sweeneytodd

What a day.

Moving sucks enough by itself, but it's even worse when it's not by choice. At least my new place is pretty nice -- small, but enough space for me and my meagre belongings. I think I'll actually enjoy setting the place up, decorating, making it my own, etc. It's just the packing and moving and all the bullshit that comes first that...
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So it's my birthday.

Let me tell you something, boys and girls: if you haven't turned 30 yet, do your best not to have your entire life fall apart just before that landmark date. Trust me.

I may be exaggerating for effect, but I speak from experience. It sucks to have your girlfriend leave you, despite all of your deeply devoted efforts to the contrary,...
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So let me tell you how shitty my last couple of weeks have been...

It all started when my boss (the General Director of my company) came down on me and hung me out to dry for something that was neither A) my fault in any way, nor 2) a big deal to begin with. In fact, he himself (along with two other senior staff...
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I could have sworn I updated this thing more recently than over a month ago, but it seems not.
Well, since I last updated, I finished working on one opera (Rigoletto, with a great cast but a so-so production), and started work on a new one.

Well, technically this one's an operetta, not a full-blown opera -- The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert...
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So, the smoke has finally cleared enough for me to take a (too short) break and recharge a bit. I've not been around too much lately -- I just finished directing three operas in a row, and that's been rather time-consuming. Well, technically the last two operas were one-acts and part of a Double-Bill, but that still meant two large and complicated shows that had...
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Wow. I get back from vacation, and find myself inundated by new sets. This 48 Girls in 48 Hours is an awesome idea. I'll have to come back later when I have plenty of time to browse and enjoy the wonderment.

Have a wonderful New Year, everybody!

I really am way past due for an update. Perhaps while I'm at my folks' for the holidays, I'll find a moment to sneak some SG time. Maybe I'll even update all the new profile stuff (although I'm still kind of sore that I lost the original profile -- I rather liked it.). Anyway, in case I don't get back to this before 2007, a...
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So, I mentioned in my last entry that I spent my summer reading a shitload of books. I decided to write down an inventory of every book that I read over the past four months or so - I started a simple list of titles, but then found myself jotting down little notes about each one. It was a fun way to remind myself what...
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Sooo...

I admit, I was kind of surprised to realize that I haven't updated this in over a month (well, over two months). I'm not a natural journal-keeper, but I hadn't intended such an absence. Where have I been? Well, I've been on something of a self-inflicted hiatus from the internet in general. I tend to spend way too much time online, and this summer...
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Good lord, it's been weeks since I've updated. I realize that I've barely been online at all in the past few weeks -- I logged on today, and there were so many pretty girls to look at. I've been pretty busy -- lots of work as we prepare for next season, plus helping out with the festival that my theatre company is producing this summer....
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So, I've been gone for a while. I was on vacation (or at least out of town) at first, and then when I came back, my wireless router was all screwy, so I didn't have internet access until I got a new one. And now I'm back.

It's weird, when you've been away from this site for a while, the first impulse is to try...
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Saw An Inconvenient Truth the other night. If you can, GO SEE IT. Not only was it a well-made film with a powerful and intelligently presented message, it was nice to see Al Gore back on his A game. I remember back during the dark days of the 2000 "election," when he was stiff and uncharismatic and more than a little pompous, and I wondered...
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