oopsie, I can't seem to link to your "onion"!

West Side Story seriously rocks. I played it as a high schooler and remember the fun of trying to help one of my fellow orchestra members wrap her head around "America". ONE, two, three, FOUR, five, six, ONE and TWO and THREE and........ she never quite got it. I just wanted to sick Rita Moreno on her for fun.

That kitty in my last blog is FOUR years old! He's just a little sausage cat -- never got very big but he's kind of chunky and muscular. I'm still waiting for the "little terror" phase to wear off.

I'm headed into my own sets of rehearsals soon, too. I've been the music director for Classic Greek Theatre of Oregon off and on for the past six years or so and, once again, I've acquiesced and said I'd do it. I've been pleading for the score for nearly two weeks (read throughs begin on the 28th) and so far nobody has coughed it up. Yeah...... it's gonna be one of THOSE kinds of shows, I'm afraid. *sigh*

Have fun with all the music and get those rides in when you can. I just saw "back to school" ads on TV and it was a sad reminder that summer is practically halfway gone! Say it isn't so!

If only more folks like that existed..... indeed! Sounds like you're enjoying a good summer and getting out to play a lot. Still have your teaching schedule massaged to perfection? It kinda sounds like it! Those of us who are non-teachers and are stuck in office buildings 50 hours a week just wanna be you right about now. Summer days are a limited resource. Glad you're spending well.

Whoa, that is some serious partying and hang-overing that you did! Don't you know that your liver will hold a grudge?

Hope you're feeling better. I hate that after drinkin' feeling....

Mmmmm, Gilroy! I used to go to the Garlic Festival every year when I was in college. I haven't been there in many years though. I might have to add that to the travel plans for 2009.....

Like you, I love the heat too. I say BRING IT ON! but there truly are times when the body says "enough already" and you were probably wise to heed the call and back it down. As for the no red meat thing, I eliminated that from the diet nearly 15 years ago and never felt better. Eventually I went vegetarian (but I still do eggs & dairy) but I can't say my body misses meat much at all. Just be sure your protein intake stays suffiently stable, especially with all the physical activity you do.

Yikes, I just realized how parental that last bit sounded. I'll just be quiet now and go back to grieving the loss of George Carlin. YouTube is aflame with his stuff right now.