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• Plowed

  

  Rehearsal kicked my ass tonight…or rather, I kicked my own ass AT rehearsal tonight.  Every moment not consumed in my first fitting or on stage was spent... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• …And Then, There Was This Ball

  

  I am now the proud owner of a giant bubble-gum-pink Pilates ball. …The reason is: this show I’m doing, (after the show I’m doing), wherein I will be required... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Letter From A Confused Pirate

  

  Dear (Person Whose Internet I Have Been Openly Pirating),I’m not sure whether you are aware of it or not, but you haven’t paid your internet bill in well over... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Trifecta

  

  Have been spending quality time studying some lovely Aussies of late. …Mostly their English works, of course.The theme is by accident, not design. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sleep Victory: Begins

  

  So, I have a late morning rehearsal, and it is technically “tomorrow” even as we speak…(though it still counts as “yesterday” due to the fact that I haven’t bee... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dead Internets Day

  

  We had no internet until 2:30 today at work…which makes a person extremely unproductive, lemme tell yuh.…Everything, short of our schedule, is collected on the... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bit With The Pickle

  

  Cramming lines with the same unusability in daily verbiage as Shakespeare, without the help of a meter.…And run-ons from hell that even make this pot, call the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• 300 (& 6 Shots)

  

  Today is SWAL’s 300th post since its inception, last June, with a little over 2 months remaining in the blog-a-day commitment. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Balls & Pillars, Proposals & Sex

  

  Tongue and cheek, (and totally appropriate), our set pieces for “Earnest” will be made up primarily of ball-shaped topiary and pillars. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miss Fairfax Writes A Little

  

  How could I not take the obvious screaming lead to explore this character through her diaries?  The prized possession never leaves her side, (or at least a smal... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day On The Island

  

  Nature Retreat Day, in the form of Bloedel Reserve. 150 acres of walking trails, on a sunny day.  Good for the brains and body!  Tomorrow, rehearsals begin, so... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Portrait Of A Lady

  

  I adore Oscar Wilde.…His delicious turn of phrase, and the stinging snap of talent he had for making fun of his own society. …I like to think he caught the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Izzy

  

  (Or: The Importance of Being a Shop Dog)We have had several Shop Dogs in our past, builder-owned buddies who wander about the yard from time to time as their... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ice-Pick Eyeball

  

  Just got home from a lovely planned and run three-hour callback, wherein I battled a massive growing headache for roughly 2.5 hours.…Alright, maybe only 2.…I... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• On The Docket

  

  Right.…So, tomorrow is Wednesday.I have to remind myself because I haven’t had a “normal” week in like two…”normal” not compared to other people, but just in... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Absence Makes The Heart Grow Hungry

  

  Am eating classic BFF Fajitas…a major staple of our bestest kind of days…where we’d run to the market for fresh veg, a bottle of cheap red wine, and come home,... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Don’t Have To, Cuz It’s M’Birthday

  

  I’m terribly busy with this glass of wine, reading my new books.…Portland OR, and Powell’s are to blame, but I think it was in the end inevitable that I would... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lost 13, Gained 1

  At the completion of “Anne Frank” tonight, the Van Daan family disbanded, officially, after our last goodbyes to fur coats, and quarrels, and jokes, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Can’t Do That On Television

  

  Tonight: The BFF’s fella and “Aunt Lily” from Children’s Hour were in the audience.…The Fella was heard immediately, with his totally specific gufaw-laugh. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tie Her To The Bed

  

  Roughly 7 hours into a 12-hour Sudafed, pinched from Mr. Van Dan when I got to the theatre.  …Forgot my drugstore at home, thank God he travels with one as... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION